Rumman Amin

I think we’re talking potentially Horizon scale stuff here? Wtf is an AI-powered pension scheme? Just so many questions. How are we here again? 👇🏽👇🏽

“the minister tried to shovel all of the blame onto Capita, ignoring the significant failure of governance by the Cabinet Office that allowed Capita to wreak havoc.”

This speaks to me so much. Just a really great article about the structural and cultural sluggishness that still exists. ‘Culture is not just what an organisation says it values, but what it makes easy, difficult, safe, risky, worthwhile or pointless.’

Amount of errands I get done on dull rainy days are 📈

put something on GOV.UK didn’t we www.gov.uk/guidance/test-and-learn-playbook

This is just so great to see come to life. I think this is the natural evolution of public sector delivery model we needed! www.gov.uk/guidance/tes...

Photos from Italy 🇮🇹 rummanamin.co.uk/italy-26/

Great cause 👏🏼

Pumpkin season

At the Central Gov event this week, my colleague Harry and I tried our own version of Ready, Steady, Cook! 🍳 Harry had 15 minutes to prototype a government service, live with AI, while I explored what this could mean for how we deliver public services.

I gave this talk on Governing innovation to the Local AI team at MHCLG last week. We’re in a world of all this fast moving new tech, still a sizeable amount of old problems to solve! Today I presented it to a large-ish audience in Marylebone. Who doesn’t love a bit of hot governance chat on Friday?

LinkedIn algorithm is bizarre. You blog some great insight and it goes to about 5 people. You post one of these LinkedIn final boss ‘I’m attending X’ event pics and people you spoke to once 10 years ago see’s it 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway I’m going to Central Gov event next week. If you’re about, hit me up!

Had an absolute ‘mare this morning with Teams.

This never happens to me. But over the weekend I went to a coffee shop at the precise time they were packing up these baked goodies. And she was like do you want any pastries? On us. I was delighted to accept this gracious offer. Timing was a fluke but I was a very happy bunny.

Back to back days of commute hell on the Met Line

Man City. Yikes!

Full game of 8 a side footy. Just my second since Covid. Am I going to regret this in the morning? I am due to take my 3 year old to see a show tomorrow, thankfully it’s in the arts centre just round the corner.

Oh! 😅

The sticker on the dishwasher I bought said it was AI enabled. But now the flap which holds the dishwasher tablet is broken and it’s not cleaning properly. The AI is nowhere to be seen.

I made effort the to get the ironing board and iron out this morning only to now discover on the Jubilee Line that I’d only ironed one leg of my trousers 🤦🏻‍♂️

Had a nice time in Italy last week. Quite a lot of pasta and pizza. Some travel chaos. Serious amount of gelato.

This is my new favourite news article of 2026. I'm all for sport innovation and making it more exciting for fans! "The course passed an independent technical assessment into its suitability. The assessment did not consider the crocodiles but instead looked at..." www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...

Off for a much needed break in Italy with the family. I really hope Gatwick is kind to me today 💜

I’ve been head down for a few months. Immersed in some gov departments. And again, building services and modernising legacy is the easy part. It’s all people and culture but that still takes the hard work.

Epic rain outside + experimental kebab pizza = perfect setup to catch up new series of Silo and Dark Matter

Got to watch The Odyssey at the BFI IMAX last night. Pretty incredible movie, probably need to watch it again to really take it all in. Is it ok to say I preferred some of Nolan’s other movies? The cinema, though. Wow! What an experience.

I really don’t know what’s more frustrating. Seeing Saka and Rashford do the very thing we needed against Argentina or the obvious fact that France are not at all bothered about this game

Caught a glimpse of a giraffe walking through the park

Lovely weekend back in Istanbul with the lads. Started off 👎🏼 when I collapsed twice on the plane but once we got there things picked up. Lot of walks and delicious food and sights and laughter with old friends. Incredible city 🇹🇷

I watched an interview with Christopher Nolan describe the intricate process of filming with IMAX cameras, cutting the film, digitally editing it and then glueing it back together. Where can I watch The Odyssey in a IMAX 70mm screening?

Great second half! Loved that Saka/Rashford cameo at the end. Also Djed Spence, who is the first Muslim player to represent the senior England mens football team ❤️

Seville photo dump. Beautiful place ❤️ rummanamin.co.uk/seville/

At GDS we had the golden thread on a wall: strategy down to teams, every person able to point at why their work mattered. Under test and learn that thread comes to life. Intent flows down, learning flows back up. New post: rummanamin.co.uk/the-golden-t...

The Azteca is a magnificent stadium 🤩

Had a lovely time in Edinburgh. I did not pack appropriately for an unexpectedly sunny weekend.

Went to see the The Mandalorian and Grogu. It was quite a let down IMHO.

I’ve been expecting rain all weekend after checking the forecast but it’s been nothing but sunny