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David Buck

@davidbuckster.bsky.social
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He doing organisation development and design. Farming and Countryside Programme, Defra. #OneTeamGov, @ukgovcamp.bsky.social Government romantic and lover of decaf tea.

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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What bread would you recommend as a good bread? I’m not asking for a friend I’m asking for me.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Doctor who and his masters voice
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Stamanfar @stamanfar.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If you're interested in joining an upcoming One Team Gov event you'll find them all listed on our Luma events page: luma.com/oneteamgov?k=c
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One Team Gov · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from One Team Gov on Luma. Making the public sector better
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Stamanfar @stamanfar.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
In 2026 we are reinstating the regular One Team Gov breakfast club in London and also running a virtual one for anybody who doesn't have a meetup near them. If you're interested you can sign up for both using the link (and please retweet/skeet!) www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...
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Between 2017 and 2021 One Team Gov held space weekly for people working across government to come together, connect, reflect and support each others work. Some local meetups like in Manchester have… |...
Between 2017 and 2021 One Team Gov held space weekly for people working across government to come together, connect, reflect and support each others work. Some local meetups like in Manchester have be...
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
@ukgovcamp.com
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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a man in a military uniform salutes with the words i salute you sir written below him
Alt: a man in a military uniform salutes with the words i salute you sir written below him
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
@ukgovcamp.com Not to be confused with: ukgovchimp ukgovcramp ukgovdump ukgovscamp ukgovvamp ukgovclamp ukgovlump ukgovdamp ukgovtramp ukgovstamp ukgovhump ukgovgramp ukgovbump ukgovplump ukgovpomp ukgovgrump ukgovswamp ukgovrump
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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 17/10/2025
Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026! Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services. Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...
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UKGovCamp 2026 Registration
Our next annual in-person event is: free to attend, in Birmingham, on Saturday 17 January 2026. Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because: the event is always oversubscribed,...
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I’ve used my 10minute of skill. I’ve gone back to the canal. I didn’t have the patience to fudge the removal of the River Thames.
The UKGovCamp logo with a bit of the Birmingham Canal system on, which is at slightly the wrong angle.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
And pop in some of the famous Birmingham canals.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
What a good read, to say I’m looking forward to reading the next installment already would be to gloss over all the wisdom contained within this one but to boil it down just to my take would be too reductionist.
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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 12/10/2025
UKGovCamp Birmingham: Join Us! UKGovCamp is happening on 17 Jan 2026. If you work in gov and haven’t attended, now’s the time! Leaders in policy, operations, and diversity, please share with your teams, connect with colleagues, and help spread the word! Contact us to get involved.
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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 09/10/2025
Bull-Ready for UKGovCamp 2026: Registration Opening Soon! We are pleased to announce that UKGovCamp will be making its first-ever visit to Birmingham on 17th January 2026! Stay tuned to our channels to secure your place and be part of Birmingham’s first UKGovCamp!
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Sorry but I just have to bring this up again: Did you know that before gov.uk in the lots of web era of government there was a lovechips website. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/201004... Do a cheeky chip check out of Cheggers Chip Tunes
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UK Government Web Archive
This Page is [ARCHIVED CONTENT] and shows what the site page http://www.lovechips.co.uk/ looked like on 5 Apr 2010 at 12:38:17
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
www.wearethirdspace.org/journal-cont...
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THIRDSPACE — The Alchemy of Welcome
A poem by Lizzie Winn
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Awesome. Thank you.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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a woman in a police uniform says really while talking on a microphone
Alt: a woman (Amy) in a police uniform (in Brooklyn Nine-Nine) says really, while talking on a microphone (Amy has a walk I talki on her shoulder, she not holding the button I think she is talking to someone). (On a poster in the back of the shot is a blue stick man running down blue stairs, the wall the poster on is blue)
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Stumbled across Mori Yuzan’s wave design series via the internet archive - this link works on mobile theartofzen.org/mori-yuzan-a... which resonated really deeply. Beautiful.
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Mori Yuzan and Hamonshu: Japanese Wave Designs
Mori Yuzan's "Hamonshu: Japanese Wave Designs," not only showcases his innovation but also underscores the enduring significance of wave motifs in Japanese culture.
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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Welcome to the archives.
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Nour Sidawi @noursidawi.uk · 02/06/2025
I have written a second essay on what it means to govern in a time of radical uncertainty, and the ability to respond to and cope with crises. This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless. medium.com/fawlty-minis...
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Building bridges across boundaries — Part two
Implications for changemakers when forging new and different paths in uncertain times
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Check out this moment from Dept. Q | Episode 4, starting at 10:12 till 12:00 ish. What a lovely piece of writing and pearls of wisdom.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Thank you, you’ve reminded me of fs.blog/mental-models/ at a time when I’m looking for a couple of models to hold lightly.
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Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (~100 Models Explained)
The smartest people in the world use mental models to make intelligent decisions, avoid stupidity, and increase productivity. Let's take a look at how ...
