Felicity Singleton
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Proud mummy, partner in crime to @dps , ex-GDS, and strong supporter of the gin industry. Views are all my own or stolen from someone funnier.
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GDS is officially 6 years old today - seems an apt day to be my last
@gdsteam
and in the civil service. Off to the US again for some new adventures but will always be proud to have been part of all things GDS. Onwards!
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Only been in SF a week but my son is already so Silicon Valley he's having his own cuddle party.
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Watching
#FyreFestivalNetflix
should be recommend viewing for all Brits- come 29th March you too will be stuck on a small island with no food and the dawning realisation you've been sold a false dream so it's good to get prepared!
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Conversations with my husband
@dps
Me: I've got a great idea for a product
David: Oh yeah, I've got a patent on that. From ten years ago.
Me: .........
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I have never been more convinced that the next generation will see the destruction of civilization as we know it, than I am after today's playtime. I mean who starts a jigsaw from the middle and does the corners last? Its just chaos. What will become of our children?!
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My daughter isn't old enough to vote yet but she chose to wear her Irish top in solidarity today. Please vote Yes for her and all the other girls who want to grow up to have choice over their own bodies.
#RepealThe8th
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Flexible working in action at GDS - and great people to work for too! Job sharing: A Tale of Two Directors
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Interesting thoughts on leadership from
@gdsteam
. "The best digital leaders are humble and collaborative, yet ambitious and creative" -
@simoneverest
accurately describing himself and his great, understated leadership even if he doesn't realise it.
"The best digital leaders are humble and collaborative, yet ambitious and creative." -
@simoneverest
. Find out what colleagues across government believe makes a good digital leader:
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My thoughts on what we mean by Government as a Platform and why it matters
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This kind of constant maligning and undermining had a big impact on my decision to quit the civil service. My colleagues were universally dedicated, hard working and went above and beyond to deliver - but this crap makes it hard to keep and attract talent (see previous tweet)
Michael Gove has accused civil servants of slacking off after doing their statutory 37-hour week
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Really glad to see initiatives like this, particularly since I've currently chosen to take a break from my career to look after the small ones. As far as I'm aware it hasn't involved my brain being removed and my tiny bosses give me great perf scores, most of the time.
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4 year old daughter watching
#WinterOlympics2018
figure skating pairs. "why do only the girls get lifted? That's not fair". I love the way she makes me rethink things I just take for granted...
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It is the universal law of children's birthdays that no matter how much you think you've planned in advance you will still be building a sandpit in the garden at 8.30pm the night before, and trying to remember where you hid the presents so his sister wouldn't find them....
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Love this and it's so applicable to the UK and work of
@gdsteam
and all other amazing teams across gov currently underappreciated.
I'm an engineer at heart, which means my eyes are rarely pointed up towards the clouds. I'm usually looking down at the pothole in front of me.
But in my biggest, broadest vision, 5-10 years from now, building tech for the State of California would carry the prestige of Google.
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Poor man running past. "Sorry I don't have any cash" Daughter "that's ok, we take Apple pay". And it's true, we do...
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Loving the buzz from
@xcaplin
at
#DigiGov16
talking about getting stuff done in government (and fighting the Romans!)
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2-year old picked up the
#TechNation
report today & declared she was going to read "her book". Techie in training!
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today was probably not the best day to bulk accept my linkedin requests including a bunch of headhunters. oophs
#notleavingGDS
#onwards
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5 year old overtired and crying at bedtime.
@dps
went and told her a joke. Quiets down but still whimpering. 5 mins later - sudden hysterical laughter. By jove I think she's got it!
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Have brought kids to
@DesignMuseum
. Somewhat ironic that there's a high chair in the exhibition but none in the cafe....
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That's my girl
#empowerthemyoung
#butseriouslygetoutofthebath
Yesterday my daughter (nearly 4) went on the
#WomensMarchSF
. Tonight: "It's time to get out of the bath!" "No Daddy, it's not your choice, no man can tell me what to do! On the march they told me 'your body, your choice'."
#daddysbeenowned
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Emily can't get to
#PrideInLondon
but she can bring the pride to the fair. Rainbow stripes are go!
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Grocery shopping in San Francisco. I'll have some kombucha, some kale and 200 Bitcoin please...
