Simon Morgan-Wilson
@officeofwilson.com
Turning up and doing the best I can. Work on public services and products.
Previously just Simon Wilson.
📍From Grimsby. Live in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK. Travel here, there and everywhere.
www.officeofwilson.com
#GrimsbyAreMassive
Previously just Simon Wilson.
📍From Grimsby. Live in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK. Travel here, there and everywhere.
www.officeofwilson.com
#GrimsbyAreMassive
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Simon Morgan-Wilson
@officeofwilson.com
· Nov 21
Hi. 👋🏼
If you’re here looking for the Simon Wilson who is
* the BBC journalist
* the video blogger
* the chap from New Zealand, writes for the New Zealand Herald
…none of them are me. 🫡
If you’re here looking for the Simon Wilson who is
* the BBC journalist
* the video blogger
* the chap from New Zealand, writes for the New Zealand Herald
…none of them are me. 🫡
Take Courage on my morning run through Camden this morning feeling particularly pertinent as we hit the downhill slope of 2025.
(The power of an ad slogan from the 50s.)
(The power of an ad slogan from the 50s.)
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Take Courage on my morning run through Camden this morning feeling particularly pertinent as we hit the downhill slope of 2025.
(The power of an ad slogan from the 50s.)
(The power of an ad slogan from the 50s.)
Here’s a lovely cat, who happened to be waiting at the side of the canal towpath at the turnaround point of my run this morning. Good kitty.
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Here’s a lovely cat, who happened to be waiting at the side of the canal towpath at the turnaround point of my run this morning. Good kitty.
Up early to get back home after a midweek trip to Newcastle/Gateshead to see/hear/feel Caribou at the Glasshouse.
A refreshing change from getting up early to hurtle around the country for work. There’s been a lot of that this year again, the new normal etc etc.
10/10 gig. One for the soul. 🙌🏼
A refreshing change from getting up early to hurtle around the country for work. There’s been a lot of that this year again, the new normal etc etc.
10/10 gig. One for the soul. 🙌🏼
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Up early to get back home after a midweek trip to Newcastle/Gateshead to see/hear/feel Caribou at the Glasshouse.
A refreshing change from getting up early to hurtle around the country for work. There’s been a lot of that this year again, the new normal etc etc.
10/10 gig. One for the soul. 🙌🏼
A refreshing change from getting up early to hurtle around the country for work. There’s been a lot of that this year again, the new normal etc etc.
10/10 gig. One for the soul. 🙌🏼
Expect The Fall T-shirts in Primark any time soon. (Yes, watched Stranger Things s5 chunk 1.)
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Expect The Fall T-shirts in Primark any time soon. (Yes, watched Stranger Things s5 chunk 1.)
A big thumbs up for I’ve turned 50, “the NHS” sends me a cancer test through the post, do it, etc.
On the other hand moving house 18 months ago has completely fucked whoever looks after my diabetes eye tests for “the NHS”, despite me being told “we’ll sort that automatically” two years ago. 🙄
On the other hand moving house 18 months ago has completely fucked whoever looks after my diabetes eye tests for “the NHS”, despite me being told “we’ll sort that automatically” two years ago. 🙄
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A big thumbs up for I’ve turned 50, “the NHS” sends me a cancer test through the post, do it, etc.
On the other hand moving house 18 months ago has completely fucked whoever looks after my diabetes eye tests for “the NHS”, despite me being told “we’ll sort that automatically” two years ago. 🙄
On the other hand moving house 18 months ago has completely fucked whoever looks after my diabetes eye tests for “the NHS”, despite me being told “we’ll sort that automatically” two years ago. 🙄
Rarity these days: Went to work gig in Leeds, Product Tank Leeds.
Another rarity: Time for notes, think about takeaways, could translate to healthcare.
Another: Sharing. (Trying, again.)
lol'd when John said "we're hiring", cross gov meet blast from the past.
www.officeofwilson.com/product-tank...
Another rarity: Time for notes, think about takeaways, could translate to healthcare.
Another: Sharing. (Trying, again.)
lol'd when John said "we're hiring", cross gov meet blast from the past.
www.officeofwilson.com/product-tank...
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Rarity these days: Went to work gig in Leeds, Product Tank Leeds.
Another rarity: Time for notes, think about takeaways, could translate to healthcare.
Another: Sharing. (Trying, again.)
lol'd when John said "we're hiring", cross gov meet blast from the past.
www.officeofwilson.com/product-tank...
Another rarity: Time for notes, think about takeaways, could translate to healthcare.
Another: Sharing. (Trying, again.)
lol'd when John said "we're hiring", cross gov meet blast from the past.
www.officeofwilson.com/product-tank...
