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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Metro mayors fly the flag for the regions

By Michael Burton | 28 March 2018

The UK’s thriving regional economies and their new metro mayors dominated talk at this year’s MIP...

Call for new 'Lego' public sector model

By Michael Burton | 28 March 2018

A ‘Lego government’ model of an internet-based public sector based around standardised blocks of ...

Soames backs Government's Carillion handling

By Michael Burton | 19 March 2018

The Government’s handling of the collapse of Carillion has been backed by one of the failed outso...

Luton is ready for take-off

By Michael Burton | 12 March 2018

With London bursting at the seams towns around the capital are becoming the focus of major regene...

What next for health and care?

By Michael Burton | 20 February 2018

In the second round table discussion hosted by The MJ and the National Audit Office, participants...

Is economic forecasting an art or science?

By Michael Burton | 14 February 2018

Michael Burton reports on a rare interview given by the Office for Budget Responsibility chairman...

The Civil Service has little to obstruct even if it wanted to

By Michael Burton | 06 February 2018

Michael Burton in defence of the Civil Service.

Time for a united front on finance changes

By Michael Burton | 31 January 2018

The sector would be far stronger on controversial finance issues if its lobbyists could first agr...

Britch made redundant after Norse restructure

By Michael Burton | 29 January 2018

One of the architects of a major local authority-owned contractor has parted  company with the fi...

Is transformation an achievable task?

By Michael Burton | 24 January 2018

Local authorities are pinning their hopes on service transformation to secure their future, but i...