Vivienne Russell

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

Recent articles

Maternity review floats personal budgets for expectant mums

Giving expectant mothers control of an NHS personal maternity care budget should be piloted in... Read more
LGA warns social care still under pressure despite £372m extra revenue

Councils in England are planning to raise an additional £372m in revenue to fund social care... Read more
European Court of Auditors: the EU under scrutiny

The EU’s Court of Auditors recognises change is in the air with crises over the euro,... Read more
Treasury broke rules of engagement with OBR, say MPs

Treasury ministers have interfered inappropriately with the work of the independent Office for... Read more
Assembly member makes case for London land value tax

A tax on the value of land in London could boost housebuilding in the capital, according to a... Read more
NHS toolkit to boost cooperation between clinicians and finance teams

An initiative to get NHS clinicians and finance teams working more closely together has been... Read more
NHS deficit widens to £2.3bn

NHS trusts racked up a deficit approaching £2.3bn in the first nine months of the current financial... Read more
Nearly half of public sector staff doubt bosses’ change management skills

Almost half of public sector workers think their leadership teams lack the management skills... Read more
UK made £5.7bn net contribution to EU in 2014, says NAO

The UK sent a total of £11.4bn to the European Union in 2014 and received £5.6bn in return, a net... Read more
Corbyn calls for roll back in privatisation of public services

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services,... Read more

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