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
Councils are building up a war chest of cash in the run up to the spending review, to protect the...
The West Midlands has launched a combined authority in anticipation of a shift towards further de...
National politicians should ‘come clean’ about cuts in the run up to the General Election or they...
Champions of fiscal freedom would be hard pressed to see too much to cheer in chancellor George O...
Government plans to hand extra powers to Manchester under a directly-elected ‘metro-mayor’ could ...
Party politics represents the greatest threat to a fair settlement for local government finances,...
Local government is facing the ‘last throw of the dice’ for reforming its finance system, accordi...
As the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance publishes its interim report, chair of ...
A Labour Government would lift the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap and give councils powers...
Wirral Council had voted to support a motion calling on the government to devolve more powers and...
