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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Devolution is still uncharted territory

By Michael Burton | 26 April 2016

Michael Burton delves into last week’s National Audit Office report on the 10 English devolution ...

Local government's role in the EU debate

By Michael Burton | 19 April 2016

Micahel Burton explains why the opinion of local government is so vital in the EU referendum debate

HealthMJ: Unlocking the power of the NHS estate

By Michael Burton | 15 April 2016

New charging rules introduced this month by NHS Property Services for their 3,500 NHS properties ...

MPs warned of fears over North-South funds divide

By Michael Burton | 15 April 2016

MPs have been warned of an impending North-South divide over adult care provision caused by the f...

Health MJ: All eyes are now on Greater Manchester

By Michael Burton | 15 April 2016

With devolution of power over health budgets to Greater Manchester, Michael Burton says the regio...

Reorganisation must not mean a return to the 1990s

By Michael Burton | 12 April 2016

Those of us with long memories will recall the drawn-out saga of local government reorganisation ...

Burt calls for single budgets

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2016

Social care minister Alistair Burt has signalled that the only long-term solution to the adult ca...

Word is your honour

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2016

Michael Burton says the Government must be honest on both public health responsibilities and its ...

Sugar tax signals top-down drive to boost public health

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2016

A major drive to funnel public health spend away from local authorities towards top-down preventa...

Governments should practice what they preach

By Michael Burton | 06 April 2016

Michael Burton says the Government has once again failed to put its word into action in its respo...