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- noun Plural form of
mutual .
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Examples
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Back in the context of "mutuals" -- public bodies set up along John Lewis lines in which employees and sometimes users have a stake and vested interest in success -- Jowell says that because "you can't control" its outcome, the move will require a "cultural shift" in government thinking.
New Statesman James Macintyre 2010
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Back in the context of "mutuals" -- public bodies set up along John Lewis lines in which employees and sometimes users have a stake and vested interest in success -- Jowell says that because "you can't control" its outcome, the move will require a "cultural shift" in government thinking.
New Statesman James Macintyre 2010
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Back in the context of "mutuals" -- public bodies set up along John Lewis lines in which employees and sometimes users have a stake and vested interest in success -- Jowell says that because "you can't control" its outcome, the move will require a "cultural shift" in government thinking.
New Statesman James Macintyre 2010
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But despite the difficulties and risks, the idea of mutuals is catching the imagination of an increasing number of public sector staff.
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Taking over servicesThe government pushed the idea of mutuals in the Open Public Services white paper, published in July.
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While the Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, talks of locally empowered "mutuals" spinning off public services, Capita remains quietly confident that these cottage-industry start-ups will not stand in the way of its ambitions to be at the heart of the government's cost-saving programme.
Capita deals with £3.3bn of government spending as more work is outsourced Simon Bowers 2010
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In recent decades, many insurance companies have converted from being "mutuals," which are owned by their policyholders, into publicly traded stock companies, owned by shareholders.
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Shadow transport secretary Sadiq Khan said there should be no barriers to stop "new models, such as mutuals and co-operatives, from taking over franchises".
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Jowell has pushed for "mutuals" since before becoming, last June, Minister for the Cabinet Office, a post she holds along-side Minister for London and the Paymaster General.
New Statesman James Macintyre 2010
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Jowell has pushed for "mutuals" since before becoming, last June, Minister for the Cabinet Office, a post she holds along-side Minister for London and the Paymaster General.
New Statesman James Macintyre 2010
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