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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

Birmingham denies sell-off is to fund equal pay

By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2014

Birmingham City Council has hit back at claims it is selling off the family silver to fund its eq...

Isle of Wight cuts chief exec pay

By Heather Jameson | 14 January 2014

Isle of Wight Council has decided to cut the pay of its top job - and extended its interim arrang...

LGA calls for more cash from fracking

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to give councils 100% of the business rates from controv...

Khan steps down as leader of Kirklees

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2014

Chair of the Local Government Association and Kirklees Council leader Meboob Khan is to step down...

A time to deflect centralism

By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2014

Happy New Year to all our MJ readers.

The year ahead for local government

By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2014

Forget the mince pies and all the Christmas trimmings, The MJ looks at what’s in store for local ...

Former Local Government Employers head dies

By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2014

The former managing director of Local Government Employers (LGE), Jan Parkinson, has died after a...

Chief retires from NALC

By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2014

John Findlay, the chief executive of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), has annou...

Scots 'would pay more council tax' poll finds

By Heather Jameson | 03 January 2014

Two out of three Scots would pay more council tax if the money was earmarked for services like sc...

DCLG refuses to reveal council tax referendum cap

By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2013

The local government finance settlement has been published - but ministers have refused to reveal...