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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

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...

MJ Housing: Sector speculates as Gove stands firm over housing

By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2022

Despite bold pledges over the housing crisis, Michael Gove has accepted progress will not be as f...

Cost of living crisis loomed large at The MJ Forum

By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2022

Heather Jameson says it was clear from The MJ Future Forum that the sector is facing a massive ag...

Likely rent rises are 'ticking time bomb'

By Heather Jameson | 17 May 2022

Social housing rents could rise by up to 10% next April as tenants face a battle to survive the c...

The first steps towards fixing a damaged system?

By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2022

Local government will still be left to pick up the pieces of the cost of living crisis that the Q...