By our colleague James A. Duncan …

Todays Tortoise sensemaker is essential reading on current events in the Middle East. Esp link to powerful Daniel Finkelstein article about very real and very recent context thetimes.co.uk/article/israel…

Brilliant insight and writing from Laurie Bristow in Prospect 👏

Especially good, especially bleak, Rafael Behr right on the money.

“The Tories don’t like a country that is shaped by 13 years of their rule but prefer not to take responsibility. They have developed a keen reflex for diverting blame.”

I've been asked a number of times about hosting an Office Hours for service-based operating models, so as a little bit of an experiment, here it is:

Tuesday, June 6 · 3:30 – 4:30pm Europe/London
Video call link: meet.google.com/uxa-imkr-uji

If you're interested, please join!

Absolutely loving watching Si Jiahui but really enjoying stephen hendry ‘s enjoyment and commentary on him almost as much #SnookerWorldChampionship

Good The Guardian Long Read today. Reminds me of a favourite Ian Jack piece - Everything must go! amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Magical 🌱💚

In this #FWD50 collaboration, James A. Duncan & Lewis Eisen discuss overcoming organizational hurdles when creating modern digital services and policies.

As well as being great public service journalism it highlights decades of public service work in tech. Whether the Gov Gateway teams, HM Revenue & Customs Digital or GOV.UK team and many more #CivicTech #GovTech

Brilliant. Cc Tim Dunn

On the Truss fiasco and the state of British politics.

dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…

Fundamental question needs applying to digital government practice: is it possible to design for fairness and outcomes? Are there trade-offs?

richardpope.org/blog/2022/10/1…

The Administrative Fairness Lab want to talk to digital gov practitioners

cc Tom Read Neil Couling

“She is trying to govern with the divisive methods of populism, minus the popularity.”

How to waste a couple of hundred million pounds dlvr.it/SZDP51

'the mini-budget has destabilised the whole macroeconomic policy framework. As Michael Caine put it (not long after Harold Wilson devalued the pound – to $2.40!) ‘You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.’' Must read by Jonathan Portes ukandeu.ac.uk/whos-afraid-of…

Wrote about this all on my blog: Stable Diffusion is a really big deal simonwillison.net/2022/Aug/29/st…

It would be a fatal mistake to risk undermining the unity of western support for Ukraine by setting up a false choice between peace and justice. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We're increasing our numbers of Planning Inspectorate inspectors. Take a look.

And never think it's for someone else 'better' or 'more experienced'. Let us decide that: You might be just what we want.

#planning #diversity #civilservice

Job opportunity! Senior Procurement Manager x2: 1 Permanent, 1 for 12 months.

We are seeking 2 Senior Procurement Managers to join the Commercial team to help support the commissioning of services and contracts to support the delivery of our priorities.

civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…