https://viviennerussell.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Vivienne RussellenWed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/preventative-policy-election-good-idea-politically-trickyWait long enough, and everything comes back into fashion. Whether it’s flares, fondue or Fleetwood Mac, what once seemed passé could return to the cutting-edge of cool before you can say fidget spinner. In public policy, too, there are ideas that come around again and again. For example, there’s prevention – or intervening early, nipping problems in the bud, nudging citizens towards good and healthy choices. However you describe it, this concept has regularly been talked of as the key to reli...Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/preventative-policy-election-good-idea-politically-trickyhttps://magazines.aat.org.uk/at/2024-mar-apr/deep-dive-public-sectorWith just 1% of local government audits completed on time, Vivienne Russell looks at why the situation has got so bad, the knock-on effects for councils and what action is being taken.Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://magazines.aat.org.uk/at/2024-mar-apr/deep-dive-public-sectorhttps://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/uk-infrastructure-bank-interviewSetting a new arm's-length body up from scratch is an “unusual privilege”, Kate McGavin reflects. Along with her job share partner Helen Williams, McGavin is director of policy at the UK Infrastructure Bank, which launched in June 2021. Indeed, the pair enjoyed their secondment stint so much – they were the twelfth and thirteenth employees through the door during the bank’s formative days – they decided to stay for the long term, accepting permanent contracts this summer. “We felt that we...Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/uk-infrastructure-bank-interviewhttps://www.lgcplus.com/politics/workforce/roundtable-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-21st-century-chief-executive-05-02-2024/An LGC roundtable in association with Local Partnerships heard that the hero model for leadership is not right for the current context, writes reporter Vivienne Russell.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/workforce/roundtable-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-21st-century-chief-executive-05-02-2024/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/413133/uploads/97248097-98a6-4b66-a217-6ab9a274a1b0.pdfI worked with CIPFA and academics at the University of Birmingham's City REDI team to provide editorial advice, restructuring and redrafting for this original research looking at how English local authorities are applying successful levelling-up strategies.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/413133/uploads/97248097-98a6-4b66-a217-6ab9a274a1b0.pdfhttps://www.communitypractitioner.co.uk/investing-in-prevention-the-building-blocks-of-health/By 2040, the number of people living with a major illness will have increased by 37% (The Health Foundation, 2023). In the same timeframe, the size of the working age population paying the taxes to fund care for this group will have grown by just 4%, according to projections (Health Foundation, 2023). Indeed, the costs of healthcare have rapidly outstripped population growth. Over the last century the population of the UK has grown by around 50%, but since the NHS was set up in 1948 health, s...Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.communitypractitioner.co.uk/investing-in-prevention-the-building-blocks-of-health/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/413133/uploads/c92a84f3-95be-43ee-8f85-ae58b094de7d.pdfVictory Uchenna says she finds it hard to put into words just how transformative her experience with a skills bootcamp has been. Now working as a solutions architect with AWS (Amazon Web Services), Uchenna said the experience helped her not just to find a job but to believe in herself.Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/413133/uploads/c92a84f3-95be-43ee-8f85-ae58b094de7d.pdfhttps://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/uk-public-servants-share-both-excitement-and-trepidation-about-using-ai-in-government/Need a quick digest of lengthy meeting notes, or perhaps a project appraisal in just a few seconds? All this and more is now possible thanks to the rapid rollout and easy accessibility of generative AI tools such as Ernie Bot, Bard and most famously ChatGPT. These private large language models, to give them their proper name, are much hyped, but in their ability to produce something very like human interaction and human-generated content the hype is justified. The speed with which these models h...Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.globalgovernmentforum.com/uk-public-servants-share-both-excitement-and-trepidation-about-using-ai-in-government/https://www.aatcomment.org.uk/accountancy-resources/financial-accounting-and-reporting/attention-non-profits-international-reporting-guidance-is-coming/A groundbreaking project to develop the world’s first international accounting guidance for non-profit organisations is currently underway. Vivienne Russell spoke to project directors Sam Musoke and Karen Sanderson. All over the world, says Sam Musoke, Project Director of IFR4NPO, there are finance professionals working in non-profit organisations who feel like they are alone. They go to accounting events and no one is talking about the specifics of working in a non-profit. They go to events fo...Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.aatcomment.org.uk/accountancy-resources/financial-accounting-and-reporting/attention-non-profits-international-reporting-guidance-is-coming/