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Local authorities must work with communities to lead the COVID-19 recovery

John Copps

Jun 22, 2020
2 min

Local authorities must work with communities to lead the COVID-19 recovery

John Copps argues that the recovery from COVID-19 needs to be a joint endeavour with councils, communities and local businesses all...

An effective COVID-19 recovery plan requires co-operation

Jamie McMahon

Jun 10, 2020
3 min

An effective COVID-19 recovery plan requires co-operation

Jamie McMahon outlines five areas where co-operative values and principles can support local authorities in the recovery from COVID-19. A...

Planning your COVID-19 recovery strategy

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Jun 5, 2020
1 min

Planning your COVID-19 recovery strategy

Our support offer to help local authorities to lead their local plan for recovery COVID-19 has shaken the UK’s citizens, communities and...

Recovering together with communities: ideas to help local authorities plan the COVID-19 recovery

John Copps

Jun 2, 2020
1 min

Recovering together with communities: ideas to help local authorities plan the COVID-19 recovery

COVID-19 will be a pivotal event for this generation. Public services have an opportunity to reshape themselves around people and...

After Covid-19, public services must be powered by people

Jamie McMahon

May 6, 2020
3 min

After Covid-19, public services must be powered by people

Jamie McMahon argues that we must use the Covid-19 crisis to build public services powered by people, and not just return to business as...

Jamie McMahon

Feb 13, 2020
3 min

Time for towns to grab their own reins

MV’s Jamie McMahon reflects on his experience of East Midlands towns and how communities across the UK have the chance to seize the...

John Copps

Feb 7, 2020
3 min

In praise of local government

Maligning local government will get us nowhere, even if it is our democratic right to do so. Often maligned and little-understood, they...

Achieving balance across the Adult Social Care system

Mark Bandalli

Jul 17, 2019
3 min

Achieving balance across the Adult Social Care system

In his article titled ‘Striking the right balance’, MV’s Emmet Regan emphasises the need for local authorities to reframe complex...

Emmet Regan

Jun 3, 2019
3 min

Striking the right balance

Emmet Regan explores how leaders must take a balanced approach to solve complex public service problems and improve outcomes. A version...

Back to the future? The challenge of modern contracting and commissioning.

Emmet Regan

Feb 20, 2019
3 min

Back to the future? The challenge of modern contracting and commissioning.

Emmet Regan argues that the rise of complexity in our lives and in our public services has made traditional approaches to outsourcing...

End of austerity? Not yet for public services

Andrew Laird

Oct 31, 2018
3 min

End of austerity? Not yet for public services

MV’s Andrew Laird argues that we must bring public services closer together to keep future demand under control. This week, the...

Are you brave enough to cede control of services?

Emmet Regan

Mar 19, 2018
3 min

Are you brave enough to cede control of services?

Emmet Regan argues that public service bodies need to cede individual organisational control in order to ensure greater collective...

The Carillion aftermath…Don’t jump to conclusions

Andrew Laird

Feb 7, 2018
3 min

The Carillion aftermath…Don’t jump to conclusions

In the wake of the collapse of public service outsourcer Carillion, some are aggressively calling for an end to all independent delivery...

What will 2018 have in store for public services?

John Copps

Dec 14, 2017
3 min

What will 2018 have in store for public services?

If turmoil is the new mode of twenty-first century politics, then 2017 didn’t disappoint. It was tumultuous to say the least and there...

Andrew Laird

Nov 8, 2017
4 min

The battle for public service markets

Writing for HuffPost, Mutual Ventures Director Andrew Laird describes the public service market “battle ground” and makes the case for...

Public Services face the greatest uncertainty yet – but the show must go on

Andrew Laird

Nov 1, 2017
4 min

Public Services face the greatest uncertainty yet – but the show must go on

Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores the impact central government instability has on services and what can...

The fix? Improving public services through design thinking

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Sep 26, 2017
3 min

The fix? Improving public services through design thinking

Sneh Jani argues that public service providers need to embrace ‘design thinking’ to improve experiences, outcomes and make services more...

We need devolution deals – and we need them now

Andrew Laird

Jul 12, 2017
3 min

We need devolution deals – and we need them now

Writing for HuffPost, MV’s Andrew Laird makes the case for more devolution against the backdrop of central government uncertainty…...

Now the poetry is over: how metro mayors can govern in prose and deliver for citizens

Emmet Regan

May 12, 2017
3 min

Now the poetry is over: how metro mayors can govern in prose and deliver for citizens

MV’s Emmet Regan looks at how a close focus on delivery can help the new metro mayors meet their pledges to citizens. New ‘metro-mayors’...

Public service reform and the impact on councillors

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May 8, 2017
3 min

Public service reform and the impact on councillors

Writing for the MJ, with services increasingly being transferred to new delivery models, MV’s Ben Cahill discusses the changing role of...

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