Reposted by Tim PaulTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask. 4639341074
Reposted by Tim PaulIgnacia Orellana @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is for teams to get caught up in following a methodology. I did some work recently to try to communicate the core messages behind the agile-user centred methodology. And now I have written something about it. ignaciaorellana.com/posts/beyond... 1125
Reposted by Tim PaulLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFive Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance 3923951157
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 23/08/2026You know when people argue that we shouldn't give generative AI such a hard time, because other industries are worse for the environment? Here's a short post I wrote about that www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/tu-quo... 041
Reposted by Tim PaulCoco @cocochan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Whoever those lucky civil servants are who get the secondments into mayoral authorities, I hope they have the subtle balance of enough self-confidence to drive the roles forward, tempered with enough humility to recognise the skills and expertise that already exist locally. No superheroes, please. 0152
Reposted by Tim PaulMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/08/2026If we don’t act, the climate crisis could cost London up to £36bn a year by the 2050s. After another summer of record-breaking heat, now is the time to adapt homes, neighbourhoods and infrastructure to be ready for a hotter future. 1419259
Reposted by Tim PaulAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear. Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate... 331244673
Reposted by Tim PaulDan Hon @danhon.com · 06/08/2026Land Acknowledgments, but make them Data Acknowledgments that AI providers are required to display and recite before any session may begin. 1348
Reposted by Tim PaulSarah Gold 🇵🇸 ✊🏼 🕊️ @sarahtgold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Blogged about why the PM's plans to scrap Digital ID is the wrong right decision medium.com/writing-by-i... 052
Reposted by Tim PaulTom Loosemore @tomski.com · 18/07/2026Deckchair shuffling is for the unserious. loosemore.com/2026/07/18/d...loosemore.comDeckchair shuffling is for the unseriousThe FT and Guardian report that the new PM will disband the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSIT), splitting its functions between a beefed-up Department for Business and Trade (D… 32612
Reposted by Tim PaulFrankie Roberto @frankieroberto.com · 16/07/2026The GOVUK design system team have today added the interruption page pattern and component: design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/int... - based on previous work by teams across government. 🎉 This is a great example of where it is sometimes helpful to add some friction into a digital journey.design-system.service.gov.ukInterruption pagesPause the user journey to give them important information 0186
Reposted by Tim PaulSarah Drummond @rufflemuffin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Took a break to build BinFax for the people of Clacton binfax.netlify.app 57634
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 01/07/2026🚨🚨🚨 We're hiring User Researchers at GDS's Incubator for AI - come join our growing UCD team 😀 More details and links in 🧵 101
Reposted by Tim PaulTom Loosemore @tomski.com · 17/06/2026There's some genuinely excellent use of LLMs in all this. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/build-gemi...takes.jamesomalley.co.ukHere's how the government is using AI to speed up the planning systemThese two new systems could be genuinely revolutionary 2116
Reposted by Tim PaulAoife @chiefbreenie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Senior Service Designer Closes 1 July www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... 013
Reposted by Tim PaulCoco @cocochan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee systemThe government said its in-house IT system was 13113
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 17/03/2026Here's a blog post about a thing I made recently 😊 www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/doom-loops/ And here's the thing: doomloop.cc 2133
Reposted by Tim PaulKyle Shevlin (he/him) @kyleshevl.in · 03/03/2026*Means of production dramatically improves* Me: Sweet. I make same stuff in less time now. Them: No, no, no! You must make more stuff in same time. Never same stuff in less time, silly peasant. 1359
Reposted by Tim PaulMartin Wright @mynameismartin.co.uk · 15/02/2026Report from the field, trying to figure out if I'm about to be automated out of a job. www.mynameismartin.co.uk/blog/how-im-...mynameismartin.co.ukHow I’m dealing with the pressure to adopt AI as a designer — mynameismartinI’ve spent the last month trying to catch up with AI in design, and I have news. Things haven't settled, the ground is still moving, and sitting with uncertainty might be the best position right now 174
Reposted by Tim PaulHarry Metcalfe @harrym.com · 14/02/2026A certain campaign website launched last week was a bit security-broken, in a way that has wider lessons for AI-coded stuff. Writing 👇 blog.harrym.com/p/hold-the-s...blog.harrym.comHold the security: a vibe-coding storyVibe-coded doesn't mean vibe-secure, so we should try and stop the internet being full of even more broken things 046
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 05/01/2026Happy new year! Here's a thing about some less serious AI experiments I did over the Xmas break: www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/xmas-2... 2132
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 30/12/2025Xmas break silliness - I thought I'd combine multiple NY resolutions and learn Spanish whilst running and listening to home made verb-conjugation-techno (built with 11 Labs and Strudel) soundcloud.com/timpaul-1/se...soundcloud.comSer (proof of concept)Quick sketch of an idea to combine text-to-voice with Strudel live coding to make running music that can also help me learn Spanish! 130
Reposted by Tim PaulDuncan Brown @duncanjbrown.com · 27/12/2025My 2025 #yearnote as—sorry!—a listicle. mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/2025/mechanicalsurvival.com10 lessons from 2025Technology & identity in GDS and the NHS 3175
Reposted by Tim PaulAnna Goss @annagoss.co · 22/10/2025wrote down some stuff about closing FF Studio, what I was proud of and what I'd do differently if I did it again notes.annagoss.co/closing-ff/notes.annagoss.coDesigning a design studioAnna Goss, service designer 4316
