Vivienne Russell

Vivienne Russell is a freelance journalist and a former editor of Public Finance Magazine.

Recent articles

Free radical: Royal Free’s Caroline Clarke interviewed

Value goes beyond cost – it also embraces patient outcomes and experience, says the Royal Free... Read more
Osborne misses two fiscal targets, OBR reveals

Chancellor George Osborne has breached two of his three fiscal targets, with objectives on debt and... Read more
Osborne’s recipe for kids: less sugar, more sport, more maths

Soft drinks manufacturers will have to pay a “sugar tax” on their products, expected to net the... Read more
Cardiff City Deal unlocks £1.2bn for Welsh capital

The governments in Cardiff and Westminster have struck a £1.2bn city deal for the Welsh capital,... Read more
A&E performance hits record low

The performance of NHS accident and emergency departments in England fell to a new low in January... Read more
NAO urges better decisions on science investment

Government investment in large-scale science projects such as supercomputers and particle... Read more
First Welsh taxes in 800 years approved by Assembly

The Welsh Assembly has passed a bill that will allow for collection of the first Welsh taxes in 800... Read more
Poorest households to be hit by benefit cuts says IFS

Incomes for the UK’s poorest households are likely to stagnate over the next five years, an... Read more
Treasury committee chair calls for improved statistics oversight

The UK statistics watchdog needs to stop “marking its own homework” and hand on its scrutiny role... Read more
NAO highlights Whitehall’s fraud data gaps

There is a large disparity between the level of fraud and error reported by government and what... Read more

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