Vivienne Russell

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

Recent articles

Junior doctors vote to strike next month

Junior doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action next month in... Read more
Police forces increasingly reliant on precept funds, IFS finds

Police forces in England and Wales are increasingly reliant on locally raised funding as central... Read more
Precept questions over blue light integration plans

Joint governance of police forces and fire services in England will present technical accounting... Read more
Treasury sells off Northern Rock mortgages for £13bn

Chancellor George Osborne this morning announced the sale of former Northern Rock mortgages for a... Read more
TPA highlights town hall top earners

Almost 3,500 local government executives in the UK earned more than £100,000 last year, according... Read more
Gove plans prison estate sell-off to fund nine new jails

Nine new prisons are to be built under a shake up of the criminal justice estate that will see... Read more
Police commissioner slams “flawed” funding formula reform

A leading police and crime commissioner has hit out at the Home Office efforts to change the police... Read more
Devolution not a panacea for better local services, warns IfG

Local public services remain confusing and frustrating for many citizens to access and must be... Read more
Council adoption services to be merged

Council adoption services are to be merged into regional bodies so children can be matched with... Read more
LGPS management costs rise

The Local Government Pension Scheme spent a total of £12.1bn in 2014/15 against income of... Read more

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