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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

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...

Retail chiefs call for more rate relief as Sunak considers tax hikes

By Michael Burton | 01 September 2020

Retail chiefs have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend business rate relief just as he plans t...