To emerge stronger from the COVID-19 crisis, we must take the time to understand how local authoriti
Alissa Davies reflects on a decade working with local government, and why it is uniquely placed to lead us through the current and future...
Alissa Davies
Oct 20, 20205 min read
Catch up on our webinar – Strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis: how to build back better
Catch up on our webinar where we consider strategic priorities in and beyond the crisis with a focus on how to build back better. The...
Andrew Laird
Oct 16, 20202 min read
“Building back better”: easy to say, harder to achieve
Agata Miśkowiec and Alissa Davies reflect on how local authorities can recover from the COVID-19 crisis and what is means to ‘build back...
Agata Miśkowiec
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Public Services must put strengths-based approaches at the centre if they are going to recover from
Laura Power-Wharton argues that we need to put relationships at the heart of our public services, and shift our focus to seeing...
Laura Power Wharton
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Case study: Bury 2030 Strategy, Bury Council
Client: Bury Council Date: March 2020 - September 2020 Support offered: We were originally commissioned pre-Covid-19 to support the...
Mutual Ventures
Sep 30, 20202 min read
The Kruger report on Levelling Up: a step towards consensus between government and civil society
Danny Kruger’s report – Levelling Up our Communities – proposes a re-emphasis on communities in the recovery from COVID-19. John Copps...
John Copps
Sep 26, 20203 min read
Local government reorganisation must heed the lessons of COVID-19 on the importance of place
A report commissioned by the County Councils Network on merging district and borough councils with county councils has sparked a lively...
Jamie McMahon
Sep 23, 20203 min read
Catch up on our webinar: Co-operative Approaches to COVID-19 Recovery
Catch up on our recent webinar on how local government can adopt a co-operative approach to recovery from COVID-19. Hear from our expert...
Andrew Laird
Sep 18, 20202 min read
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...
John Copps
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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...
Jamie McMahon
Jun 10, 20203 min read
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...
Mutual Ventures
Jun 4, 20201 min read
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...
John Copps
Jun 2, 20201 min read
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
May 6, 20203 min read
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...
Jamie McMahon
Feb 13, 20203 min read
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...
John Copps
Feb 7, 20203 min read
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...
Mark Bandalli
Jul 17, 20193 min read
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...
Emmet Regan
Jun 3, 20193 min read
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...
Emmet Regan
Feb 20, 20193 min read
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...
Andrew Laird
Oct 31, 20183 min read
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...
Emmet Regan
Mar 19, 20183 min read