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I think I may have just become a signed up member of the Elizabeth Warren fan club.....
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OH: I can't believe my
@remarkablepaper
case warped after just 15 mins in the California sun. Actually... I guess I can believe it, it was made by folks who live in Norway.
Yet another argument for diversity in user testing....
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LOVING the self-mocking how to win eurovision song. The Swedes are out British-ing us.
#lovelovepeace
#eurovision
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I remember when this was all fields. 9 pm I think it was
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I'm not sure Dominic Cummings realises The Thick of It wasn't a documentary and Malcolm Tucker wasn't a job description.....
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Buy this for your relatives this holiday season and help the black economy! Inspired by this I'm changing all my passwords and installing a password manager. "In one easy & organised location"...🤦
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Very excited baby today watching Daddy in the Google I/O keynote
#proudofdaddy
#developerintraining
@dps
http://t.co/jSTgMevSMo
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@dps
Ahh. Lady Gaga secret gig, 3am, Glastonbury if I remember correctly. We haven't aged a day! Ahem... ❤️
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Looking for a job? Go work with Graham, he's fab.
If you’re into building digital communities, are great at setting up cross-sector collaboration, and want to make the online world a safer place, come join my team at DCMS.
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Can't believe
@MartinSLewis
ssh-d the female panelist on
#dailypolitics
+ told her she was "sweet". Didn't agree with her but show respect
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@SpeshEffectz
@British_Airways
I'm sure the individuals are lovely - but customer service which is designed to mean you can't deal with the issue online but where they hang up if you try to call is terrible and thats what they're offering right now. Not acceptable.
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I'm very fortunate that this lockdown is proving to me that I love my husband even more with increased proximity. But if he says one more time, with an ironic he'd tilt, as we watch a TV show, "why aren't they social distancing" I may need to quarantine him for his own good.
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Such a loss, not just to his friends and family but to the whole country. Times like this are when we need dedicated, smart and effective public servants like Jeremy more than ever.
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Trying to get a credit card. All our income and savings and house are jointly owned but as sahm (not legally allowed to work) told by bank agent "would be best if your husband paid you an allowance to prove you're allowed to spend the money" to qualify🤦. US banking in 2019...
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So he drove 260 miles without needing to stop to do a wee but he couldn't drive back from Barnard castle without stopping for a wee and a little walk around? Got it!
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Combination of
@KarlTheFog
and
#Dreamforce2018
searchlights is making my SF view feel like Gotham city. Where's Batman when you need him?
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Ordered beer as part of
@Instacart
order. Instead of 100 other possible beers the shopper replaced it with non-alcoholic beer. I mean really?! And apparently the only solution is for me to schlep it to the store and see if they'll return it. Way to make my life harder!
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@tmaslen
@marxculture
@yahoo_pete
As a Brit living in the US I've signed as have many of my Brit friends. Possibly Brits who've chosen to live abroad have a more open world view and an appreciation of the craziness of cutting ourselves off from the world and therefore are pretty likely to want to sign?
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Looking forward to my first post-maternity leave
@DigiLeaders
Board meeting tonight and catching up with
@camdentheo
@JdR_Tech
@RCNeaman
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Love this thread - happy Saturday evening reading all the responses from female firefighters around the world
My 4yr old came home yesterday saying she wished she was a boy so she could be a fireman. When I said girls can be firefighters too she said ‘but I’ve seen in books they are all boys and I don’t want to be the only girl.’ Any good vids/books I can show her?
#FirefightingSexism
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Proud we're leading the way - Government’s Digital Advisory Board launches with 50/50 gender split – diginomica
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My local cooking school is offering an "English Christmas dinner" class. Forget the fact we eat turkey not beef and Yorkshire pudding - no English person eats lettuce for Christmas dinner!
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Great talk from
@EddieACopeland
on using digital nudge techniques to manage peak demand in public services. Lots to think about
#socitm2015
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Even more reason to be sad the
#AndyMurray
is out of Wimbledon. Not the first time he's had to remind journos of this point....
Q: "Andy, Sam is the first American player to reach the semi-final of a Slam since 2009..."
Murray: "Male player."
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@neillyneil
@gdsteam
@yourcroydon
Fantastic news for you and for
@yourcroydon
you'll rock that like you do everything. But oh my goodness that really does feel like the end of an era. What a loss for
@gdsteam
. Thank you so much for everything you delivered and all the people you helped reach their potential too.
