PSA: Calendars are made up! Your to-do list will not self-destruct on 31st December, you do not need to set or follow arbitrary year-end deadlines, inbox zero is a myth.

Good lord people… “Product-led” was never meant to mean “Product manager-led” 🤦🏼‍♀️

Our international #GovDesign community call is returning on Friday, 28 November. We’ll discuss #ServicePatterns. Join us—if you are awake at the time—from 9 am GMT, 10 am CET, 11 am EET, 5 pm SGT. If you’re a public servant but not a part of the community yet, join us international.gov-design.com

Teen Vogue produced some of the best political reporting in the nation and we’re not even a year into this cursed presidency

The firing of black women & trans people from Teen Vogue is a devastating loss Teen Vogue listened to young people It spoke to young people It tackled topics other media outlets were afraid to cover Its political coverage represented diverse voices. It didn’t bend a knee Which is why it’s gone

🧵 | Today we’ve released data showing a 55% increase in calls to our advice line from members experiencing racism at work since 2022. We now receive on average three calls a day on this topic. This is beyond unacceptable. (1/2)

Public services are crumbling in the UK. Community organisations, like Andy's in Sheffield, hold both the knowledge & trust of local people, both of which are key to fixing our failing public services. This country needs a new Community Right to Shape Public Services. 📽️ Watch the video

deeply underprepared for the physicality of grief. Like someone stole half my spoons. Please send your cosiest autumnal viewing choices my way, my reading pile is going to have to wait a bit longer

217 people have now registered for UK Gov Camp 2026 ( #ukgc26 ) in #Birmingham on Saturday 17 January 2026. Register to attend or sponsor via UKGovCamp.com, repost this message and share with your colleagues. We welcome everyone, whether you work with the #PublicSector or not. #unconference

Today would have been Ursula K. Le Guin’s 96th birthday. I celebrated by visiting The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin at AA Gallery in London. What a treat! A selection of her maps & drawings. And a beautiful book! Happy birthday @ursulakleguin.com www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...

Our new film argues that community power is the antidote to division and democratic decline. Give communities the power to fix broken Britain from the ground up. 🎥 Watch and share. Read the story behind the film: www.right-here.org/community-po... Film by @tuz0.bsky.social

Starting a 2025 Q4 thread of not-evil* jobs in tech or using tech skills, which I'll reply to add to as I find new cool things over time *or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes

Foxglove are looking for a head of operations to support their legal, policy and outreach work pushing back against the power imbalance big tech wields against all of us. - Remote UK - 70k GBP listed salary - Jess would be jealous of your job app.beapplied.com/apply/okfyrs...

After launching them at Queeriosities last weekend, the A3 Risograph posters are now up on our website with all profits going to the Sameer Project in Gaza: polari.press/throw-sand-i...

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

if you drink alcohol, you might like this - I always disregarded brandy as the drink of men quaffing and smoking after dinner in Poirot, but I've been missing out! Cognac is now my fave, and it's probs not fair for me to keep all of L's wisdom to myself so www.thethreedrinkers.com/magazine-con...

I'm going to be honest, while I know exactly why these people are doing it, I genuinely think their strategy of associating Jewish people *specifically* with the ongoing Palestinian genocide is a horrendous strategy that will imperil the safety of ordinary Jews in the long term.

"user research disproved our central hypothesis" >>>

I think that, in a time of rising fascism, unity and decency are mediocre political goals. I know they are "relatable" but they are tame. I think that "dignity and equality" are far better. Both have a basis in law, both can be quantified, and neither ask the abused to make peace with their abusers.

Asking for a friend - amazing social CIC doing good things in nature. Looking for a South West (ideal) based fractional CTO who can also get their hands a bit dirty, and help a volunteer model of developing their platform They have a backend dev, and hiring a front end. Any ideas/connections?

supporting racist policies which uphold racist ideas is actually the definition of racist. It's not complicated, it's just uncomfortable. discomfort cannot justify discrimination.

A 7% decline in English birds in just 5 years is astonishing The web of life is unravelling fast

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) urgent appealing to children’s authors, writers and publishers to donate stories to its new bedtime stories app. The charity relies on stories in the public domain but are running out of books. Anyone willing to donate should contact [email protected].

