

Catch up on our webinar: Levelling Up Fund Round 2 – Mobilising Your Project
Catch up on our webinar on Levelling Up Fund Round 2 - Mobilising Your Project. This webinar took place on Tuesday 31st January 2023....

Mutual Ventures
Jan 31, 20231 min read


Let’s make ‘local’ the default for solving national problems
If central government wants to tackle the biggest problems facing the country, it needs a much deeper understanding of how local areas...

Morgan Nasir-Finlayson
Jan 26, 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


‘Nothing about us, without us’: why services must listen to the voice of young people
Hannah Szczepanski argues that we need to do more to involve children in decisions about how services are designed and delivered....

Hannah Szczepanski
Jan 16, 20233 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


Comment from MV's Andrew Laird on the Autumn Statement
MV's Managing Director Andrew Laird comments on the government's budget statement, held on 17th November 2022, and what it means for...

Andrew Laird
Nov 25, 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


Catch up on our webinar: Relational Project Management - putting people at the centre of projects
Catch up on our webinar on 'Relational Project Management'. This webinar was held on Tuesday 1st November 2022. MV’s Relational Project...

Mutual Ventures
Nov 1, 20222 min read


From instruction to delivery: implementing the Care Review
Emmet Regan provides a framework of four 'Ps' - people, perspective, partners and prioritising - to guide implementation of the...

Emmet Regan
Oct 18, 20224 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


Catch up on our webinar UK Shared Prosperity Fund – Preparing For Delivery
Watch our webinar - UK Shared Prosperity Fund – Preparing For Delivery - held on Tuesday 4th October. Watch again The right local...

Mutual Ventures
Oct 4, 20222 min read


Family Hubs - helping you design and implement joined-up services
Family Hubs are places where families can access integrated early help services, and the government is committed to supporting local...

David Fairhurst
Jul 18, 20222 min read


Useful resources from the Strengthening Families national learning event
On the 14-15th June, the Department for Education's Strengthening Families Protecting Children (SFPC) Programme held an online national...

Jordan Binedell
Jul 8, 20222 min read


Catch up webinar - Local strategies for supporting physical activity and wellbeing
Catch up on our on local strategies for supporting physical activity and wellbeing, and how to include investment in physical activity...

Mutual Ventures
Jun 17, 20221 min read


Reform and Relationships: Making the Care Review a Reality
The Care Review may not be perfect but in its recognition that reform is about relationships, it offers a chance for genuine change says...

Emmet Regan
Jun 6, 20223 min read


A reset focused on family & relationships: MV welcomes the Care Review
MV welcomes the publication of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, as ‘a once in a generation opportunity to reset...

John Copps
May 23, 20222 min read


Learning from the Family Valued approach to children's services in Newcastle
Mutual Ventures welcomes the publication of a report describing the process and lessons learnt one year into the implementation of Family...

John Copps
May 23, 20221 min read


Catch up webinar: DfE's Staying Close Programme - insight and examples
Catch up on our webinar held on Thursday 19th May to discuss the opportunities from the DfE Staying Close Programme, and hear examples of...

Mutual Ventures
May 19, 20221 min read


The ‘people’s choice’ for health and care leadership
Andrew Laird argues that councils should take the lead role set out in the government's intentions for 'place-based' health and social...

Andrew Laird
May 12, 20223 min read