David Buck
@davidbuckster.bsky.social
He doing organisation development and design. Farming and Countryside Programme, Defra. #OneTeamGov, @ukgovcamp.bsky.social
Government romantic and lover of decaf tea.
Government romantic and lover of decaf tea.
@ukgovcamp.com
Not to be confused with:
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ukgovcramp
ukgovdump
ukgovscamp
ukgovvamp
ukgovclamp
ukgovlump
ukgovdamp
ukgovtramp
ukgovstamp
ukgovhump
ukgovgramp
ukgovbump
ukgovplump
ukgovpomp
ukgovgrump
ukgovswamp
ukgovrump
Not to be confused with:
ukgovchimp
ukgovcramp
ukgovdump
ukgovscamp
ukgovvamp
ukgovclamp
ukgovlump
ukgovdamp
ukgovtramp
ukgovstamp
ukgovhump
ukgovgramp
ukgovbump
ukgovplump
ukgovpomp
ukgovgrump
ukgovswamp
ukgovrump
Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026!
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
UKGovCamp 2026 Registration
Our next annual in-person event is:
free to attend,
in Birmingham,
on Saturday 17 January 2026.
Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because:
the event is always oversubscribed,...
forms.gle
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@ukgovcamp.com
Not to be confused with:
ukgovchimp
ukgovcramp
ukgovdump
ukgovscamp
ukgovvamp
ukgovclamp
ukgovlump
ukgovdamp
ukgovtramp
ukgovstamp
ukgovhump
ukgovgramp
ukgovbump
ukgovplump
ukgovpomp
ukgovgrump
ukgovswamp
ukgovrump
Not to be confused with:
ukgovchimp
ukgovcramp
ukgovdump
ukgovscamp
ukgovvamp
ukgovclamp
ukgovlump
ukgovdamp
ukgovtramp
ukgovstamp
ukgovhump
ukgovgramp
ukgovbump
ukgovplump
ukgovpomp
ukgovgrump
ukgovswamp
ukgovrump
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Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026!
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
UKGovCamp 2026 Registration
Our next annual in-person event is:
free to attend,
in Birmingham,
on Saturday 17 January 2026.
Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because:
the event is always oversubscribed,...
forms.gle
October 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026!
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.
Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
What a good read, to say I’m looking forward to reading the next installment already would be to gloss over all the wisdom contained within this one but to boil it down just to my take would be too reductionist.
Hey everyone, new post here on the diagnostic power of crises and the need to try different things. Keen to hear your thoughts.
medium.com/fawlty-minis...
medium.com/fawlty-minis...
Building bridges across boundaries — Part three
Implications for changemakers when forging new and different paths in uncertain times
medium.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a good read, to say I’m looking forward to reading the next installment already would be to gloss over all the wisdom contained within this one but to boil it down just to my take would be too reductionist.
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UKGovCamp Birmingham: Join Us!
UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time!
Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.
UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time!
Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
UKGovCamp Birmingham: Join Us!
UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time!
Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.
UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time!
Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.
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Bull-Ready for UKGovCamp 2026: Registration Opening Soon!
We are pleased to announce that UKGovCamp will be making its first-ever visit to Birmingham on 17th January 2026!
Stay tuned to our channels to secure your place and be part of Birmingham’s first UKGovCamp!
We are pleased to announce that UKGovCamp will be making its first-ever visit to Birmingham on 17th January 2026!
Stay tuned to our channels to secure your place and be part of Birmingham’s first UKGovCamp!
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Bull-Ready for UKGovCamp 2026: Registration Opening Soon!
We are pleased to announce that UKGovCamp will be making its first-ever visit to Birmingham on 17th January 2026!
Stay tuned to our channels to secure your place and be part of Birmingham’s first UKGovCamp!
We are pleased to announce that UKGovCamp will be making its first-ever visit to Birmingham on 17th January 2026!
Stay tuned to our channels to secure your place and be part of Birmingham’s first UKGovCamp!
Stumbled across Mori Yuzan’s wave design series via the internet archive - this link works on mobile theartofzen.org/mori-yuzan-a... which resonated really deeply. Beautiful.
Mori Yuzan and Hamonshu: Japanese Wave Designs
Mori Yuzan's "Hamonshu: Japanese Wave Designs," not only showcases his innovation but also underscores the enduring significance of wave motifs in Japanese culture.
theartofzen.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Stumbled across Mori Yuzan’s wave design series via the internet archive - this link works on mobile theartofzen.org/mori-yuzan-a... which resonated really deeply. Beautiful.
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Welcome to the archives.
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Welcome to the archives.
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I have written a second essay on what it means to govern in a time of radical uncertainty, and the ability to respond to and cope with crises.
This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless.
medium.com/fawlty-minis...
This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless.
medium.com/fawlty-minis...
Building bridges across boundaries — Part two
Implications for changemakers when forging new and different paths in uncertain times
medium.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I have written a second essay on what it means to govern in a time of radical uncertainty, and the ability to respond to and cope with crises.
This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless.
medium.com/fawlty-minis...
This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless.
medium.com/fawlty-minis...
Check out this moment from Dept. Q | Episode 4, starting at 10:12 till 12:00 ish. What a lovely piece of writing and pearls of wisdom.
June 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Check out this moment from Dept. Q | Episode 4, starting at 10:12 till 12:00 ish. What a lovely piece of writing and pearls of wisdom.
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Afternoon all :)
After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social
After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Afternoon all :)
After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social
After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social
Thinking way too much about this.
