Dan Slee
@danslee.bsky.social
Comms, PR, cricket and Stoke City. Takes slightly wonky pictures.
I can tell you the moment I knew I was in too deep with gritting Comms. As a family, we were about to sit down to Christmas dinner. For some reason I was the only one to think delaying things so I could tweet was a bad idea...
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I can tell you the moment I knew I was in too deep with gritting Comms. As a family, we were about to sit down to Christmas dinner. For some reason I was the only one to think delaying things so I could tweet was a bad idea...
Currently living off the strawberry Quality Streets. All the good ones have finally gone.
January 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Currently living off the strawberry Quality Streets. All the good ones have finally gone.
I miss Old Twitter part VI. Steve Bruce photoshopped into wedding photos.
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I miss Old Twitter part VI. Steve Bruce photoshopped into wedding photos.
How retro. Me tweeting from @walsallcouncil with an actual BlackBerry, if you please.
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How retro. Me tweeting from @walsallcouncil with an actual BlackBerry, if you please.
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Dear Roy, Before Christmas you had a Wheelie Bin pinched. I have just had a Satellite Dish taken from my garden. I used this as a Parabolic Reflector for recording Birdsong. So if anyone sees this at a car boot sale, be careful as it may be Radioactive.
December 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Dear Roy, Before Christmas you had a Wheelie Bin pinched. I have just had a Satellite Dish taken from my garden. I used this as a Parabolic Reflector for recording Birdsong. So if anyone sees this at a car boot sale, be careful as it may be Radioactive.
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
It's kicking off in Shepton Mallet.
June 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It's kicking off in Shepton Mallet.
Controversial opinion. 1978 was peak year for football kits. Holland, Peru, Scotland, Wales, Ray Clemence's yellow England top and bizarrely... Mexico. This Latin number was made by Levi's. I kid you not.
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Controversial opinion. 1978 was peak year for football kits. Holland, Peru, Scotland, Wales, Ray Clemence's yellow England top and bizarrely... Mexico. This Latin number was made by Levi's. I kid you not.
All of a sudden, a World Cup semi-final and two Euros finals under Gareth Southgate doesn't look so bad now does it?
June 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
All of a sudden, a World Cup semi-final and two Euros finals under Gareth Southgate doesn't look so bad now does it?
It's a miracle that nobody was killed in the Liverpool trophy parade incident, thankfully. I've taken a look at the first few hours to see what public sector comms can all learn. danslee.co.uk/2025/06/01/l...
LONG READ: What the Liverpool parade incident can teach you about the internet in 2025
If you want to know how the internet works today just wait for a disaster. It was true in the UK in 2011 when riots brought Twitter into the mainstream as the most important breaking news channel. …
danslee.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It's a miracle that nobody was killed in the Liverpool trophy parade incident, thankfully. I've taken a look at the first few hours to see what public sector comms can all learn. danslee.co.uk/2025/06/01/l...
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Interesting article by @danslee.bsky.social on Public sector #Comms during a major incident #Liverpool I thought @liverpoolecho.co.uk played it well too. danslee.co.uk/2025/06/01/l...
LONG READ: What the Liverpool parade incident can teach you about the internet in 2025
If you want to know how the internet works today just wait for a disaster. It was true in the UK in 2011 when riots brought Twitter into the mainstream as the most important breaking news channel. …
danslee.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Interesting article by @danslee.bsky.social on Public sector #Comms during a major incident #Liverpool I thought @liverpoolecho.co.uk played it well too. danslee.co.uk/2025/06/01/l...
Wondering if @lornaprescott.bsky.social would be up for a cup of coffee at that indie cafe in Quarry Bank park because I no longer bump into her and I'm keen to hear how she is faring.
April 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Wondering if @lornaprescott.bsky.social would be up for a cup of coffee at that indie cafe in Quarry Bank park because I no longer bump into her and I'm keen to hear how she is faring.