Reposted by Tim PaulDuncan Brown @duncanjbrown.com · 18/10/2025Clichés take hold in political language, a vicious cycle that runs through campaign speeches, through citizens’ expectations, and down into the software we build or procure by cliché, whose accordingly poor performance invites further calls for simplification. mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/design-...mechanicalsurvival.comDesign by clichéWe reject cliché. We require true names 163
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 06/10/2025Had a very enjoyable top deck, front seat bus ride to work, chatting on Signal to @duncanjbrown.com about this absolute banger of a talk he gave 0100
Reposted by Tim PaulEthan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · 27/08/2025🦊 I wrote about the administration’s “national design studio,” and how its shoddy construction isn’t a mistake. It’s a clear signal of priorities, and ones we need to actively, urgently rebuke. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/a-noti...ethanmarcotte.comA notional design studio. — ethanmarcotte.comA design language, if you can keep it. 610445
Reposted by Tim PaulGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action". This is real police state behaviour. 31577022707
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 03/07/2025Back at #CampDigital and so far it’s as inspiring and interesting as ever 😃 130
Reposted by Tim PaulClara Greo @claragt.bsky.social · 03/07/2025The flipping legend @herahussain.bsky.social kicks off #campDigital with her 3 month old in a pram by her side 🌟💪🏽 4427
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 20/05/2025Two great courses here from the brilliant @claragt.bsky.social 261
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 20/05/2025This is very cool - an AI-powered prototyping tool that’s simple enough to run locally! 030
Reposted by Tim PaulKuba Bartwicki @kubabartwicki.bsky.social · 17/05/2025PS, if you are an amazing, experienced app designer or know someone who is – drop me a message please – we might need a bit of help soon 👋 022
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 02/05/2025Last year I wrote about a thing I made that uses AI to turn PDF forms into nice, accessible GOV.UK-styled versions. Here's an update where I consider what it would be like to use it on ALL the PDF forms on GOV.UK 3404
Reposted by Tim PaulCyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 13/04/2025grim, beautiful essay that puts it all together in a way that resonates, at least for me - check it out! 0166
Reposted by Tim PaulClara Greo @claragt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Join us for Money talks: Estimating the cost and value of service design 1 day (5 hour) course. Early bird tickets are available now for £275.00 This was a popular session at SDinGov 2024, and @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social and I have run for the OU and MoJ www.tickettailor.com/events/ignac...tickettailor.comBuy tickets – Money talks: Estimating the cost and value of service design – ZoomWhere: Online, on Zoom This workshop will show you how to use service design tools to spot opportunities to improve services; e... 1109
Reposted by Tim PaulRichard Pope @richardpope.org · 23/03/2025In two weeks I'm running Brighton Marathon for Pancreatic Cancer UK. My mum got diagnosed 5 years ago just as first lockdown was happening. There's real progress being made on testing and mRNA. I've donated the first £200, any donations help: 2025brightonmarathonweekend.enthuse.com/pf/richard-p...2025brightonmarathonweekend.enthuse.com 13315
Reposted by Tim PaulBen #ActNow 🔥🌳🌊 @benaldo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Blog post from @timpaul.co.uk and Helena Trippe at GDS, exploring what the ideas in the 'Blueprint for modern digital government' might look and behave like "when they inevitably bump up against the rough edges of the real world"... gds.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/07/v...gds.blog.gov.ukVisualising modern digital governmentLearn more about the process of creating the blueprint for a modern digital government including the collaboration involved, open working, and user-centered design. 1219
Reposted by Tim PaulJohn Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 02/03/202518F was dissolved because it saved money. We pushed back against contractors who tried to screw American taxpayers. We showed how cheap and good government software can be. Musk hates that. writing by Dan Tangherlini via @donmoyn.bsky.social 271921600
Reposted by Tim PaulLindsay @not-young.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The administration got rid of 18F under the cover of night. People who own skyscrapers are afraid of 100 people who make websites. Not because of the latest tech fad, but because we proved the government can be fixed, the government can be made better and the government can work for the people. 191140388
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 02/03/2025For anyone trying the new Flashes app I’m over there as @timpaulphotos.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Tim PaulAlt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 01/03/202518F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org18f.orgWe're not done yet | 18F 697187416805
Reposted by Tim PaulJohn Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org18f.orgWe're not done yet | 18F 31689271730858
Reposted by Tim PaulGiles Turnbull @gilestur.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The "Getting started" guide for the NHS prototype kit is one of the finest getting started guides I have ever clicked through, a masterpiece of clarity prototype-kit.service-manual.nhs.ukprototype-kit.service-manual.nhs.ukNHS prototype kit 1234
Reposted by Tim PaulMartin Jordan @martinjordan.com · 26/02/2025I continue to be so, so, so grateful for all of my int’l #GovDesign colleagues working in the open. I am delighted to have just read an 18F blog post about a task we will have in the next few weeks and months. #WorkingInTheOpen means people saving time, avoiding mistakes, and leapfrogging a bit. 162
Reposted by Tim PaulRichard Pope @richardpope.org · 07/02/2025I hope one thing digital government practitioners are taking away from attempting to divine what is happening in the US: it should be a mater of public record how digital public services and infrastructure work, when they change and what data they use. No more excuses. 416727
Reposted by Tim PaulLarge Heydon Collider @heydonworks.com · 06/02/2025📼 Why Is Everything Binary? My latest on briefs.video. briefs.video/videos/why-i...briefs.videoWhy is everything binary?A video from Webbed Briefs 88343
Reposted by Tim PaulKaren Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 27/01/2025As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/ 21161252340