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 30, 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
Case study: An economic strategy for Lewisham Town Centre
Client: Lewisham Council, working with town centre partners Date: September – December 2022 Challenges faced by the client: Lewisham is a...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Looking ahead to 2023: MV’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing public services
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...
Luke Bevir
Dec 14, 20225 min read
Catch up on our webinar: The Power of Positive Disruption in Public Services
Catch up on our webinar on the power of positive disruption in public services. This webinar took place on Wednesday 14th December. Watch...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 14, 20221 min read
Local government is better placed than Whitehall to make Levelling Up work
Luke Bevir argues that local councils – not central government – are in the best position to level up the UK, and should be trusted to...
Luke Bevir
Nov 15, 20223 min read
As budgets tighten, spending on “people” and “place” must have common goals
Mark Bandalli and Andrew Laird argue that for a successful economy we need to value social capital and invest in people and communities....
Mark Bandalli
Oct 7, 20223 min read
Case Study: High Peak Borough Council & Staffordshire Moorlands District Council UKSPF Plan
Client: High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Date: June 2022 – August 2022 Challenges faced by the...
Mutual Ventures
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Case Study: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) West Lindsey
Client: West Lindsey District Council Date: August 2022 - January 2023 Challenge faced by client: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 28, 20223 min read
Case study: Lewisham Town Centre Levelling Up strategy
Client: Lewisham Council, working with partners Date: April 2022 - July 2022 Challenges faced by the client: The London Borough of...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 28, 20222 min read
What local government needs to do on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Catch up on our webinar on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund here! The UK government has now published the long-awaited guidance on the UK...
John Copps
Apr 14, 20221 min read