Liam McMurray

Ahhh! simpler times.
I really miss the library sandwiches 👌

Quite possibly the best stickers EVER.

I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside).

I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.

Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.

Thx :)

Internet of Public Service Jobs - 25/10/2025 This is the 443rd edition of Internet of Public Service Jobs - a weekly list of vacancies related to product management, agile and design in…you guessed it…‘public service’ curated by @jukesie [01] H...

The 443rd Internet of Public Service jobs is out and it is a cracker! 10 great looking jobs and seven links to amazing bits of writing that I ❤️ this week -

newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs/internet-of-...

Preach. Finance departments are barely in the internet age and equate sticking with tried and tested (and terrible) with providing a safe and reliable service 💔

Looking forward to @sdingov.bsky.social next week - I'll be there Tuesday evening at the @tpximpact.com meetup + Wednesday and Thursday at the conference.

I'll be easy to spot in my Top Cat cap so if you are around say hi!

Sounds frustrating. You're creating the environment for experimentation, only for teams to not seize that opportunity. I see more designers working outside delivery teams now, I pushed hard for that at MoJ. But there is always more to do, and it does feel (as Sophie said) generational. Great post :)

Government wants to SAY it wants bold, digital-first transformation. Government actually wants lift & shift, rapid delivery because things are on fire everywhere.

Design is seen as a blocker, a barrier to delivery, "slows things down".

That perception has to change in order for design to thrive.

Just because people work in sprints and think they are ‘ #agile ’ doesn’t mean that they work iteratively.

It’s pretty impressive with what level of confidence government colleagues insist they work in such a way, while their practice remains pretty waterfall-like.

I will leaving my role at NHS England soon.

I’ll have time and space again so if you want a catch up hit me up. I’ve neglected that in the last few months dealing with The Work.

And if you need some paid help and my skills could assist, hit me up too.

(Lots of other stuff going on too 😆)

A random collection of the same sticker arranged across a sheet; it says: ”the service standard in action”, in German

We have a statutory instrument!

Today, the German #ServiceStandard has been decided to become mandatory.

The 16 CIOs of the federal states and the federal government agreed on it.

1 day after its 5th birthday, this is the best possible gift imaginable.

Lots of heavy lifting to get here 😅

Many factors can become blockers to user-centred design (UCD).

Here are 12 common barriers in the public sector.
Which are significant for you?
Are there any others not listed?

1. Teams and stakeholders lack understanding or awareness of UCD
1/4

It’s the lesser of two weevils.

Are we all microblogging about each other like some ddat facebook…

Genuinely tempted.

Design Swansea: Cropped 2025 (Celebrating 10 Years of DS!) at HQ Urban Kitchen Come join us at HQ for an inspiring evening and connect with our incredible creative community in Swansea with a few drinks and a slice of pizza.

Design Swansea is 10! They’re celebrating with a free night of lightning talks. Thursday 6th March 2025 at HQ Urban Kitchen in Swansea.

Yes! Find the workarounds, they’re always there - little hidden homemade hacks that can be a catalyst 🚀

Grating it like cheese or grating it like nutmeg?
(and good decision on deleting the bad things)

Oh. I think I’ve found that 10kg you lost … 🙈
Congrats dude - it’s hard to shift for us elder statesmen. Hope this is a sign of better work/life balance ❤️

I remembered about Dance Gavin Dance the other day and it made for a productive afternoon. I think I have become my parents now about music 🙈

I don’t have the words. A bright light that guided and warmed so many of us has suddenly been extinguished.

Oh you beauty

😂😂😂

Oh Tom, naive Tom.

Fighting bureaucracy is the work.

Do platform nerds hang out here? I'm trying to find people building LLM's and the trust and safety tools that fit around them who will talk to me about if they use Fact Checks and how they could be more helpful.

I'm friendly.

@jaskang.bsky.social highlighted a number of examples of this service patterns work being developed, and some work her team are doing at TPX - @nikolagoger.bsky.social is leading great work here from MoJ with others in UK gov

Rachel Coldicutt presenting at SDinGov. The slide reads 'FOMO is not a strategy'

I need this on a sticker 🤣 #SDinGov

Oh no dude! Mine’s just been delayed by an hour. The cosmic balance…

Web content accessibility guidelines map resembling an underground train network. Full description: AndrewHick.com/wcag

I love making maps, so here's an underground-style map of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (2.2 AA), grouped by practical theme for testing. Full description on AndrewHick.com/wcag . Suggestions welcome! 🗺️ #accessibility #underground #map

Equity and Justice: why it matters in UK Government digital services and what we can do about it Some groups of people benefit more from services than others. Some people are harmed. This must be addressed to truly break down barriers…

Some groups of people benefit more from government digital services than others.

Some people are harmed.

This article talks about what we mean by equity & justice in government digital services & why it’s important.

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