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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Think tank calls for rates reform

By Michael Burton | 26 October 2020

Council tax and business rates should be reformed as part of a major overhaul of the UK’s tax sys...

Coronavirus leads to scrapping of three-year Spending Review

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2020

Plans to create a three-year settlement for public spending have been abandoned as latest figures...

IFS urges delay to cuts and tax rises

By Michael Burton | 13 October 2020

Spending cuts and tax rises to rebalance the public finances should be delayed until 2022 to allo...

Digitising the front door to care

By Michael Burton | 12 October 2020

A new 'white paper' report by consultancy Agilisys outlines how technology can help lead the reth...

Javid calls for 'fresh look at local government'

By Michael Burton | 05 October 2020

Former communities secretary Sajid Javid has called for a ‘fresh look at local government’.

Aberdeen named council of the year at MJ Awards

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2020

Aberdeen City Council has been named Local Authority of the Year in The MJ’s first virtual local ...

Hours left before MJ virtual awards

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2020

The MJ’s first virtual awards takes place tomorrow – and there is still time to register to view.

Facing down the pandemic

By Heather Jameson | 29 September 2020

A line-up of 13 top speakers delivered The MJ’s first virtual Future Forum on lessons learned fro...

Public sector debt hits 50-year high

By Michael Burton | 25 September 2020

Total public sector debt has breached the £100bn mark for the first time since 1961, according to...

Mind the gap in Scotland

By Michael Burton | 08 September 2020

The latest figures show Scotland’s deficit between income and spending compared to the deficit fo...