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Feeling fraudulent
I feel like a fraud. My blogging and social media has given the impression that things are going well in my current role. That is mainly true but the reality is that I’ve been dealing with a serious issue at work since early 2023 that has been constantly in the background making it impossible to…
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DC Days
Last week I was in Washington, DC for the Code for America Summit where as well as attending keynotes and sessions I was also presenting on a panel – my first in-person talk (apart from our work All-Hands in December) since the before times (2019). I was subbing in on the panel because Sam wasn’t…
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Ten Years Later – what’s changed?
Last Saturday was the 10 year anniversary of my first day at the Office for National Statistics. This is a happy memory. I had a brilliant boss, wonderful colleagues, supportive leadership from the very top, GDS was in its most impactful and collaborative infancy and I got to work on some really hard problems and…
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Down with DDaT
This morning I tuned in to a Show & Tell from the team looking at coming up with a new ‘brand’ for the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) profession for the Civil Service. This work is part of a wider initiative to help improve recruitment and retention – driven by the ever growing demand and…
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[Interlude] Fun at Fifty
After seemingly trailing it for 50 weeks I finally turned 50 on the 27th March. I’ve not got a great history of coping well with these big milestone birthdays but honestly this one wasn’t too disturbing – I guess I am finally in an okay place and comfortable with my life. I had a nice…