I feel pretty chuffed about the water butt I installed yesterday. I was not expecting a downpour this week.

I watched an interview with Christopher Nolan describe the intricate process of filming with IMAX cameras, cutting the film, digitally editing it and then glueing it back together. Where can I watch The Odyssey in a IMAX 70mm screening?

Great second half! Loved that Saka/Rashford cameo at the end. Also Djed Spence, who is the first Muslim player to represent the senior England mens football team ❤️

Nice to see Test and learn gaining momentum in gov right now. Some gov folk have raised two questions. Leaders: if teams are experimenting, how does it tie back to strategy? Teams: Are OKRs and portfolios still the right framework? I think they matter more: rummanamin.co.uk/the-golden-t...

Seville photo dump. Beautiful place ❤️ rummanamin.co.uk/seville/

At GDS we had the golden thread on a wall: strategy down to teams, every person able to point at why their work mattered. Under test and learn that thread comes to life. Intent flows down, learning flows back up. New post: rummanamin.co.uk/the-golden-t...

The Azteca is a magnificent stadium 🤩

Had a lovely time in Edinburgh. I did not pack appropriately for an unexpectedly sunny weekend.

Went to see the The Mandalorian and Grogu. It was quite a let down IMHO.

Surely even Arsenal can’t fumble it from here?

I’ve been expecting rain all weekend after checking the forecast but it’s been nothing but sunny

This place is really nice

Bank Holiday Weekend ❤️

Eid Mubarak ✌🏼

This is just taking the biscuit. How are these instructions acceptable 😂😭

Technical debt always loses the prioritisation battle, but ignoring it isn't free. It's deferred cost with interest. I wrote about how gov teams can tackle it. Make debt visible, protect sprint capacity, and modernise incrementally without stopping delivery. rummanamin.co.uk/tackling-tec...

Technical debt always loses the prioritisation battle, but ignoring it isn't free. It's deferred cost with interest. I wrote about how gov teams can tackle it. Make debt visible, protect sprint capacity, and modernise incrementally without stopping delivery. rummanamin.co.uk/tackling-tec...

We've seen why it's critical to run things safely. Often this can be traced back to decisions made over time. This framing is helpful for teams. Adds weight to raise outside of retros. Short post on tackling tech debt. Make it visible + modernise incrementally. rummanamin.co.uk/tackling-tec...

Isto - One of my favourite sustainable brands from Portugal is doing a pop up sample sale in Bethnal Green

Ending the week on a high note

Come on United 👏🏽 - Great way to end my birthday, which started by having a nice brunch at Farm Girl opposite the Natural History Museum.

Just started Ghost of Yōtei and i’m blown away by the visuals.

The final of the African Nations Cup has descended in to total anarchy. Senegal are walking off the pitch?! Ref has made two appalling decisions but this is poor!

I couldn’t make it to #ukgc26 but I’ll be following along on here. Look forward to hearing all about it 👍

About to take the new bullet train from Mecca to Medina. There is a Subway at the station, which is a pleasant surprise. Love a tuna melt!

Absolutely exhausted after completing Umrah but it’s indescribable how I felt to see the Kaaba in person for the first time. Reading about it and seeing it on TV doesn’t really compare when you see the whole place, scale of people and the pilgrimage itself.

Going to Mecca with my family tomorrow iA. I can’t even comprehend how it’s going to feel to see the 🕋 for the first time 🤲🏼

This has taken me almost 2 months to build from scratch. An hour here and here around work and life. But I can say I finished it in 2025…just!

It was arctic but a nice Christmas evening out. Hope everyone had a lovely day!

It’s time for the annual Alan Rickman Christmas movie marathon with Love Actually + Die Hard

Nothing like a bit of end of year DIY.

Why is every single app/website/thing doing these 2025 wrap ups?! 😭

This was delicious earlier today

In 2026 we are reinstating the regular One Team Gov breakfast club in London and also running a virtual one for anybody who doesn't have a meetup near them. If you're interested you can sign up for both using the link (and please retweet/skeet!) www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...

“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...

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

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...

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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 😨