

Creating the conditions for inclusive growth - what can we expect in the Budget
Mark Bandalli and Sally Dickens consider some of the levers available to the new government to ensure economic growth in inclusive and...

Mark Bandalli
Oct 28, 20243 min read


What is Radical Place Leadership?
In this short video explainer, MV's Chief Executive Andrew Laird breaks down the concept of Radical Place Leadership - what is, at its...

Andrew Laird
Oct 25, 20241 min read


Towards a 'whole government' approach to health
The health of the nation doesn't just rely on what the NHS does - it requires a wider view of our lives at home and work, and the public...

John Copps
Oct 22, 20243 min read


Catch up on our webinar: Radical Place Leadership: Getting the governance and accountability right
Catch up on our live webinar Radical Place Leadership: Getting the governance and accountability right , held on Tuesday 15th October...

Mutual Ventures
Oct 15, 20242 min read


Case Study: North East Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership - Place Leadership Support
Client: Â North East Lincolnshire Health and Care Partnership Date: Â April to August 2024 Challenges faced by the client: North East...

Mutual Ventures
Sep 30, 20242 min read


The role of Place Leadership in building community resilience
Yvonne Reinhardt argues that radically different, place-based approaches to public service delivery can help improve the resilience of...

Yvonne Reinhardt
Sep 10, 20243 min read


How empowering local actors leads to innovation, partnerships and accelerated growth
Sally Dickens reflects on her experiences as a local government Economic Development and Regeneration Manager, and argues that central...

Sally Dickens
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Missions, Radical Place Leadership and the future of local public services
Drawing on the historic and emerging thinking and work of others, Andrew Laird describes a practical pathway towards a radical model of...

Andrew Laird
Aug 16, 20245 min read


Catch up on our webinar: Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector
Catch up on our live round table discussion - 'Radical Place Leadership and The Third Sector' - which was held on Wednesday 7th August...

Mutual Ventures
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Delivering the mission
Emmet Regan presents a delivery framework of ‘Six Ps’ that takes lessons from the previous Labour government and overlays the modern...

Emmet Regan
Aug 5, 20244 min read


Brokering a new social contract
Local government is uniquely positioned to play a huge role in the rebuilding of a new social contract between the public and public...

Prof Donna Hall
Jul 29, 20244 min read


Catch up on our webinar: Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy help address 2024’s challenges in public services?
Catch up on our webinar - Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy help address 2024’s challenges in public services? - which was held...

Mutual Ventures
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Catch up our webinar: Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership
Catch up on our webinar - Meeting the productivity challenge through Radical Place Leadership - which took place on Tuesday 28th May...

Mutual Ventures
May 29, 20241 min read


Tackling Violence through Integrated Place-Based Teams
Violence Reduction Units are a great example of how central government policy can translate effectively to the local level to proactively...

Prof Donna Hall
May 22, 20243 min read


Catch up on our webinar: Reflections on the Liberating Public Services Conference
Catch up on our webinar - Reflections on the Liberating Public Services Conference. This webinar was held on Tuesday 7th May 2024. Watch...

Mutual Ventures
May 9, 20241 min read


Liberating Local Government
After more than a decade of austerity and rising demand for services, Ross Murray argues that there is a need for change in the way local...

Ross Murray
Apr 29, 20243 min read


Could a return of 2009’s Total Place policy be part of the solution to public services’ challenges in 2024?
With murmurs of a post-election return of the previous Labour government’s Total Place policy, John Copps looks at why it is still...

John Copps
Apr 16, 20243 min read


Revisiting Total Place: an approach to collaboration in local public servicesÂ
Launched in 2009, the UK Government's Total Place policy is a valuable model of local multi-agency collaboration in an attempt to provide...

Elizabeth Roe
Apr 9, 20247 min read


Radical Reformers ep.69: Place Leadership with Sam Plum
This episode is with Sam Plum, the inaugural Chief Executive of the new Westmorland and Furness Council. This council was created when...

Andrew Laird
Feb 28, 20241 min read


Investing in prevention: the most difficult issue in public services today?
John Copps asks what we can do to rebalance government investment towards preventing problems rather than crisis management and is...

John Copps
Feb 20, 20245 min read