Could we stop treating Farage like a PM-in-waiting? Latest from IPSOS:

@alexparsons.bsky.social has been thinking about the increased demand on public systems created by #AI - not just #FOI but for all areas where the public interface with government. Here's a suggestion for an approach that can work for the public benefit: www.mysociety.org/2026/04/14/r...

Hey @alexlipp.github.io @jonnydawe.github.io I and my @mysociety.org colleagues noticed www.sewagemap.co.uk sends a steady feed of users to WriteToThem, and we’d love to learn more about the project. Is there an email address I can reach you on? (My DMs are open.) Thanks!

So, working backwards: here's a set of @mysociety.org reports we've have published in the last year🧵

Three incredibly touching tributes to the unmatchable Mark Longair here, from @mysociety.org, Steve Day, and @symroe.bsky.social – www.mysociety.org/2026/01/15/a.... Just seems so unfair that we get stuck with all these terrible people in positions of power, and lose the good guys like Mark. 😔❤️

More 'free speech' over at the Reform event. Farage jumps in - again - to answer a question on vaccines directed at Zahawi. Then Zahawi adds that "the question is stupid and does not deserve an answer". They all long to be mini-Trumps. ~AA

Is generative AI the key to better public services? Find out at our FREE webinar where experts discuss strategies for reliable and trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r

GFSC are a collective imagining hopeful post-billionaire technology and finding scraps of pleasure in a crumbled social order. Read what all these folks had to say and subscribe to our newsletter: gfsc.community (10/10)

Geeks for Social What?! (1/10) All years are grievous and troublesome, but this one was fruitful. 23 people have volunteered their time with GFSC, working on everything from codebases and livestreams to volunteer coordination. 8 new voices contributed to our blog. Check 'em out!

Have you added a question to our Reddit AMA yet? We'll be answering questions large and small about TheyWorkForYou - how we run it, why we run it, features we've added, maybe why we haven't added that particular feature you think would be great... pile in and ask away! www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

And finally @democracyclub.org.uk who have been quietly getting on with creating and running a bunch of services that make getting information about when, where and who for uk elections both easy and possible. democracyclub.org.uk/donate/

Next are @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social who we've done a load of work with and produce the Council Climate Scorecards so people know what their local council are doing about climate change. It's also a really lovely bit of crowdsourcing. bsky.app/profile/clim...

It is, apparently, giving Tuesday so here in decreasing order of self serving are some suggestions. Firstly @mysociety.org, the people that pay me. While that's surely reason enough, we also make websites, data and reports that make it easier to be civic minded in the uk - www.mysociety.org/donate/

Some really thoughtful questions starting to appear on the AMA thread that my colleagues @alexparsons.bsky.social and @juliacushion.bsky.social will be answering next Monday. If you’ve ever had questions about @mysociety.org’s parliamentary transparency work, now’s your chance to ask!

As always when I post about being trans, a reminder: if you support me because I'm "normal" or "reasonable" or whatever because I dress like an old man & go to church, but you don't support all my trans siblings, then you don't actually support me at all, & I encourage you to do some soul searching.

The Meowth is out of the bag. I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames. Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod! Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!

Apparently there's another woman from Leeds with a brunette bob talking in a Parliament building about something or other today?? 😅 Anyway, I'm at the Senedd and excited to be appearing alongside @jessblair.bsky.social @lauramcallister30.bsky.social & Mark Drakeford!

Notice that the red bar is bigger than the green bar in this picture. We also suspect it has got worse already. We really need people coming to our fantastic coworking space, if you’re bored at home, come by and say hello!

only a handful of these sets of festive recycled golden antler boi cards left 👀 shop.frankduffy.co.uk/product/gold...

Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it). "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".

Twenty-two years ago today Section 28 was repealed. But we're seeing history repeat itself as some in the media and in politics spread bigotry and misinformation about trans people. 1/8🧵

Involved (or interested in) in procurement, contracts, and how public bodies spend money? On Nov 25, our own @zarino.co.uk will be bringing insights at this event from Government Outcomes Lab: golab.bsg.ox.ac.uk/community/ev... #procurement #publicmoney #government #contracts #accountability

Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in. Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/

New thing! The @carefultrouble.bsky.social Careful Consequence Check is now live and free to use. Based on research with the Bristol Digital Futures Institute, this practical tool will help you answer the question "is my AI product creepy and weird" www.careful.industries/consequences

Three big events coming up from @mysociety.org this month, for anyone delivering #techforgood projects. Free and online!

I pre-ordered this beautiful book from my multi-talented colleague @myfanwytristram.bsky.social a few weeks ago and May 2026 can’t come quick enough!

Just gonna pin this to the top of my account - with a reminder that pre-orders really help (bookshops order stock in if they see pre-orders are high). Coming out in May ‘26. Thank you! www.waterstones.com/book/noisy-v... #graphicnovels #books #rhondda #protest

Me, in this presentation: "This is Durham Cathedral. Now let me tell you why she's transgender."

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

Probably worth saying that gambling firms prop up The Sun through millions £ in advertising and referral deals. For some reason they don't point that conflict of interest out on their front page story against gambling taxes today (save for a promo note that it "includes Sun Bingo and Sun Vegas")

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This free event is starting at 12 noon today - but there's still time to join us! Register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo... #parliament #westminster #politics #theyworkforyou #civictech

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

Great project. Lovely that this article acknowledges the work in this space already done by @mapio.cymru and others

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning: www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

A new House of Commons register of interests has been released and uploaded to TheyWorkForYou https://www.theyworkforyou.com/interests

There's just under one week to go to sign up for Local Climate Academy! The sessions for campaigners starts on 13th October - this free six week course will help identify climate action that your council can take and help you influence your local authority. As one campaigner who did the course said:

We've been working on some cool stuff and we want to tell you about it!

Hey kids! Write to newspapers to let them know if they got their facts wrong. It sometimes works!

And I trust trans people over Wes Streeting, so I guess it’s all swings and roundabouts isn’t it.

Now that it’s the time of year when the obscurely-funded right wing Restore Trust, a private company, try once again to take over the National Trust, my annual reminder of what they want to do with our history & heritage. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/snapshotsofe...

One month to go until the Local Climate Academy starts! Are you a community based campaigner or a budding councillor? This FREE course is also made for you.

Now on Local Intelligence Hub: see the constituencies represented by MPs who attended The Climate Coalition's Mass Lobby: www.localintelligencehub.com/explore/?202...

what are some of the most useful open datasets and apis? Please repost for reach!

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

My god.

Can we convince you to continue your campaign against those who seek to get out of paying stamp duty, @thesun.co.uk? How about you, @telegraphnews.bsky.social? Surely, you're outraged about this, @dailymail.co.uk? Anyone?