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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

Gove: Levelling up will need fiscal devolution

By Heather Jameson | 13 June 2022

Levelling up will never truly happen without fiscal devolution, Michael Gove has admitted to a gr...

Is now the time to look at senior salaries?

By Heather Jameson | 07 June 2022

Local government is facing the pinch with supply chain issues hitting services across the board, ...

Urgent action needed on social work in Scotland

By Heather Jameson | 01 June 2022

Urgent action is needed to support social workers in Scotland and recruit more people into the pr...

IFS: Senior staff should see pay hikes

By Heather Jameson | 01 June 2022

Public sector pay rises should focus on senior staff after a decade of focusing on low paid worke...

Welsh auditors: NHS waiting lists could take seven years to clear

By Heather Jameson | 31 May 2022

It could be seven years before Wales sees its NHS waiting lists come back down to pre-pandemic le...

13,000 more beds needed to make NHS safe, report claims

By Heather Jameson | 31 May 2022

At least 13,000 more hospital beds are needed to tackle ‘unsafe’ bed occupancy levels and NHS bac...

GMB warning over council strikes

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2022

Employers in Scotland have been urged to increase their pay offer, in the run up to a ballot over...

Ministers must stop flip-flopping over commercial deals

By Heather Jameson | 25 May 2022

Heather Jameson says ministers should 'stop the policy flip-flop over commercialisation – choose ...

Northumberland issues s114 over unlawful finances

By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2022

Northumberland Council has issued a section 114 notice for unlawful expenditure – including allow...

South Tyneside must tackle councillor behaviour, says peer team

By Heather Jameson | 19 May 2022

South Tyneside MBC has improved but there is a long way to go on governance and councillor behavi...