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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

EXCLUSIVE: No bail outs for commercial investments

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2020

Plans to bail out councils struggling with their finances could vary between authorities - but th...

EXCLUSIVE: New rules would see councils warn ministers before a s114

By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2020

Finance directors would need to warn the government before they issued a Section 114 notice durin...

Scots charities launch bid to end rough sleeping

By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2020

A coalition of Scots charities will today present plans their plans to end rough sleeping to the ...

Ministers under pressure over school opening

By Heather Jameson | 20 May 2020

Ministers are under increasing pressure to rethink its plans to open schools on 1 June after more...

2020 could be the year councils start to roar

By Heather Jameson | 20 May 2020

As the rest of the country suffers lockdown fatigue, local government has also had enough and it ...

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Providing frontline healthcare workers with out of date safety gear is ‘frankly outrageous’ and p...