Any tips on travelling to very busy places with an active 2 year old? (We are planning family trip to Mecca in Jan). I saw this shoulder carrier online. Has anyone tried these? cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/05...

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...

Instant regret upgrading my iPhone to new iOS. This glass design is actually hurting my eyes. Why are half the icons blurry?

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!

I swear you need a PhD in Trigonometry to put up coving. The angles and corners and cutting directions are so confusing. I’ve been at it since 8am and my head hurts more than the physical toll of measuring, cutting, and sticking on the wall.

All the boats and ships... www.vesselfinder.com All the planes... www.flightradar24.com/48.12,10.21/5 We're doing too much, people! We're burning too many fossils, releasing too much CO2, heating the planet, buggering the weather! Slow down everyone! #climatebreakdown #climatecrisis #actnow

Thanks for the ticket @ukgovcamp.bsky.social 🥳

This is a list of oppressed and systematically disadvantaged people and groups in the UK 🧵 The list is in no particular order. Items are loosely grouped. Please use it in any way if it's useful to you! I welcome your feedback, suggestions and comments ⭐️ docs.google.com/document/d/1... 1/8 ⬇️

Almost made carrying a pram up 2 flights of stairs worth it.

It’s very cold but the coffee is warm ☀️

What gif pops up when you type in your name? I was not expecting that 😂

It’s out. My full interview. Growing up poor with non- working parents. Wandering the streets of London on my own at 7. Struggling to fit in at school or anywhere else. Deciding to end my life… then not. Turning my life around at 32. It’s a lot. Even for me. And I lived it!

Does this mean there will be much needed procurement reform?!

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No. Outlook. No. I do not want reactions to my emails. Please stop giving me a thumbs up.

Covid has absolutely floored me 🤒😪

I found an old newspaper from the 70s in the chimney at my new place. The house prices are mindblowing.

New tube commute book @richardpope.org

I’m so exhausted! After 4 months of chaos and uncertainty we finally exchanged AND completed on Friday. We have been ready for 2 months but didn’t know for sure it was happening until the actual day we moved. It was very stressful being in limbo for so long. Process had more twists than Eastenders

The SGinGov lineup looks fantastic this year. It’s nip and tuck if I’ll be able to go - My house move is likely to fall on those dates. If I do attend it means house move didn’t happen 🥲

This is sad news 🙁

Brilliant as always from Kuba. Working and working practices in the open is great across all facets of delivery. - How you’re delivering in a team? - How you’re making decisions at programme level? - How the governance works? - How budgets and funding work? Make it easier for teams to succeed.