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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

Liverpool's recovery: how a council moved beyond intervention

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Liverpool City Council has shed its final improvement notice and emerged from intervention five y...

Brave Jim squaring up for a fight

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2026

Local government minister Jim McMahon is setting his sights on renewed reorganisation and reformi...

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2026

Some two-tier areas could still be encouraged to stick to the original reorganisation timetable d...

Labour Conference: Devo 'rippling through Whitehall'

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s devotion to devolution is ‘rippling through the Whitehall machine’,...

Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2026

Local government minister Jim McMahon has vowed to ‘come back stronger’ after pausing plans for r...

Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2026

Social care tax rises are set to be a big battleground for the next election after Prime Minister...

Scots structure plans opens the door to debate

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2026

If the Scottish Government's plans for council reorganisation offer 'a community led, economicall...

More heat than light as council reorganisation hits the rocks

By Heather Jameson | 16 September 2026

Whatever the outcome of the LGR pause, 'the past two years can’t have been for nothing', says Hea...

More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos

By Heather Jameson | 11 September 2026

The chaos created by the reorganisation 'pause' as councils battle with their finances, rising pr...

Riordan named MHCLG perm sec

By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2026

Former Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan is the new permanent secretary at the Minis...

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