Alex, Alice, Gemma, Julia & Zarino present mySociety's 2025-6 impact report. If you're feeling down about the state of democracy, you'll be glad to know that there's a lot to be hopeful about!

Ever wondered what effect our work has, who uses our services or how we connect with other organisations around the world? Sit back and enjoy a little dose of optimism and positivity with our annual impact report. www.mysociety.org/impact-repor...

Meet Enoki!

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...

Responding to AI-driven demand on public systems

How public services can avoid new forms of rationing and turn individual actions into collective benefits.

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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!

Sewage Map

Real-Time Sewage Discharge Monitoring | Sewage Map - Stay Updated on Sewage Pollution

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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. 😔❤️

A tribute to Mark Longair

It was with immense sadness that the mySociety team learned of the death of our much loved ex-colleague Mark Longair. Mark first came to mySociety as a volunteer, contributing his time and coding kno...

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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

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 7mo ago

Farage gets all defensive and flappy when Zahawi is asked about vaccines. - "We believe in free speech." - "I was asking Mr Zahawi." - "He wouldn't know the answer." Ah yes. The sort of 'free speech' that Trump's White House believes in. ~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 Change

We are a collective creating community technology in anticipation of a world without billionaires. Led by trans and disabled people. Join us today!

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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!

Geeks for Social Change

We are a collective creating community technology in anticipation of a world without billionaires. Led by trans and disabled people. Join us today!

gfsc.community

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/

Democracy Club

We build digital tools to support everyone’s participation in UK democracy.

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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...

Climate Emergency UK@climateemergencyuk.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Starting tomorrow! Donate 2 - 9 December to double your climate donations! 🎁 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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/

Support mySociety

A small charity making a big difference. Donate today!

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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!

mySociety@mysociety.org · 8mo ago

Ever wondered about TheyWorkForYou? Whether you have a burning question or a minor query, we'll be answering the whos, whys, whens, wheres & whats in a Reddit AMA ('ask me anything') session. Kicks off on Mon 8th Dec at 1pm - www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics... Click 'remind me' and it'll do just that!

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!

Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We're delighted to announce we'll be publishing @sachacoward.bsky.social's next book, Space Invaders: A Queer History of Video Games, in 2027! Sharing the intertwined histories of videogames and those who have lived & loved outside of the norm, told from the perspective of a lifelong gamer. #booksky

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!

DoESLiverpool@doesliverpool.com · 8mo ago

Posters printed out and installed in @DoESLiverpool - one in the Events Space and one in the kitchen. This URL points to ways people can help: doesliverpool.com/help/

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".

Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out

Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.

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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

The Role(s) of Civil Society and the Public in Public Procurement and Government Contracting

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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!

mySociety@mysociety.org · 9mo ago

Gain knowledge from international experts at one of our next three TICTeC Community of Practice gatherings: free and online. Full details of each, and links to join, in-thread below 👇

www.mynameismartin.co.uk/blog/year-one

One year of freelance — mynameismartin

Notes and lessons from my first year working for myself — money, rejection, overwork, and the ongoing experiment of doing what you love for a living.

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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!

Myfanwy Tristram@myfanwytristram.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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