Author Profile
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
Figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) wildly over-estima...
Investment in the Northern Powerhouse could yield growth on a scale not seen since the Victorian ...
Local authorities face a further £20bn in cost pressures by 2020, in addition to having their bud...
Affordable housing firm, Lovell, has seen a 15% rise in operating profit in the six months to 30 ...
Shared services in local government have doubled since the 2010 Spending Review to nearly £100m, ...
News that the Local Government Association has awarded pay rises to its senior staff while the re...
The Local Government Association (LGA)’s attitude to senior pay has been branded as ‘divisive’ by...
Public finance expert Rob Whiteman, has called for an ‘open and honest debate’ between the public...
A member of the public has launched a campaign to cut the salary of the Essex CC chief executive,...
The Local Government Association has called on the Government to pay the costs of unaccompanied c...
