Danny Kruger’s report – Levelling Up our Communities – proposes a re-emphasis on communities in the recovery from COVID-19. John Copps...

A report commissioned by the County Councils Network on merging district and borough councils with county councils has sparked a lively...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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