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Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Ministers need to define what they mean by 'levelling up'

By Michael Burton | 04 March 2020

What precisely do ministers mean when they use the phrase 'levelling' up, asks Michael Burton. 'W...

BUSINESS

Hillier calls for freedom of information extension

By Michael Burton | 02 March 2020

House of Commons Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called for the Freedom of Inform...

FINANCE

Who will win the battle of the Budget?

By Michael Burton | 25 February 2020

The new chancellor has eye-wateringly little headroom in the Budget, says Michael Burton - so wil...

WHITEHALL

Extra council tax bands call

By Michael Burton | 24 February 2020

Former Treasury chief secretary David Gauke has called on chancellor Rishi Sunak to add additiona...

WHITEHALL

Pre-Budget boost for Sunak

By Michael Burton | 21 February 2020

New chancellor Rishi Sunak has received a pre-Budget boost on the public finances, with latest fi...

FINANCE

We are £1 better off compared to 2008

By Michael Burton | 19 February 2020

After more than a decade, average pay has risen above its pre-election levels. Michael Burton ask...

WHITEHALL

Ministers' revolving door leads to re-inventing the wheel syndrome

By Michael Burton | 12 February 2020

The high turnover of communities secretaries, junior ministers and civil servants in recent years...

PAY

The chancellor should tackle low care sector pay in the Budget

By Michael Burton | 05 February 2020

If the chancellor does not allocate more funding for care training and pay in the Budget the sec...

WHITEHALL

How important are ministers?

By Michael Burton | 28 January 2020

When you couple a high turnover of ministers with a high turnover of senior civil servants, as is...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The first big test for Boris from the Northern Powerhouse

By Michael Burton | 22 January 2020

The real test for the new Government is how much more power it is prepared to devolve to the Midl...

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