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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Three appointments at Penna

By Michael Burton | 08 October 2013

Global HR services Group, Penna Plc, has announced three appointments to its public sector execut...

New chief for Breckland and South Holland

By Michael Burton | 08 October 2013

Geoff Rivers has been appointed as interim joint chief executive of Breckland and South Holland DCs.

Cameron pledges more years of austerity

By Michael Burton | 03 October 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged more years of austerity in his speech to the Conservativ...

Professor's 'surreal' return to council

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2013

Few chief executives have left their authority only to later return as an interim.

Holiday time for conference nerds

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2013

Michael Burton on the ever more populist measures advocated by reduced and increasinlgy unreprese...

Clark: Over time we'll get the credit

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2013

Cities minister Greg Clark has rejected accusations that the Government’s urban policy is only be...

Former planning chief dies

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2013

Dave Brooks, who retired two years ago as Derbyshire Dales DC’s director of planning and developm...

Psychology graduate gets public health role

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2013

The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) has appointed David Allen as its new chief executive.

Partridge flies into Stevenage

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2013

Matthew Partridge has been appointed strategic director (community) at Stevenage BC.

Orders returns from New Zealand

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2013

Paul Orders, the current chief executive of Dunedin City Council in New Zealand, has been confirm...