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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

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...

Honesty is still the best policy

By Heather Jameson | 20 February 2018

Heather Jameson says those involved in the provisional local government finance settlement cover-...

Core Cities bypass ministers to meet Brexit negotiator Barnier

By Heather Jameson | 20 February 2018

Leaders of the UK’s cities met with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday in a crucial bid...

Shout if you want to be heard over the media storm

By Heather Jameson | 14 February 2018

Local government finance has received rare media attention - but much of the commentary has been ...

Super councils get the go-ahead

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2018

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has given the go-ahead to create two new ‘super districts’ with...

Is this cash injection too little too late?

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2018

In the aftermath of the first Section 114 notice in nearly 20 years, and a meagre increase in the...

The age of post-heroic leadership

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2018

Long gone are the days of macho management culture and heroic leadership. Heather Jameson speaks ...

Richmond and Wandsworth: The power of two

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2018

Paul Martin speaks to Heather Jameson about Richmond upon Thames RLBC and Wandsworth LBC's shared...

Call for Government intervention at Liverpool

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2018

The former leader of Liverpool City Council, Mike Storey, has called for the Government to interv...

Northamptonshire issues s114 amid growing cash crisis

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2018

Northamptonshire CC’s director of finance has issued a section 114 order, calling a halt to spend...