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Now the poetry is over: how metro mayors can govern in prose and deliver for citizens

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’...

Public service reform and the impact on councillors

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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...

New government-funded support for library service mutuals

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Apr 3, 20172 min read

New government-funded support for library service mutuals

“The best part of setting up a library service mutual is being able to design the service you’ve always wanted, rather than managing...

West-Midlands devolution and the potential for public services

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...

John Copps

Dec 14, 20164 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...

A different school of thought – what next for the government’s academies policy?

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Dec 11, 20163 min read

A different school of thought – what next for the government’s academies policy?

Compulsory conversion of community schools to academies has been dropped – but challenges remain for local authorities and small schools,...

Are Elected Mayors An Opportunity Or Threat For Social Enterprise?

Andrew Laird

Sep 23, 20164 min read

Are Elected Mayors An Opportunity Or Threat For Social Enterprise?

Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird looks into the potential unintended consequences of devolution and elected mayors… Over the last...

Public Sector Focus article – Brexit mustn’t be allowed to stall public service reform

Andrew Laird

Sep 5, 20164 min read

Public Sector Focus article – Brexit mustn’t be allowed to stall public service reform

Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV’s Andrew Laird discusses the potential implications of Brexit for public service reform. “A widely...

John Copps

Aug 4, 20161 min read

Bidding for public service contracts

At times working with the public sector can feel like dancing the tango. Cycles of three-year contracts, the rigmarole of preparing bids,...

Devolution Is as Much About Sharing Power as Gaining It

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...

Another year wiser: What we have learnt from 2015

John Copps

Dec 8, 20155 min read

Another year wiser: What we have learnt from 2015

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time for reflection. We asked members of the Mutual Ventures team and some of our clients tell...

Giving local leaders the ‘trust to try things out’ – why the government is right to back

Andrew Laird

Sep 10, 20152 min read

Giving local leaders the ‘trust to try things out’ – why the government is right to back

The General Election already feels like a distant memory. In the end the debate around the economy dominated the campaign but, whatever...

Andrew Laird

Jun 26, 20143 min read

Escaping the ‘iron cage’ of bureaucracy

One of the major motivators for public service staff who are exploring new ways of delivering their services is the dream of escaping the...

In the year of “hard truths” – local service innovation will be critical

Andrew Laird

Jan 30, 20143 min read

In the year of “hard truths” – local service innovation will be critical

‘Hard truths’ worth £63 billion in cuts to the public sector mean local service innovation in the next few years will be critical to...

Time to think outside the box on adult education services?

Oliver Cappleman

Nov 20, 20133 min read

Time to think outside the box on adult education services?

Mark Bandalli and Oliver Cappleman from Mutual Ventures ask – is now the time to think outside the box on adult education services and...

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