John Copps asks what we can do to rebalance government investment towards preventing problems rather than crisis management and is...

Emmet Regan argues that public service reform will require working in partnership with public servants, a willingness to take difficult...

John Copps says that successful design and delivery of public service reform depends on a understanding of relationships between users,...

Hear about Mutual Ventures' campaign to stand up for public services in 2024. At Mutual Ventures we have a clear and proud mission: to...

John Copps says that the trend towards regional working in children’s services is here to stay, and that local authorities need to engage...

John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...

MV's Andrew Laird, a Commissioner on the Poverty Strategy Commission, says that re-igniting an active public service reform agenda is a...

Mutual Ventures has been appointed delivery partner for the Department for Education’s Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme. We...

Luke Bevir argues that further expansion of devolution in England can deliver benefits for local communities but first requires councils...

Morgan Finlayson reflects on nearly a decade of working in the civil service and offers a personal perspective on what makes an effective...

Yvonne Reinhardt reflects on the successes and shortcomings of post-reunification investment in East Germany and how these learning could...

Public services are lacking a clear overall vision but now is the time for our political discourse to rise to the occasion and provide us...

Hannah Sampson argues that listening to the voices of service users needs to underpin effective relationships between national and local...

Catch up on our webinar on should "local" be the default for all public services. This webinar took place on Tuesday 18th April 2023....

Emmet Regan sets out five areas of focus for local authority leaders for the next year to get the most out of the government’s response...

Luke Bevir argues that tackling the causes of inequality at a regional and local level can only happen if there is effective...

If central government wants to tackle the biggest problems facing the country, it needs a much deeper understanding of how local areas...

Following the announcement of Round 2 of the government's Levelling Up Fund, MV looks in detail at where the money will be spent....

The government has announced the much-anticipated results of Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund. Nearly £2.1bn has been awarded to 111...

As yet another year of surprises draws to a close, the Mutual Ventures team look ahead to 2023 and share their insights on the challenges...