My weekly posts
Is your council going through Local government reorganisation? Take a look at the RedQuadrant LGR hub
Many councils are now entering the phase of Local Government Reorganisation where delivery becomes the real challenge. Most support focuses on analysis and recommendations, but Chief Executives still carry the responsibility for implementation. What councils often need is experienced partners who stay alongside them through delivery, helping ensure the new authority is safe and legal on Day One, the programme remains under control, and capability stays inside the council. That thinking is what we’ve brought together in the RedQuadrant LGR Hub. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7437054177383567360/
Courses and events
Contract Management course – this March
Designed for public services professionals, this programme refreshes core skills, challenges thinking, strengthens decision-making, manages political realities, and improves value-for-money through evidence-based, outcome-focused contract management. The programme runs from Wednesday 25 March 2026 to Wednesday 13 May 2026, with six core sessions. contact Sarah Johnston on 07701 049836 or email sarah.johnston@publicservicetransformation.org. link.redquadrant.com/ContractManagement26
Child House to be rolled out nationally – well done to the RedQuadrant consultants who were involved
This is wonderful news! I remain very proud of the small but hopefully valuable role RedQuadrant played in supporting this fantastic example ofsystems change or systems convening in moving public services closer to how they ought to be! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_child-victims-should-never-be-forced-to-repeat-activity-7407439019019485184-Q_Hx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADUV_eUBZSxZvFpx70OV050F6K5HM2MhTMo
Introducing the RedQuadrant Local Government Reorganisation hub
Local Government Reorganisation is coming fast. By April 2028, every new authority must be safe, legal, and fully operational. That means statutory officers secured, ICT cutovers rehearsed, services live, and residents experiencing seamless continuity. The RedQuadrant LGR Hub is the only model that guarantees readiness while embedding lasting capability. With a single accountable structure, governance at its core, and capability pillars across adults, children’s, SEND, ICT, finance, housing, and place, the Hub ensures no gaps, no surprises. Three outcomes, every time: Safe and legal on day one; Visible assurance and confidence in delivery; Future-ready capacity with transformation built in. Find out more now: https://www.redquadrant.com/lgrhub
Commissioning Compass: systems assessment for change
Our newly launched tool, the Commissioning Compass, helps you to assess your commissioning system and form an action plan for improvement. It’s available for free via our Teachable site – try it now! link.redquadrant.com/commissioningcompass
Next National Commissioning Academy
We’re building our cohort for the next national commissioning academy – our flagship commissioning programme from the PSTA. Register your interest now: https://link.redquadrant.com/nextacademy25
What I’ve been reading:
Congratulations to Andrew Humphreys. who has stepped into a new role as SAVVI Delivery Manager.
The SAVVI project, (short for Scalable Approach to Vulnerability via Interoperability) is about helping public services identify, assess, and support people at risk of poor outcomes, whether that’s homelessness, child poverty, or even being unable to evacuate during a flood. By developing open data standards, practical guidance, and innovative tools, SAVVI enables a truly coordinated, multi-agency response. You can read more on Andrew’s role, and on the project, here: https://coda.io/@savvi/welcome/exciting-news-from-the-savvi-team-313
Things I shared on socials:
‘The Inconvenience of Systems Thinking’ on the Two Inconveient Women podcast
2025, Rachel Musson: There are quite a few things in this world that get me ranting…and the co-opting of systems thinking is one of them. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-inconvenience-of-systems-thinking-on-activity-7438131074070827008-MiRK?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho
Postmasters’ lawyer quits over David Lammy’s ‘tyrannical’ jury reforms
Flora Page KC, who has represented some of those wrongly convicted in the Horizon case, accuses ministers of ‘hijacking the suffering of victims’ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_postmasters-lawyer-quits-over-david-lammy-activity-7437982759773597696-0mfs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho
Launch Event: What does it take to sustain place-based change? Renaisi-TSIP, 21 April 2026, London UK
Relational public services good, transactional bad?That’s not how real systems work. And it’s not how change happens. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_launch-event-what-does-it-take-to-sustain-activity-7437981005912805376-ENaI?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
2024, Tess Mclure: Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-great-abandonment-what-happens-to-the-activity-7437891519325450241-yxSV?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAACuq-oBecVFDW6PCf3lkoG-peMeuLBeoho
chosen path 