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Puffles’ Twitter Lists – Digital Women

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

This list stems from a workshop run by Jane O’Loughlin of Cabinet Office & the Government Digital Service. The #Digitalwomen listed below are those that turned up to and contributed to the workshop at UKGovCamp13. Kate Norman - A lovely trouble-maker-in-chief … Continue reading →

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So this is Christmas…

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

…and what have you done? It’s sad to see the footage from John Lennon’s music video where the title and the above-line is taken from. It was in the mid-late 1980s that my parents bought what I remember to be … Continue reading →

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Social and digital media strategies for public sector

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Summary Some ponderings and questions on what should – and should not be in these documents which will soon be mandatory for all Whitehall departments. I should declare an interest first in that I’m working on a commission for one … Continue reading →

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Teacambs for October

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Summary A cross-post from Teacambs Hello everyone The next Teacambs will be on 25 October from 4:30pm in the John Lewis Cafe on the top floor in the Grand Arcade. I’ve got a few emails and tweets to make to … Continue reading →

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Trouble at the top for the Department for Transport

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Summary The reported quotations from one of the suspended staff bode ill for a very important department of state.  I don’t know how many of you have seen the article on the BBC’s website, but it certainly raised my eyebrows. … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with Natalie

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

Summary Why Green Party leadership candidate Natalie Ben’s idea could be a ‘game changer’ if she gets elected and implements her Leader’s breakfasts idea…but it’s not without its risks. The election of Caroline Lucas in Brighton in 2010 provided the … Continue reading →

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Politicians, the banks and houses

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Summary Navigating the tangled web of politicians, banks and the housing crisis There was something about the final paragraph of Nick Cohen’s piece in The Spectator that someone tweeted to Puffles that caught my eye. Rather Miliband and Balls (like … Continue reading →

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New organisations coming along to Teacambs

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

…which is splendid! See the Teacambs blog for more – including some FAQs too. Also, we have two special guests coming to June’s gathering. See here for who they are.

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My favourite German

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

…historical figure Summary: In praise of Kaiser Friedrich III (b 1831, d 1888) In my second blogpost I said I’d one day blog about the greatest emperor Germany never had. Well…he reigned for 99 days in 1888. “Long-live the dying … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Revolution?

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Sometimes I stumble across people completely accidentally. I have no idea where I stumbled across the lovely Rosianna but it was several years ago. I’ve sort-of-kept tabs on her videoblogs – mainly because the confidence and on-screen persona is something … Continue reading →

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