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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

East End borough launches its bid for city status

By Heather Jameson | 20 May 2011

Tower Hamlet LBC has announced plans to bid for city status as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubile...

Hanningfield denies 'false and misleading' expenses

By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2011

Former leader of Essex CC, Lord Hanningfield, made ‘false and misleading’ expenses claims, Chelms...

Parsons calls for entrepreneurial lead at LGA

By Heather Jameson | 16 May 2011

The Local Government Association should be run by an entrepreneur like Richard Branson, chair can...

LGA's legal threat over academy funding cuts

By Heather Jameson | 20 April 2011

DCLG has just two weeks to act on education top-slice funding, or face a court battle with the Lo...

Exclusive: Court battle looms over cuts to schools budget

By Heather Jameson | 14 April 2011

LGA polls LEAs over taking court action to block ministers’ plans to slash top-slice grant for ed...

Colleagues pay tribute to former LGA chairman

By Heather Jameson | 13 April 2011

Tributes have poured in from across local government for Sir Simon Milton, who passed away this w...

Former LGA chair Sir Simon Milton dies

By Heather Jameson | 12 April 2011

Former Local Government Association chairman, Sir Simon Milton, has passed away after a short ill...

Capita snaps up Tribal health and government business

By Heather Jameson | 11 April 2011

Outsourcing firm Capita has acquired the health and government arm of rival firm the Tribal Group...

Business rate move is 'ultimate in localism'

By Heather Jameson | 05 April 2011

Plans to re-localise the business rates have been described as the ‘ultimate expression of locali...

The long arm of the law

By Heather Jameson | 05 April 2011

There are some remarkable similarities between local government and the police, Sir Hugh Orde exp...