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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

FINANCE

Spending Review 2013: Chancellor demands more shared services

By Michael Burton | 26 June 2013

Chancellor George Osborne signals further sharing of local government and other public sector ser...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Merton scoops The MJ Awards 2013 best performing council accolade

By Michael Burton | 21 June 2013

London borough has been named the best performing council in the UK at the prestigious annual loc...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The 'wicked issues' are still an issue

By Michael Burton | 19 June 2013

A dozen years ago the local government buzzword phrase to describe intractable socio-economic cha...

WHITEHALL

Commission to examine future role of health and social care

By Michael Burton | 19 June 2013

Further moves to drive forward the integration of health and adult care emerged this week with th...

FINANCE

Spending Review highlights pension fund overheads

By Michael Burton | 19 June 2013

Michael Burton reports on how the spotlight has fallen on the £500m annual cost of running local ...

FINANCE

Should health and local government merge?

By Michael Burton | 12 June 2013

Michael Burton says local government has greater experience of making organisational efficiency s...

WHITEHALL

Balls signals the rebirth of Prudence

By Michael Burton | 05 June 2013

Ed Balls this week promised the rebirth of Prudence plus some old wine in new bottles, says Micha...

WHITEHALL

Stay on holiday, Mr Cameron, we'll be fine

By Michael Burton | 30 May 2013

The sense that government is not really in control is part of a wider malaise among voters, says ...

FINANCE

Exclusive: HR chiefs 'frozen out' of key pensions body

By Michael Burton | 30 May 2013

Council personnel managers are dismayed at being left off a key board set up to oversee the newly...

WHITEHALL

Comms chief calls for united front

By Michael Burton | 29 May 2013

The new public relations chief for Whitehall has told his equivalent local authority heads that h...

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