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The Call for Sessions for June's @uxscotland.bsky.social event is still open. The conference theme is: Constraint as a Catalyst Visit uxscotland.net/call-sessions for more information and submission details. The conference team can also discuss proposals and help you develop a submission.

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The event programme for SDinGov Virtual (11th March) has been published here: virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026 Tickets are now on sale: virtual.sdingov.net/tickets The event is also looking for sponsors: virtual.sdingov.net/sponsors

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Today is the last day to submit a session proposal for next year's Agile Manchester conference: agilemanchester.net/call-for-ses... The event will take place from 13-14 May Tickets now available. Discount for freelancers.

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.

New post just out: Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list". No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks. It desperately needs a new approach. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...

Which one is more English?

Cambridge nerds: a friend of mine is looking at setting up coworking space for creatives nearby. Should be a decent space for working and exhibiting: www.solcreativefoundry.com

Disappointing to have my broadband provider finger point at Openreach rather than owning the problem.

I shaved off some of my beard and now I look uglier and stupider. Please donate to make me less sad. I am raising money for prostate cancer because no-one wants a camera up their John Thomas but it's better than cancer. movember.com/m/15502375?m...

Tomorrow is the day, and we've got just 10 tickets left! We're looking forward to getting together at MShed in Bristol for one day to explore how you can make changes, influence people, and build better teams. Get your ticket now for £125+ VAT: bristol.ripple.events

Safe travels and a successful event to my events team running @ripplesbristol.bsky.social this week. (Some tickets still available for folks who can be in Bristol tomorrow! - bristol.ripple.events)

I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside). I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice. Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good. Thx :)

Back from holiday. Only 164 emails. Considering that a win.

Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we? After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism. Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨 🧵 1/22

Reminder: Agile Manchester Call for Sessions is open (until Monday 10th Nov). Visit agilemanchester.net/call-for-ses... for more info on the types of session we’re looking for. The event will return in May 2026. Tickets now available.

Virtual SDinGov returns on 11th March: virtual.sdingov.net A 1 day, online edition of SDinGov. Tickets now on sale.

The Call for Sessions for next year’s @uxscotland.bsky.social conference is now open: uxscotland.net/call-sessions The event takes place from 10-11 June in Edinburgh. Tickets are on sale and the event is also looking for sponsors.

Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted: manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

From Charlie Kirk to CCHQ, the right has realised they can lie and not be challenged. Why? In this week’s column, Stewart Lee looks at the ways populists mislead modern voters

I'm always tempted to ask people who think the UK's Human Rights act 'needs reform' which one of these you object to some people having. And also, why specifically those people.

"The economic disaster that is Brexit" (A lot worse than I had thought) Will Hutton in @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help. www.help99.co/patches/timo...

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home. I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

500 employers fined £10m for failing to pay the national minimum wage. 42,000 workers repaid more than £6m. Roll of exploitation includes Holland & Barrett, Centrica, Adecco, Avis, Euro Garages, Genting Casinos, Go Outdoors, Mitchells & Butlers. Some have a history. None forgot to pay execs.

I have recently completed this side-project: A calm (even boring?) forum that drives Meaningful online Conversations, not views or likes ============================ => www.wise-words.online ============================ With an export function to extract the conclusions for your team's decision log.

Looking to talk to a first-time buyer who is overpaying their mortgage - please email [email protected] Shares gratefully received.

So exhausting..

The course I created teaches on cutting edge research in the field, making it accessible for a wide audience. Experts whose research is discussed include @katestarbird.bsky.social and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social Beginners Propaganda and Disinformation course - Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/propa...

Excellent Guardian piece on Aadhar, India's digital ID system, that captures the dilemma extremely well. Digital-by-default methods create huge convenience for some, double-down on social exclusion for others, and it is easy for their scope to rapidly expand www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Didn't make it to this year's #SDinGov? Sign up for our 1 day virtual SDinGov in March: virtual.sdingov.net

UX Scotland returns to Edinburgh in June. Advance tickets are now on sale. The event is also seeking sponsors... uxscotland.net

New post just out: The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed. In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...

Reminder: The Call for sessions for next year's Agile Manchester is open: agilemanchester.net/call-for-ses... The event will take place from 13-14 May...

Lovely day at #DeliverCon Thoughtful delivery management practitioners working together to solve problems to make things better for citizens. Good to catch up with some old friends too.

Might have just said "I'll cons something up" - there's a phrase buried at the back of my brain.

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I am recruiting a Senior Accessibility Specialist to be part of the Government Digital Service accessibility and digital inclusion team. Applications open until Sunday 26th October. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... #a11y #Accessibility #AccessibilityRegulations

... Meanwhile, the industry hype sometimes overshadows reality - and data already shows the overpromises. I’ve pulled together my reflections on: - Common pitfalls - Better alternatives for adoption - Guiding principles for leaders in this fast-evolving space ... (continue)

Super deal only for today for my book! If you ever wanted to learn kotlin and functional programming it's your chance!

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A very experienced (25+ years) full-stack developer friend is looking for a new, fully-remote role. Tons of experience in the Microsoft world but also comfortable in other stacks. DM me for an intro.

@billybragg.bsky.social will send you stickers.

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Building a culture of national pride on the things we’re actually good at and the things we make that people actually want would make us look like Tumblr Island and we should absolutely do it “Britain? The Warhammer porno costume drama academia place that used to be into racism? Yeah, weird dudes?”