What size is the store? can I get a planet earth size piece to fall the Vogons, what if it came as a square shape would the Vogons still be fooled, and why am I talking to a dog.
What size is the store? can I get a planet earth size piece to fall the Vogons, what if it came as a square shape would the Vogons still be fooled, and why am I talking to a dog.
There’s a foam store up the road from our house which promises foam in “any size *or* shape”. I think about this often.
March 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thinking way too much about this.
What size is the store? can I get a planet earth size piece to fall the Vogons, what if it came as a square shape would the Vogons still be fooled, and why am I talking to a dog.
What size is the store? can I get a planet earth size piece to fall the Vogons, what if it came as a square shape would the Vogons still be fooled, and why am I talking to a dog.
I love your #TypoOfTheDay @markdalgarno.bsky.social and having just typed Ladership Brief I suddenly thought I should share.
February 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I love your #TypoOfTheDay @markdalgarno.bsky.social and having just typed Ladership Brief I suddenly thought I should share.
Pondering about what my recipe for creativity is
1. Save energy for it
2. Look back at past projects
3. Let it happen any where
4. Be open
5. Be prepared
1. Save energy for it
2. Look back at past projects
3. Let it happen any where
4. Be open
5. Be prepared
February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Pondering about what my recipe for creativity is
1. Save energy for it
2. Look back at past projects
3. Let it happen any where
4. Be open
5. Be prepared
1. Save energy for it
2. Look back at past projects
3. Let it happen any where
4. Be open
5. Be prepared
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Sat down to write long-form but I don’t have the energy. Back to microblogging!
What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵
#ukgc25
What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵
#ukgc25
January 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sat down to write long-form but I don’t have the energy. Back to microblogging!
What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵
#ukgc25
What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵
#ukgc25
I’m going to be getting a new blank A6ish notebook. Any recommendations
January 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’m going to be getting a new blank A6ish notebook. Any recommendations
Just two more sleeps until the wonderful organisers and volunteers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social open the doors to #UKGC25.
a picture of a goat with the words so excited on the bottom
Alt: a short video of a baby goat (kid) jumping around but with excitement energy with the words so excited on the bottom, where a milk carton in the background disappears, probably from over excitement.
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Just two more sleeps until the wonderful organisers and volunteers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social open the doors to #UKGC25.
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Hello 🙂 I'm looking for my next public sector role and would appreciate your support. Let me know if you hear of anything or wanna catch up. #OpenToWork
💼 Preferably agile delivery manager.
📜 Open to contract, permanent or temporary roles.
🌎 Remote or based in Manchester, London or Sheffield.
💼 Preferably agile delivery manager.
📜 Open to contract, permanent or temporary roles.
🌎 Remote or based in Manchester, London or Sheffield.
January 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hello 🙂 I'm looking for my next public sector role and would appreciate your support. Let me know if you hear of anything or wanna catch up. #OpenToWork
💼 Preferably agile delivery manager.
📜 Open to contract, permanent or temporary roles.
🌎 Remote or based in Manchester, London or Sheffield.
💼 Preferably agile delivery manager.
📜 Open to contract, permanent or temporary roles.
🌎 Remote or based in Manchester, London or Sheffield.
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Almost 15 years ago I invested a small amount in a somewhat fanciful project to create a train service run by a co-operative. All these years later the ORR has finally given Go-Op permission to run an actual service. They just need to raise the capital to make it happen. go-op.coop
Launch of Go-op's Taunton - Swindon rail services
We're launching the first ever co-operative train operating company with a route in the SW developed by and for passengers.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Almost 15 years ago I invested a small amount in a somewhat fanciful project to create a train service run by a co-operative. All these years later the ORR has finally given Go-Op permission to run an actual service. They just need to raise the capital to make it happen. go-op.coop
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This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
December 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
Ceak and tea with @noursidawi.bsky.social and @pubstr.at was so nourishing, uplifting and energising.
Looking forward even more to my 1st @ukgovcamp.bsky.social as an attendee.
Looking forward even more to my 1st @ukgovcamp.bsky.social as an attendee.
December 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Ceak and tea with @noursidawi.bsky.social and @pubstr.at was so nourishing, uplifting and energising.
Looking forward even more to my 1st @ukgovcamp.bsky.social as an attendee.
Looking forward even more to my 1st @ukgovcamp.bsky.social as an attendee.
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Pivotal vacancy at @mencap.bsky.social for a Head of Communities - a social entrepreneur, developing and leading innovative community-led programmes nationally - programmes that empower and support people with a learning disability to engage in their communities.
jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/32...
jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/32...
Head of Communities in | Royal Mencap Society
View details and apply for this Head of Communities vacancy in .
Are you an experienced leader with the ability to coach and mentor a team? Do you have a background in managing innovative communi...
jobs.mencap.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Pivotal vacancy at @mencap.bsky.social for a Head of Communities - a social entrepreneur, developing and leading innovative community-led programmes nationally - programmes that empower and support people with a learning disability to engage in their communities.
jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/32...
jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/32...
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Made this starter pack of #OneTeamGov people, working together to radically reform the public sector through practical action.
go.bsky.app/32t35D4
Who else is here making public service better?
go.bsky.app/32t35D4
Who else is here making public service better?
December 7, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Made this starter pack of #OneTeamGov people, working together to radically reform the public sector through practical action.
go.bsky.app/32t35D4
Who else is here making public service better?
go.bsky.app/32t35D4
Who else is here making public service better?