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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 14d

Stuck between the reactions of: “hahaha” and “fuck off”.
You??

Error message: “Please schedule your campaign for a time in the future because time travel is still hard”

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Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 17d

Anyone that’s ever done a wicked problems system map, can tell you, in gov were all doing the same thing.
I’m tired folks.

Prevent poverty
Feed, educate and get kids active
Better housing

Not Ai, not apps, not think tank bullshit.

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 17d

Let me know if you find out anything useful 🤣

Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 23d

I think that went well 💕 @sdingov.bsky.social

Pink post-it note says "Jim+Catherine's data session was fab"

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 24d

Or they've just had to regress a release 🙃

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 24d

Love "hooped"

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24d

It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already…
My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...

A pile of my 2025 Christmas card designs featuring baubles, a snowglobe, a dove, a Christmas wreath, a festive turntable and much more

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 24d

Putting an order in 💚

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 24d

Whilst badly lopping the tree too 💔

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Frankie Roberto @frankieroberto.com · 24d

Shout out to everyone at #SDinGov!

I’m not there, but I’ll be following with interest.

A quick reminder that I help maintain a list of all UK gov digital services, including links to service assessments and code: govuk-digital-services.herokuapp.com

If your service is missing, let me know!

GOV.UK Services List

govuk-digital-services.herokuapp.com

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 24d

Eeeek I'm presenting at #SDinGov tomorrow! Come and see us talk about how data can - and did - improve services. Please be a data advocate 📊🙏

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · 24d

I used to bar crawl Rose Street as a uni student. In Bow Bar now, lovely.
Hope to catch you tomorrow - I have questions... 📊📈📉📲

Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thanks 👍 we're looking to improve the site soon and this is a great suggestion

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 14

Peoplestheatre.co.uk please help!!
@craigabbott.co.uk
Hope you're both well x

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 14

I manage the box office for my local amateur theatre company. We can’t find a good way of making wheelchair seats available online without randoms just accidentally booking them, meaning everyone who needs one has to call 🙃 (they get a free carer seat too btw)

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tbf even without accessibility considerations calendars are awful. The new (not new, but most recent) google analytics one is DREADUL and much worse than their previous incarnation

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 14

@ianrankin1.bsky.social might know??

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 5

I found an old photo from 2000ish of my friend in a sandwich board and not visible pants advertising his show. He was standing on a bollard opposite St Giles. Classic Fringe

Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 5

Are they? Interesting. To knock it down, I’d guess, rather than using it as an office.
I lived in Pollock Halls in 1998 so remember it well.

Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 5

I hope so - off on me hols tomorrow and I’m not swimming to Kos

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 5

Where can we buy it? Know two little boys who will love seeing their daddies portrayed in a book

Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 5

💙

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Aug 5

Stuff I’ve enjoyed working on recently:
- getting agreement to gather data to enable us to measure Failure Demand, through classifying phone calls
- showing that Digital Take-up of the application journey (95%+) hides a lot of telephony traffic between that and the application being competed

Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Jun 19

They're stunning! There's no way I'd be arsed with making them 😂

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Catherine Hope @catherinehope.bsky.social · Apr 6

In their Services Week talk they said (a response to a question) that the business case hadn't included the financial impact on ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS having to change any of their own branding...

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