Myfanwy Nixon

Your politicians are there for you - to listen to what you care about, solve problems, feed into debates and ultimately to shape new laws. Make sure you're part of our #democracy - drop them an email with WriteToThem.com and tell them what you care about.

Here's @MySocMyf with the 60-sec rundown of our latest blog post, on using #FOI and #Reddit to discover where doctor shortages are being covered by less qualified staff. Want more? Read the whole story at mysociety.org/2024/08/13/red… #NHS #freedomofinformation #physicianassociates

@Hootsuite_Help Hi, do you have any plans to integrate with Bluesky, please?

Possibly the most exciting moment of the year for civic tech community, as the #TICTeC schedule goes live. Which sessions will you choose? How to decide?! Take a look at mysociety.org/2024/05/13/tic… and then register to join us in London this June, in person or online.

Early birds get a 50% discount! Don't leave it too late: #TICTeC ticket prices go up after 20 April - that's just 3 days away! Find out more and book your place: tictec.mysociety.org/event/tictec-2… #civictech

FOI requests can help bring real change - and that means that anyone can be part of something meaningful. Find out how @ElCShaikh's citizen investigations, via @whatdotheyknow, fed into bringing the #PostOfficeScandal to light: mysociety.org/2023/10/16/wha… #FOI

Are you a campaign or advocacy group working towards a better world? We're giving free training in how to use #FOI to further your cause. Sign up to one or more of our online seminars here: eventbrite.com/cc/using-foi-f… - and pass it on!

#localgov if you're working toward #netzero - check out all the ways that CAPE can make your work easier (for free): mysociety.org/2023/12/12/how… #climateaction #climateactionplans #climatedata #climatetwin

This is not just any impact report... it's the mySociety 20th anniversary impact report! research.mysociety.org/media/outputs/…. So we haven't just put together our usual review of the past twelve months: this is a special edition, covering our entire history since 2003.

Councils: new features on CAPE can help you with your #climate work! mysociety.org/2023/12/12/how… A really powerful Search function across all councils' Climate Action Plans, for example, and a measure of how much support there is for climate action in your area. #localgov

Some interesting suggestions by @MySocMyf on the @WhatDoTheyKnow blog about collateral potential uses for the corpus of linguistic material on their website

Wonder what the millionth public request will be... 🧐Not long now. #FOI

We're so excited that there are over 120 people signed up for our upcoming conversation with @alexparsons @darkgreener @eoindevane @juliacush @JoePorterUK and @min_esh 🎉 Don't miss out - register to join us! bit.ly/climate-data-e…

If you've ever been part of mySociety, as a staff member, trustee or volunteer, we'd really like to hear your memories! Take a trip down memory lane, and then tell us everything at tinyurl.com/mySocMemories. Thanks - can't wait to read your responses :)

Teachers! We'd love to know if - and how - you are using @TheyWorkForYou in the classroom. Please tell us all about it at survey.alchemer.com/s3/7391567/twf… #Edchat

If you've used our site CAPE, which publishes councils' climate action data, please be so kind as to spend 3 minutes telling us about it here - survey.alchemer.com/s3/7286747/How… We'd love to know how it's feeding into your work or campaigning. #Climatedata #localgov

Our friends at @ClimateEmergUK are recrutiting! They're looking for a Programme Lead. If you'd like a meaningful job that makes a difference to the world look no further: environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/95230-pro… #climatejobs

🗺️Maps, 🦇bats and 🐈cats: the @WhatDoTheyKnow team have pulled out twelve interesting #FOI requests made via the site this year - enjoy! mysociety.org/2022/12/20/the…

Well this is exciting - we've got a small number of £5K grants to give to councils and innovators who want to trial a new tech idea to help the climate at a local level. Full details here: mysociety.org/2022/09/29/inn… #localgov #climateaction