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Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Planning powers could be shifted from local authorities to development corporations as part of an...

A former Treasury director has been nominated to become the next chair of the Office for Budget R...

Powers allowing community groups to take on local assets should be kick-started to build on the v...

Wage boards should be created for low paid staff to improve pay and conditions starting with soci...

The coronavirus crisis means the Government’s plans to build 300,000 homes a year have been sever...

Recent forecasts by the official spending watchdog of a swift return to normality for the economy...

We may be in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, but what will happen to public finances when we...

Public sector borrowing as a result of the coronavirus lockdown is set to hit a record 14% of GDP...

A combination of higher public spending due to coronavirus and rising social care costs means the...

Scottish social care staff are to receive an immediate 3.3% pay increase backdated from 1 April a...