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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Are the public ready to consider tax rises to fund services?

By Michael Burton | 10 November 2015

When it comes to cutting deficits and aiming for a surplus we have been here before. Michael Burt...

'Why we had to battle the deficit'

By Michael Burton | 10 November 2015

In this exclusive interview with Michael Burton, Danny Alexander looks back on his role running t...

DCLG squeeze sparks fears of £16.5bn cut for councils

By Michael Burton | 10 November 2015

Fears that local government is set to be a major loser in the forthcoming Spending Review after c...

The sector needs to lobby hard to protect its business rate

By Michael Burton | 03 November 2015

Michael Burton explains why councils need to keep up the fight on business rates or face up to a ...

Social care – where do we go from here?

By Michael Burton | 03 November 2015

Social care is a top concern for chief executives as a recent ‘snapshot’ survey revealed. In the ...

Has austerity run its course?

By Michael Burton | 30 October 2015

With Osborne's tax credit reforms proving increasingly controversial, Michael Burton asks: has co...

Clark declines to give devolution timescales

By Michael Burton | 22 October 2015

Communities secretary Greg Clark has predicted that all of England will eventually be covered by ...

Ministers' no-show means budget debate is close to the wire

By Michael Burton | 20 October 2015

Mike Burton examines why cabinet ministers failed to attend the National Children and Adult Servi...

Rates reform is risking house of cards collapse

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015

Whitehall must demonstrate it is genuinely devolving powers instead of just passing on cuts, a se...

The MJ Awards 2016 are now open for entries!

By Michael Burton | 07 October 2015

Are your local authority teams award-winners? Then now is your opportunity to find out by enterin...