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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

Pan-London partnership for PPE launched

By Heather Jameson | 19 May 2020

A new pan-London partnership has been established to provide personal protective equipment or car...

Care home on the brink of collapse

By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2020

Care homes in the North East have issued a legal warning to North Tyneside council, claiming they...

Nottingham City announces new chief

By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2020

Nottingham City Council has appointed a district council chief as its new permanent chief executive.

Homeless will not be turfed out, says Casey

By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2020

Reports the Government is planning to let hundreds of rough sleepers return to the streets have b...

Defective PPE is 'outrageous' says Birmingham leader

By Heather Jameson | 14 May 2020

Providing frontline healthcare workers with out of date safety gear is ‘frankly outrageous’ and p...

Jenrick launches plans to kickstart housing market

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has restarted the housing market as part of the Government’s pla...

There is an opportunity to dump the centralist approach

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Tackling the coronavirus crisis has been held back by a ‘central government know best’ approach, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Districts braced for lost income

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Woking, South Norfolk and Craven DCs are likely to be the hardest hit when it comes to lost income.

Riordan takes on key contract tracing role

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan will take on a key role in the Government’s contac...

Finance chiefs say Government could underwrite tax losses for councils

By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2020

The Government could protect councils from financial collapse by underwriting the potential loss ...