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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

WHITEHALL

MHCLG churn 'damaging institutional memory'

By Michael Burton | 16 January 2019

Whitehall is suffering from ‘collective amnesia’ due to high staff turnover that is wasting milli...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall is suffering from amnesia

By Michael Burton | 16 January 2019

We have a fatal combination of both ministers and civil servants with no collective memory - and...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Where do councils fit into the NHS plan?

By Michael Burton | 15 January 2019

Last week’s publication of the NHS Long Term Plan signals a fundamental shift towards community-b...

FINANCE

The NHS makes a land grab for public health

By Michael Burton | 08 January 2019

Flushed with the massive bung from the Prime Minister, the NHS appears to have decided it must ta...

FINANCE

NHS can 'save 500,000 more lives'

By Michael Burton | 07 January 2019

The NHS claims it can save half a million more lives by investment in technology, focusing on gre...

FINANCE

Don't throw out the rule book with the bath water

By Michael Burton | 05 December 2018

Like all complainants, the Local Government Ombudsman is both a nuisance and an asset, but his la...

MJ AWARDS

A winning approach to care and health

By Michael Burton | 04 December 2018

St Helens MBC and its partners have addressed the pressing challenges of rising health and care d...

FINANCE

Spending Review must factor Brexit's impact on GDP

By Michael Burton | 28 November 2018

Despite economists rubbishing claims that savings on EU contributions post-Brexit could be divert...

EDUCATION

Who tells the truth about education spending?

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2018

The old adage ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ is never truer than when it comes to education s...

DIGITAL

Is AI a big opportunity or merely Big Brother?

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2018

Artificial intelligence could streamline the delivery of council services but are local authoriti...

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