Julia Cushion
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Julia Cushion
@juliacushion.bsky.social
Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety

Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords

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Brie the change you want to see in the world?
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
hope everyone has a lovely weekend, my friday night is going to be planning what to see at @leedsfilmfest.bsky.social!
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Speaking of MP pages, we're working on a bunch on new features (some already live, some still to come) on TWFY, and Alex & I are going to be chatting through them in a couple of weeks' time.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theyworkfo...
TheyWorkForYou update: a richer view of Parliament
We want to improve the quality of UK democracy by making more and better information available - join us to hear about our latest updates.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
As with every new release, we made the latest Registers of Interests available in handy explorable datasets as well as highlighting what's new on individual MP pages

(as you may have seen in the news, Nigel Farage had a lot of new entries this register)

www.theyworkforyou.com/interests/
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
💬 "At a technology level, the direction of travel is not towards openness"

@itscrowbot.bsky.social wrote this fantastic piece on the need for FOI to be extended to contractors providing government decision-making systems

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 3:52 PM