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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

Counties issue ICS warning

By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2022

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) must not become yet another NHS reorganisation to work around, the...

Roretti joins awards sponsors

By Heather Jameson | 16 November 2022

Public services consultancy Roretti has joined the list of sponsors for The MJ Awards.

Join the national recruitment drive for local government

By Heather Jameson | 16 November 2022

The national political narrative of the past few weeks has centred on today: the new chancellor’s...

Call for talent: Gove urged to join campaign

By Heather Jameson | 16 November 2022

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has been urged to help attract the next generation of talent ...

Forget intervention – fully fund local government

By Heather Jameson | 09 November 2022

Heather Jameson suggests it is deeply ironic that the Government is now looking at how best to in...

Devolution not enough to fix governance, say MPs

By Heather Jameson | 31 October 2022

Governance in England is not fit for purpose and devolution plans are not enough to fix the probl...

Brown named new chief at Slough BC

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2022

Stephen Brown has been named as the new chief executive of troubled Slough BC. 

We owe it to the children to bring in CSA reforms

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2022

Local government owes it to the children it failed to act on the Independent Inquiry into Child S...

Care in crisis: CQC reveals stark issues ahead

By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2022

The care system is in crisis and staff now live with the risk their patients will come to harm, t...

Walsall chief to take on troubled Northumberland

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2022

Troubled Northumberland CC has appointed Dr Helen Paterson as its new chief executive.