@transformgovtalks.bsky.social
π¨ 6PM, WED 25 February π¨
At the MoJ or online.
Liam Hawkes and Violette Gadenne, CoLab HO on service design in a spending review
βJames Plunkett, Kinship Works, on the energy at the edgesβ-βand how the centre can spread it
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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
Linda O'Halloran presents at TransformGov Talks. She is stood on the left of the image - to the right is a screen with a blue slide and white text reading 'And we need more common language to deliver it'
Matt Wood-Hill presents at TransformGov Talks. He is stood on the left of the image - to the right is a screen with a slide on the MHCLG Digital Planning Programme
Patrick Diamond presents at TransformGov Talks. He is stood on the left of the image - to the right is a screen with a slide noting 'the dominant narrative about British government focuses on failure', with covers of the following books: The Blunders of Our Government (King/Crewe), Failures of State (Calvert/Arbuthnott) and Failed State (Freedman)
A *huge* thank you to @lindasasta.bsky.social @mattwoodhill.bsky.social, Patrick and a brilliant audience for a great @transformgovtalks.bsky.social last night - our best attended so far! A big thank you to @tpximpact.com for hosting
Write-up, video, podcast all here medium.com/@transformgo...
Finally, our next event is on Wednesday 25th February at the MoJ in Westminster.
You can register now! luma.com/q19znan6
Also on Spotify : open.spotify.com/episode/21JQ...
and Apple Podcasts : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The whole event is on YouTube : youtu.be/VmdruiJiTco
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Yesterday's event was a great success. We have over 50 people in person and 20+ online to watch Matt Wood-Hill, and Linda OβHalloran on public service market-shaping and Patrick Diamond on 25 years of research on government effectiveness.
Blog post here : medium.com/@transformgo...
π¨ 6PM, WED 28 January π¨
At TPXImpact or online
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda OβHalloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
βPatrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness
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π¨ 6PM, WED 28 January π¨
At TPXImpact or online
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda OβHalloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
βPatrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness
luma.com/pc7ji8sg
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π¨ 6PM, WED 28 January π¨
At TPXImpact or online
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda OβHalloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
βPatrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness
luma.com/pc7ji8sg
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π¨ 6PM, WED 28 January π¨
At TPXImpact or online
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda OβHalloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
βPatrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness
luma.com/pc7ji8sg
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Do you make freedom of information requests?
Do you respond to them?
Interested in the future of #FOI?
Do we have the conference for you!
FOI Fest - Thu 19 Feb 2026 - London & online
Free tickets: pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
And coming soon... an FOI Network www.mysociety.org/transparency...
Our next event will be on the 28th of January.
* Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda OβHalloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
* βSecond speaker to be announced soon!
Register now!
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Available on Spotify.
open.spotify.com/episode/2G5r...
And Apple Podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
YouTube recording of the event.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS8h...
Derek
She was followed by Derek Alton, Host & Chief Explorer at Civic Punks, on A Journey Into the Future of Government: What does 21st-century government that works for people and the planet look like?
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Caroline
We had another excellent event last night.
First up was Caroline Star, Operations Director at School of International Futures, on Governing Beyond the Now: Why Policy Needs a Long View and How We Get There.
Welsh Government chief statistician, Stephanie Howarth, speaks at Data Bites 60. She joined us virtually - she has a photo of Aberystwyth behind her (though she joined us from Cardiff), with a Welsh Government logo top right, 'data bites' top left, 'pd' bottom left, and the timer showing 07:36 bottom right
Penny Babb from the Office for Statistics Regulation presents at Data Bites 60. She is stood behind a lectern and in front of a Data Bites banner (right hand side of image). I am sat down on the left hand side of the image. Between us is a big screen showing Penny's first slide, which reads 'Introducing The Code of Practice for Statistics'
Martine Wauben from the Greater London Authority presents at Data Bites 60. She is stood behind a lectern (the top of which is just about visible) and in front of a banner reading 'public digital' at the top and 'data bites' further down
Michelle Waters from the ONS presents at Data Bites 60. She is stood behind a lectern, the top of which is visible, and in front of the Data Bites banner.
StatsWales... Statistics Code of Practice... Data for London Library... Census 2031...
November's Data Bites @publicdigital.bsky.social had something of a stats and data discovery theme
Catch up on it - video plus lots more detail from our speakers - here!
public.digital/pd-insights/...
Where one of our previous @transformgovtalks.bsky.social speakers (medium.com/@transformgo...) highlights another project we've had present (medium.com/@transformgo...)
Join us tomorrow for our final event of 2026! luma.com/1b6pmysz
π¨ THIS WEDS, 6PM π¨
Join @transformgovtalks.bsky.social, in person @tpximpact.com or online, for our latest event:
- Caroline Star, School of International Futures, on Governing Beyond the Now: Why Policy Needs a Long View
- @derekalton.bsky.social, Civic Punks, on A Journey Into the Future of Govt
TransformGov Talks: Innovating Together . December meetup π
Gov people, reformers, civic nerds . this one is for you
π Wed 10 Dec
π TPXimpact, Whitechapel
With Caroline Star (School of International Futures) and Derek Alton (Civic Punks)
Free pizza π
π luma.com/1b6pmysz
Our next event will be on the 26th of November with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and another exciting speaker to be announced soon.
You can register now!
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Audio versions from Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
and Spotify.
open.spotify.com/episode/0gw6...
Video available here.
youtu.be/VC6DAFnSavk
Ed Humpherson
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, on why 'transformation' has been so challenging for official statistics.
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Dr Lauren Petrie
We had another excellent event last night.
Dr Lauren Petrie, Government Internal Audit Agency, on the GIAA's work with data and AI
A bull with prominent horns is depicted in a stylized logo. The bull is in motion, with its body angled towards the left. Behind the bull, there's a dynamic, flame-like shape split into two colors: the upper part is a deep blue with a halftone dot pattern, and the lower part is a vibrant red, also with a halftone dot pattern. The overall impression is one of strength and movement.
217 people have now registered for UK Gov Camp 2026 ( #ukgc26 ) in #Birmingham on Saturday 17 January 2026.
Register to attend or sponsor via UKGovCamp.com, repost this message and share with your colleagues.
We welcome everyone, whether you work with the #PublicSector or not.
#unconference
π¨ 6PM, WED 29 October π¨
At the MoJ or online
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, on why 'transformation' has been so challenging for official statistics
βDr Lauren Petrie, Government Internal Audit Agency, on the GIAA's work with data and AI
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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...
π¨ 6PM, WED 29 October π¨
At the MoJ or online
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, on why 'transformation' has been so challenging for official statistics
βDr Lauren Petrie, Government Internal Audit Agency, on the GIAA's work with data and AI
luma.com/3c92r9qr
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