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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

The power of cities

By Heather Jameson | 04 October 2022

As he departs from Core Cities UK, Chris Murray speaks to Heather Jameson about the many achievem...

Core Cities UK hires civil servant as new director

By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2022

A civil servant at the heart of the devolution agenda has jumped ship to become the next chief ex...

Former councillors dominate new ministerial line-up

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2022

The new ministerial team at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has ...

Economic growth will take more than tax cuts and freeports

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2022

The unspoken truth of the mini-Budget is it’s a strategy of tax cuts that will inevitably lead to...

Mini-Budget: Kwarteng's plans to boost economic growth

By Heather Jameson | 23 September 2022

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has unveiled a mini-Budget aimed at boosting the economy and growin...

Housing MJ: Rent rise piles on pressure

By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2022

Faced with a potential 11% rise in social housing rents amid soaring inflation, the Government ha...

Retrofitting is 'no-brainer'

By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2022

Retrofitting homes is a ‘no-brainer’ for levelling up and boosting the economy while tackling cli...

Whitehall must be more 'ambitious' when it comes to affordable homes

By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2022

The Government’s programme for delivering affordable housing could be more ‘ambitious’ when it co...

Soaring costs feared over social rent caps

By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 20 September 2022

Plans to cap social rent rises could cost London councils £23bn over the next 40 years, figures s...

The queue: the symbol of a united Britain – for now

By Heather Jameson | 20 September 2022

The queue, the glorious ceremony of a state funeral, was a moment of community cohesion, of unity...