Sample collected, packed and posted. Easy peasy. (Or should that be easy poo-sy. Am I right.)
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Sample collected, packed and posted. Easy peasy. (Or should that be easy poo-sy. Am I right.)
Nothing says you’ve hit 50 like receiving your bowel cancer screening kit from the NHS through post. (And nothing says neat modern service like getting a kit like this days after your birthday because some groovy automated service chugs away in the background to make this happen.) #LiftFlapToOpen
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Nothing says you’ve hit 50 like receiving your bowel cancer screening kit from the NHS through post. (And nothing says neat modern service like getting a kit like this days after your birthday because some groovy automated service chugs away in the background to make this happen.) #LiftFlapToOpen
Last day being 49. Still in this world, just maybe not anywhere near as much on the socials. Spread ideas, eh, not an image.
October 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Last day being 49. Still in this world, just maybe not anywhere near as much on the socials. Spread ideas, eh, not an image.
Yet another Grimsby game, yet another away Grimsby game, yet another underwhelming away Grimsby performance and — most bizarrely of all — I think after Bradford, Crewe might be the Grimsby away fixture I’ve done the most over the years.
It wasn’t anywhere near as bad as Barnet a few weeks ago tho.
It wasn’t anywhere near as bad as Barnet a few weeks ago tho.
October 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yet another Grimsby game, yet another away Grimsby game, yet another underwhelming away Grimsby performance and — most bizarrely of all — I think after Bradford, Crewe might be the Grimsby away fixture I’ve done the most over the years.
It wasn’t anywhere near as bad as Barnet a few weeks ago tho.
It wasn’t anywhere near as bad as Barnet a few weeks ago tho.
This morning my phone told me:
> Excellent Sleep Score
> You scored a 93 last night! Getting to bed on time definitely helped.
I feel it was a bad night of sleep. I woke 8, 9, maybe 10 times. Today is one of those _just keep going_ days.
How I feel versus how some algo interprets data, hey.
> Excellent Sleep Score
> You scored a 93 last night! Getting to bed on time definitely helped.
I feel it was a bad night of sleep. I woke 8, 9, maybe 10 times. Today is one of those _just keep going_ days.
How I feel versus how some algo interprets data, hey.
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This morning my phone told me:
> Excellent Sleep Score
> You scored a 93 last night! Getting to bed on time definitely helped.
I feel it was a bad night of sleep. I woke 8, 9, maybe 10 times. Today is one of those _just keep going_ days.
How I feel versus how some algo interprets data, hey.
> Excellent Sleep Score
> You scored a 93 last night! Getting to bed on time definitely helped.
I feel it was a bad night of sleep. I woke 8, 9, maybe 10 times. Today is one of those _just keep going_ days.
How I feel versus how some algo interprets data, hey.
Big Sky ✅
Big Sky reflecting in a river ✅
Bridge in between ✅
*Fresh* ✅
Big Sky reflecting in a river ✅
Bridge in between ✅
*Fresh* ✅
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Big Sky ✅
Big Sky reflecting in a river ✅
Bridge in between ✅
*Fresh* ✅
Big Sky reflecting in a river ✅
Bridge in between ✅
*Fresh* ✅
Lunchtime. Made myself go out and see that new clock at London Bridge station, walked along the south bank past Tate Modern. Decent midday midweek freshener.
October 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Lunchtime. Made myself go out and see that new clock at London Bridge station, walked along the south bank past Tate Modern. Decent midday midweek freshener.
AWS has been down.
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AWS has been down.
The sell of Apple’s Siri and AI versus…
Recording my run using the Apple watch’s activity tracker, asking Siri how long I’ve been running for or asking how far I’ve traveled so far on this current run: “Sorry, I can’t help with that. You can learn more about logging your health data with Siri…” 🙄
Recording my run using the Apple watch’s activity tracker, asking Siri how long I’ve been running for or asking how far I’ve traveled so far on this current run: “Sorry, I can’t help with that. You can learn more about logging your health data with Siri…” 🙄
October 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The sell of Apple’s Siri and AI versus…
Recording my run using the Apple watch’s activity tracker, asking Siri how long I’ve been running for or asking how far I’ve traveled so far on this current run: “Sorry, I can’t help with that. You can learn more about logging your health data with Siri…” 🙄
Recording my run using the Apple watch’s activity tracker, asking Siri how long I’ve been running for or asking how far I’ve traveled so far on this current run: “Sorry, I can’t help with that. You can learn more about logging your health data with Siri…” 🙄
This week I had a chat with my asthma nurse. My asthma management plan is a simple doc that details my routine, what to do if the asthma gets worse. It’s usually a Word doc you and/or an asthma professional fill in.
