Vivienne Russell

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

Recent articles

London Councils chair Jules Pipe on capital concerns

With all the talk of a Northern Powerhouse, Jules Pipe fears the capital is missing out. The London... Read more
Welsh AG gets ‘groundbreaking’ sustainable development role

The auditor general for Wales is to take on a statutory duty to audit sustainable development,... Read more
Osborne set to meet debt target

Debt as a proportion of national income is to start falling, allowing Chancellor George Osborne to... Read more
Failed Hinchingbrooke hospital deal left taxpayer exposed, say MPs

The decision to let private operator Circle run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust was an... Read more
Poll finds support for increased outsourcing transparency

More than two-thirds of people think information about public sector outsourcing deals should be... Read more
Audit Commission: a fond farewell to the watchdog with bite

When the Audit Commission was founded in 1983 its earliest staff members were excited by the... Read more
Universal Credit ‘risks substantial cost to taxpayer’

The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform is likely to encourage more claimants into work,... Read more
Garden cities ‘won’t solve the housing crisis’

Garden cities are not the answer to the country’s housing shortage and existing cities should be... Read more
PAC calls for action to address public health funding variations

MPs have criticised persistent inequalities in local authorities’ public health funding and urged... Read more
Council tax freeze takes £2.8bn out of budgets, CIPFA finds

The government’s council tax freeze has saved households in England £168 a year, but cost public... Read more

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