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Sad to read the news about @podnosh.bsky.social in this post by @danslee.bsky.social. Nick was one of the early pioneers of social media across charities and local government.
Remembering Nick Booth
Last week, I heard that Nick Booth had died and as with so many others who knew him even slightly, it stopped me in my tracks. A couple of weeks before I’d heard that Ben Whitehouse had also passed…
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April 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sad to read the news about @podnosh.bsky.social in this post by @danslee.bsky.social. Nick was one of the early pioneers of social media across charities and local government.
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Absolutely barbarism. And anyone calling themselves a Christian – or any supposed Christian group – defending this kind of decision is unworthy of the name. It’s a suicide hotline, ffs.
At RFK Jr’s direction, HHS plans to cut the National Suicide Hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth. In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Absolutely barbarism. And anyone calling themselves a Christian – or any supposed Christian group – defending this kind of decision is unworthy of the name. It’s a suicide hotline, ffs.
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Mothball rather than delete your X account.
Here's a great example of why this is the right way to leave X, shared here by @danslee.bsky.social.
X GAMES: What Center Parcs can teach you about quitting X
Here's a great example of why this is the right way to leave X, shared here by @danslee.bsky.social.
X GAMES: What Center Parcs can teach you about quitting X
X GAMES: What Center Parcs can teach you about quitting X
If you are thinking about your X strategy then the example of Centre Parcs UK shows the need to maybe mothball rather than delete. The woodland residential holiday destination deleted their account…
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April 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Mothball rather than delete your X account.
Here's a great example of why this is the right way to leave X, shared here by @danslee.bsky.social.
X GAMES: What Center Parcs can teach you about quitting X
Here's a great example of why this is the right way to leave X, shared here by @danslee.bsky.social.
X GAMES: What Center Parcs can teach you about quitting X
Amazing the way Dell have arranged for firmware updates always at the most inconvenient times. That takes real talent. High fives, everyone.
March 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Amazing the way Dell have arranged for firmware updates always at the most inconvenient times. That takes real talent. High fives, everyone.
Why were there supporter's tears when Newcastle United won the League Cup? I don't support their club but I know in that moment they're often thinking of loved ones who would have loved to have been there too.
March 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why were there supporter's tears when Newcastle United won the League Cup? I don't support their club but I know in that moment they're often thinking of loved ones who would have loved to have been there too.
I've blogged. In 2025, what content can you post from a LinkedIn page that connects? Here's an analysis. You may be surprised to know that a carousel of images tops the list and vertical video follows hard on its heels. danslee.co.uk/2025/03/02/i...
March 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I've blogged. In 2025, what content can you post from a LinkedIn page that connects? Here's an analysis. You may be surprised to know that a carousel of images tops the list and vertical video follows hard on its heels. danslee.co.uk/2025/03/02/i...
It's possible that I'm spending too long in Facebook groups but I'm fighting the urge to add 'Shared DY5, babes' to every repost on all channels.
March 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
It's possible that I'm spending too long in Facebook groups but I'm fighting the urge to add 'Shared DY5, babes' to every repost on all channels.
This dropped into my timeline from a Ukrainian. The moral courage of this country shines through the gloom as America turns dark.
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This dropped into my timeline from a Ukrainian. The moral courage of this country shines through the gloom as America turns dark.
Holocaust Memorial Day. It's timely to remember that the Holocaust was planned and executed by people like you and me in a society that celebrated culture. It can happen again.
January 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Holocaust Memorial Day. It's timely to remember that the Holocaust was planned and executed by people like you and me in a society that celebrated culture. It can happen again.
The Sex Pistols 'No Fun'. In a particularly bleak period in local government I motivated the troops by playing this loud one morning. Sometimes you just have to lean into it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K3u...
The Sex Pistols - No Fun - 1/14/1978 - Winterland (Official)
YouTube video by Sex Pistols on MV
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January 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Sex Pistols 'No Fun'. In a particularly bleak period in local government I motivated the troops by playing this loud one morning. Sometimes you just have to lean into it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K3u...