David Durant
@bowsy.co.uk
I've been a long-time supporter of the government technology and transformation communities since 2009. I've worked for mySociety, the GLA, HackIT and GDS. I'm on the committees for GovCamp, TransformGov Talks and the UK Polyamory Association.
Dear god I hope so! I'm flying out on Saturday and I know about a dozen phrases. The most important one being "Shōshō omachi kudasai" (please wait a moment) to give me time to fish out Google Translate.
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Dear god I hope so! I'm flying out on Saturday and I know about a dozen phrases. The most important one being "Shōshō omachi kudasai" (please wait a moment) to give me time to fish out Google Translate.
I would absolutely pay for a service that looks at "difficult" emails for me and for each one just tells me if I'm in trouble or not.
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I would absolutely pay for a service that looks at "difficult" emails for me and for each one just tells me if I'm in trouble or not.
I don't give a fig about Bond but quoting Lower Decks is *chef's kiss*.
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I don't give a fig about Bond but quoting Lower Decks is *chef's kiss*.
I mean you @jenitennison.com obviously 😉. But otherwise @hilarycottam.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social , @janethughes.bsky.social , @pahlkadot.bsky.social if she was in the UK...
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I mean you @jenitennison.com obviously 😉. But otherwise @hilarycottam.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social , @janethughes.bsky.social , @pahlkadot.bsky.social if she was in the UK...
This ☝️ post was brought to you by a combination of the now already abandoned BritCard brand and, for those of you not fortunate enough to be around in the 1970s, this 👇 .
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November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This ☝️ post was brought to you by a combination of the now already abandoned BritCard brand and, for those of you not fortunate enough to be around in the 1970s, this 👇 .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrfK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrfK...
Surely the cheaper and better option is to "make one at home". Have the British Government build their own social media platform like Trump's Truth Social.
A BritTwit if you will.
A BritTwit if you will.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Surely the cheaper and better option is to "make one at home". Have the British Government build their own social media platform like Trump's Truth Social.
A BritTwit if you will.
A BritTwit if you will.
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It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?