You can view one here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/a...
You can view one here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/a...
Your asthma action plan
An asthma action plan helps you manage your asthma well and lowers your risk of symptoms and asthma attacks.
www.asthmaandlung.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This week I had a chat with my asthma nurse. My asthma management plan is a simple doc that details my routine, what to do if the asthma gets worse. It’s usually a Word doc you and/or an asthma professional fill in.
You can view one here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/a...
You can view one here: www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/a...
First read this a card for digital veterans etc etc www.gov.uk/veteran-card...
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
First read this a card for digital veterans etc etc www.gov.uk/veteran-card...
Sure sure London Kings Cross Five Guys your standard _shake_ size is this and we up north have weird rules about getting the bigger cup. (This is a _Little Shake_ cup.)
October 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sure sure London Kings Cross Five Guys your standard _shake_ size is this and we up north have weird rules about getting the bigger cup. (This is a _Little Shake_ cup.)
Getting into London NFL game at Tottenham’s stadium an experience. Website and signs round ground: “small clutch bag with or without a strap” allowed in. Just about every woman we saw told “that looks like a bumbag”, needed to check bag in. Contradictory, maybe sexist. www.nfl.com/news/nfl-uk-...
October 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Getting into London NFL game at Tottenham’s stadium an experience. Website and signs round ground: “small clutch bag with or without a strap” allowed in. Just about every woman we saw told “that looks like a bumbag”, needed to check bag in. Contradictory, maybe sexist. www.nfl.com/news/nfl-uk-...
On my way to do the Royal Parks half marathon. Not doing a fundraiser myself. Just asking you do an act of kindness today you wouldn’t normally do. ✊🏼
October 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
On my way to do the Royal Parks half marathon. Not doing a fundraiser myself. Just asking you do an act of kindness today you wouldn’t normally do. ✊🏼
I’ve watched Tron Ares so you don’t have to.
(And at the same cinema the new PTA film is showing in VistaV, the only one in the country, and well time for noodles I guess.)
(And at the same cinema the new PTA film is showing in VistaV, the only one in the country, and well time for noodles I guess.)
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’ve watched Tron Ares so you don’t have to.
(And at the same cinema the new PTA film is showing in VistaV, the only one in the country, and well time for noodles I guess.)
(And at the same cinema the new PTA film is showing in VistaV, the only one in the country, and well time for noodles I guess.)
Random bits of art springing up around your neighbourhood — in this case because of Bradford City of Culture — is GREAT. Better than flags too.
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Random bits of art springing up around your neighbourhood — in this case because of Bradford City of Culture — is GREAT. Better than flags too.
Saturday aft trip from Saltaire to Salford via Manchester and back on trains for the Grimsby game. First away win I’ve seen since Crewe away in something like April 2023. And I have seen *a lot* of away games since then. The Tap at Manchester Victoria is a splendid boozer too. Thanks weather gods
October 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Saturday aft trip from Saltaire to Salford via Manchester and back on trains for the Grimsby game. First away win I’ve seen since Crewe away in something like April 2023. And I have seen *a lot* of away games since then. The Tap at Manchester Victoria is a splendid boozer too. Thanks weather gods
Heading onto the train with the spectre of postponement hanging above the football game you’re heading to. That’s living alright.
October 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Heading onto the train with the spectre of postponement hanging above the football game you’re heading to. That’s living alright.
Guy on train, 10 mins in:
* got two 4 packs of Stella
* offered some to guy across from him
* “already had a couple in Wetherspoons”
* “should be at work today but…”
* “mental health isn’t a thing, waste of money”
* missed his booked train
* “I’ll just say I’ve got dyslexia, works every time”
* got two 4 packs of Stella
* offered some to guy across from him
* “already had a couple in Wetherspoons”
* “should be at work today but…”
* “mental health isn’t a thing, waste of money”
* missed his booked train
* “I’ll just say I’ve got dyslexia, works every time”
October 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Guy on train, 10 mins in:
* got two 4 packs of Stella
* offered some to guy across from him
* “already had a couple in Wetherspoons”
* “should be at work today but…”
* “mental health isn’t a thing, waste of money”
* missed his booked train
* “I’ll just say I’ve got dyslexia, works every time”
* got two 4 packs of Stella
* offered some to guy across from him
* “already had a couple in Wetherspoons”
* “should be at work today but…”
* “mental health isn’t a thing, waste of money”
* missed his booked train
* “I’ll just say I’ve got dyslexia, works every time”