Mark Dalgarno
@markdalgarno.bsky.social
Delivery @ http://createchange.io - Digital Transformation, UCD, Agile methods.
He/Him. I don't speak for my clients.
Organiser Agile Manchester, Agile Cambridge, Lean Agile Scotland, Ripples: Bristol, UX Scotland, SDinGov, Lean Agile Exchange
He/Him. I don't speak for my clients.
Organiser Agile Manchester, Agile Cambridge, Lean Agile Scotland, Ripples: Bristol, UX Scotland, SDinGov, Lean Agile Exchange
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dear media, Jim Ratcliffe’s far-right language does not mean it’s a green light for a phone-in asking ‘is he right?’ it’s the moment to call out his use of far-right language
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
dear media, Jim Ratcliffe’s far-right language does not mean it’s a green light for a phone-in asking ‘is he right?’ it’s the moment to call out his use of far-right language
Ratcliffe seems like an odious individual. Pretty obvious agenda of getting folks to blame immigrants rather than blaming tax exiles.
Rarely mentioned but about much of Ratcliffe’s business ‘success’ is based on draining public money (very common among these ‘self made tycoons’)
Eg democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ineos-set-...
Eg democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ineos-set-...
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Ratcliffe seems like an odious individual. Pretty obvious agenda of getting folks to blame immigrants rather than blaming tax exiles.
Looks like a great set of initiatives: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations
Bill would also give votes to 16-year-olds and pave the way for ‘opt-out’ voter registration
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Looks like a great set of initiatives: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Gee, Universal Basic Income recoups more than it costs AND the recipients are happier and healthier.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Gee, Universal Basic Income recoups more than it costs AND the recipients are happier and healthier.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
Hmmm. Where have I seen those results before? Oh yes, in every other goddam pilot study of UBI for more than a decade. Ireland joins Finland in at least making a start.
UX Scotland returns to Edinburgh from June 10th-11th.
1&2 day tickets available.
Full event programme: uxscotland.net/programme-2026
1&2 day tickets available.
Full event programme: uxscotland.net/programme-2026
Programme 2026
uxscotland.net
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
UX Scotland returns to Edinburgh from June 10th-11th.
1&2 day tickets available.
Full event programme: uxscotland.net/programme-2026
1&2 day tickets available.
Full event programme: uxscotland.net/programme-2026
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Working harder, getting nowhere?
@mikebrewerecon.bsky.social walks you through the experience of Unsung Britain, in our latest Substack ⤵️
buff.ly/ANatmtg
@mikebrewerecon.bsky.social walks you through the experience of Unsung Britain, in our latest Substack ⤵️
buff.ly/ANatmtg
Unsung Britain: working harder, getting nowhere
Mike Brewer explains how recent decades have squeezed the households who can least afford it
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Working harder, getting nowhere?
@mikebrewerecon.bsky.social walks you through the experience of Unsung Britain, in our latest Substack ⤵️
buff.ly/ANatmtg
@mikebrewerecon.bsky.social walks you through the experience of Unsung Britain, in our latest Substack ⤵️
buff.ly/ANatmtg
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NEW: Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC
"Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021."
www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...
"Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021."
www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 AM
NEW: Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC
"Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021."
www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...
"Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021."
www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Perennial but a favourite #TypoOfTheDay forecats
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Perennial but a favourite #TypoOfTheDay forecats
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Some of us @transformgovtalks.bsky.social & some great govt policy people are planning @policycamp.bsky.social - a new unconference for people who want to make govt policymaking even better
Help shape it - here's a short survey!
Microsoft Form: bit.ly/MSPolicyCamp
Google Form: bit.ly/GPolicyCamp
Help shape it - here's a short survey!
Microsoft Form: bit.ly/MSPolicyCamp
Google Form: bit.ly/GPolicyCamp
Policy Camp
policycamp.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Some of us @transformgovtalks.bsky.social & some great govt policy people are planning @policycamp.bsky.social - a new unconference for people who want to make govt policymaking even better
Help shape it - here's a short survey!
Microsoft Form: bit.ly/MSPolicyCamp
Google Form: bit.ly/GPolicyCamp
Help shape it - here's a short survey!
Microsoft Form: bit.ly/MSPolicyCamp
Google Form: bit.ly/GPolicyCamp
The 10th edition of Agile Manchester will take place from May 13th-14th - agilemanchester.net
1 & 2 day tickets available now. Event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2026
Thank you Booking.com and Autotrader for sponsoring. Additional sponsors sought: agilemanchester.net/sponsors
1 & 2 day tickets available now. Event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2026
Thank you Booking.com and Autotrader for sponsoring. Additional sponsors sought: agilemanchester.net/sponsors
Agile Manchester
Agile Manchester - practical agile, lean & flow programme – 13–14 May 2026
agilemanchester.net
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The 10th edition of Agile Manchester will take place from May 13th-14th - agilemanchester.net
1 & 2 day tickets available now. Event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2026
Thank you Booking.com and Autotrader for sponsoring. Additional sponsors sought: agilemanchester.net/sponsors
1 & 2 day tickets available now. Event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2026
Thank you Booking.com and Autotrader for sponsoring. Additional sponsors sought: agilemanchester.net/sponsors
This year's Lean Agile conferences:
medium.com/@markdalgarn...
I'm generally pretty lightly involved in event organisation these days but I am Programme Chair for Agile Cambridge and Co-Chair for Lean Agile Scotland.
medium.com/@markdalgarn...
I'm generally pretty lightly involved in event organisation these days but I am Programme Chair for Agile Cambridge and Co-Chair for Lean Agile Scotland.
