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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Happy that we share the same taste in pink paint 🤝

Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Can’t see much glory in it, tbh. It is a powerful visual for the ASO marketing team but riders shouldn’t have to worry about some muppets with flags while they’re competing the most important race of the year. Or indeed, any race…

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In the immortal words of Alejandro Valverde, los putos puntos.

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is very sad news. Thoughts with those affected.

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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 17/07/2025

Pogačar's time up Hautacam was 35m21s according to FranceTV. Slower than Bjarne Riis's record of 34m41s from 1996

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John Morgan @johnmorgan3.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

How exactly is the £500m fund for R&D on Labour govt's five missions going to work? Patrick Vallance starts to form some answers. By @francesjones.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Patrick Vallance trails first details of R&D missions programme - Research Professional News

Scheme will “stimulate a different way of thinking about R&D” in government, says science minister

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Perhaps doesn’t qualify but going from the tube to Westminster Hall is always a delight.

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Fully them ;) I’ve no connection to DSIT beyond the fact that I’m part of the secretariat of the select committee that scrutinises them (that is obviously a connection but you know what I mean!)

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Tldr: here's the methodology document committees.parliament.uk/publications...

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

CC'ing @gilesyb.bsky.social @peterkwells.com who were chatting about this a few weeks ago. And of course our great witnesses from the inquiry's opening hearing @statsarepower.bsky.social @richardpope.org @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @jo3hill.bsky.social

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

First output from the SIT Committee scrutiny of DSIT's new digital centre that I'm working on. We wrote to the department asking how they arrived at an estimate of £45bn/year saving from the use of technology in the public sector. Here's what they sent back: committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...

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Government shares calculation for £45 billion annual savings from digitisation of public sector - Committees - UK Parliament

The government has provided the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee with a breakdown of how it calculated the estimated figure of £45 billion in annual savings that could be reached thr...

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 22/04/2025

probably even starker for people even a smidge older than me but I do think a lot about how much the world has changed on that front in my lifetime, isn't it mad that I remember smoking in bars and at gigs, and being able to smoke in all flats/houses by default

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

@mollygreeves.bsky.social Hi Molly - could you follow me so I can send you a DM? Thanks a lot!

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

This is the correct take ✅

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Pathologically long is a bit harsh, David! Thanks for taking the time to put together such a helpful response. I need to reflect on it - and all the others we've had - but will be in touch.

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Re-upping this as the deadline to submit is in a week. Contribute to scrutiny of DSIT’s work to establish the new Government Digital Service.

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Thanks for all the reposts everyone 🥰

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Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

New platform, new piece of work for the next few months. I'm leading on the Science, Innovation & Technology select committee's inquiry looking at DSIT's new digital centre of government. If you have thoughts please submit them and/or get in touch! committees.parliament.uk/work/8903/di...

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Digital centre of government - Committees - UK Parliament

Following the general election, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced plans to become the “digital centre of government”. It was also confirmed that the Government Dig...

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