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Ellie Ashman
@ellayanor.bsky.social
Exeter | Director - Public Sector Practice @ Torchbox Often to be found looking for a snack and/or saying pspsps to the nearest available cat. Always have too many tabs open.
so you've probably heard about the London measles outbreak. A lot of people are talking about anti-vax misinformation, but that's not actually the problem here. The problem is austerity. 🧵
if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
Morning folks - for all the people at Govcamp who were asking me about the National Data Library here is an actual, official update with some specifics...for the first time I think 🎉 www.gov.uk/government/p...
National Data Library: progress update, January 2026
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
back on my nonsense / welcome to messynotes purposeful-chaos.ghost.io/messynote-1/
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I’ve been trying and failing to get back on the weeknotes wagon for a whole year, so I’m trying something a bit different. Inspired by the excellent conversation at Radically Good Community, I’m start...
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my first job was in a greengrocer and I am weirdly comforted that this 400 year old rendering pretty accurately captures the mood. Didn't have a shop cat though :(
Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 7mo agoWoman ever so carefully selecting her fruit while saleswoman (and cat) struggle to remain patient. By Louise Moillon, 1631. Today is her day.
Technical design *is* business process design *is* team design *is* service design *is* user centred design. If you insist that one is superior to another or that you don’t need to concern yourself with all aspects, you’re doing your organisation and your users a disservice. This course looks great!
Kenny (Baas) Schwegler@kenny.weave-it.org · 7mo agoMany Product Owners view software architecture as a technical concern, something strictly for the developers. Yet, the boundaries of a software system are often defined by business decisions and language, not just code. ...
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...
Between 2017 and 2021 One Team Gov held space weekly for people working across government to come together, connect, reflect and support each others work. Some local meetups like in Manchester have… |...
Between 2017 and 2021 One Team Gov held space weekly for people working across government to come together, connect, reflect and support each others work. Some local meetups like in Manchester have be...
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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
Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 9mo agoI was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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...
Head of Operations
About usFoxglove is a non-profit that exists to make the use of technology fair for all. When Big Tech companies abuse their power, their workers or the planet – and when governments use technology to...
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