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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

Heated. Divided. Unresolved. Asylum is not an easy issue

By Heather Jameson | 28 August 2025

Not so long ago, August used to be the silly season for news, as outlets scratched round while Pa...

North-South should be less them and us, and more all of us

By Heather Jameson | 18 August 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'A northern office could help pop the Westminster bubble – a step that can ...

Cornwall charts its own devo course

By Heather Jameson | 13 August 2025

Cornwall Council resisted the conventional route to devolution, striking its own deal without a m...

Devon and Torbay: short on time but long on ambition

By Heather Jameson | 13 August 2025

It may be the newest devolution deal, but Devon and Torbay County Combined Authority’s future is ...

Government denies delay to ICB cluster launch

By Lee Peart | 05 August 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has denied plans to launch Integrated Care Board ...

Five years on services are not ready for a Covid re-run

By Heather Jameson | 31 July 2025

Giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry this week, LGA chief Joanna Killian highlighted just how lit...

Devon outlines plans for expanded devo deal

By Heather Jameson | 30 July 2025

Council leaders in Devon are pressing ahead with expanded devolution plans, without the need for ...

Let the electorate decide what they are willing to pay for

By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2025

'Fiscal devolution – particularly for council tax – has a lot going for it', says Heather Jameson.

Peers pass fire and hire exemption

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...