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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 Seattle battle is a warning over tax raising

By Heather Jameson | 16 May 2018

No one ever said tax was popular, but Seattle City Council faced the wrath of big business this w...

Localis chief to step down

By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2018

Chief executive of local government think-tank Localis, Liam Booth-Smith, is to step down to take...

Forget voter ID, let's boost turnout

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2018

A week on from the local elections and everything remains remarkably unchanged. Despite predictio...

Wolverhampton boss lands Lincs job

By Heather Jameson | 08 May 2018

Lincolnshire CC has named Keith Ireland as its new chief executive.

Election results: Tories lose Trafford but hold in London

By Heather Jameson | 04 May 2018

The Conservative flagship authority in Greater Manchester, Trafford City Council, has been lost t...

Brokenshire promises a 'hands on approach' to local government

By Heather Jameson | 02 May 2018

New secretary of state James Brokenshire has declared himself to be ‘a real fan of local governme...

Do we finally have an advocate for councils?

By Heather Jameson | 01 May 2018

As we welcome a new head of the MHCLG into local government, it is worth remembering that the per...

Home and dry?

By Heather Jameson | 25 April 2018

As the housing crisis increasingly becomes a political battleground, Labour’s shadow housing secr...

Labour outlines housing policy

By Heather Jameson | 19 April 2018

Labour would scrap right to buy, and give councils new borrowing freedoms and central funding in ...

Senior salaries are justified by the burdens of the job

By Heather Jameson | 17 April 2018

Heather Jameson comments on the latest Taxpayers' Alliance annual town hall rich list.