This suicide prevention month, whilst we're encouraging folks to talk: If someone who is struggling reaches out to talk to you, please listen. Just listen. Being heard can be lifesaving. We spend so much time telling folks to talk and forget we need to hold space for them to do so.

Check out this session I'm hosting in September 🥰 It'll be an interactive & safe space for techy folks from all sectors to share the glimmers of hope, the blockers, and dream up concrete actions we can take individually and collectively to make the world a better place 🌍 I'd love to see you there!

Well, it's happened. Eldest nibling, aged 10, now has larger feet than me. Just called me a "micro human". Must be how the kids are saying "coolest aunty" these days 🤷

the excellent @systemofadram.bsky.social talking about all that English whisky has to offer (which is tons, btw - innovation, regenerative practices, deliciousness) - ideal if you're in search of a nice weekend dram #booze (hashtag for those who mute) www.thethreedrinkers.com/magazine-con...

The report calls for exactly what I and others have been arguing: media literacy must be embedded across the curriculum, starting in early years and supported by proper teacher training.

The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk. committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

Geoffrey Bilder (@gbilder.com‬) will be speaking at #csvconf about "Sovereign-First Scholarly Infrastructure for an Uncertain World"! Register now: http://csvconfv9.eventbrite.com

How people and government can justify this? 💔🇵🇸

There are good reasons to explore foundation models. But exploration needs governance, not just procurement. Otherwise, we’ll remake public institutions by default, not design. Pilots → patterns → policy. This is pivotal. Let’s treat it that way.

The UK govt is now working with OpenAI, Google DeepMind & Anthropic to “find use cases” for foundation models in public services. It’s framed as exploratory, a test of productivity + citizen-facing improvements. But these partnerships go deeper than tools. 🧵

Alan Cumming on bathroom bills: "Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."

Oh the video of my #CampDigital talk is out! I won't *ever* be watching or listening to this but I think it might be quite fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm8j...

TFW you find out one of your fave motivational power-hour songs has the most majestic video of all time. I forgot how great music videos can be. Anyway, DO IT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrPV...

Gaza is now officially in IPC Phase 5, the final stage of hunger. Designated as 'catastrophe'. A further 67 of the starving were killed by IDF soldiers yesterday trying to access food. Witnesses say the victims had their hands held in the air. One day, everyone will have always been against this.

Mindblowing and beautiful.

Someone is very not sure about Boards of Canada 😅

It's right and good that approaches are evolving to match the evolution of the needs they exist to meet *and* if we were better at talking about and designing for endings, for the composting of old & emerging of newness, we might repeat ourselves just a tiny bit less. Sigh.

If you're not already following the incredible volunteer collective at @adhdpathfinding.org.uk, have a little look at what they've been up to in their very first weeknote

Day off today, going to feed my imagination (whilst I have a fancy brunch). Definite South West theme is a bonus

But Mars, in this imagination, offers the ability to leave this planet and its problems behind, to start anew on a fresh surface, and to scrap that one too when it doesn't work out. This mindset is a commitment to abandoning the things we've spoiled rather than doing hard work to repair them.

Clearly, Mars colonization is wildly unrealistic, but I think what it really represents is a commitment to disposability. As someone on here said, we already have a planet that's perfect except for being 2° too warm, and we can't even terraform that. How can we hope to terraform Mars?

Honestly, this Test & Learn event is joyful. There are so many examples of the real-life transformation of public institutions - quicker, more responsive, more human, more purpose-driven and fun to work in. e.g. these slides are from a brilliant example from Nottingham 1/n

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.

Join Berlin as an #accessibility specialist! @regberlin.bsky.social is looking for a policy officer to • advise service owners on accessibility • give lectures and workshops • advise leaders • develop standards • take responsibility for easy-read and plain language approaches • steer suppliers ⬇️

Digital service ppl who're surprised that there's a proportion of people who actively use internet & still don't want to be age (or ID) verified on Bluesky in UK should attend more user research sessions that are designed to encourage users to talk about how they feel about sharing info online

www.myparkingday.org/how-to oh I LOVE this. Wonder if I can find any #Exeter folks up for having a play 😍