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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

HEALTH

HEALTH MJ: Addressing welfare state inequalities

By Michael Burton | 07 October 2019

Solutions to the social care funding problem are there, says Michael Burton - they just need lead...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Councils call for powers and funds to tackle housing crisis

By Michael Burton | 04 October 2019

Councils have called for more fiscal freedom to build their own social housing following latest f...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care funding is still a bridge too far

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2019

Social care is still the issue that threatens to derail the Conservative party's forthcoming elec...

WHITEHALL

Tory spending plans could be derailed by economic downturn - IFS

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2019

Multi-billion pound Conservative spending plans could be derailed by a further deterioration in t...

SOCIAL CARE

Austerity takes a back seat – for the election

By Michael Burton | 24 September 2019

The election battleground is now about which party can be more forceful in turning its back on au...

FINANCE

The Treasury needs to take a place-based view

By Michael Burton | 18 September 2019

In its latest broadside, the Institute for Government agrees with local government's view that be...

WHITEHALL

Treasury wasting money in funding of local government - report

By Michael Burton | 17 September 2019

The Treasury is wasting money in its funding of local government and needs to have a more place-b...

FINANCE

Be careful what you wish for on new revenue sources

By Michael Burton | 11 September 2019

In one province in Canada, integration has clearly not provided the complete answer to what is a ...

FINANCE

Boosting jobs for older workers could alleviate social care costs

By Michael Burton | 20 August 2019

Social care needs more funding, but the state is missing a trick if it fails to increase employme...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care feels the squeeze on staffing

By Michael Burton | 14 August 2019

The increasing shortage of adult care staff has been highlighted in two reports last week, with t...

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