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Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

The NHS is awash with money, yet apparently still broke

By Michael Burton | 10 June 2014

MJ editorial director Michael Burton attended the annual NHS Confed conference - where delegates ...

Director of finance and leisure retires

By Michael Burton | 06 June 2014

Pembrokeshire CC’s director of finance and leisure, Mark Lewis, has retired.

Northgate hires two

By Michael Burton | 06 June 2014

Northgate Public Services has made two appointments to its local government and housing team.

'Break down the barriers' to joined up care, urges Hunt

By Michael Burton | 06 June 2014

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt called the Better Care Fund 'an ambitious merger of health and socia...

Labour calls for emergency Better Care Fund debate

By Michael Burton | 05 June 2014

Labour has called an emergency debate next Monday to discuss the Better Care Fund.

London calling

By Michael Burton | 05 June 2014

Evidence that booming London continues to drive the growth agenda was confirmed this week by new ...

Unfinished business for the Conservatives on police reform

By Michael Burton | 03 June 2014

Michael Burton on the last bastion of unreformed public services.

Localiser inside the Whitehall citadel

By Michael Burton | 03 June 2014

As cities minister Greg Clark scrutinises the bids to access the £2bn pot for the first year of t...

The recession continues to stalk the polling booths

By Michael Burton | 29 May 2014

Michael Burton says the main political parties are still blamed by an unforgiving electorate.

Double appointment at pension funds association

By Michael Burton | 27 May 2014

The NAPF has appointed Jackie Wells as head of policy and research, and from CIPFA, Alison Binks ...