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Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Too often governments patch up problems without addressing the cause, says Michael Burton.

Michael Burton looks at the small print behind last week's Budget to find out its effect on local...

With some four million members, the local government pension scheme is one of the largest public ...

The only way we can develop graphs of hope is if the Government abandons its silo approach to pro...

Michael Burton looks at the implications of the Budget for local government.

Local Partnerships recently appointed a new chief executive, Judith Armitt, with a background in ...

Scotland needs the resources of the whole UK to deal with the grim reality of public finances, sa...

Michael Burton reports on a debate hosted last week by Penna which he chaired, on the impact of l...

Michael Burton reports from the COSLA annual conference in St Andrews.

Michael Burton reports on how the House of Lords committee has urged local authorities to devote ...