Our report to the LGA: Trusting place - Improving the lives of local people through place-based approaches
MV and Re:State publish our report commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) in support of ‘place-based’ approaches to...
John Copps
Jul 91 min read
Case Study: Strategic review of Slough Children First
Client: Slough Borough Council / Slough Children First Date: May - June 2025 Challenges faced by the client: Slough Children First...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 12 min read
REPORT: From Transaction to Transformation
We have published a new guide for councils going through the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) process – the focus is on the...
Mutual Ventures
Jun 262 min read
Delivering the pledge to halve violence against women and girls: Bridging the gap between innovation and system transformation
The National Audit Office’s review of the Home Office’s leadership on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and domestic abuse...
Luke Bevir
Jun 174 min read
Beyond the Test Drive: Turning prototypes into sustainable public service reform
T he spending review has given government departments some medium-term budget certainty and with it, the opportunity to launch multi-year...
Andrew Laird
Jun 137 min read
Radical Reformers ep.96: Leading a turnaround with Kath O'Dwyer, former Chief Executive of St Helens Council and Chair of SOLACE
In this new episode of Radical Reformers, I chat with Kath O'Dwyer, former Chief Executive of St Helens Council and Chair of S OLACE . ...
Andrew Laird
May 151 min read
View on demand: Producing your local Get Britain Working Plan
Catch up on our webinar Producing your local Get Britain Working Plan, held on 8th May 2025 at 1.30-2.30 PM. Every area - led by...
Mutual Ventures
May 81 min read
Radical Place Leadership: The Public Money that Falls Between the Silos
This long-read article by Andrew Laird and Prof. Donna Hall sets out a new way of considering public money across a “place” and provides...
Andrew Laird
Apr 513 min read
Case Study: South Ayrshire Radical Place Leadership
Client: South Ayrshire Council Date: August 2024 to January 2025 Challenges faced by the client: South Ayrshire’s Radical Place...
Mutual Ventures
Mar 123 min read
Will 2025 deliver its promise of change in public services?
In 2025 public services are poised for significant reform, driven by a government eager to address longstanding issues and improve...
John Copps
Jan 106 min read
Case study: Gedling Council - Greater Carlton Long Term Plan for Towns
Client: Gedling Borough Council Date : June - November 2024 Challenges faced by the client: Following notification that Carlton had...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Looking to the other side of the world: what UK public services can learn from New Zealand
Kate Copeland, our resident Kiwi, argues that public services in the UK can learn from what works in New Zealand – including how leaders...
Kate Copeland
Dec 18, 20243 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...
Andrew Laird
Nov 14, 20244 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 29, 20244 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...
Andrew Laird
Oct 25, 20241 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...
Catriona McKimmie
Sep 24, 20244 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...
Yvonne Reinhardt
Sep 10, 20243 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...
Sally Dickens
Aug 29, 20243 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...
Andrew Laird
Aug 16, 20245 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...
Andrew Laird
Aug 14, 20241 min read