David Evans
@davidevans.org.uk
I've done quite a mix of things in tech, strategy, comms, public affairs. Currently doing churchy stuff, surprisingly.
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If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If everything is a top priority, then everything gets done quickly. That's basic management
The only report on the Beeb's governance you need to read.
Although it does make you wonder if someone at the water company accidentally flipped the switch from 'fluoride' to 'crazy pills'.
Although it does make you wonder if someone at the water company accidentally flipped the switch from 'fluoride' to 'crazy pills'.
Auntie In The Dock: my SKETCH of Today in People Who Love The BBC And Definitely Didn't Leak Anything To The Telegraph.
Auntie in the dock | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
“I have been defined by these two years at Number 10,” Robbie Gibb complained, sounding for all the world like the chap in the joke who only shagged one sheep. How dare anyone suggest that this…
thecritic.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The only report on the Beeb's governance you need to read.
Although it does make you wonder if someone at the water company accidentally flipped the switch from 'fluoride' to 'crazy pills'.
Although it does make you wonder if someone at the water company accidentally flipped the switch from 'fluoride' to 'crazy pills'.
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
Re-gauging a national rail network sounded to me like a very expensive catastrophe, so when I read that I assumed it was just someone pretending to do so in order to troll the Russians.
FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Re-gauging a national rail network sounded to me like a very expensive catastrophe, so when I read that I assumed it was just someone pretending to do so in order to troll the Russians.
The mistake a lot of people on my bit of Bluesky make is to singularly fail to believe that everyone thinks like they do. Ordinary people don't do that.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The mistake a lot of people on my bit of Bluesky make is to singularly fail to believe that everyone thinks like they do. Ordinary people don't do that.
Not my favourite David Evans. Not my least-favourite either, but certainly not on the David Evans Christmas Card List either.
NEW: Lord Dannatt and Lord David Evans of Watford face suspension of 4mo/5mo respectively from the House of Lords after a parliamentary watchdog ruled they had broken lobbying rules. Reports from the conduct committee follows Guardian investigations into the peers.
w/ @robevansgdn.bsky.social
w/ @robevansgdn.bsky.social
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were filmed breaking rules in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Not my favourite David Evans. Not my least-favourite either, but certainly not on the David Evans Christmas Card List either.
I think this could have been written at pretty much any stage of development of the commercial Internet - it really isn't new. "This is what Y2K would have been" is a terrible take. Y2K threatened to be the whole world shutting down unrecoverably.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna245...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna245...
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I think this could have been written at pretty much any stage of development of the commercial Internet - it really isn't new. "This is what Y2K would have been" is a terrible take. Y2K threatened to be the whole world shutting down unrecoverably.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna245...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna245...
I must say that Marion Cotillard's French accent in The Morning Show is impeccable.
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I must say that Marion Cotillard's French accent in The Morning Show is impeccable.
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
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Just reflecting that the burrito would be a lot more popular if there was a day of the week beginning with ‘b’.
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Just reflecting that the burrito would be a lot more popular if there was a day of the week beginning with ‘b’.
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Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.
It’s getting to that time of year, so just to say that yes it is a Christmas movie.
November 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
It’s getting to that time of year, so just to say that yes it is a Christmas movie.
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"asylum seekers and refugees I have spoken to are panicked, trembling and crying at the prospect of having to be uprooted once again after feeling safe in the UK, often after experiencing years of risk and danger"
Labour’s asylum plans are horribly cruel – but they’re also a mix of hype, old policy and unachievable promises | Diane Taylor
Labour’s asylum plans are horribly cruel – but they’re also a mix of hype, old policy and unachievable promises | Diane Taylor
There is mounting disquiet among Labour MPs, while the vulnerable refugees at the heart of this story are living with a renewed sense of panic, says Diane Taylor, who writes on human rights, racism and civil liberties
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"asylum seekers and refugees I have spoken to are panicked, trembling and crying at the prospect of having to be uprooted once again after feeling safe in the UK, often after experiencing years of risk and danger"
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Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i am untethered and my rage knows no bounds ! "
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey folks. I have spent *days* reading and meticulously drafting comments on a very lengthy manuscript. Which I have just found includes an AI-faked quote. Attributed to ME.
