Ok but even if it's flat since 2019, maybe 900k a month (1 in 30 employees) is a 'sicknote culture'?
Well here's how the UK compares with other OECD countries on days lost to sickness.
Yes it shows that the UK is an outlier. But no, that's not because we spend more time off sick.

New shoes delivery. These are 🔥

Only had one taker for this so far. Please pass it on if you know any apprentices, grads or junior UCD bods who’d find it useful.

A dream of a renovation, this 1960s Geoffrey Bateman midcentury modern house in Loughton, Essex, which was designed by the architect for his own use, is now on the market. bit.ly/4aXinxj

While political attention is elsewhere, a radical little programme of work has slipped out largely under the radar by Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, with quite big implications for how the centre might shift towards place-based working.

A 🧵 on Partnerships for People & Place… gov.uk/government/pub…

Child 3 is into the school we wanted 🙌. Just three more pre-school invoices to pay 🙌🙌.

The content design of the offer email and UX of the school places “portal” though 😭😭. The number of phone calls that must generate.

£1.8m

I don’t condone fighting… however, that tie pull into right hook is such a classic English school move. Having been on the receiving end of that, I’m almost nostalgic.

To those that have an opinion on the USA track and field uniforms, I ask you to please read this 🤗

Really excited about the focus on data standards by Local Digital UK Gov dluhcdigital.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/10/sca… particularly the support to Open Referral, which has been a feature of the last 5 years of my work in local gov

What could possibly have happened to cause an increase in salaries that might pull a number of people over a completely arbitrary figure? telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Should you have a button on your website that says ‘translate’? by James Green …rvicetransformation.blog.essex.gov.uk/2024/04/08/sho…

Every now and then you get surprised by a service that works brilliantly. Mortgage company (regional building society) answered phone immediately, quickly dealt with a small change and I was on my way. Took all of two minutes.

250 parkrun 🌳 at 100 locations. Done.

Future Councils Pilot insights: Common challenges to digital transformation in local government dluhcdigital.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/02/fut…

The countdown is on! Our Digital Forum is now only a few weeks away. Join us to exchange ideas, best practices, and strategies for driving innovation in public services. Register today and be part of the future #InnovationDiscussion #GovernmentServices
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👋 it’s new job day 😃

When did the “mild” or “technical” recession phrasing first appear? I’d always thought it was more of a binary state thing?

I've written something about digital governance and standards, and the kind of work that dominates digital, design and data in Government in 2024.

If you want to join in the conversation, join us at TPXimpact | B Corp™ on 25th April! linkedin.com/pulse/setting-…

Absolute gem of a trustee role in one of my favourite places.