Rob Barnes
@donnyrob.bsky.social
Civil Servant interested in how complex systems work, part time runner and cyclist, trustee and dad to a crazy rescue dog!
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Quick reaction to Darren Jones’s speech
- good stuff - min leadership, risk appetite, reducing approvals, new models of doing things
- worried about - leaving fundamental reform for later. Structures in centre, depts and public services need addressing now. Danger this is all a bit sticking plaster
- good stuff - min leadership, risk appetite, reducing approvals, new models of doing things
- worried about - leaving fundamental reform for later. Structures in centre, depts and public services need addressing now. Danger this is all a bit sticking plaster
In west London for @darrenpjones.bsky.social speech on reforming government
An audience of politicians, the media, think tankers and the like. As far as I can see no cabinet secretary or perm secs… not a great signal for what comes next
An audience of politicians, the media, think tankers and the like. As far as I can see no cabinet secretary or perm secs… not a great signal for what comes next
January 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Quick reaction to Darren Jones’s speech
- good stuff - min leadership, risk appetite, reducing approvals, new models of doing things
- worried about - leaving fundamental reform for later. Structures in centre, depts and public services need addressing now. Danger this is all a bit sticking plaster
- good stuff - min leadership, risk appetite, reducing approvals, new models of doing things
- worried about - leaving fundamental reform for later. Structures in centre, depts and public services need addressing now. Danger this is all a bit sticking plaster
Well worth a read and also worth checking out the cynerin framework www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/tools/jobaid...
www.csps-efpc.gc.ca
January 18, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Well worth a read and also worth checking out the cynerin framework www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/tools/jobaid...
This multiplied by every single public sector process. Expect demand to skyrocket and lots of hallucinations
Some thoughts on the increasing use of AI to object to planning applications, and what we might be able to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/longwall...
open.substack.com/pub/longwall...
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This multiplied by every single public sector process. Expect demand to skyrocket and lots of hallucinations
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Discriminating against someone with a protected characteristic is illegal.
The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including race.
Race can mean colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins.
Discover more 👉 https://orlo.uk/vD9hI
The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including race.
Race can mean colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins.
Discover more 👉 https://orlo.uk/vD9hI
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Discriminating against someone with a protected characteristic is illegal.
The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including race.
Race can mean colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins.
Discover more 👉 https://orlo.uk/vD9hI
The Equality Act safeguards nine characteristics, including race.
Race can mean colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins.
Discover more 👉 https://orlo.uk/vD9hI
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The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
More of this in 2026
A place of welcome: how Northallerton in Yorkshire is rallying around to help asylum seekers (FT)
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers
Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
More of this in 2026
More of this in 2026 please
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng?...
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng?...
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
More of this in 2026 please
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng?...
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng?...
www.policeconduct.gov.uk/hillsborough... a huge piece of work to produce this report on the investigation into the Hillsborough disaster. Everyone should take the time to read this.
The Hillsborough Disaster - The report of the IOPC and Operation Resolve investigations | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
www.policeconduct.gov.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
www.policeconduct.gov.uk/hillsborough... a huge piece of work to produce this report on the investigation into the Hillsborough disaster. Everyone should take the time to read this.
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10 September 1930 | An Italian Jewish woman, Liliana Segre, was born in Milan.
In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz with her father Alberto who perished in the camp in April 1944.
Liliana survived. Today, she is a Senator for life in #Italy and turns 95.
In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz with her father Alberto who perished in the camp in April 1944.
Liliana survived. Today, she is a Senator for life in #Italy and turns 95.
September 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
10 September 1930 | An Italian Jewish woman, Liliana Segre, was born in Milan.
In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz with her father Alberto who perished in the camp in April 1944.
Liliana survived. Today, she is a Senator for life in #Italy and turns 95.
In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz with her father Alberto who perished in the camp in April 1944.
Liliana survived. Today, she is a Senator for life in #Italy and turns 95.
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This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doctor uses Reform conference speech to link king’s cancer to Covid vaccine
Aseem Malhotra claimed ‘eminent oncologist’ said jab was ‘significant factor in the cancer of members of royal family’
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How can this be rolled out more widely?
Asylum seekers can now volunteer in Norfolk thanks to two local charities, New Routes Integration and Voluntary Norfolk.
Fantastic news for International Charity Day
Fantastic news for International Charity Day
New Norfolk partnership helps asylum seekers volunteer
In a win-win process, asylum seekers in Norfolk do great work as volunteers to help make their communities better
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How can this be rolled out more widely?
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Some regulatory failures may lie not in corruption or incompetence, but in "cultural capture".
Alexandra Chesterfield @lsepbs.bsky.social writes that regulators risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they’re supposed to oversee @lsebr.bsky.social
Alexandra Chesterfield @lsepbs.bsky.social writes that regulators risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they’re supposed to oversee @lsebr.bsky.social
Cultural capture threatens regulatory independence - LSE Business Review
When regulators work closely with industries, they risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they're supposed to oversee.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Some regulatory failures may lie not in corruption or incompetence, but in "cultural capture".
Alexandra Chesterfield @lsepbs.bsky.social writes that regulators risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they’re supposed to oversee @lsebr.bsky.social
Alexandra Chesterfield @lsepbs.bsky.social writes that regulators risk unconsciously adopting the worldview, beliefs and priorities of the very industries they’re supposed to oversee @lsebr.bsky.social
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: why it matters for #strategy and #change
www.linkedin.com/pulse/slow-s...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/slow-s...
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: why it matters for #strategy and #change
By Mike Jones and Steve Hearsum Organisations are obsessed with speed, so too is the rhetoric of change. A quick search reveals statements like: "the speed of change requires us to think fast, decide ...
www.linkedin.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: why it matters for #strategy and #change
www.linkedin.com/pulse/slow-s...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/slow-s...
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🚨 6PM, WED 25 June 🚨
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
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Please share! Thanks 🙏.
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
lu.ma/jkd8jbzu
Please share! Thanks 🙏.
TransformGov Talks : Seventh event · Luma
Speakers
Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
live stream will be here : …
lu.ma
June 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🚨 6PM, WED 25 June 🚨
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
lu.ma/jkd8jbzu
Please share! Thanks 🙏.
Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:
* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence
lu.ma/jkd8jbzu
Please share! Thanks 🙏.
#veday for those who served and those who didn't return. My Grandpa at Jo Kalkstein's grave who was killed parachuting into join grandpa in Operation Hardy France 1944.
May 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#veday for those who served and those who didn't return. My Grandpa at Jo Kalkstein's grave who was killed parachuting into join grandpa in Operation Hardy France 1944.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
January 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM