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Working in the open: why being inclusive matters

Posted by: The GDS Team, Posted on: 3 July 2017 - Categories: GDS team, People and skills
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...able to fully express myself means not only feeling comfortable at work, but also being able to fully achieve my potential. Alan Maddrell, Senior Content Designer I want the people...

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Hearts on our sleeves and rainbows on our windows

Posted by: Stephen Foreshew-Cain - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 24 June 2016 - Categories: GDS team
Close-up of rainbow wrap stickers on GDS windows

...staff from GDS will be joining the Civil Service as we march in the Pride in London parade tomorrow too. Why this matters I’ve talked before about how the job...

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