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Louise Crow
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Chief Exec for @mysociety.org. We run TheyWorkForYou, WhatDoTheyKnow, FixMyStreet and a host of other projects reimagining people power.
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Gain knowledge from international experts at one of our next three TICTeC Community of Practice gatherings: free and online.

Full details of each, and links to join, in-thread below 👇
Text: ATI Masterclass: turning requests into reporting with Fiquem Sabendo TICTeC webinar Photo: The top of a sheaf of newspapers Text: Defending democracy defenders: cybersecurity for civic tech projects TICTeC webinar Image: a glowing green padlock superimposed on a dark crowd of people. Text: Networked auditors: crowdsourcing and communityled ATI TICTeC webinar Image: a network of coloured threads.
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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mysociety.org
*Sound of trumpets* There are now more than 1.25 million public Freedom of Information requests on WhatDoTheyKnow. #FOI

We launched the site back in 2008 with two goals...
Text from the WhatDoTheyKnow homepage saying 'browse 1,250,876 requests to 47,172 authorities'
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
itscrowbot.bsky.social
Twenty five years on, key parts of the compensation scheme for post office Horizon victims are just now being put in place.

In the new era of generative AI, how do we bring issues to light and address them before they create this kind of tragedy?

www.publictechnology.net/2025/10/07/s...
Our transparency rules need to adapt to the rise of AI
As automated technology becomes more widely used by public bodies, and for a broader range of purposes, Louise Crow of mySociety outlines why governance rules and processes must keep pace As th...
www.publictechnology.net
October 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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theyworkforyou.com
A new House of Commons register of interests has been released and uploaded to TheyWorkForYou https://www.theyworkforyou.com/interests
Register of Interests
Making it easy to keep an eye on the UK’s parliaments. Discover who represents you, how they’ve voted and what they’ve said in debates.
www.theyworkforyou.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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mysociety.org
Going to the #OGP summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz next week? Say hello to mySociety's Chief Executive @itscrowbot.bsky.social - and don't miss our session "Designing the public participation we want in a digitized world: AI & Civic Tech" which we're running with @politicalwatch.es.
Spain 2025 OGP Global Summit 6-10 October Vitoria-Gasteiz
October 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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alexparsons.bsky.social
Flying pass through the new register today:
September 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
itscrowbot.bsky.social
Come and work with our brilliant team! We're looking for a Business Development Manager for SocietyWorks.
societyworks.org SocietyWorks @societyworks.org · Sep 15
We’re hiring a Business Development Manager (remote role, with travel requirements)! 🔔

If that sounds like something you'd be good at, we’d be thrilled to hear from you. Find all of the job info and apply by following this link (you have until 31st October!): apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/...
Business Development Manager, SocietyWorks - Remote - mySociety and SocietyWorks
Are you looking for a business development role where you can use your sales skills to help make a real difference in society? A role where you’re not just selling for the sake of it, but selling to i...
apply.workable.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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connectedbydata.org
Whenever we speak to public servants who are keen to involve the public more on decisions about data and AI, an early subject to be raised is always: who’s already done it, and how did they do it?

@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social‬ shares some examples here.

🔗 connectedbydata.org/resources/b...
Public sector public engagement on data and AI
Whenever we speak to public servants who are keen to involve the public more on decisions about data and AI, an early subject to be raised is always: who’s already done it, and how did they do it? People are understandably keen to learn from what has already been tried. This blog/case study is part of a series exploring how public sector organisations involve the public, workers and civil society in decisions about data and AI, and some of the consequences when they do not. Read more about our work on public involvement in public sector data and AI.
connectedbydata.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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timdurrant.bsky.social
This really was a great event - do watch it back if you couldn't make it!
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
A massive thank you to @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @benworthy.bsky.social @itscrowbot.bsky.social @lynnwyeth.bsky.social, John Edwards & Charlie Falconer (& a great audience) for a terrific and constructive discussion on FOI @instituteforgovernment.org.uk today

Watch back bit.ly/IfGFoI2025
The Freedom of Information Act at 25: What next for freedom of information? | Institute for Government
The event includes proposals and discussion about how the Freedom of Information system can improve for the future.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
September 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
Next Weds, I'm chairing a Freedom of Info anniversary event @instituteforgovernment.org.uk with a great line-up: @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @itscrowbot.bsky.social @benworthy.bsky.social @lynnwyeth.bsky.social John Edwards & Lord Falconer

Join us! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/foi-ac...
The Freedom of Information Act at 25: What next for freedom of information? | Institute for Government
The event includes proposals and discussion about how the Freedom of Information system can improve for the future.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
itscrowbot.bsky.social
Back from a lovely couple of weeks away, lovely to be able to share @mysociety.org's Impact Report, highlighting the important work we do using digital tools to enable people to take part in democratic decision making and civic life
www.mysociety.org/files/2025/0...
Highlights in thread ⬇️
August 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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alexparsons.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to @theyworkforyou.com - 21 years in, I think it's got another few hundred in it. Here's some things we've done in the last few years:
June 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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tomski.com
Happy 21st Birthday to TheyWorkForYou.com, holding our national politicians to account for their votes and their words in Parliament.
TheyWorkForYou: Hansard and Official Reports for the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament, and Northern Ireland Assembly - done right
Making it easy to keep an eye on the UK’s parliaments. Discover who represents you, how they’ve voted and what they’ve said in debates.
TheyWorkForYou.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
itscrowbot.bsky.social
We have some real superstar speakers on using access to information to help tackle climate change - if you want to change laws, make front page news and make a difference, you should join us and get inspired! 27th May, a 1 hour online session
mysociety.org mySociety @mysociety.org · May 20
💚 Want to know how freedom of information can help tackle climate change? Come to our event!

