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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 23/07/2026

A theme of listening to voices who know more than you from Jonathan Slater, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, today’s keynote at #PolicyCamp.

A white man holding a microphone talks to a room of people, with a sign behind him that says “Keynote and Q&A”.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 23/07/2026

Agenda setting time for the unconference sessions at #PolicyCamp. Lots of great ideas on the boards. We are hoping to talk more about using Lego Serious Play to open participation in policy design.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 23/07/2026

Looking forward to talking about participation and how to engage more voices at the first Policy Camp at UCL today. @policycamp.bsky.social

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 07/02/2026

The #WinterOlympics has started so I’m already obsessed with who will be the fastest to slide down the side of a mountain on 2 sticks.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 16/01/2026

Just think, whatever happens today, you’re not going to leave your carefully planned defection speech on a printer.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 10/01/2026

Went for a quick walk so the boy could use his skateboard. Successfully used my local council ‘Report a problem’ form to let them know about a broken bollard and some litter.

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Mark Dalgarno @markdalgarno.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

UCD friends - The 11th @uxscotland.bsky.social will take place in Edinburgh in June. Visit uxscotland.net for more information. Early Bird Tickets and sponsorship options now available: uxscotland.net/tickets uxscotland.net/sponsors Freelancer discount available. Event programme coming soon...

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UX Scotland

UX Scotland is a friendly international conference, established in 2013, for people working in UX, service design, and other digital specialisms

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 10/01/2026

What is it about pharmacies? Every time I have need to collect medicines it seems like no one is exactly clear of the process or if the right hand overs have happened with the doctor. #nhs #servicedesign

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Sarah Winters @escmum.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The UK Government will send a test alert to mobile phones on Sunday. This is how to switch it off: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin... Before anyone types before thinking: domestic abuse survivors may need this. If you don’t, just scroll on.

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Opting out of emergency alerts

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 14/08/2025

I’m not some self-help guru, but I just commuted into the office without listening to anything. No music or podcast in my ears. It was good.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 01/08/2025

Still asking mobile or landline on your ‘digital’ form? Seriously?

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziecake.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Regular plea not to use emojis as bullet points! It makes your post inaccessible, or at least extremely bizarre, for screen reader users and people using text to speech software. Examples: ➡️ reads as 'Black Rightwards Arrow' 👍 reads as 'Thumbs Up Sign' 💡 reads as 'Electric Light Bulb' 1 of 4

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 27/07/2025

A fantastic win! #Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 17/06/2025

When you ask AI to name your fan…

A box with a picture of a fan and the description “3D AUTO AIR CIRCULATOR”.

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Can you give blood?

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 08/05/2025

I don’t envy the person who has to update the Vatican website with the details of the new pope. Looks like it could’ve been built on Geocities. www.vatican.va/content/vati...

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The Holy See

Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (t...

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Good error messages help users recover and stay on track, not frustrate them. To write better error messages: consider all types of errors, write like a human, avoid whimsy, use active voice, give a clear way forward, and use consistent patterns. Great article by @amyhupe.bsky.social

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How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them

One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same care and attention to the times when things will go wrong

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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The first Observer overseen by Tortoise Media - and what a picture they got to kick it off.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I'm recovering from a breakdown at the moment and trying to get back on my feet with my workshops & Etsy. If you could maybe RT my new creative & mental health workshop (previous few posts today,Friday 25th) it would help so much to show it to a few more eyes. I'd really appreciate it, thankyou 🌿

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Jas @jas215.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

10 spots left for our next Content Design Meetup! Open critique session for CVs & portfolios; whether you're job hunting or refining your work, we’ve got you. 📅 Feb 4 | 📍 The George & Monkey, Kings Cross | ⏰ 6 PM RSVP now, limited spaces shorturl.at/G2PnC #ContentDesign #UX #PortfolioReview

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Bring your CV or portfolio, get feedback - London Content Design Meet-Up, Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

The London Content Design Meet-Up is back for 2025, and our first session will be all about YOU! In the spirit of 'new year, new job' we're hosting an open critique sessio

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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Some great advice for those new to adding alt text to images. Please consider helping visually impaired, cognitively impaired and neurodivergent folks. Its about lowering barriers to access and offering parity of experience to all. It also helps folks from other cultures understand context!

