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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

The human face of local government's challenges

By Heather Jameson | 22 October 2025

Last week’s Solace Summit in Leeds was a moment to catch breath and catch up with colleagues. It ...

SOLACE: Funding fails to offset the years of lost cash, claims president

By Heather Jameson | 16 October 2025

Central government funding for regeneration is positive but ‘can only go so far in offsetting the...

EXCLUSIVE: Surrey reorganisation decision delayed

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

A final decision on the new unitary structures for Surrey has been delayed, council chiefs have b...

Housing and growth creation is everyone's issue

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

Building a new town – or an urban extension – and tackling the housing and productivity problems...

Time to step up the pace

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

Heather Jameson canvasses sector experts’ views on the New Towns Taskforce report, and finds a hi...

Delivering on the growth imperative

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

Chair of the New Towns Taskforce Sir Michael Lyons tells Heather Jameson that while he is positiv...

Labour conference: McGuinness calls for more health devolution

By Heather Jameson | 02 October 2025

More should be done to devolve health, mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness has told a Labour P...

Pulling councillors back on side on pensions

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2025

Communities secretary Steve Reed's announcement that councillors can re-enter the Local Governmen...

Labour conference: Growth could be derailed by Reform, warns Brabin

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2025

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has warned Labour councillors that growth plans could be ‘derai...

Labour conference: Reed puts councillors back into LGPS

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025

Councillors in England will be allowed back into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), comm...