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Martyn Drake

@martyndrake.bsky.social
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Works with some of the UKs most loved charities and social businesses. Consultant, coach, author of The Commercial Charity. www.binleydrake.com

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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Every week i get a "you might be interested in" email from Substack because i subscribe to @ldfreedman.bsky.social and @samfr.bsky.social. I never click any of the links. Today, five anti-Carney pro-Trump suggestions from authors I've never heard of. Maybe just random chance, eh?
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Ellie Harris @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A lack of agency is absolutely a big part of what’s going on for young people today. We spoke to 150 young people, who all had big aspirations but were struggling to realise them. This isn’t a character flaw. Agency is a skill that needs to be developed & practice. That requires opportunities.
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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I think every northerner has met this guy.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Be careful what you wish for... Especially if you're using AI agents. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
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How a simple request for AI to book a gym class exposed a major threat
When Andrew asked his AI personal assistant to book him a spot in a gym class, he had no idea he would accidentally initiate an autonomous cyber attack.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I would say "that just about sums it up" on the AI bubble. Except this thread is actually a long (and very astute, insightful and interesting) set of observations. And not remotely a summary. Maybe "that just about covers it all" is a better description. Hat tip to @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 28/07/2026
I'm interested in finding and potentially supporting people who are interested in doing long-form writing on the big efforts in global health: Gavi, Global Fund, PEPFAR, etc. If this is you or someone you know, please make yourself known!
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Ross Mudie @rmudie96.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A truly damning chart. Life satisfaction for young people in the most deprived areas is the lowest it has been since 2010, *and* the gap between them and young people the least deprived areas is wider than ever.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
One in a generation. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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Sir Garfield Sobers' six sixes remembered - archive
BBC Sport relives Sir Garfield Sobers' six sixes in an over for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in Swansea, in Pint-Sized TMS style.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Inevitable
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
How have we gone from a beautiful blend of Real Madrid and Man City, to a 1980's Arsenal in the space of a goal? Come on England.
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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
No they fucking didn't.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Sobering to see in one chart how June temperature records have been broken this year in so many European countries www.ft.com/content/5f06...
June temperature records tumble across
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My favourite verse in the New Testament is when the disciples marvel at Jesus’s shredded abs but not in a gay way
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It is seriously alarming how many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people are just screamingly mentally unwell in deeply toxic, dangerous ways.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I could be wrong, but it sounds to me very much like the Americans are about to invent the House of Lords.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
No.1 son heading to work this morning: "Dad, can we meet at the pub after work?" After a beery weekend at the cricket my first thought was you must be joking Me (not wanting to be negative): "Erm, it's only Tuesday. Is there a reason?" Him: "My first wages came through" Me: "Pick a pub, son!" 😁
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Holy sh!t In systems theory there is something we call "shifting the burden" Hard to think of a more visceral example.
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 14/05/2026
Resilience is a tricky word. Let’s take that as a given. It’s tricky because, on the one hand, it’s increasingly critical that leaders develop it. On the other hand, it’s an easy word for shifting responsibility @martyndrake.bsky.social
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Martyn Drake: How to develop resilience
Here is a simple framework that I’ve developed over the years
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 23/04/2026
Social media is no longer social. Most of it is passive viewing of videos and pictures from people we've never met. But we're still studying social media like it's 2010. We've entered the post-social media era — and research needs to catch up. osf.io/preprints/so... preprint w/ Richard Rogers
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
To beautiful not to share.
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 14/04/2026
We will never speak with one voice as long as we’re arguing among ourselves, or worse, “agreeing to disagree”. So, the next time you find yourself at an impasse, try the question: “From what perspective should we be coming at this?” @martyndrake.bsky.social
thirdsector.co.uk
Martyn Drake: Why we must recognise there are other perspectives than our own
We will never speak with one voice as long as we’re arguing among ourselves or agreeing to disagree
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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women" Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds? www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...
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Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’
The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’
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Hilary Cottam @hilarycottam.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
If you are in the UK Civil Service- a DD or aspiring DD - this is an opportunity to work with me, England’s Upland Communities and @DefraGovUK on system transformation - please share widely a fantastic opportunity for a brilliant candidate civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…
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Dr Sarah Hughes @drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We have taken Travelodge off our list of accommodation providers for all staff and volunteers. I wasn’t impressed with their response. As a woman who travels a lot on my own & has experienced a man trying to get into my hotel room - I need to see some urgency and clear action!
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 10/03/2026
Culture forms spontaneously whenever you put a group in a room and give them a problem to solve. But culture also endures; even when all the original people have left, the new ones will continue with the patterns they’ve inherited @martyndrake.bsky.social
thirdsector.co.uk
Martyn Drake: Don’t underestimate how much work goes into culture change
It might be presented as a simple recipe but it’s not a case of just following a few steps
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Potentially underplayed: Positive politics Everyone I spoke to who was voting Reform gave reasons as concerns and fears of various kinds, mainly over immigration and general state of the country The Green voters generally said they were inspired by what the party was standing for and its vision
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Louise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Tomorrow the ONS will publish new data on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). This is important – and not just because the number is very close to one million…
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A study on how class identity interacts with immigration views in UK - results are more interesting than you might expect. "I don't like immigrants so therefore I can justifiably claim to be working class" is an actual, measurable thing. Similar effect in Italy with identifying as Christian.
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littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Masterful Troll, TCM.
screenshot of a tv user guide, showing two channels under Tue 8PM:

