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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

Government ignores advice on IER

By Heather Jameson | 16 July 2015

The shift to Individual Electoral Registration (IER) has been brought forward to the end of 2015,...

London sets out its stall for devolution

By Heather Jameson | 16 July 2015

London has set out its plans for future devolution to the capital, and established a ‘Congress fo...

Preventing future damage

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2015

Helping young people to invest in resilience and adaptive coping skills could save millions of po...

It's all about the money

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2015

Heather Jameson looks at the small print for the sector as the emergency budget provided a mixed ...

Government defeat on elected mayors

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2015

Labour Lords have won an amendment to legislation which would stop the government forcing council...

Living wage could cost councils £1bn a year

By Heather Jameson | 13 July 2015

The National Living Wage, announced by the Chancellor in the Budget last week, could cost council...

Large-scale devolution – but not without metro mayors

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2015

Meeting in Harrogate for the Local Government Association conference brought back memories of the...

Council staff want better offices, says RICS

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2015

Two-thirds of local authority staff want their work environment to be improved, according to a su...

Leaders plan to create 'most effective' combined authority

By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2015

Leaders from the West Midlands have published their plans to tackle infrastructure, economic grow...

Pre-Budget call for 'radical' spending reform

By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2015

The leaders of the Core Cities have called for a ‘radical reform’ of the comprehensive spending r...