Digital by Default

So yes – this week I finished my spell at the National Data Library / Office of the Chief Data Officer / Government Digital Service. It was a low-key ending – overshadowed a little by my boss finishing this week as well (which was pretty good cover all things considered). I was/am a little sad…

Today is the 20th anniversary of my first ‘proper’ blogpost. I say ‘proper’ because I had previously used Blogpost for match reports from the debut season of ‘Golden Hill Sunday F.C.’ (which was also the last full season I managed) – this is thankfully long since lost. I had bought a Nokia E61 (basically a…

This week was mainly occupied by the first phase of my farewell to NDL|GDS tour – spending three days (ish) in Whitechapel. Honestly it was really nice. I bumped into a bunch of lovely people, had some really interesting conversations, overheard some useful stuff, ate some great grub, went out for a (alcohol free) beer…

I was back at work this week but it has felt pretty odd if I am honest. Having two weeks off then returning for just 14 working days over three weeks (just 10 now) has left me with a motivation deficit – not helped by the fact so many people are on leave, the ongoing…

One of the (many) things that makes me feel like a dinosaur at work is my stubborn commitment to the principle of ‘make things open, it makes things better’. I mean I literally had it tattooed on my arm. My advocacy and support for it is starting to feel unhelpful though as it is clear…