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I'd challenge and say usually no best way in these contexts more 'better ways' to then adapt to the local context - see Cynefin model Dave Snowden. But generally ... put the person who makes the key decisions at front of the process is better way of doing than constant rounds of admin and triage.

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I should perhaps have made the footballing analogies a bit stronger and maybe a 😉 face!!

You can't use Falklands as an example, even though it was an away fixture the Argentinians had poor form going into the war and we're weak in most positions. One a premier league outfit would have been very much expected to win.

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Hillsborough Law, now. The introduction of Hillsborough Law marks a turning point in the relationship between citizen and state in the United Kingdom.

Hillsborough law now:

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Black and white photo of a smiling man holding a young child, both dressed in light-colored clothes.

Elderly womanwith white hair wearing a black blazer and a light pink scarf, posing against a neutral background.

10 September 1930 | An Italian Jewish woman, Liliana Segre, was born in Milan.

In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz with her father Alberto who perished in the camp in April 1944.

Liliana survived. Today, she is a Senator for life in #Italy and turns 95.

Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’

This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

How can this be rolled out more widely?

I think you need to go and speak to young people about where they want to hang out and make it safe. These also may not be the places we want them to hang out! We did a project many years ago on this in Norwich which involved going and speaking to groups of teenagers at night - was a real eye opener

Today we publish our report on annual deaths during or following police contact in 2024/25. | Independent Office for Police Conduct Today we publish our report on annual deaths during or following police contact in 2024/25. Commenting on this year’s figures, our Director General, Rachel Watson said:    “Behind every death is a hum...

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Trust: From Deficit to Default It feels as if there is a significant deficit of trust in our world. Whether that’s at an individual, organisational or institutional level.

Trust:
From Deficit to Default

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Cultural capture threatens regulatory independence - LSE Business Review When regulators work closely with industries, they risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they're supposed to oversee.

Some regulatory failures may lie not in corruption or incompetence, but in "cultural capture".

Alexandra Chesterfield @lsepbs.bsky.social writes that regulators risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they’re supposed to oversee @lsebr.bsky.social

I've been watching Washington State for a while to see how they are delivering against the Governor's strategic goals - interesting to see now how reporting has developed around a clear narrative on missions and reasonably accessible to all: results.wa.gov/measuring-pr...

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: why it matters for #strategy and #change By Mike Jones and Steve Hearsum Organisations are obsessed with speed, so too is the rhetoric of change. A quick search reveals statements like: "the speed of change requires us to think fast, decide ...

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: why it matters for #strategy and #change
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TransformGov Talks : Seventh event · Luma Speakers Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified" Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence live stream will be here : …

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* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
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#veday for those who served and those who didn't return. My Grandpa at Jo Kalkstein's grave who was killed parachuting into join grandpa in Operation Hardy France 1944.

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I think a simple look at the Facebook chats for Mayor Ros and Nick Fletcher would tell you what is going on in Doncaster. This is not rocket science to understand the problems and what is needed to address them

The 'taken off a train and gassed of Auschwitz' seems to be missing from this set.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

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A day when two news stories collide. Frightening times

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