Olly Benson
@ollybenson.uk
NHS Englander. Ex VCSE and BBC.
Mainly interested in volunteering, public participation and engagement, so stuff around people, building communities, health, power, digital, media etc.
Husband | 🚸 Dad x2 | 💔 #ACHD
🌍 Warwickshire, UK
Mainly interested in volunteering, public participation and engagement, so stuff around people, building communities, health, power, digital, media etc.
Husband | 🚸 Dad x2 | 💔 #ACHD
🌍 Warwickshire, UK
The lever the government *could* pull is to limit public sector WfH (with exceptions) but have HMG co-working micro offices in local high streets (using converted shops) and make that the norm rather than RTO to city centres with long commutes.
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The lever the government *could* pull is to limit public sector WfH (with exceptions) but have HMG co-working micro offices in local high streets (using converted shops) and make that the norm rather than RTO to city centres with long commutes.
People don't notice what they are not looking out for...
Basketball Awareness Test
YouTube video by Alex Blackbird
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
People don't notice what they are not looking out for...
Like this...
The Ayrshire wedding crasher mystery solved after four years
For years Michelle and John Wylie were puzzled about the presence of a mysterious tall man in a blue suit at their wedding.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Like this...
Weirder still the gritter was back in service shortly after. Proper northern grit, quite literally.
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Weirder still the gritter was back in service shortly after. Proper northern grit, quite literally.
The Welsh have entered the chat.
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PSA Texting while Driving U.K. Ad [HD]
YouTube video by nick1111341
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The Welsh have entered the chat.
youtu.be/R0LCmStIw9E?...
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Hannah Fry answers this question in the Secret Genuis of Modern Life episode on motorways (and specifically why smart motorways introduce speed limits to try and speed up the traffic)
The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 3: 5. Motorway
Hannah takes a drive to the National Highways control centre for the UK’s busiest motorway to meet the team that keep the motorways running 24/7.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Hannah Fry answers this question in the Secret Genuis of Modern Life episode on motorways (and specifically why smart motorways introduce speed limits to try and speed up the traffic)
Are the police looking into it?
©The Two Ronnies
©The Two Ronnies
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Are the police looking into it?
©The Two Ronnies
©The Two Ronnies
Was it the fashion police?
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Was it the fashion police?
Might be worth making use of a service like @reachvolunteering.org.uk to get a more diverse set of trustees.
Reach Volunteering | Connecting people, skills and great causes
Our platform connects skills-based volunteers with the organisations that need them, last year helping 5,452 amazing people - from accountants to architects
reachvolunteering.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Might be worth making use of a service like @reachvolunteering.org.uk to get a more diverse set of trustees.
Me too. Although that's mainly because it is a teacher training day so I'm doing childcare instead.
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Me too. Although that's mainly because it is a teacher training day so I'm doing childcare instead.
Tbf, if you read the actual story he says they don't want to send their children to private school, not necessarily that they can't afford it.
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tbf, if you read the actual story he says they don't want to send their children to private school, not necessarily that they can't afford it.
Don't tell me, he has sons Harry and Barry...
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Don't tell me, he has sons Harry and Barry...
It's known as Betteridge's Law, after @ianbetteridge.com
Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
It's known as Betteridge's Law, after @ianbetteridge.com
This research literally exists. There are three NatLot games: EuroMillions, Lotto and Set For Life. EuroMillions the jackpot grows as more people play (has reached >£200m). Set For Life the jackpot remains static at £3m but more chance for multiple people to win it. Guess which is more popular?
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This research literally exists. There are three NatLot games: EuroMillions, Lotto and Set For Life. EuroMillions the jackpot grows as more people play (has reached >£200m). Set For Life the jackpot remains static at £3m but more chance for multiple people to win it. Guess which is more popular?
I've done a few Linux installs in my time and I still find the guidance baffling.
January 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I've done a few Linux installs in my time and I still find the guidance baffling.
If the whole premise of your bestselling book/film is that you overcame adversity caused by bad luck when it was actually the result of you committing fraud, then that's more than a factual inaccuracy. It's profiting from crime.
January 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
If the whole premise of your bestselling book/film is that you overcame adversity caused by bad luck when it was actually the result of you committing fraud, then that's more than a factual inaccuracy. It's profiting from crime.