A good friend certainly tells you when you're making a mistake

I guess the point is that the Labour Friends of Israel are not "Labour friends of the current Israeli government". They are friends of the country and its people, which it sounds like you might be too.

Happy to talk any time.
Have you ever been to Israel, met the people?

Could you explain this sentence - I don't understand it? Specifically "if the action is the same". What action?

If you use Home Assistant then you might like this integration github.com/robbrad/UKBi...

Let us know if it's worth seeing

@mikegallagher.bsky.social FYI

That's the example I often use when teaching people who aren't familiar with cloud how easy it is to setup a basic website.

The word "fully" is a little daunting!

I'm picturing you running user research sessions in football stadia around the country 😁

@mikegallagher.bsky.social my hypothesis is that there are lots of NHS colleagues who are really motivated to help with NHS App adoption. If we can give them the right support and tools then the 500 (or more) people might already be there as an untapped community.

Don't underestimate the frustration of the retail space planner who has spent a long time designing a shelf layout based on sales data and consumer psychology, who then turns up at a store to find the display merchandised completely unlike the plan that was sent to the store!

I see that as part of our job. We are all ambassadors. Maybe it should be like retail, where I understand everyone with an office job has to spend some time on the shop floor to truly understand their customers.

One of the best books on leadership I have read

Facilitation is one of the most powerful skills I have learned l, so this looks very interesting.

Answers to your questions:
1. November
2. London
3. Warm and energetic

UK GDS Service Manual experts: I am looking for a cross-functional flowchart that illustrates what each role could/should be doing in each stage from Discovery, through Alpha, Private Beta, Public Beta, Live and Retirement. Does anyone have such a thing? (And yes I have been searching for a while!)

GenAI and software development: a new paradigm Tim Howard, Deputy Director for Major Projects, Cross-Cutting Technical Services, reflects on his experience of integrating generative AI into software development workflows.

This is very good - especially that DEFRA is blogging about it. That said, there must be a cross-government standard for this rather than each department creating their own.

defradigital.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/02/g...

GitHub - Zorokee/ArtificialCast: Type-safe transformation powered by inference. Type-safe transformation powered by inference. Contribute to Zorokee/ArtificialCast development by creating an account on GitHub.

@ids.fyi you might like this: github.com/Zorokee/Arti...

Pasta is almost daily for one of mine. That doesn't mean I'm a bad parent, though. Whenever assessing your own or others parenting, think carefully. Or better, don't assess.

@whatalotofthings.com

I really struggle with tools like that. I get lost very quickly due to the lack of structure.

@whatalotofthings.com just seen this AI development platform where non Devs can vibe code and it supports import from Figma.
bolt.new
Imagine being able to design your new solution in Figma and then Vibe code it into production!

3. Signposting is important. Being clear with a team when you are in the role of lead designer and when you are in the role of a designer who has a pretty good idea how to deliver a new feature will help the team to digest your input.

Three thoughts:
1. Your experience and vantage point puts you in an excellent position to tell a team how to achieve a certain outcome or deliver a specific goal.
2. If you don't share your insights and expertise on the principle of being a servant leader then I think that's actually unhelpful.

You would see even more at secondary school drop-off or pickup time near me.
I asked a teacher about why they all have the same haircut. Her explanation was that the last thing you want as a teenager is to be different, so they all conform.

I remember having that experience - I don't think the mums intended anything negative but it did feel awkward

"It isn’t complicated; it is just hard." - All you need to know about the future of the NHS App.

Meet the Octopus Home Mini The Octopus Home Mini is a brand new, cutting-edge bit of tech that makes understanding your energy usage easier than ever before.

The Octopus Home Mini is some impressive product/service design. Our smart meter is 15m from the house and yet it works a treat, uploading realtime energy consumption data. octopus.energy/blog/octopus...

Thanks for sharing @pubstr.at
I remember the day that I did go to Auschwitz - the memories will remain with me forever. And I recommend that everyone who is able to visit does so. I also remember the cemetery, and (on a lighter note) the amazing ice-cream parlour in Krakow town square.

A massive thank you to all the organisers, campmakers and volunteers who make UKGovCamp the best unconference event. #ukgc25 was a joyous and hopeful thing