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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

Finance chiefs' rates warning

By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2021

Potential cuts to the rateable values of business properties in light of COVID could have a ‘cata...

A winning champion for change

By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2021

Anna Earnshaw’s role in improving the social care department at troubled Northamptonshire CC won ...

Fixing the fiscal flaws

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

Last week saw the Treasury put a pause on business rates billing until after the Budget. But the ...

There is no better time to sort out funding

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

Heather Jameson says it will take a wholesale rethink of local government funding – and a social ...

EXCLUSIVE: Four senior Croydon officers suspended

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has suspended a big chunk of its senior leadership in a bombshell move.

Failing to act on audit invites intervention, says Whiteman

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

A failure to act on the Redmond review could lead to more Government intervention, finance chief ...

Councils face £1.3bn shortfall on council tax, says IFS

By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2021

Councils face a £1.3bn shortfall in the council tax they were expecting for 2020/21, finance thin...

Six councils edge closer to bail out deal

By Heather Jameson | 04 February 2021

Six councils are deep in negotiations with the Government in a bid to claw them out of their fina...

It is time to digitise democracy

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2021

In May we will be back to the council chamber, all due to a lack of legislation to let councils ...

Surviving the COVID tide

By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2021

How has personal resilience and leadership held up among council chief executives during the pand...