MSNOW - State of the union
TCM East- Gaslight
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 22/02/2026
London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
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Who's the billionaire behind London’s biggest mass eviction?
He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
When "the system" disproportionately rewards disinformation and divisive content, fact-checking and removing individual posts and accounts is futile. It's the system that requires attention. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media
Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.
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Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The analogy between "AI denial" and climate denial is spot on. In both cases you can show someone a graph of an astonishing trend, and people will not just doubt that the trend will continue, they doubt the current verifiable state of the world. www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
transformernews.ai
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
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Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
computerworld.com
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Good article on the rise and rise of Manchester I spoke with @hayleylever.bsky.social and @warrenheppolette.bsky.social who've been heavily involved in the system work @joesarling.bsky.social describes in his thread You can hear their view on how replicable it is here: youtu.be/hbptJgpJA0o
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In Good Company with Martyn Drake, Hayley Lever and Warren Heppolette
YouTube video by Martyn Drake
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/02/2026
“We know people don’t 'present' with a single issue – their challenges are often complex and intersectional, which is why agencies need to work together if they want to make a real difference” @martyndrake.bsky.social
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Martyn Drake: The power of relationships and community
Charities can bring organisations together across sectors and have conversations about common purpose
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is brilliant. Their album had been no. 1 in the charts for over a month, having knocked "With the Beatles" off top spot. And they're playing 5th on the bill at a Uni gig where the champagne and buffet are the main attractions. Such innocent times.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Good leaders make good appointments. It's what makes then good.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Interesting early research on AI in the workplace and how it can reduce our ability to learn new skills
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It's like watching a doctor remove all the infected organs and wondering if they'll be enough left to allow the uninfected patient to live.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Another good piece of analysis from @samfr.bsky.social This line: "no government has bothered coming up with a coherent theory of regulation" - it sounds academic but it's absolutely central. You can't coordinate any improvement without describing at least what you *think* good looks like.
Except from article "Despite this frustration no government has bothered coming up with a coherent theory of regulation. Instead they all cull and create new bodies in an entirely haphazard fashion."
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
When one person starts with coercion and another responds with compliance, the pattern is set. Sure, pick your battles, but remember Angelou: "when they show you who they are, believe them the first time" works both ways.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
If you're interested in civil society and/or national renewal, this is an excellent read. It's about the lessons learned and the movement that's growing around community-led development. Well done @jamestplunkett.bsky.social for bringing it so eloquently together and @samfr.bsky.social for sharing.
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Martyn Drake @martyndrake.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I try to avoid party politics on here, but forgive me one post: If you have no agenda you end up being driven by everyone else's. That every email I get from my local Labour Party is that "we need to mobilise to keep out Reform" or to "end the Tory shambles" is as depressing as it is telling.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power. And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
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