Digital by Default

I like to get away in the run up to Christmas – it has become a bit of a tradition in recent years but I don’t really remember why I chose Nashville. It was a bit of a whim and after a week here I’m not entirely sure it was a successful roll of the…

The story of my 2024 really ended up being the story of my health (or lack thereof) despite it being another ‘exciting’ year for other reasons. I came into the year feeling underpowered and out of sorts which led to a quiet time socially during the winter months (though the new job meant work was…

I’ve wanted to write something for this annual essay advent calendar ever since Amy started it and back in May, slightly drunk in Texas, I threw my name into the hat and was lucky enough to find myself invited to contribute. So here is is – edited expertly by Jo – my essay, ironically, about…

One of the teams I am working with at GOVUK published the new Government Missions pages at 11.46 today (officially the Plan for Change pages.) If you are a regular reader you could possibly work out who [redacted] has been in previous weeks 🤣. You might think that but I couldn’t possibly comment. I’m very…

Yesterday Debbie and I hosted the sixth edition of the Product for the People gatherings (third Musketeer Steve was recovering from his adventures in Tokyo). Thanks to the generosity of Ben W (former colleague and all around lovely chap) we had the run of the conference space at No2 Rivergate – the Government building shared…