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Budget creates a window of opportunity for Radical Place Leadership

Andrew Laird

4 days ago4 min read

Budget creates a window of opportunity for Radical Place Leadership

The Local Government Association has welcomed the Chancellor’s additional £1.3 billion for councils for the next financial year, which...

Silos, Bubbles and Radical Place Leadership

Andrew Laird

Oct 294 min read

Silos, Bubbles and Radical Place Leadership

At Mutual Ventures, we talk about Radical Place Leadership. It can seem quite a nebulous concept. Andrew Laird says that when you boil it...

Andrew Laird

Oct 241 min read

What is Radical Place Leadership?

In this short video explainer, MV's Chief Executive Andrew Laird breaks down the concept of Radical Place Leadership - what is, at its...

How digital transformation can strengthen the relationship between central and local government

Catriona McKimmie

Sep 244 min read

How digital transformation can strengthen the relationship between central and local government

Digital public services are an increasingly important part of what government does to support citizens. But they are also an area where...

The role of Place Leadership in building community resilience

Yvonne Reinhardt

Sep 103 min read

The role of Place Leadership in building community resilience

Yvonne Reinhardt argues that radically different, place-based approaches to public service delivery can help improve the resilience of...

How empowering local actors leads to innovation, partnerships and accelerated growth

Sally Dickens

Aug 293 min read

How empowering local actors leads to innovation, partnerships and accelerated growth

Sally Dickens reflects on her experiences as a local government Economic Development and Regeneration Manager, and argues that central...

Missions, Radical Place Leadership and the future of local public services

Andrew Laird

Aug 165 min read

Missions, Radical Place Leadership and the future of local public services

Drawing on the historic and emerging thinking and work of others, Andrew Laird describes a practical pathway towards a radical model of...

Radical Reformers ep.78: The changing role of the council Chief Executive with Donna Hall and Stephen Young

Andrew Laird

Aug 141 min read

Radical Reformers ep.78: The changing role of the council Chief Executive with Donna Hall and Stephen Young

This episode is all about the changing role of the council Chief Executive - and it certainly is changing! The financial pressures on...

Catch up on our webinar: Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector

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Aug 71 min read

Catch up on our webinar: Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector

Catch up on our live round table discussion - 'Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector' - which was held on Wednesday 7th August...

Emmet Regan

Aug 54 min read

Delivering the mission

Emmet Regan presents a delivery framework of ‘Six Ps’ that takes lessons from the previous Labour government and overlays the modern...

Radical Reformers ep.77: Labour's Policy Agenda With Charlotte Pickles And Jack Shaw

Andrew Laird

Aug 11 min read

Radical Reformers ep.77: Labour's Policy Agenda With Charlotte Pickles And Jack Shaw

This episode is a bit special. It's the first time we have had two guests on at the same time. They are Charlie Pickles from the Reform...

What the new governing party means for the way government works

John Copps

Jul 53 min read

What the new governing party means for the way government works

Last night saw the election of a Labour government, in power for the first time since 2010. John Copps considers the implications of this...

Making the case for models of public service delivery that embrace cooperative principles

John Copps

Jun 42 min read

Making the case for models of public service delivery that embrace cooperative principles

Too many of our public services have become detached from the people and places they are there to serve, with detrimental consequence for...

Catch up our webinar: Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership

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May 291 min read

Catch up our webinar: Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership

Catch up on our webinar - Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership - which took place on Tuesday 28th May...

Radical Reformers ep.74: Empowering local public services with Rob Whiteman

Andrew Laird

May 221 min read

Radical Reformers ep.74: Empowering local public services with Rob Whiteman

This episode is with Rob Whiteman, the Chief Executive of CIPFA. Rob is a very thoughtful and influential commentator on local government...

Ross Murray

Apr 293 min read

Liberating Local Government

After more than a decade of austerity and rising demand for services, Ross Murray argues that there is a need for change in the way local...

Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?

John Copps

Apr 163 min read

Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?

With murmurs of a post-election return of the previous Labour government’s Total Place policy, John Copps looks at why it is still...

Radical Reformers ep.71: Stronger Economies And Stronger Communities With Rob Walsh

Andrew Laird

Apr 101 min read

Radical Reformers ep.71: Stronger Economies And Stronger Communities With Rob Walsh

This episode is with Rob Walsh, the long standing Chief Executive of Northeast Lincolnshire Council. Rob has been Chief Exec of Northeast...

Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public services

Elizabeth Roe

Apr 97 min read

Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public services

Launched in 2009, the UK Government's Total Place policy is a valuable model of local multi-agency collaboration in an attempt to provide...

Why public service reform must focus on the money

John Copps

Mar 53 min read

Why public service reform must focus on the money

The spectre of financial challenge looms large over public services. Local government is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. NHS trusts...

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