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Heather Jameson

Heather Jameson

Heather Jameson is editor of The MJ, the leading weekly local government title for chief executives and senior managers, and of www.TheMJ.co.uk. She is a regular speaker at both local government events and is co-host of the podcast Our World is Local. Heather was a member of the Councillors’ Commission, chaired by Professor Colin Copus of De Montfort University, and is a passionate advocate of local government.

Articles by Heather Jameson

EXCLUSIVE: The Bucks stops here

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2018

Local government secretary James Brokenshire will only invite new unitary proposals in the case o...

Southampton appoints Hopkins as new chief

By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2018

Southampton City Council has named Sandy Hopkins as its new chief executive. Ms Hopkins is curren...

Ten of the best

By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2018

Which 10 councils get the best results? Consultancy firm iMPOWER claims to have found out by ana...

Gwynne: There's been no end to austerity

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2018

Opposition politicians have hit out at the Government’s record on funding the sector at the Count...

Porter: My devolution regrets

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2018

Failing to do more devolution is Lord Porter’s biggest regret in his career as Local Government A...

Brokenshire: 2019 will be turning point for local government

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2018

Next year will be a ‘turning point’ for local government, communities secretary James Brokenshire...

London leaders call for 'proper' debate on funding

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2018

Central Government needs to have a ‘proper conversation’ on public sector funding and put council...

Bucks shake-up last of its kind

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2018

The scrapping of Buckinghamshire’s councils in favour of a single county-wide unitary is likely t...

Interim chief at Harrow lands new role

By Heather Jameson | 14 November 2018

Harrow LBC interim chief executive Tom Whiting will leave on 1 February next year, the council ha...

The trouble with troubled families

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2018

In the melee of the adult social care cash crisis, rising children’s services pressures and potho...