From legal battles to investigative breakthroughs, hear how transparency laws and data rights are being used to hold polluters to account and push for stronger environmental protections across Europe 🇪🇺
May 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
itscrowbot.bsky.social
Good news for Monday morning - we're launching a new vote information platform 🗳️
May 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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mysociety.org
Data protection, media law, online communities, and Freedom of Information: if that sounds like your niche, you might be just the person we're looking for as mySociety's new Digital Service Manager. See the details and apply here: apply.workable.com/mysociety/j/... #charityjobs #FOI #dataprotection
Text: DIGITAL SERVICE MANAGER for user-facing operational support of mySociety's online services. WE ARE HIRING mysociety.org/about/careers Image: Hands on a laptop, from which various icons are emerging
April 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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mysociety.org
The latest register of MPs interests has been released and loaded onto TheyWorkForYou. See the information and spreadsheets we publish here www.theyworkforyou.com/interests/
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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alexparsons.bsky.social
Modernisation committee has a new call for evidence around the accessibility of Parliament and Parliamentary work committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
The committee wants views on the following: What feasible adjustments (deliverable in the short to medium term ahead of Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster) to the current physical estate would make Parliament more accessible to MPs, staff and visitors with disabilities. How should the House of Commons collect and share information about the reasonable adjustments individual MPs require, to better support access to all services? What aspects of House of Commons procedure and practice pose a barrier to MPs with disabilities? What steps are already in place to address them and what more could be done? How can information about what is happening in the House of Commons and how the House of Commons works be communicated in a more accessible way to A) MPs and their staff; B) the public? What specific changes to parliamentary language, activity and behaviour would make it easier to understand what is happening in the House of Commons, and how the House of Commons works?
March 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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green-alliance.org.uk
🚀🌍 Project Boost, Green Alliance's development programme for influencing environmental politics, is running a session on when, how and why to use The Climate Coalition and @mysociety.org 's Local Intelligence Hub. 🧠🌱🏛️

🗣️ @zarino.co.uk
🗓️ 13 March, 10am

Learn more and request access:
Project Boost
A training programme for experts influencing environmental politics
project-boost.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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mysociety.org
If you're a climate campaigner or activist, do join mySociety's Zarino Zappia for this free online event on March 14. You'll discover how to use Local Intelligence Hub to ensure you're directing your efforts at the places where they'll have the most impact.
Screenshot from an Eventbrite page - Project Boost: How to… utilise the Local Intelligence Hub.
March 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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mysociety.org
Has your council declared a nature emergency? Find out on this new site:

www.mysociety.org/2025/03/04/h...

launched in a collaboration between us, the Woodland Trust and @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social

#natureemergency #climateaction #nature #woodland
Has your local authority declared a Nature Emergency?
Has your local authority declared a Nature Emergency? – Find out with a new service from the Woodland Trust, Climate Emergency UK, and mySociety! The UK nations are among the most nature-depleted in ...
www.mysociety.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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alexparsons.bsky.social
Today we've added some new features to TheyWorkForYou and launched an accompanying report about money in politics. See more at whofundsthem.com
WhoFundsThem
Building better information about money in politics.
whofundsthem.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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mysociety.org
Who Funds Them? Today we're launching our report on MPs' financial interests: second jobs, gifts and donations. We've looked in depth at where the systems fail, and what can be done — from inside and out — to make them work. buff.ly/41cRe6y
Text: Recommendation 1: Better data collection to achieve more accurate interests information. Image: A drawing of a pencil in front of the report cover. Text: Recommendation 2: Stronger checks to make sure the interests information is reliable Image: A bespectacled figure holding a giant magnifying glass in front of the report cover. Text: Recommendation 3: Tighter rules so there are fewer unacceptable interests in the first place Image: A drawing of a clipboard in front of the report cover. Text: Recommendation 4: Systematic reform to decreae the role of money in the political system. Image: A diagram of the scales of justice and a renewal cycle, in front of the report cover.
March 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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mrchrisadams.bsky.social
hi folks, can I get your help?

Where I work, at the Green Web Foundation, we're looking for a #Django developer to join our small but ambitious team working towards a fossil free internet.

Job ad below:
www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/jobs/mid-sen...
Mid/senior level django developer - Green Web Foundation
Help make the web green. We're looking for a mid-weight senior Django developer to help build and maintain the open source platform that powers our work.
www.thegreenwebfoundation.org
February 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM