
Register now: Producing your local Get Britain Working Plan
'Get Britain Working' is the government's call to action to address unemployment, and a range of underlying issues in the labour market...
Mutual Ventures
2 days ago1 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 512 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

Catch up on our webinar: Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector
Catch up on our live round table discussion - 'Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector' - which was held on Wednesday 7th August...
Mutual Ventures
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Delivering the mission
Emmet Regan presents a delivery framework of ‘Six Ps’ that takes lessons from the previous Labour government and overlays the modern...
Emmet Regan
Aug 5, 20244 min read

Radical Reformers ep.77: Labour's Policy Agenda With Charlotte Pickles And Jack Shaw
This episode is a bit special. It's the first time we have had two guests on at the same time. They are Charlie Pickles from the Reform...
Andrew Laird
Aug 1, 20241 min read


What the new governing party means for the way government works
Last night saw the election of a Labour government, in power for the first time since 2010. John Copps considers the implications of this...
John Copps
Jul 5, 20243 min read


Making the case for models of public service delivery that embrace cooperative principles
Too many of our public services have become detached from the people and places they are there to serve, with detrimental consequence for...
John Copps
Jun 4, 20242 min read

Catch up our webinar: Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership
Catch up on our webinar - Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership - which took place on Tuesday 28th May...
Mutual Ventures
May 29, 20241 min read