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There but for the grace of God and all that. Flashbacks to private office
@DonkeyBochamps
@yipeeu
?!
Please enjoy the final line of the answer to this written PQ
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@stevenjmesser
@tomskitomski
Agree, impressive performance not many seasoned SCS could manage and great to hear someone making these points so precisely. But not sure I'd class
@tomskitomski
as a grown up... !
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Obviously this is a touching story of youthful determination but am I the only only one siding with momma bear who's clearly shouting a version of "for the last time stop messing about, we're late for school, get up here now or I'm calling Santa" at him. No, just me?
We could all learn a lesson from this baby bear: Look up & don't give up.
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Really sorry to see you go
@s_foreshew_cain
you've been a great leader for digital and for me personally. We'll miss you gaffer
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Ok Go did it better - and din't look like they had weird dandruff on their shoulders....
#eurovision
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@AshleyStephens
Great to see the vision from 4years ago coming into force. Amazing dedication and great leadership from you Ash - you should be proud!
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@rooreynolds
So much this! Why do they make it so hard? Its almost like HMRC don't want people using Verify......
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Overtook a self-driving car being non-driven by a guy wearing Google glass. I appear to be living in the future.
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@I_am_poss
@dxw
@alexyedigaroff
Ooh another great hire. Maybe you could leave some talent for everyone else
@I_am_poss
😉
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Reassured to confirm it was Today programme saying shit during the pips this morning and not my small child. Should never have doubted her!
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@psd
Nooo! You are GDS! You'll be a big loss but hope you have a great time with the new adventure.
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Great to be speaking at
#DigiGov16
about how we're helping departments transform services for users with government as a platform
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I've blogged about why you should 'Nominate your digital heroes 'by Friday 7 August.
#CSawards
http://t.co/0xWEqxKVzq
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Just finished watching
#SunderlandTilIDie
and now feeling so nostalgic for home and Wearside. Beautifully shot and fantastic storytelling. Gripping even for an anti-football fan like me.
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#first7jobs
Waitress
Library assistant
Dinner lady
Shop assistant
Regeneration consultant
Civil servant
Mum
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Given the political mayhem, there have been very few times over the last couple of years when I've been sad to no longer be a civil servant but this exquisite piece of civil service drafting is making me nostalgic...
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Totally accepted prob wouldn't get
#Radiohead
tickets but at least make it fair
@RoundhouseLDN
don't just kick me down the booking q
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Great to be in Tallinn for the signing of the declaration on
#eGovernment
. Lots for us all to take forward.
Tallinn Declaration on
#eGovernment
: high quality digital public services for people & businesses
#eGov17
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Dunkirk at the IMAX. Wow. I command you to go see it. That
@neillyneil
was, as per usual, not wrong.
Today I shall mostly be cajoling everyone to go and see Dunkirk. In a cinema. With good sound. What a powerful, astonishing masterpiece.
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Avocado on pizza?! California, you and me are going to have words....
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V proud of
@dps
being on
@BBCTechTent
talking about android wear - shame they seem to think his name is Daniel!
http://t.co/WsHsIinRSu
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Amazing thing about living in US-you can wake up and find
@gdsteam
radically transformed government on the web while you slept! So proud
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I need to get back to work and sort out this crap ASAP!
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Enjoying
@xcaplin
on how to build great gov services but I'm distracted by my envy of his boots
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We're going to transform government together says
@cjwferguson
and
@kevincunnington
that's a key message
#inittogether
#sprint16
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Looking on the brightside - extra motivated for the forthcoming week of trying to make government services better. Every cloud...!
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Wowzers. So proud of all at
@gdsteam
for winning 2013 design award for gov.uk so well deserved. Simpler. Clearer. Faster.
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@paddyjim
@ginger_rower
Landrover should really get him on an advert with that impressive mileage
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Very proud to have played a part in the UK Government Digital Strategy, published today.
http://t.co/SqUif5Jg
#govdigstrat
Forward!
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@marxculture
Yup, didn't get paid for 3 months after returning from maternity leave. Am still owed expenses that I didn't get reimbursed before I left. Doesn't bode well, does it...
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