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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

'Reality' check over county cuts

By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2013

Funding will continue to go down for years to come, communities secretary Eric Pickles warned del...

Counties square up to Eric

By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2013

This week's County Councils Network conference was strong on fighting spirit, writes Heather Jame...

Pickles hits out at counties over LEPs

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2013

Eric Pickles told county leaders it was their own fault if LEPs were unaccountable and a mystery ...

Cockell: Barnett formula in 'death throes'

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2013

The Barnett formula, which provides extra local government funding for Scotland and Wales, is 'in...

Call for 'sleeping giant' county councils to make voices heard

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2013

County Councils’ Network (CCN) chairman David Hodge has called on the ‘sleeping giants’ of county...

Decentralised cash for NEETs, urges LGA

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2013

Council leaders have called on the government to decentralise spending on youth unemployment as t...

If ever you needed a watchdog, now is the time

By Heather Jameson | 14 November 2013

As the Audit Commission reveals the latest fraud detection figures, it appears councils are getti...

Ex-leader calls for Cambridgeshire unitaries

By Heather Jameson | 14 November 2013

The former leader of Cambridgeshire CC has called for the county to be split into two unitary aut...

Local government detects £178m fraud

By Heather Jameson | 14 November 2013

Local government detected £178m fraud last year, according to the Audit Commission’s annual repor...

County chief to retire

By Heather Jameson | 12 November 2013

Worcestershire County Council chief executive, Trish Haines, has announced she will retire in the...