Had anyone else working in public sector found themselves playing acronym number plate bingo by mistake?

This evening cycling home I got ‘LFA’ = Less Favourable Area, aka the Uplands (I work for Defra)

I've just backed the crowdfunder for @oldtreebrewery.bsky.social so I can [hashtag] Drink the Seasons!

Check out their vision for Brewing a Biodiversity Revival and be part of that hopefuly future here >>> www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/oldtreebre...

Briefing: Concerns Regarding Palantir Technologies and NHS Data Systems - Medact This briefing document outlines the key concerns regarding the involvement of Palantir Technologies in NHS data infrastructure and operations, including via their delivery of the FDP.

BRIEFING: CONCERNS REGARDING PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES AND NHS DATA SYSTEMS

www.medact.org/2026/resourc... <Palantir out of the NHS, MOD, law enforcement

Ask your MP to meet with ‘Dirty Business’ activists! #DirtyBusiness exposed the human cost of profit before public health. Our water system won’t be fixed with tinkering. It needs public ownership. I’ve asked my MP to attend the MP drop-in on 17th March...

#DirtyBusiness exposed the human cost of profit before public health.

Our water system won’t be fixed with tinkering. It needs public ownership.

I’ve asked my MP to attend the MP drop-in on 17th March & hear that message directly from sewage campaigners: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Drink the Seasons! Brewing a Biodiversity Revival - great crowdfunder to get involved with if you’re interested in any of the following: #agroforestry #localFoodNetworks #komboucha #livingSoil #microbrewery #regen

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/oldtreebre...

Let credit unions serve their communities Don’t let outdated laws hold credit unions back.

Credit unions help people access fair, ethical finance. But an outdated law is holding them back.

I’ve signed this petition to update the rules so credit unions can grow and serve more communities.

Sign here 👇 party.coop/campaign/com...

Today’s Local Power Plan announcement is the biggest investment in community-owned energy in British history.

Our members have fought for years to put power and profit in community hands. Now that work will shape the future of energy ownership in the UK.⚡️

Who watched Night Manager season 2? Does anyone else feel like its quite a timely dramatisation of our current story? 🤔🙈

Some Friday reading! 👇 ☕ 📖

Stop the water stitch-up! Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say. I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop the water stitch-up!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Agree 100% but still not as poor as Microsoft UX though.

There are likely many reasons why the civil service is not as efficient as it could be. Low grade Dell laptops is one of them. Hashtag false economy.

If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?

Really American FB

Unemployment in Britain much worse than reported, study finds Gig economy workers may be missing from official employment statistics that show the UK employment rate currently sits at 5.1%.

"As the market for insecure work grows and more people depend on it, it is critical that their voices are heard in policymaking."

🗣️ Hear from our Partnership Insight Manager Aleks Collingwood in this piece by @bigissue.com on our recent report with @demos-uk.bsky.social.

https://bit.ly/4pKmunL

Sign the petition to Keep Cash Alive No matter what shop, supermarket, or pub you want to pay in, they should accept the cash you give them 💷 Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance. Sign now to Keep Cash Alive! 👇🏿

Cash is a lifeline for millions of vulnerable people and a vital public utility - like water and electricity. We shouldn’t let our money and payments system be run for profit 💷

Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance

Sign the petition to #KeepCashAlive 👇🏿 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

What if government is stuck in a local maximum? The case for broadening our field of view

What if government is stuck in a local maximum?

Today I'm publishing a new post exploring whether the evidence standards and control mechanisms we use in government are limiting us to a dangerously narrow field of view. If so, what could we do about that?

medium.com/@jamestplunk... 1/n

Honestly, the extent to which you now need to work around the machinery of government (in stealth, against the rules, etc.) in order to save it from itself is truly extraordinary.

Promotional graphic for a webinar titled "Talking about Homes - Doing justice to stories" scheduled for Thursday 27th November, from 1-2 pm. Two individuals are seated on a bench, one holding a tablet. Logos for Nationwide Foundation, Frameworks UK and JRF are displayed at the bottom.

🚨 Last chance to register!

On Thursday, our Talking about Homes webinars with @frameworks.bsky.social @nationwidefdtn.bsky.social return, as we explore how to do justice to lived experience stories.

Sign up now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9217610...

People like real things Thoughts on trust, authenticity and bubbles in response to the launch of Sora, OpenAI’s new video-sharing app.

People like real things!

I wrote about the important stuff that's missing from the new wave of AI tools.

tumshie.ghost.io/people-like-...

Is it fair or useful to say that all ‘innovation’ is always digital or tech shaped though? Had an interesting discussion at the @clearleft.com Service Design Breakfast on this yesterday… 🤔

The Centre for the Edge A new initiative to help public sector leaders support emerging alternatives

New thing alert! 📣 Today's we're launching a new initiative: The Centre for the Edge 📣
@kinship.works and @jrf-uk.bsky.social
How can leaders in our struggling public institutions support the emergence of alternatives?
More here from @mssophiaparker.bsky.social and me:

medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Introducing GHS Government Human Service

Have you head of GHS, Government Human Service?

Probably not! It's just a thought experiment I've been entertaining in my head for a while.

I'd love to know what you think...

#govdesign #ServiceDesign

medium.com/ghs-governme...

@lukelukeluke.bsky.social look 👀 I saw these mushrooms popping up in a sand dune in the north of the Netherlands, the island of Schiermonnikogg to be exact 🇳🇱 🍄‍🟫 🍄‍🟫 I never thought about the mycorrhizal network in sand dunes before… their caps were gently nodding in the wind #fungi #sanddunes

Demand a Multinational Armed Protective Force for Gaza! Automatically generate emails to World leaders to demand that they call for the UN General Assembly to pass a Uniting for Peace resolution and deploy a UN-mandated multinational armed protective force...

Demand a UN-mandated Multinational Armed Force for Gaza - this is how apartheid was ended in South Africa - be part of history for the better and add your name now: www.stopgenocide.com/unga/

‘Learn to care’ could replace ‘learn to code’ as the go to career advice for the next generation @jburnmurdoch.ft.com #TheWorkWeNeed

Respect to @itvx.com and the Tour de France Highlights programme documenting the #greenwashing of @totalenergie.bsky.social #bold 👊

TransformGov Talks – Medium Read writing from TransformGov Talks on Medium.

Catch up on great speakers to date - inc @andreasthinks.me @jenitennison.com, @cthimon.bsky.social @miriamlevin.bsky.social @henrymidgley.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social @karakane-kk.bsky.social @noelito7.bsky.social @antonioweiss.bsky.social @beckymiller33.bsky.social

medium.com/@transformgo...

Privatisation broke our water system.

@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.

Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-a...

Ask your MP to show their support for a people-first future for our water! We can make our water work for people - not shareholders - but water lobbyists are working hard to shut this solution down. Will you make sure your MP hears about it?

Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives.

In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament.

Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Palestine Action ban: what will it mean in practice?

Our guide covers what won't be allowed after the ban comes into force. Counter-terror powers are used in an overtly racist & Islamophobic way- the policing situation is likely to be unstable once it's in force.

netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...