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Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

There is a wider political agenda behind the recent attack by a minister on SOLACE says Michael B...

Eric Pickles urged councils earlier this year to avoid major cuts to the voluntary sector. Michae...

Michael Burton considers the twists and turns of the economy and the challenges facing George Osb...

Cardiff recently unveiled new plans for further ambitious city centre regeneration. Michael Burto...

The latest consultation report from the resource review proposes to let councils retain some of t...

The White Paper has distinct Blairite tones but sets the direction of travel for public services ...

Removing the business rate does not provide any incentives for councils, says Michael Burton.

An efficiency and improvement partnership has become the first to recreate itself as a social ent...

Political parties should ultimately take the flak for departing chief executives if they seek to ...

Michael Burton thinks there are reasons to be optimistic following last week's LGA conference...