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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Michael Gove sets out his stall for levelling up

By Michael Burton | 06 October 2021

Michael Burton says the vision levelling up secretary Michael Gove touched on for the policy at t...

Gove lays out his vision to level up the red wall

By Michael Burton | 05 October 2021

New communities secretary Michael Gove has signalled an enhanced role for local government couple...

Labour's Burnham praises Conservative Gove

By Michael Burton | 04 October 2021

Labour’s Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has praised new levelling up secretary Michael Gov...

Tapping into the diversity of talent

By Michael Burton | 27 September 2021

Talent is everywhere but opportunities are not was the underlying message in a round table debate...

Back to the future for Gove

By Michael Burton | 23 September 2021

The newly renamed communities department with its enhanced brief to deliver levelling up has shad...

The challenge of managing the return to the civic centre

By Michael Burton | 18 August 2021

By and large, civic centre workers made a successful transition to home working, says Michael Bur...

Top MHCLG man to speak at Future Forum

By Michael Burton | 17 August 2021

The top official at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to be a ...

Commercial borrowing fears dismissed by ratings agency

By Michael Burton | 11 August 2021

Plans to tighten the rules on council borrowing to deter speculative investment in property are u...

When robust scrutiny becomes unfounded abuse

By Michael Burton | 10 August 2021

Michael Burton says surely 'citizen journalists' should accept the same ethical standards as prof...

Peers call for joined up funding for children and families

By Michael Burton | 10 August 2021

Peers have urged Cabinet ministers to produce a cross-Whitehall bid for funding for vulnerable ch...