mutuals

Clegg’s capitalism: knowingly oversold?

18 January 2012 | Dan Corry

The Deputy Prime Minister’s plans to encourage more John Lewis style companies will only get us so far. He needs to be more radical and consider greater worker participation within firms Read more

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The long view of council cuts

14 October 2011 | Andrew Jepp

Cost reduction is a priority for local government, but it must not lose sight of future goals and challenges. If town halls take care of the long term, then the short term should take care of itself Read more

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Mutuals: where’s the proof?

18 August 2011 | Paul O'Brien

Ministers are keen to promote mutuals as the way forward for the public sector, but there is little evidence to suggest that these will help to improve the quality and efficiency of services Read more...

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Mixed up over mutuals

21 July 2011 | John Perry

The government’s plan to establish public sector mutuals – run by staff – will face a number of difficulties, not least European Union competition rules Read more...

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Public services: mutually assured destruction?

20 July 2011 | Colin Talbot

The ‘Big Idea’ in the Open Public Services White Paper is the creation of worker mutuals. But the hurdles to these are formidable and the possible dynamics hazardous Read more

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Making the most of mutuals

6 July 2011 | Alan Edwards

The public sector needs some timely advice on how to set up a mutual. Guidance is required for both the corporate centre and business managers Read more

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Crossed wires over care

21 June 2011 | Tim Care

The main downfall of Southern Cross was old-fashioned economics and not privatisation. It is too simplistic to suggest that public ownership would have prevented such an outcome Read more

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Waiting in vain for the white paper

16 June 2011 | Colin Talbot

It’s no surprise that the public services white paper has been postponed again. Few governments across the world ever come up with coherent reform strategies Read more

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VIDEO BLOG: Mutual appreciation? By Heather Wakefield

18 August 2010 | Heather Wakefield

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