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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

Scrap 'outdated and regressive council tax,' says think-tank

By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2018

Council tax is ‘outdated and regressive,’ and the Government should consider scrapping it in favo...

Robin Wales ousted as Newham Mayor

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2018

Sir Robin Wales has been deselected as the Mayoral candidate for Newham LBC.

No extra cash for local government until autumn

By Heather Jameson | 15 March 2018

Local government experts have warned that some councils will face an ‘immediate and deepening fin...

Hammond offers little respite for council finances

By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2018

Council finances were offered little respite in chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement.

Brum improvement team vows to work with council

By Heather Jameson | 08 March 2018

The team brought in to turn around Birmingham has vowed to work more closely with the council.

Redbridge bucks the trend on women's pay

By Heather Jameson | 08 March 2018

Redbridge LBC pays its female staff more than their male counterparts, an audit of staff salary h...

Councils need skills as well as cash to boost housing

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2018

Despite the initial rhetoric around ‘nimby’ councils’ planning decisions, Theresa May’s housing a...

Clearing the complexities to make rates retention work

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2018

The latest figures from the Institute of Fiscal Studies highlight the huge complexities of implem...

Council tax set for biggest rise in 14 years, says CIPFA

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2018

Council tax payers face the sharpest rise in their taxes for 14 years, according to the Chartered...

Cash divide fears over business rates retention

By Heather Jameson | 27 February 2018

Business rates retention could create even bigger divides between the income and needs of local a...