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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Osborne urges ministers to 'double' devolution efforts

By Michael Burton | 30 November 2021

Former chancellor George Osborne has urged ministers to ‘double’ efforts to drive forward devolut...

Time to turn down levelling up?

By Michael Burton | 24 November 2021

The Government’s decisions to scrap the Leeds leg of HS2 and amend the social care cap have both ...

Social care reforms ring alarm bells for council finances

By Michael Burton | 24 November 2021

Michael Burton says the Government's decision to rush through last-minute changes watering down t...

Rates revenue shoots up

By Michael Burton | 19 November 2021

Business rates revenue shot up by more than 40% last month compared to the previous year as the e...

The lost decade

By Michael Burton | 09 November 2021

Michael Burton outlines why his latest book aims to explain the socio-economic and political unde...

Places filling fast at Future Forum North

By Michael Burton | 09 November 2021

Places are filling fast at The MJ’s Future Forum North event in Manchester on December 2 and 3.

Sector 'invisible' in COP26 preamble

By Michael Burton | 09 November 2021

Local government is ‘invisible’ in the preamble to the Glasgow COP26 agreement, the sector’s repr...

IFS reveals scope of Universal Credit

By Michael Burton | 08 November 2021

Budget changes to Universal Credit mean families with well above-average earnings and even paying...

Grasping the thistle

By Michael Burton | 02 November 2021

So much of the pandemic’s huge challenges involve workforce issues, as Steven McNab, outgoing pre...

Households responsible for 70% of food waste

By Michael Burton | 01 November 2021

Households are now the biggest contributor to carbon emissions from food waste, according to late...