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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

Birmingham faces £40m bill for chaotic IT contract

By Heather Jameson | 19 April 2023

Troubled Birmingham City Council’s financial recovery has hit a massive setback after details of ...

What councils need are genuine powers at local level

By Heather Jameson | 18 April 2023

The spring Budget pledged to put local government back at the heart of economic growth, but the G...

UK housing market foreign investment increases

By Dan Peters | 18 April 2023

Foreign investment in the UK housing market has increased by 3.2% in the past year and is up to 1...

Department staff costs soar

By Heather Jameson | 12 April 2023

The Whitehall department responsible for local government has seen its staff cost double between ...

A watchdog's role is to catch councils before they fail

By Heather Jameson | 12 April 2023

Oflog is not the Audit Commission, says Heather Jameson. 'The question is not whether we are tryi...

A life to outlast us

By Heather Jameson | 12 April 2023

The idea of leaving a legacy can mean very different things. Three speakers outlined their experi...

Recruitment firm launches public sector arm

By Heather Jameson | 12 April 2023

Recruitment agency McLean Partnership will launch a specialist executive service for the public s...

Social care fiasco needs a culture change as well as funds

By Heather Jameson | 05 April 2023

Delayed discharges are just a fraction of the social care story – albeit an exorbitant one – ther...

A new season – but how long before the clouds return?

By Heather Jameson | 28 March 2023

Public services are stretched so thin there is now an issue with spending the cash when it is ava...

This Budget is much ado about déjà vu

By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2023

The past decade has seen Budget after Budget pledging to ‘level up’ and ‘devolve down’, but to wh...