Here is a thread of my feelings
Here is a thread of my feelings
It’s like that Catcher in the Rye thing. Every time I go to IKEA I compulsively buy a USB C cable.
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s like that Catcher in the Rye thing. Every time I go to IKEA I compulsively buy a USB C cable.
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Is there a Home Secretary who, since 2005, *hasn’t* “introduced” safe return reviews for refugees? Other than Grant Shapps, who only had a few hours. Re-announcing an old, existing and totally pointless policy is very, very tired.
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Is there a Home Secretary who, since 2005, *hasn’t* “introduced” safe return reviews for refugees? Other than Grant Shapps, who only had a few hours. Re-announcing an old, existing and totally pointless policy is very, very tired.
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Neither the existing nor the new policy will cause any additional refugees to leave the UK. But prolonged “temporary” status will make it harder for refugees to get on in life here, with bad effects for them, their children, our society and our economy.
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Neither the existing nor the new policy will cause any additional refugees to leave the UK. But prolonged “temporary” status will make it harder for refugees to get on in life here, with bad effects for them, their children, our society and our economy.
Personally, I couldn't be less happy with this. On top of everything else just from a practical perspective simply stupid. Most of the angst comes down to integration, so let's ensure people won't integrate. Great.
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Personally, I couldn't be less happy with this. On top of everything else just from a practical perspective simply stupid. Most of the angst comes down to integration, so let's ensure people won't integrate. Great.
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🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
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I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
Eldest is doing economics A-level, and yesterday we were discussing the problems of contagion in the 2008 financial crisis. This seems more like the dot-com bubble. The exciting thing is that each market crash is different. What will this one be like? Guess we're going to find out...
"S&P Global warned that a third of Oracle’s revenues will be tied to a single customer by 2028, referring to its reliance on OpenAI... “That is a huge liability and credit risk for Oracle. Your main customer, biggest customer by far, is a venture capital-funded start-up""
on.ft.com/43wiTBk
on.ft.com/43wiTBk
Oracle hit hard in Wall Street’s tech sell-off over its huge AI bet
Larry Ellison’s software company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts
on.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Eldest is doing economics A-level, and yesterday we were discussing the problems of contagion in the 2008 financial crisis. This seems more like the dot-com bubble. The exciting thing is that each market crash is different. What will this one be like? Guess we're going to find out...
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"S&P Global warned that a third of Oracle’s revenues will be tied to a single customer by 2028, referring to its reliance on OpenAI... “That is a huge liability and credit risk for Oracle. Your main customer, biggest customer by far, is a venture capital-funded start-up""
on.ft.com/43wiTBk
on.ft.com/43wiTBk
Oracle hit hard in Wall Street’s tech sell-off over its huge AI bet
Larry Ellison’s software company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts
on.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"S&P Global warned that a third of Oracle’s revenues will be tied to a single customer by 2028, referring to its reliance on OpenAI... “That is a huge liability and credit risk for Oracle. Your main customer, biggest customer by far, is a venture capital-funded start-up""
on.ft.com/43wiTBk
on.ft.com/43wiTBk
Apparently they became useful to Stone Age settlements as they cleaned up carcasses and warned of predators. Pretty much the same as our Labrador today, in other words.
Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age www.bbc.com/news/article...
Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age www.bbc.com/news/article...
Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age
A new study suggests their physical transformation began much earlier than we previously thought.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Apparently they became useful to Stone Age settlements as they cleaned up carcasses and warned of predators. Pretty much the same as our Labrador today, in other words.
Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age www.bbc.com/news/article...
Our dogs' diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age www.bbc.com/news/article...
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WALKED INTO A DIFFERENT PUB TODAY AND THE LOVELY MAN BEHIND THE BAR JUST LOOKED AT HIS BIG BOOK AND LET ME MAKE A ROOM RESERVATION JUST WITH A NAME AND NUMBER, SUCK IT "THE FUTURE"
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
WALKED INTO A DIFFERENT PUB TODAY AND THE LOVELY MAN BEHIND THE BAR JUST LOOKED AT HIS BIG BOOK AND LET ME MAKE A ROOM RESERVATION JUST WITH A NAME AND NUMBER, SUCK IT "THE FUTURE"