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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

No magic, just clear leadership

By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2023

There has been notable progress since Liverpool City Council entered intervention in 2021. Interi...

We need to talk about asylum's local impact

By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2023

The impact of the asylum issue is local, says Heather Jameson. 'And no matter what your political...

Commissioners praise progress at Liverpool

By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2023

Troubled Liverpool City Council is making progress, its commissioners have ruled, but there are s...

LGA to beef up council oversight amid Oflog fears

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023

The Local Government Association has revealed plans to beef up its oversight of councils in an ef...

LGA must show teeth as it beefs up peer review

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2023

The new watchdog Oflog indicates the Government’s belief that it can’t quite trust the Local Gove...

Money alone is not enough to solve bed blocking

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2023

'Government attempts to resolve the thorny issue of bed blocking may have been born out of good i...

Watchdog will 'protect' councils, says Rowley

By Heather Jameson | 23 February 2023

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) will provide a ‘protective shield’ for councils when it l...

Top-down asylum plans are a catastrophe in waiting

By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2023

Barely a week goes by without a council discovering a Home Office plan to relocate asylum seekers...

Peer review calls for statutory officers to meet more

By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2023

Stockport MBC statutory officers should meet more regularly, a peer review team has advised the c...

Treasury grip has hit new levels of absurdity

By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2023

Michael Gove now needs approval for any new capital spending. 'If he wants sympathy for this appr...