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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Afternoon all :) After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Only a couple of years ago did I find out that in the Civil Service you can bring someone in at risk I.e. before the security checks are complete. Also always more than happy to help anyone in understanding internal coding in the Civil Service (well as far as I understand it at least).
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Thinking way too much about this. What size is the store? can I get a planet earth size piece to fall the Vogons, what if it came as a square shape would the Vogons still be fooled, and why am I talking to a dog.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I love your #TypoOfTheDay @markdalgarno.bsky.social and having just typed Ladership Brief I suddenly thought I should share.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Pondering about what my recipe for creativity is 1. Save energy for it 2. Look back at past projects 3. Let it happen any where 4. Be open 5. Be prepared
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Yippee, feeling like I need this. More than happy to do 1 and attend many. I wonder who doesn’t know they need it that needs to know, that someone who knows knows.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Our eldest dog is a full on curtain twitcher. Hear he is inside looking out and outside looking in.
Back of the head and upper body of a dog looking through curtains from the inside.Front of the head and upper body of a dog looking through curtains from the outside.
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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Sat down to write long-form but I don’t have the energy. Back to microblogging! What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵 #ukgc25
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I’m going to be getting a new blank A6ish notebook. Any recommendations
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Though my cup is now empty, and heading back to the shelf, my mind and soul are full. Thank you fellow #ukgc25 people.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Tough choices yesterday for which drinking vessel to bring #ukgc25 getting closer to filling it up with the 1st brew.
The mug bit of the cupboard with the mug’s carefully arranged to show a mug from a previous UK Gov Camp, my 1st civil service mug, one tea gov mug, the ones my daughter made and the a crown one at the back.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Just two more sleeps until the wonderful organisers and volunteers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social open the doors to #UKGC25.
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a picture of a goat with the words so excited on the bottom
Alt: a short video of a baby goat (kid) jumping around but with excitement energy with the words so excited on the bottom, where a milk carton in the background disappears, probably from over excitement.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
So tempting to take it literally.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Embrace, Open, Action
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I feel that leadership is a mix of all things (insert preferred leadership model/words) at all times and it’s the balance across time that needs to be paid attention too as well as the op model, and that would need to be different if you’re nurturing seedlings or plucking them to make space.
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James Arthur Cattell @jacattell.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Hello 🙂 I'm looking for my next public sector role and would appreciate your support. Let me know if you hear of anything or wanna catch up. #OpenToWork 💼 Preferably agile delivery manager. 📜 Open to contract, permanent or temporary roles. 🌎 Remote or based in Manchester, London or Sheffield.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Hope so. I’ve planned too.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
I’m not quite sure which year it started but food as Christmas trees is definitely becoming a tradition.
Diffrent fruit in the shape of a Christmas tree. Pineapple, strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, raspberries, grapes, pomegranate, kiwi (for the star)
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Olly Benson @ollybenson.uk · 20/12/2024
Almost 15 years ago I invested a small amount in a somewhat fanciful project to create a train service run by a co-operative. All these years later the ORR has finally given Go-Op permission to run an actual service. They just need to raise the capital to make it happen. go-op.coop
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Launch of Go-op's Taunton - Swindon rail services
We're launching the first ever co-operative train operating company with a route in the SW developed by and for passengers.
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Mike McCue @mmccue.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web. Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about. More at surf.social
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Ceak and tea with @noursidawi.bsky.social and @pubstr.at was so nourishing, uplifting and energising. Looking forward even more to my 1st @ukgovcamp.bsky.social as an attendee.
Mug with a wooden lid, to keep the tea warm while it brewed and we nattered, not seen each other in a while lots to natter about. And a slice of cheese cake in its plastic wrap on a pice of paper. It’s a black sesame base which provided a lovely crunch to a very soft top. There a dob of cream on the top holding up two white chocolate flakes, one has delicate flowers printed on it in red.
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Jon Sparkes @jonsparkes.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Pivotal vacancy at @mencap.bsky.social for a Head of Communities - a social entrepreneur, developing and leading innovative community-led programmes nationally - programmes that empower and support people with a learning disability to engage in their communities. jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/32...
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Head of Communities in | Royal Mencap Society
View details and apply for this Head of Communities vacancy in . Are you an experienced leader with the ability to coach and mentor a team? Do you have a background in managing innovative communi...
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Prateek Buch @prateekbuch.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Made this starter pack of #OneTeamGov people, working together to radically reform the public sector through practical action. go.bsky.app/32t35D4 Who else is here making public service better?
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
It’s a niche sport that seems to be growing in popularity.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Second time this week I’ve put milk in peppermint tea, by accident.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I wondered today, what if nationalised railway fares were free. Would all the spin off benefits be worth it. In my head they were.
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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Time for a cup of tea.
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Caroline Stocks @carolinestocks.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I’ve created a starter pack of people to follow across UK agriculture - if I’ve missed anyone let me know. Nice to see some old faces from t’other place… go.bsky.app/EJFoZ2u
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