Andrew Laird
Jul 12, 20173 min read
We need devolution deals – and we need them now
Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird makes the case for more devolution against the backdrop of central government uncertainty…...
Emmet Regan
May 12, 20173 min read
Now the poetry is over: how metro mayors can govern in prose and deliver for citizens
MV’s Emmet Regan looks at how a close focus on delivery can help the new metro mayors meet their pledges to citizens. New ‘metro-mayors’...
admin
May 8, 20173 min read
Public service reform and the impact on councillors
Writing for the MJ, with services increasingly being transferred to new delivery models, MV’s Ben Cahill discusses the changing role of...
Andrew Laird
May 2, 20174 min read
New delivery models take centre stage
Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores some of the early successes and lessons learned from new delivery...
Andrew Laird
Feb 14, 20173 min read
West-Midlands devolution and the potential for public services
Writing for Huffpost, MV’s Andrew Laird reflects on the West-midlands devolution event held at the Beacon Centre for the Blind in...
Andrew Laird
Oct 18, 20163 min read
“We won’t get a better opportunity to redesign services – we must seize it” Report on the Deliveri
To download the presentations from the event, scroll to the bottom of this page. Organisations delivering health and social care in the...
Andrew Laird
Mar 25, 20163 min read
Should public services be “experimental”?
Writing for Pioneer’s Post, MV Director Andrew Laird urges public service managers and practitioners to be more open to the prospect of...
Andrew Laird
Mar 5, 20163 min read
Public Services Need a Dose of Maverickism
Writing for Huffpost, MV’s Andrew Laird makes the case for more mavericks in public services… I believe the next five years will see the...
Andrew Laird
Jan 16, 20163 min read
Devolution Is as Much About Sharing Power as Gaining It
Writing for Huffpost, MV’s Andrew Laird sets out his views on the devolution and integration agendas for public services… There seems...
admin
Dec 10, 20154 min read
2016: What’s in store for public services?
2015 was always going to be a roller-coaster year for public services, especially with a General Election and subsequent spending review....