Annette Pass

Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser at Dept for Transport. All views are my own.

[Government Office for Science @uksciencechief]

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.

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

@CrossCountryUK @gummisky9040870 Thank you for the update

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@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.

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@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.

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

@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.

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@nationalrailenq Thanks. Is the 19:01 from BHM to SOT running as per the National Rail app? The staff at BHM seem to think not

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@nationalrailenq What’s the advice between Birmingham New St and Stoke on Trent please?

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@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.

[Staffordshire Regeneration @Regenerate_SOT]

🚂 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…

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

Love this design from @NationalHways competition. Utilitarian can be elegant.

[National Highways @NationalHways]

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.

▶️ https://t.co/g1k3raeXWi

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

@JoanneMCrompton Our first wedding anniversary was a York to Scarborough trip on the Flying Scotsman 💚

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

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

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

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.
https://t.co/AQElqDSjPJ

[Sir Ken Robinson @SirKenRobinson]

The importance of saying "I don't know" - Sir Ken Robinson's leadership lesson from The Dalai Lama

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

Excited to see this happen: Research agency supporting high risk, high reward research formally established https://t.co/OzTEHMQNFH

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

@HolgerHke Congratulations! Sounds interesting

[Richard Holden MP @RicHolden]

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

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

Appreciating the new ⁦@NationalHways⁩ A14 on our way home. Beautiful sunset to round off the holiday.

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

Watching #BBCOurNextPM and glad to see both candidates mention the importance of #innovation Hope that whoever wins is prepared to act on this.

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

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

[Marzia Bolpagni @m_bolpagni]

Join our panel discussion in #London for #inperson event 30.06 @CharteredICES #Digital
w @ThePhilpster @rooevans

Technology is it a risk or opportunity?
Mark Wheeler Driver Group
Shashi Verma @TfL
@annette_pass @NationalHways
Shy Jackson @BCLPlaw

https://t.co/CIllNh0nLv

[Annette Pass @annette_pass]

Want!

[National Highways @NationalHways]

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.🍝

▶️ https://t.co/2dNT0f6J1i