I’ve seen this ridiculous comparison a lot on social media during the last few days

I created the Met Office temperature colour scale with help from a colleague

That’s why I know:
- The image on the right is doctored
- Met Office graphics are not designed to cause fear
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Unfortunately, the old scale (which used a mixture of blues, greens, oranges, reds) wasn’t accessible for people like me who are colourblind

So, we changed the temperature colours to make the maps easier for people who are colourblind like me

That’s it, no conspiracy

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We worked with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs and Government Digital Service to help veterans access the benefits and services they’re entitled to quickly, easily and consistently. Find out more in our latest case study:
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We recently became an AWS Government Competency Partner. We’re one of a handful of orgs with AWS Government Competency specialising in the public sector. Jonathan Griffin shares how the accreditation will help us deliver more value to organisations.

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Apparently Kwasi Kwarteng had trouble getting a seat on the plane cos nobody wanted him anywhere near business or economy

My 2yo literally told me what he wanted for dinner (hot dogs, tomatoes, grapes) went w me to the store to get it, scanned it at self check out BY HIMSELF, cut up the grapes, tomatoes and hot dog with his toddler knife, put it all on his own plate and then…refused to eat dinner.

If you’re ever worried that an announcement is too small just remember that AirBnB added house categories and called it the “biggest change in a decade”

if you compare companies you worked at that did more internal promoting to key leadership roles .... vs. those that relied primarily on hiring external people into those roles ... what was the difference? what explains the difference in your mind?

Nice article about putting users at the heart of digital transformation. Highlights #UCD work that Mace & Menter and @MadeTech have done with the NHS to transform children and young people’s mental health services in Gloucestershire raconteur.net/digital/digita… #ServiceDesign

<a little thread to share some learning and a bit of joy>

In the future farming programme, we're trying to take a more open and collaborative approach to working with farmers and other experts.

5 years ago today I was in a birthing pool, 8cms dilated, focusing on my breathing, when a midwife entered the room with her laptop and asked my husband to fix something on her NHS mail. DURING THE BIRTH OF MY FIRST CHILD.

Never tell anyone your husband is in NHS IT.

broadcasting at its worst and also best

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Join our Data team! As a Lead #DataEngineer , you will be a valued person enabling government organisations to become #dataled by delivering #datadriven services to drive higher-value business outcomes for UK citizens.

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CampBestival Day 2 🕺

Today is our Summer Extravaganza! ☀️🎉 Our Culture and Happiness team have been working hard to make this celebration inclusive and varied with lots of activities covering a range of interests including coffee tasting, yoga, board games, and much more.

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We've had so much fun at this year's Made Tech Summer Extravaganza! ☀️🎉 A big thank you to our Culture and Happiness team who worked so hard on putting the afternoon together and ensuring it was as inclusive as possible!

#SummerSocial #SummerExtravaganza #MadeTechSummerX

British Muslim students from an Islamic seminary watching the #ENG game when Harry Kane scored. This is the #eng we are part from which some people lead us to believe isn’t possible, it is and the racists can do one. Sathnam Sanghera James O'Brien you’ll appreciate it.

Am I the only one who finds this UX super confusing?