2024 marks 60 years since the 1st Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Lord Solly Zuckerman, was appointed and a year since I took on the role. To mark the start of anniversary celebrations, my team asked me to name as many GCSA facts in 1 minute as possible. Challenge accepted.
@CrossCountryUK Thanks for the reply but you need more than one coach. The number of people that travel on your services was never going to fit on one coach.
@CrossCountryUK An hour waiting at Wolverhampton, one bus for approximately 250 people which left at approx 7.20pm. Nothing since. Still over 100 people waiting. Staff don’t know what’s going on.
@nationalrailenq I followed the advice of station staff and traveled to Wolverhampton. Still waiting for 40 mins for a rail replacement bus and one turns up going to Birmingham, where there are trains running.
@branwenjeffreys@TheIFS Schools have seen GAG (basic per pupil) funding go up but other grants go down, so I’d be interested to know if this is really comparing like with like.
🚂 are coming back to Leek! A little bit closer!…and a proper path for people to use too
Now let’s get Endon reconnected!
And then back to the mainline
This is real levelling up…
We're proud to announce that Useful Studio is the winner of our gantry competition. This design was chosen for its elegance and simplicity and how cohesive the design concept was across a range of different structures.
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There is much I recognise here, but I have to say that there needs to be some onus on us clients to use consultancies intelligently… though you’re fighting their business model
Consultancies know less than they claim, cost more than they seem to, and — over the long term — prevent the public sector developing in-house capabilities.
From my @FT interview with @henrymance on my new book with @RosieCollingto - The Big Con.
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Great to meet our teams at the @NationalHways control centre at South Mimms
We’re temporarily lifting on-going roadworks where we can across the Strategic Road Network until 3rd January
This means 98% the 4,500 mile SRN is clear of works, helping families get home for Christmas
Looking forward to tomorrow's panel discussion at the @CharteredICES conference on #DigitalTransformation - hoping we can give a good round off to what promises to be a great afternoon
Guess who's just about to turn 50 tomorrow? It's our very own #SpaghettiJunction! To mark the occasion, look at what @HeinzUK has made. Yum.🍝
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