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A top Whitehall civil servant has sensationally quit in protest at government's failure to take the web seriously. Well, I'm sure someone's going to write it up like that, so it might as well be me. It hasn't exactly been top secret, but 'Whitehall Webby' blogger Jeremy Gould has now formally announced his departure [...] read on »

I've just received an invite to attend a Free Business Advice Open Day, hosted by HMRC with the support and active participation of Business Link. Their glossy leaflet includes a URL on the front cover: www.businessadviceday.gov.uk. You can probably guess where I'm going with this. In November 2005, the Transformational Government strategy declared: For customer information, self-service [...] read on »

We love WordPress round here, and our passion is infectious. I'm currently talking to a handful of new people about possible WordPress-based projects: some small, some huge. The 'yes we can' message goes a long way. But the unknown in the equation is always: where to host it? You don't have to look too hard to [...] read on »

The mere fact that Saturday's BarcampUKGovWeb happened at all would have been enough in itself; but the assembled group of influential, inspirational and interesting people made for a fantastic day. At one point in the afternoon, I remember looking at the schedule and getting depressed at the countless interesting sessions I'd missed. It's been a [...] read on »