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...

Delighted to say that we’ve secured a major, long-term contract with the ICO to support their digital transformation www.nexerdigital.com/news-and-tho...

🧵/ With tactical voting ever more common, who do voters back when only two parties have a chance in their seat? Con 31% v Ref 24% Lab 35% v Ref 31% Lab 29% v Con 28% LD 41% v Ref 29% LD 34% v Con 26% LD 29% v Lab 21% LD 26% v Grn 25% Grn 42% v Ref 27% Grn 37% v Con 29% Grn 30% v Lab 20%

How much do you reckon it costs to replace a roof on an average 1950s 4 bed semi?* We’ve had quotes ranging from £2500 to £8700 and we’re a bit puzzled. It’s probably not as simple as just choosing the cheapest. *North East England

Wow.

This ref is shocking #NUFC

This is not how they’ll line up, BBC #NUFC

Just going to leave this here

Timeline cleanser ❤️

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

Excellent reminder of our progress for all of the plastic #NUFC fans who are chucking their toys out of the pram at the moment

Belatedly getting around to reading Hugh’s latest newsletter. It’s full of useful prompts, as usual. Particularly liked the nudge towards the Society for Hopeful Technologists (founded by @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social). Very timely.

This post is the GOAT.

Last day for #CampDigital early bird tickets. An amazing lineup, including: @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @himal.bsky.social @laurayarrow.bsky.social @dasbarrett.bsky.social @lisariemers.bsky.social and of course @sharonodea.com returns with lightning talks www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...

Seeing a lot of new job postings and openings for digital and UCD folks this week. Are we back? Please tell me we’re back.

WTF is that lineup? #NUFC

My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website. accessibilityforeveryone.site The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.

NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert 🔗⏬

"It doesn't matter that he had a gun" Maybe it'd be good if neither he or immigration officials had guns. Or, hear us out here America, almost no one had guns

Board of Peace - Season 1

The median American here imo

🔥 #CampDigital: Meet our speakers! We’re thrilled to welcome @laurayarrow.bsky.social, Head of Design for GOV.UK at GDS! 🙌 With 20+ years in digital, Laura champions user‑centred design to create simple, inclusive, and genuinely useful experiences. 🎟 Early bird tickets at: tinyurl.com/2s35kfd9

The ICE discussions around perceived lack of deference to authority somehow justifying violence are reminding me of this.

Just to recap: Premier League - 6th, 1 point off 5th and UCL qualification UCL - 12th (out of 36) 2 points off 8th and automatic progression FA Cup - into 4th round draw League Cup - Semi-final #NUFC having a terrible season and must sack Eddie 😁

Fuck off with your ‘You have late tasks’, Microsoft Planner. Just fuck right off! 😜

G-Cloud 15 truly is a monumental framework submission to get your head around. Really feel for the micro SMEs who need to get carbon reduction plans, technical capability certificates, social value commitments, multiple listing variants, cyber essentials certification and all that in order.

I'm lucky enough to be returning to Camp Digital, one of my absolutely favourite conferences to speak at, and there's a brilliant line up. Do come along! Will be great.

WHAT A GAME! An all time classic. Kudos to Leeds, who were brilliant. Howay the lads! #NUFCvsLUFC

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I’d very much appreciate it if the racist arseholes abusing Joe Willock on social media never darkened the doors of SJP ever again. Just fuck off away from #NUFC - you don’t belong amongst us.

Bye bye Hugo, you twat #TheTraitors

There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.

Joelinton has done more in this first half than Ramsey has done in the last 3 games #NUFC

Pondering whether Dubravka might just be the better keeper of him, Pope and Ramsdale 🤔 #NUFC

Not really minor, but I once saw Clint Eastwood in a pizza restaurant attached to a quite swanky hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond. Persuaded my now ex wife to ask him if he was the one off that film with the monkey

Got this fantastically clever Christmas gift. It's a dedicated algorithm free music player that you can carry around without the distractions of your phone, and it can hold thousands of songs without needing an internet connection. The UI is so simple anyone can manage it. Fantastic

3% of babies cause 97% of climate change because of car seat negative reviews, or something

Sunny uplands etc.

Crazy shit! Merry Christmas, folks

The number one movie when you were ten years old will, apparently, define your 2026

Morning walk to blow the cobwebs away

Very much this.

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/L4wCndJC

Accessibility. There are color contrast issues all over this site. Low vision users will struggle. One of the main reasons to use a design system is having a color palette you know will always work.

Foreigners should only go home because the government forces them, not because they want to.

🔥 #CampDigital 2026: We're excited to welcome @himal.bsky.social as a keynote! 🎉 A digital transformation leader with experience delivering high-impact services, Himal also champions neurodivergent leadership and founded ADHD Pathfinding. 🎟 Early bird tickets: www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...

Should you wear a mask if you've got symptomatic flu? YES. If you wear it at home *from the onset of your symptoms*, your family members are much less likely to catch flu from you (but you must avoid unmasked co-sleeping and eating around same table - have your meals alone). 1/

Strong lineup. Feeling good #NoJinx #NUFC