“Burnout isn’t a sign of commitment, it’s a sign of organisational failure. If your best people are exhausted, withdrawn, or like shadows of who they once were, that’s not a resource problem. That’s a You problem.” www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2025/the-thi...

Anyone have any insight in to how Green Book cases are evaluated?

I’m pretty sure those nursery rhymes and white noise sounds to put a toddler to sleep has influenced this.

Reading spreadsheets at 5pm 🥱

Great news! LAs run the services people touch every day. When these services work well, they're invisible. When they don't, residents feel it immediately. There are genuine opportunities where collaborative working and technology could make a meaningful difference. www.gov.uk/guidance/gds...

I wasn’t prepared for snow

What an unbelievable goal. Wild, wild match! Brazil vs Scotland in 1998 is pretty much the first world cup game I can remember watching. Will be great to see them back in 👏

I always wondered who still watches Eastenders and then I just watched The Feud on Netflix - Which is a drama about…Planning Permission. About as mundane as TV gets. But here I am on episode 2.

Here’s one I made earlier

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 :)

Mamdani celebrating with sountrack to Dhoom is epic

Sunny Sunday

Latte game getting better

At Winkworth Arboretum. It’s stunning!

There's a lot of talk about AI in gov right now. Mostly on productivity tools like Copilot. The broader challenge is embedding AI into public services that impact citizens directly. I wrote about how to create the right conditions for teams to succeed. rummanamin.co.uk/what-conditi...

Potty training accident first thing on a Friday morning 💆🏽‍♂️

It’s become too cold too soon

There's a lot of talk about AI in gov right now. Mostly on productivity tools like Copilot. The broader challenge is embedding AI into public services that impact citizens directly. I wrote about how to create the right conditions for teams to succeed. rummanamin.co.uk/what-conditi...

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I just found out there was a massive DVD type thing called LaserDisc. It’s HUGE!

Had surgery over the weekend to sort out my long-term sinus problems. It has totally sapped my energy 😨

I feel for my grandparents and parents who had to endure some horrific racism when they first came to the UK and now again decades later.👇🏽

A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza It says there are grounds to conclude that four of five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Almost a year after we bought this house, the title papers arrived. To my surprise, they included the original handwritten title deeds, mortgage agreement, conveyancing and HM Land Registry documents from 1930 as well as docs from the next owner in 1962.

Alien Earth is cool 👌🏼

Cooking some sea bass on the BBQ 🧑🏼‍🍳🧑🏽‍🍳

One of the biggest hurdles for delivering at pace in gov is Governance. Digital delivery is inherently agile and iterative but our governance models still think in milestones, stage gates, and business cases. I’ve written about how we can shift our approach: www.softwire.com/insights/why...

The Bear is the best thing on TV right? First episode of new season is fire 🔥

One of the biggest hurdles for delivering at pace in gov is Governance. Digital delivery is inherently agile and iterative but our governance models still think in milestones, stage gates, and business cases. I’ve written about how we can shift our approach: www.softwire.com/insights/why...

Real meaningful work by @himal.bsky.social and others to create a better way for people with ADHD to get the support they need

We’ve launched! When I first shared a proposal for a more joined up approach to ADHD care in the UK I wasn’t expecting much. But what happened next surprised me. People stepped forward. To help. To amplify. To create something better. Now we’re a team: ADHD Pathfinding. Proud to be part of it.

I made a website for my father in law’s restaurant years ago. He asked me to update the food ment. It’s been so long since I touched any code that I just realised the Atom code editor installed on my Mac was discontinued by Github in December 2022!

Season 3 of Squid Game is amazing. Equal parts gripping and stressful. I would avoid if you are squeamish about blood of violence. It is graphic.

A proposal for a “Single Front Door” for ADHD. Shaped by my own lived experience, conversations with dozens navigating ADHD journeys and strengthened through generous input from experienced designers, policy thinkers and former civil servants This isn’t just a blog post. It’s a call to action.

New report on gentrification across London. 12 of the 53 areas are in Tower Hamlets 💔 trustforlondon.org.uk/data/gentrif...

One minute you’re having a rave in Ministry of Sound and then suddenly you’re in your mid 30s growing lettuce in the garden

Lovely Eid party 🎉

I've written a new post about how we can practically and sustainably build delivery capability across government - drawing on lessons from real teams inside gov. www.softwire.com/insights/8-s...

I've written a new post about how we can practically and sustainably build delivery capability across government - drawing on lessons from real teams inside gov. www.softwire.com/insights/8-s...

Mission Impossible was fun and exciting but I don’t think I’ve ever been so stressed watching a film before.

Interesting night! Nice bumping in to familiar faces :)

The Sun’s out on Eid ☀️

We’re in the last week of Ramadan. I’ve been going to be mosque more often this month and i’m in awe at the level of charity and community work being done 👏

The new GOV.UK login system is the first step in a radical transformation of the British state (FREE TO READ!) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/login-to-a...

It’s the first day of Ramadan. I’m very grateful that we managed to move in after 5 months if reno chaos. It was still a building site right up to the morning we moved in!

Last brunch before going back to work tomorrow 🥲

2024 has been an interesting year. - Daughter turned 1 and it’s amazing - We bought a new place (stressful AF) but haven’t moved in yet - Left the CS and joined a consultancy. Enjoying working across Gov but took on too much and burnt out bad in Dec - Stopped taking care of me. Will fix that in 25’

I have eaten an inordinate amount of yorkshire puddings this evening and now I’m going to binge Squid Game 2.

I’m getting the hang of this now.

That is a pretty wild procurement award!