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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Council grant funding increases by £2.4bn

By Michael Burton | 21 August 2024

Whitehall revenue grant funding to local authorities was up by £2.4bn last month, the latest figu...

A forum first for the Midlands

By Michael Burton | 14 August 2024

Following the success of its 24-hour forums in the South and North of England The MJ’s first Futu...

Unfinished business

By Michael Burton | 14 August 2024

Total Place, the 30-year concept of merging public sector funding pots, was terminated after a ye...

Back to the future?

By Michael Burton | 22 July 2024

The new health and care secretary Wes Streeting sees addressing the social determinants of poor h...

Council spending down to £113bn

By Michael Burton | 08 July 2024

English councils spent £113.5bn in 2022/23 of which almost two thirds was on education and social...

Now is the time for governing in both poetry and prose

By Michael Burton | 03 July 2024

In all the key socio-economic challenges local government has a key role, and the new administrat...

Nationwide local government recruitment campaign planned

By Michael Burton | 29 April 2024

Ministers have agreed to fund the roll-out of a national publicity campaign promoting the attract...

Blow to council hopes for cash boost

By Michael Burton | 23 April 2024

The prospect of extra cash for councils has faded further with the latest public finance figures ...

A conspiracy of silence

By Michael Burton | 13 March 2024

Both Conservatives and Labour have been coy about how they intend to improve public services, red...

OBR: Council borrowing for capital to halve

By Michael Burton | 08 March 2024

Council borrowing for capital projects is expected to almost halve due to curbs on commercial loa...