Lean Agile Conferences in 2026
I’m co-organising three Lean Agile Conferences in 2026, read on…
medium.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This year's Lean Agile conferences:
medium.com/@markdalgarn...
I'm generally pretty lightly involved in event organisation these days but I am Programme Chair for Agile Cambridge and Co-Chair for Lean Agile Scotland.
medium.com/@markdalgarn...
I'm generally pretty lightly involved in event organisation these days but I am Programme Chair for Agile Cambridge and Co-Chair for Lean Agile Scotland.
Lean Agile Scotland returns to Edinburgh in October (29-30th)
Call for Sessions is now open: leanagile.scot/call-sessions
Conference theme: The Age of Disruption - leanagile.scot/age-disrupti...
Call for Sessions is now open: leanagile.scot/call-sessions
Conference theme: The Age of Disruption - leanagile.scot/age-disrupti...
Call for Sessions
Our Lean Agile Scotland call for sessions 2026 are open
leanagile.scot
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Lean Agile Scotland returns to Edinburgh in October (29-30th)
Call for Sessions is now open: leanagile.scot/call-sessions
Conference theme: The Age of Disruption - leanagile.scot/age-disrupti...
Call for Sessions is now open: leanagile.scot/call-sessions
Conference theme: The Age of Disruption - leanagile.scot/age-disrupti...
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
BBC Moneybox covering the Civil Service Pension / Capita crisis now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, Credit Card Debt and Civil Service Pensions
Calls for stronger rules protect people from getting into persistent credit card debt.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
BBC Moneybox covering the Civil Service Pension / Capita crisis now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Not long now until this year's Virtual SDinGov.
11th March, online.
Event programme: virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026
11th March, online.
Event programme: virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026
Service Design in Government
virtual.sdingov.net
February 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Not long now until this year's Virtual SDinGov.
11th March, online.
Event programme: virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026
11th March, online.
Event programme: virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026
Keyboard playing friends, or Stranglers fans.
You might enjoy this part of this week's Repair Shop - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Restoring Dave Greenfield's keyboard - a core part of the original Stranglers sound.
Full episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You might enjoy this part of this week's Repair Shop - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Restoring Dave Greenfield's keyboard - a core part of the original Stranglers sound.
Full episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
BBC One - The Repair Shop, Series 15, Episode 7, Restoring The Stranglers' keyboard
Organ restorer David Burville restores a keyboard that once belonged to The Stranglers.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Keyboard playing friends, or Stranglers fans.
You might enjoy this part of this week's Repair Shop - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Restoring Dave Greenfield's keyboard - a core part of the original Stranglers sound.
Full episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You might enjoy this part of this week's Repair Shop - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Restoring Dave Greenfield's keyboard - a core part of the original Stranglers sound.
Full episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
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It’s vital that we continue breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health.
This Time to Talk Day is about encouraging everyone to have an honest conversation about mental health and well-being.
Mind has some excellent advice on how to get started ⬇️
www.mind.org.uk/get-involved...
This Time to Talk Day is about encouraging everyone to have an honest conversation about mental health and well-being.
Mind has some excellent advice on how to get started ⬇️
www.mind.org.uk/get-involved...
Time to Talk Day - Mind
The next Time To Talk Day is on 5 February 2026. Download our resources, and find out how to start a life changing conversation about mental health.
www.mind.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
It’s vital that we continue breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health.
This Time to Talk Day is about encouraging everyone to have an honest conversation about mental health and well-being.
Mind has some excellent advice on how to get started ⬇️
www.mind.org.uk/get-involved...
This Time to Talk Day is about encouraging everyone to have an honest conversation about mental health and well-being.
Mind has some excellent advice on how to get started ⬇️
www.mind.org.uk/get-involved...
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As the government launches its landmark National Cancer Plan with the goal of saving 320,000 more lives, the NHS is urging Londoners to respond to their cancer screening invitations today.
NHS screening
Find out about the different types of screening offered by the NHS in England.
www.nhs.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
As the government launches its landmark National Cancer Plan with the goal of saving 320,000 more lives, the NHS is urging Londoners to respond to their cancer screening invitations today.
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The facts are in folks, and they mean business
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The facts are in folks, and they mean business
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Less than 100 days until the elections in Scotland and Wales and time to put technology and the digital world firmly on the table...
digitalpolicy.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
digitalpolicy.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
We need to talk about tech baybee, the you and me
Lets talk about all the good things and the bad things that maybe
digitalpolicy.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Less than 100 days until the elections in Scotland and Wales and time to put technology and the digital world firmly on the table...
digitalpolicy.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
digitalpolicy.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
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🚨 Exciting jobs klaxon! 🚨
We’re hiring 2x Heads of Delivery, one will be working with me in HFU 🇺🇦😁
26-27 is going to be a really exciting year for us as we mature our system and explore growth opportunities, and I need someone great by my side!
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
We’re hiring 2x Heads of Delivery, one will be working with me in HFU 🇺🇦😁
26-27 is going to be a really exciting year for us as we mature our system and explore growth opportunities, and I need someone great by my side!
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM
🚨 Exciting jobs klaxon! 🚨
We’re hiring 2x Heads of Delivery, one will be working with me in HFU 🇺🇦😁
26-27 is going to be a really exciting year for us as we mature our system and explore growth opportunities, and I need someone great by my side!
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
We’re hiring 2x Heads of Delivery, one will be working with me in HFU 🇺🇦😁
26-27 is going to be a really exciting year for us as we mature our system and explore growth opportunities, and I need someone great by my side!
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...