Got my BSL exam results back and I've passed! Got my Level 2 cert! But, more importantly, this means I can enroll on the Level 3 course starting in September. Phew! That was definitely not assured..

Anyone want to be Public Guardian? www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 29th April 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, LGA : LG2040: The State of Things to Come ​Jonathan Slater (ex DfE Perm Sec), Visiting Professor at King’s College London and QMUL luma.com/7nu2j853 Please share! Thanks 🙏

TransformGov Talks: April 2026 · Luma

Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, Local Government Association on the state of digital Local Government and LG2040: The State of Things to Come Jonathan Slater,…

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Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 25 March 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lara Groves and Oliver Bruff, Ada Lovelace Institute, on AI transcription tools in social care ​Owen Prendeville, on the ICO’s campaign to drive improvements for access to care records luma.com/8i84tnwy Please share! Thanks 🙏

TransformGov Talks: March 2026 · Luma

Lara Groves and Oliver Bruff, Ada Lovelace Institute, on Scribe and prejudice? Exploring the use of AI transcription tools in social care Owen Prendeville,…

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Well, hello world! State of the Future is a new think tank (from @gavinfreeguard.com) for public servants and others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services and better outcomes for people. sotf.org.uk (Quiet news day to soft launch, eh?)

🚨 6PM, WED 25 February 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Liam Hawkes and Violette Gadenne, CoLab HO on service design in a spending review ​James Plunkett, Kinship Works, on the energy at the edges - and how the centre can spread it luma.com/q19znan6 Please share! Thanks 🙏

TransformGov Talks: February 2026 · Luma

Liam Hawkes, Principal Service Designer, and Violette Gadenne, Senior User Researcher, Policy and Innovation Lab (CoLab), Home Office, on setting the scene,…

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3rd annual Agile in the Ether, In Real Life meetup was this month! As always, I left with piles of things I want to look into further. neil-vass.com/a-list-of-li...

A list of links after Agile in the Ether IRL 2026 - neil-vass.com

In February 2026 I went to Liverpool for Agile in the Ether’s 3rd one-day, in-real-life annual event. For lots of info on how the event worked and what sessions we had, see Emily Webber’s write up: Ag...

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We're looking to fill a couple of Senior Content Designer roles across the OPG and Probation digital teams www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigit...

AitE is probably my favourite community space, so many knowledgeable people, such a safe environment to learn and grow. Thanks as ever to Emily for curating and nurturing it!

Emily Webber@ewebber.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Last week was the annual IRL get together of the Agile in the Ether Community; it was brilliant. Here's what happened. emilywebber.co.uk/agile-in-the...

🚨 6PM, WED 28 January 🚨 At TPXImpact or online Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O’Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping. ​Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness luma.com/pc7ji8sg Please share! Thanks 🙏

TransformGov Talks: January 2026 · Luma

Join us at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O'Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public…

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Thanks everyone.

And that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who took part in #ukgc26 and made it such a success! Write ups of the sessions can be found at ukgovcamp.com/grid. All the till next year! 👋

UKGovCamp sessions

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Civic Pride! #ukgc26 open for attendees!

One week to go until UKGovCamp 2026! Take a look at the agenda to get a feel for what to expect on the day: ukgovcamp.com/agenda/ Check our FAQs for common questions: ukgovcamp.com/faq/ If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to email us.

#UKGovCamp people; www.ukgovcamp.com is now updated with agenda, sponsor and FAQ information, in readiness for next weekend!

Woody Guthrie's New Years Rulins from for January 1943

We're also looking for some perm Senior Delivery Managers in an exciting range of locations www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

If you have secured a ticket for UKGovCamp 2026 on 17 January 2026 but can no longer attend, please unregister on Eventbrite, so your place can be released to someone on the waiting list. Thank you so much for being considerate!

Obligatory Spotify Wrapped post, with the self-righteous caveat that I still listen to more vinyl than streaming, and that people should also support live music and artists!

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All About Eve - December (VH1 Classic) © Mercury/Polygram Records/UMG/EMI.

YouTube video by Pepe Hurricane

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The view from inside Engine Lock on the Caldon

Another huge loss www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...

Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88

A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter

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🚨 NEXT WEEK 🚨 Join us at 6pm, Weds 26 November for the 11th @transformgovtalks.bsky.social We'll hear from: - @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social on local govt AI procurement & a new version of Consequence Scanning - @katybeale.bsky.social, Chief Delivery & Engagement Officer, Westminster City Council

TransformGov Talks : November 2025 · Luma

Join us at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Rachel Coldicutt, Careful Industries, on local government AI procurement and a new version of Consequence Scanning Second…

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Jet and Karl, my two BSL tutors, have just put some excellent new videos together for basic and introductory signs in West Midlands regional variation www.bid.org.uk/resources/bs...

BSL Dictionary

A collection of free videos showing everyday signs used in British Sign Language.

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It's been a month for ace live music! Senser at the Castle and Falcon were superb, so much energy from the stage and the crowd, and such a tight set. One of my most formative bands, still delivering.

Just watched Barrier(s) at the Birmingham Rep (our BSL group block-booked!) - what a fantastic and relevant piece of theatre, if you have the chance to see the last few dates do so (or indeed any Deafinitely Theatre productions) www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/bar...

What topics are you curious to explore at UKGovCamp 2026? Whether it is digital transformation, service design, AI, accessibility, policy, or collaboration, share your thoughts in the comments! Register today for UKGovCamp 2026 (17 Jan 2026 in Brum): forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...

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