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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

The sector 'needs its own OBR'

By Michael Burton | 30 March 2015

Local government needs its own Office for Budget Responsibility to fill the gap left by the Audit...

Town halls 'need their own OBR'

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2015

Local government needs its own version of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now the Audi...

Budget tax on pensions may mean career rethinking

By Michael Burton | 24 March 2015

Thank goodness, not just for the Institute for Fiscal Studies, but for the Office for Budget Resp...

OBR stats matter more than church roofs 'flim-flam'

By Michael Burton | 19 March 2015

So stripping away all the flim-flam and money for church roofs in the Budget what does it actuall...

Now take your partners…

By Michael Burton | 17 March 2015

Almost six months ago The MJ covered the conclusions from a round table held at the House of Lord...

It could be back to the future for public finances

By Michael Burton | 17 March 2015

Despite five years of so-called austerity – which most voters have yet to experience – we are not...

Why is running a big council worth less than a small university?

By Michael Burton | 10 March 2015

Michael Burton ask why the salaries for NHS and higher education sector chiefs far outstrip those...

Whatever happened to diversity?

By Michael Burton | 10 March 2015

Austerity appears to have stalled the drive for more ethnic diversity across local government man...

London boroughs should enforce minimum wage, says Labour policy guru

By Michael Burton | 04 March 2015

London boroughs could take responsibility for enforcing the minimum wage instead of HM Revenue an...

The mixed messages from Mr Osborne

By Michael Burton | 03 March 2015

Chancellor George Osborne should make a firm choice as to whether his election platform is one of...