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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

Swimming against the financial tide

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2023

Heather Jameson says without the powers to clamp down on those who go too far there will be restr...

Borrowing under scrutiny amid Woking cash crisis

By Heather Jameson and Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Financial failures at Woking BC could lead ministers to scrap sector borrowing freedoms unless ef...

Croydon acted unlawfully, tribunal judge rules

By Heather Jameson | 05 June 2023

A tribunal judge has ruled Croydon LBC acted unlawfully when it refused to pay a former executive...

EXCLUSIVE: Woking's 'astonishing' financial crisis risks hitting Government borrowing

By Paul Marinko | 02 June 2023

Calamity-struck Woking BC may need to write off up to £1bn after a series of disastrous investmen...

What if councils refused to manage frontline services?

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2023

After the Metropolitan Polace announced officers would stop attending non-emergency mental health...

Ukraine: Mayor details local government life on the frontline

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2023

Local government in Ukraine faces a raft of additional duties – including sourcing military equip...

Government steps in at Woking after huge debts revealed

By Heather Jameson | 25 May 2023

Secretary of state Michael Gove has demanded an intervention in Working BC should begin immediate...

DCN: Defra waste plans are hindering delivery

By Heather Jameson | 24 May 2023

Uncertainty over the future of waste collection is hindering delivery, a leading district council...

Two parties united in pursuit of centralisation

By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2023

There is often a political divide between the two parties, but they both come together when it co...

Showdown in Brum

By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2023

Heather Jameson assesses the situation at Birmingham City Council after a week in which the leade...