Catch up on our webinar: Should “local” be the default for all public services?
Catch up on our webinar on should "local" be the default for all public services. This webinar took place on Tuesday 18th April 2023....
Mutual Ventures
Apr 18, 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
Our response to the Budget's news on Levelling Up
Last week's budget had some welcome news on devolution and levelling up, particularly with moves to consolidate funding at regional level...
Andrew Laird
Mar 21, 20231 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: UK Shared Prosperity Fund – What we know and what to do now
Catch up on our free webinar – UK Shared Prosperity Fund: What we know and what to do now – held on Wednesday 20th April at 10-11am....
Mutual Ventures
Apr 22, 20221 min read
The unanswered tension between central decision-making and devolved power
Central government talks about giving up power to local areas but seems hesitant to truly commit to devolution, says Kate Davies. Central...
Kate Davies
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Levelling Up White Paper: from slogan to manifesto for domestic policy
The Levelling Up White Paper answers the charge that 'levelling up' lacks detail, but its main role is to marshal existing policy into a...
John Copps
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Levelling Up will only succeed if public services are at the centre of the government’s plan
Are you planning a bid to the Levelling Up Fund? Hear from our experts on the lessons learnt from Round One on a free Mutual Ventures...
John Copps
Sep 23, 20213 min read
Plans to put ‘place’ at the centre of healthcare are long overdue
John Copps welcomes the emphasis on ‘place’ in NHS England’s plans for health system reform, and argues that the balance of power should...
John Copps
Feb 3, 20213 min read
Five trends to watch out for in public services in 2021
After a year of unprecedented challenges, Mutual Ventures’ Agata Miśkowiec and John Copps look at what’s in store for public services in...
John Copps
Dec 17, 20204 min read
Using data to improve your adult social care services
We can support you to design and implement improvements to your processes of collecting, managing and using information, helping to make...
Mutual Ventures
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Only devolution can protect public services from years of Brexit disruption
The new Prime Minister made his first policy speech in Manchester on the 27th July and the major theme was supporting the further...
Andrew Laird
Jul 28, 20193 min read
Are we looking at 10 years of disruption for local services?
MV’s Andrew Laird argues that central government needs to prioritise restarting the drive for devolution to protect local services from...
Andrew Laird
May 14, 20193 min read
Who is best placed to lead the integration of public services?
As public services seek to become more joined up, who is best-placed to take the ‘integration leadership’ role? In an article published...
John Copps
Feb 14, 20183 min read
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...
John Copps
Dec 14, 20173 min read
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...
Andrew Laird
Nov 1, 20174 min read
Integrating Whitehall: the case for a Department for Public Sector Reform
To achieve the goal of a coordinated approach to complex public service issues, integration must happen in Whitehall argues MV’s Emmet...
Emmet Regan
Oct 24, 20173 min read
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…...
Andrew Laird
Jul 12, 20173 min read
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’...
Emmet Regan
May 12, 20173 min read
West-Midlands devolution and the potential for public services
Writing for Huffpost, MV’s Andrew Laird reflects on the West-midlands devolution event held at the Beacon Centre for the Blind in...
Andrew Laird
Feb 14, 20173 min read