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 25/12/2024

Happy Christmas all! We’re currently in the calm before the storm of present opening, waiting for the grandparents to arrive.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 22/12/2024

If you’re going to give me a booking number or order number to collect my item, at least try to call it the same thing in all of your comms.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 23/10/2024

If you see this post, quote post a bridge.

A group of swans on a canal with a bridge crossing the water and the sun in the sky.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 17/10/2024

You might think of Oxford as a place of spires, punting and massive park-and-rides but for me it’s a place to meet fellow UX folk and discuss how to make research more accessible. Would recommend.

A white screen projected on a wall with black text which reads “Making research accessible: lessons learned so far”.

A purple upright banner with white text which reads “UX Oxford proudly sponsored by local companies Fruto, Humand”.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 03/10/2024

Remove a letter, ruin a movie Apocalypse Ow

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 03/09/2024

A good first day back in the office after holiday. Lots of face to face stuff with less Teams. If only I’d remembered the holiday sweets!

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Nia Campbell @niacampbell.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

Hello! Here's a list of awesome content people to follow. go.bsky.app/SrN7J8Q

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 18/08/2024

Ah my old nemesis, the Kindle Fire tablet, we meet again.

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Content Design London @contentdesign.london · 15/08/2024

We are now over here; where are all the content design peeps?

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 14/08/2024

Oh hello Britain 😳 That blue line is activity in the UK spiking past all of the other countries on Bluesky right now. Welcome, and invite a friend to join us! bsky.app/download

A chart showing activity from various countries on Bluesky. The UK, in blue, is experiencing a huge spike.

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Phil Rumens @rumens.uk · 08/08/2024

Setting up my bsky. Are there any #localgov colleagues on here?

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Ian Ames @ames.world · 04/07/2024

@priyanca.bsky.social and I are doing a talk about discoveries at @sdingov.bsky.social in September. We're being very meta and doing a little discovery to see if our experiences reflect reality. If you work in or with #Digital teams and can spare 5 mins please take a look. forms.gle/XaaXmdXf43GH...

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State of Discoveries

Hello! We are doing a talk at SDinGov 24 (Service Design in Government) about discoveries. We want to understand your perceptions of discoveries and challenges commonly faced. Our talk is aimed at d...

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 04/07/2024

We don’t have a dog so you just get this boring picture of a #Pollingstation. Sorry about that.

A white poster with black writing saying “Polling Station” on a green spiked fence in front of a building.

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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 04/07/2024

I've seen a couple of posts from people saying their photographic ID is expired. You can still use expired photographic ID so long as it looks like you and the address is correct.

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Accepted forms of photo ID

You need to show photo ID when voting at polling stations in some UK elections. Find out about the different types of photo ID accepted.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 04/07/2024

What’s your platform of choice for the #UKElection results later? BBC? ITV? Sky? Channel 4? BBC Radio? LBC?

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 04/07/2024

Polls are open in the UK until 10pm tonight. Remember, you’ll need ID to be able to vote in person today. This is what you’ll need: www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/...

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How to vote

An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 05/06/2024

Suspect I’m just old but the last thing I want after listening to a bunch of ads at the start of your podcast is to hear a production discussion. Get to the point please. #podcast

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Lizzie Bruce @lizziecake.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

Hate marketing, it feels like self-promotion. But one has to eat so here goes. I've a special offer to celebrate Spring! 🌷 🦋 🐝 50% off when you buy my content design and UCD pathway courses together. 160+ units for £47.50! Just use code SPRING24 at Checkout. cakeconsultancy.com/product-cate...

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Posts about All courses written by Lizzie Bruce

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 20/01/2024

Have a good day at UKGovCamp XL. I’ll try to dip in and out online between transporting small people to activities.

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 04/11/2023

Good morning. Anyone seen our library cards? 🤔

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Phil Spray @philspray.uk · 02/11/2023

Sounds interesting. 👇🏻

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