Levelling Up White Paper: from slogan to manifesto for domestic policy
The Levelling Up White Paper answers the charge that 'levelling up' lacks detail, but its main role is to marshal existing policy into a...
John Copps
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Levelling Up will only succeed if public services are at the centre of the government’s plan
Are you planning a bid to the Levelling Up Fund? Hear from our experts on the lessons learnt from Round One on a free Mutual Ventures...
John Copps
Sep 23, 20213 min read
Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue
John Copps welcomes the emphasis on ‘place’ in NHS England’s plans for health system reform, and argues that the balance of power should...
John Copps
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021
After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...
John Copps
Dec 17, 20204 min read
Using data to improve your adult social care services
We can support you to design and implement improvements to your processes of collecting, managing and using information, helping to make...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Only devolution can protect public services from years of Brexit disruption
The new Prime Minister made his first policy speech in Manchester on the 27th July and the major theme was supporting the further...
Andrew Laird
Jul 28, 20193 min read
Are we looking at 10 years of disruption for local services?
MV’s Andrew Laird argues that central government needs to prioritise restarting the drive for devolution to protect local services from...
Andrew Laird
May 14, 20193 min read
Who is best placed to lead the integration of public services?
As public services seek to become more joined up, who is best-placed to take the ‘integration leadership’ role? In an article published...
John Copps
Feb 14, 20183 min read
What will 2018 have in store for public services?
If turmoil is the new mode of twenty-first century politics, then 2017 didn’t disappoint. It was tumultuous to say the least and there...
John Copps
Dec 14, 20173 min read
Public Services face the greatest uncertainty yet – but the show must go on
Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores the impact central government instability has on services and what can...
Andrew Laird
Nov 1, 20174 min read
Integrating Whitehall: the case for a Department for Public Sector Reform
To achieve the goal of a coordinated approach to complex public service issues, integration must happen in Whitehall argues MV’s Emmet...
Emmet Regan
Oct 24, 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…...
Andrew Laird
Jul 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’...
Emmet Regan
May 12, 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
Feb 14, 20173 min read
2017: New Year, New Challenges
As we all adjust to the changes brought about over the last year, what does this mean for public services in 2017? John Copps looks...
John Copps
Dec 14, 20164 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
Oct 18, 20163 min read
The challenge of devolution and integration – are you ready?
With changes in the political landscape across England and Wales following the local, mayoral and assembly elections, one thing is sure...
Andrew Laird
May 18, 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...
Andrew Laird
Jan 16, 20163 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....
Mutual Ventures
Dec 10, 20154 min read