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@BuckWoodyMSFT That is *such* a localised tweet. It probably has its own collation.
But nor is being overruled by an Architect and being forced to take a path that you strongly argued against, so I guess 🤷♂️
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I mean, none of that is in the official description of the role… gov.uk/guidance/data-…
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