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Client Services Director @dxw. Delivery and government geek. Ex-#gdsteam, #dwpdigital. Citizen of the world. she/her. A bit terrifying.

Rochester/ London
Joined January 2009
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Medway council meeting last night sounded pretty disgraceful. Apparently it takes deep consideration to understand that car parks shouldn't be named after slavers. Can't believe anyone even has to give more than 5 second's thought to it.
Deeply disturbing that our Cllrs lack the moral compass to understand this should have been acted on immediately (for it is obviously grossly inappropriate). Refusing to change this name on the pretext that you couldn’t immediately audit/ remove other examples is disingenuous.
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We've shared some of what the team's been up to. Make things better! (Also there's a deadline in September 😁)
We build accessible services and websites that can be used by everyone. We’ve developed a new accessibility service to help the public sector comply with new regulations, and wanted to share our approach to making websites accessible #accessibility #a11y bit.ly/2ZbMa2f
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No-one wants your shitty PowerBI dashboard. Please just give me the csv. Not a subtweet, honest. Ok ok it's a subtweet. And, like, why? Surely you can see it's crap?
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So... this is what I've been up to recently. I'm very much looking forward to being part of our new GovPress team. Even though circumstances aren't what we were expecting, we're finding our path.
We’re growing our leading #WordPress service for the #PublicSector, by acquiring new business from our friends @helpfuldigital This will double our capacity and means we can offer a wider range of support to meet different needs. @lexij explains 👉bit.ly/395UseO
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Review of every ballet I've never seen
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The responses to the questions on this are interesting. Particularly 5 and 20.
#DOSSpecialists Highways England Company Limited -- Information Rights and Security Outcomes South West England digitalmarketplace.service.g…
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Mainframe programming job anyone? Also, I'm not sure this is really the best use of DOS, just appoint the person you want eh.
#DOSSpecialists Home Office - Police National Computer -- PNC 'Names' Application Development Consultant London digitalmarketplace.service.g…
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Alex Jackson retweeted
Blogged: If you can spare five minutes? Public sector idioms and euphemisms translated by crowdsourcing: danslee.wordpress.com/2020/0… – at Liverpool, England
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I didn't make it to @UKGovCamp this year but hoping to be back for next - definitely feels like a gap in my January
I wrote a few thoughts on why I had a fab fortnight in January with @UKGovCamp and @NHSHackDay the-digital-owl.co.uk/2020/0…
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Alex Jackson retweeted
We have a winner! The most beautiful Cathedral Organ Case, as voted by you is.......... Rochester Cathedral! @RochesterCathed #WorldCupCathedralOrgans
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Just to be clear about voting, in a contest that is suddenly very important to me 😂 also we're getting the #museumofthemoon down here in Feb, so, er, come and have a look at our organ and our moon at the same time
THE FINAL of the World Cup of Cathedral Organ Cases. They’ve only just won their semi-finals, but now it’s time to find out whose case is the best of the best. @durhamcathedral or @RochesterCathed? #WorldCupCathedralOrgans
47%Durham
53%Rochester
1,784 votes • Final results
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The cathedral's preening, worth a vote 😂
Look at this gorgeous double-sided beauty. How can it not be the fairest in the land? People of Kent and the South-East bring this home to Rochester Vote Rochester in the final of the #WorldCupCathedralOrgans Vote at @dansoper
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Alex Jackson retweeted
The other semi-final of the World Cup of Cathedral Organ Cases, and it’s the Cathedrals that have only just won their quarter-finals! @RochesterCathed vs @GlosCathedral. #WorldCupCathedralOrgans
50%Rochester
50%Gloucester
1,929 votes • Final results
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I accidentally wrote a listicle 🤦
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Alex Jackson retweeted
A THREAD PLEASE RT THE HELL OUT OF THIS Royal Mail Group – a thread on how the British Postal Service has been attacked and why you must support postal workers to save it #WeRiseAgain 🦁
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🎶"Spider brooch, spider brooch, Giving Johnson a stern reproach"🎶
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