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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Time to stop talking and start doing say health and care chiefs

By Michael Burton | 13 January 2012

Joint report from health and care chiefs urges NHS and adult care services hasten moves to ‘share...

Will we ever learn to love HS2?

By Michael Burton | 13 January 2012

Michael Burton, whose home is near HS2, wonders whether the government's response to the consulta...

Director's Chair

By Michael Burton | 11 January 2012

Whitehall's black hole

How to collect taxes with the least hissing

By Michael Burton | 05 January 2012

As train fares soar Michael Burton looks at how governments manage the delicate balancing act of ...

Community budget pilots forge ahead

By Michael Burton | 04 January 2012

New 'whole place' community budget pilot authorities have begun the New Year with ambitious plans.

Council managers and members are honoured

By Michael Burton | 03 January 2012

Dozens of council chief officers, councillors and frontline workers recognised in the New Year's ...

Queen of Shops under fire from council over review comments

By Michael Burton | 16 December 2011

High street shopping guru Mary Portas comes under fire for suggesting in her review that the Cam...

Is this the time to be dropping the pilot?

By Michael Burton | 14 December 2011

The leader of Kent CC, Paul Carter, undoubtedly had other things on his mind when he addressed ou...

Council website advice on strike 'could be better'

By Michael Burton | 12 December 2011

A survey by council IT managers society shows wide variation in how councils provided online info...

Joining-up, Joining-in: The time is right for community budgets

By Susan Anderson | 08 December 2011

Community budgets have truly transformative potential, says Susan Anderson.