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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

Local government reform: Fiscal devolution, reorganisation and the future of councils

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2026

Heather Jameson says: 'The Budget and the reorganisation unpause have both set out a clear direct...

Budget: EFS set to soar next year

By Heather Jameson | 03 November 2026

The ‘outrageous’ use of exceptional financial support (EFS) is set to continue, with no new measu...

Emergency preparedness must go beyond survival kits

By Heather Jameson | 29 October 2026

Effective community resilience requires local leadership, inclusive emergency planning and truste...

Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2026

Chancellor John Healey has launched his first Budget, promising to ease pressure on families and ...

Leading when leaderless

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2026

Months after the May elections, Oldham still has no leader. Its chief executive Shelley Kipling a...

Rowlands set to stay on until 2028

By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2026

Local Government Association (LGA) interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands will remain in the job ...

Why it's time to stand up for local government

By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2026

'As the spotlight shifts to mayors and strategic authorities, local government must not become th...

Prioritising action on standards is a must for PM

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2026

Heather Jameson says it may be great news to hear that Andy Burnham is committed to delivering re...

'A denial of democracy'

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Commissioner-led intervention is ‘problematic’ and a ‘denial of local democracy’, the chief execu...

Councils: Commissioners need to be the very last resort

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

'The question is how to get local government back to the days when intervention was the exceptio...

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