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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

FINANCE

Cities had better get geared up to lead the UK's export drive

By Michael Burton | 08 February 2017

In a few years the UK will be in a very different business environment, and cities need to be pre...

FINANCE

Fiscal clouds threaten to bring a further decade of austerity

By Michael Burton | 07 February 2017

Austerity will continue well into the next decade irrespective of any negative impact of Brexit, ...

BUSINESS

Council partnership launches property commission

By Michael Burton | 01 February 2017

A group of local authorities has together launched a commission to inquire into their new form of...

FINANCE

What happens when government loses its corporate memory?

By Michael Burton | 01 February 2017

Michael Burton looks at the DCLG's current crop of policies and asks whether the new department i...

FINANCE

Vital decisions are shunted into the next Parliament

By Michael Burton | 24 January 2017

Public finances have found themselves some breathing space in the fallout of the EU referendum, b...

HEALTH

Directors' 'grave concerns' on underfunding

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2017

Some 45 former directors of social services have called on the Government to put more resources i...

HEALTH

Time for a new age-related tax to fund social care

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2017

The finance settlement did not ward off calls to adequately fund social care. Michael Burton says...

MJ AWARDS

Awards deadline draws near

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2017

The deadline for entering The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards is looming.

TRANSFORMATION

Last year's local authority of the year

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2017

Leeds City Council took the top award in The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards. Mike Burton ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Addressing the decline of local media

By Michael Burton | 12 January 2017

The demise of local media is a loss for democracy. Michael Burton urges ministers and local autho...

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