Shifting the dial on children's health outcomes depends on effective local partnerships
MV's new report looks at how tackling disparities in children's health outcomes requires collaboration between system and place partners....
Mutual Ventures
Jan 30, 20241 min read
2024 in public services: What can we expect?
John Copps looks at some of the trends that might shape public services over the next 12 months. Douglas Adams said that predicting the...
John Copps
Jan 2, 20245 min read
MV awarded place on government AI framework
Mutual Ventures has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dynamic Purchasing System...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Be both bold and careful when adopting AI in public services
Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed with the standard Silicon Valley attitude of “go fast and break things”. This...
Andrew Laird
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Catch-up on our webinar: Creating the conditions for long term investment in places
Catch up on our webinar - Creating the conditions for long term investment in places - held on Monday 11th December 2023. Watch here A...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Catch up on our webinar: A Values-Driven Approach to AI in Public Services
Catch up on our webinar - A Values-Driven Approach to AI in Public Services - held on Monday 4th December 2023. Watch here Until...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 4, 20231 min read
How to successfully mobilise your LUF Round 3 project
Following the announcement that 55 projects will receive a share of the remaining levelling up funding, Mark Bandalli considers some of...
Mark Bandalli
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Radical Reformers ep.64: Local Government Turnaround with Adele Taylor
This episode is with Adele Taylor, the Executive Director of Finance and Commercial Services at Slough Borough Council. Those of you who...
Andrew Laird
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Longer term funding settlements provide a blueprint for investing in prevention
Luke Bevir says that multi-year single funding settlements for local authorities will provide local areas with more certainty and an...
Luke Bevir
Nov 17, 20233 min read
On-demand webinar: Radical Place Leadership - Exploring the "Liberated Method"
Catch up on our webinar - Radical Place Leadership: Exploring the "Liberated Method" which was held on Tuesday 8th November 2023. Watch...
Mutual Ventures
Nov 9, 20231 min read
Can we refocus on public service reform now?
MV's Andrew Laird, a Commissioner on the Poverty Strategy Commission, says that re-igniting an active public service reform agenda is a...
Andrew Laird
Sep 8, 20233 min read
Now is the time for a new blueprint for public service reform
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...
Emmet Regan
Jun 8, 20234 min read
Case study: Levelling Up Lewisham programme mobilisation
Client: Lewisham Council Date: February 2023 - May 2023 Challenges faced by the client: Following a successful bid to the Levelling Up...
Mutual Ventures
May 31, 20232 min read
A strategy for place - our joint offer with Project Centre
Mutual Ventures and Project Centre's offer to help councils develop their strategy for place. Every place needs a vision. It helps focus...
Mark Bandalli
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Is devolution the missing link between health improvement and ‘levelling up’?
John Copps argues that new Health Foundation-commissioned research highlighting the relationship between devolution and life expectancy...
John Copps
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Case Study: Caerphilly County Borough Council - Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid development
Challenges faced by the client: The Caerphilly County Borough Council (the Council) operated Caerphilly Leisure Centre was built in 1962....
Mutual Ventures
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Case Study: Staffordshire Moorland District Council Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid
Challenges faced by the client: Staffordshire Moorland District Council (the Council) has a vision to create an ‘area with a vibrant and...
Mutual Ventures
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Why public services can benefit from a greater emphasis on storytelling
To coincide with National Storytelling Week, John Copps looks at the case for more storytelling in public services. Every organisation –...
John Copps
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Analysis of Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund: where will the money go?
Following the announcement of Round 2 of the government's Levelling Up Fund, MV looks in detail at where the money will be spent....
John Copps
Jan 19, 20232 min read
MV helps local authorities secure over £56m in Levelling Up grants
The government has announced the much-anticipated results of Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund. Nearly £2.1bn has been awarded to 111...
Mutual Ventures
Jan 19, 20231 min read