Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social Sir Jonathan Jones KCB KC (Hon). Ex Treasury Solicitor and private sector lawyer.
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Victoria Shaw @victoriashaw.bsky.social OD, leadership, innovation for systems transformation | NHS, Royal Free London FT | Previously Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium, Deep Transitions Lab, SPRU, University of Sussex | ♡ inc bookmarks
Ethics and Integrity Commission @ethicsandintegrity.bsky.social Independent Commission that promotes high standards in public life, reports to the Prime Minister on ethics matters and advises public authorities on codes of conduct.
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Alain Tolhurst @alaintolhurst.bsky.social Chief Reporter at @PoliticsHome.bsky.social and host of The Rundown podcast
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Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social Policy Editor at the Guardian. Previously with the FT in London, Delhi, Washington.
Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social I write the Guardian’s Politics Live blog
Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
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Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social Carnegie UK is an independent charitable foundation that works to deliver better wellbeing for people in the UK and Ireland.
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Adam Terry @adamterryfgf.bsky.social Executive Director @futuregovforum.bsky.social
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Emily Darko @emilydarko.bsky.social Director of Research and Policy at Social Enterprise UK
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Hattie Kennedy @hattiek.bsky.social Chief Data Officer at MHCLG, sometimes comics.
Caroline Slocock @carolineslocock.bsky.social Director of think tank Civil Exchange, expert on government and civil society, political commentator, ex senior civil servant and Private Secretary to two PMs, author of People Like Us and Bad Government, published 30 June. Also on X.
Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social Politics, policy, public attitudes. Work in polling and comms. Director, Persuasion UK. ex- Shelter, civil service and various other things. 🏳️🌈
https://persuasionuk.org/about
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Polly Curtis @pollycurtis.bsky.social Chief executive, Demos; journalist; non exec director, PHSO
Matt Whittaker @mattwhittaker.bsky.social Chief exec at PBE (Pro Bono Economics). Previously at Resolution Foundation. Inequalities-focused economist, cinephile, football coach (Fishersgate Flyers u17s), player (Sweet FA) and fan (Spurs & Stockport County).
The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @futuregovforum.bsky.social Transforming the state to renew the nation.
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Dan Corry @danrcorry.bsky.social Public policy and economics. Special adviser for last Labour government including HMT and No 10. Former boss NPC, a charity think tank and consultancy. Chair of Carers Trust charity. Author of 'Tales of the Unelected' - https://www.dancorrywriter.com/
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social Director of Stand For All, freelance policy and comms specialist, posting predominately about immigration/asylum and trans/non-binary policy and rights, along with general rantings. (They/them). My views, no-one else would want them.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
Helen Jeffries @helenjeffries.bsky.social Civil Servant, Autistic Advocate, Musician
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Emma Norris @emmanorris.bsky.social Deputy CEO @ippr.org. Chair of Young Women’s Trust. Former deputy and now senior fellow @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Think tanker. Westminster watcher. Progressive. Walthamstow resident. 🏳️🌈
Louise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on employment, young people and health | views my own
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Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
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Paulette Hamilton MP @paulettehamiltonmp.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington | Former NHS nurse | For casework, please email paulette.hamilton.mp@parliament.uk
James Moules @jamesmoules.bsky.social Journalist • Local Democracy Reporter covering Surrey • Bylines in The i Paper, PoliticsHome, Foreign Policy, Byline Times, Telegraph, Big Issue, New Statesman & more • Moules rhymes with roles, not rules • DM for email/WhatsApp/Signal • Views own etc.
Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com Editor-in-chief @insidehighered.com | Okie in DC | She/her | Human servant to greyhound Neville | #highered | #academicsky | #scifi
Daniel Howes @howesdaniel.bsky.social Research assistant: civil service and public bodies, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Cymro
Sydney Nash @nashsgc.bsky.social Former civil servant, U.K./EU negotiator, U.K. automotive Brexit & international trade lead, former this, that and the other, always Palace
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social National & financial security. Former UK civil servant and financial intelligence professional. Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social CFS. Loves ideas, cult fiction, anomalous stuff, landscapes and sanity.
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Michael Dnes @roadscholar.bsky.social Head of transport policy at Stonehaven consulting. Ex-civil servant who used to play with roads, trains, e-scooters, parking apps and a lot of government plumbing. May have made your driving test harder, and threw some cones in your way at least once
SimonFraser @simonfraser00.bsky.social Chair of Chatham House. Founding partner of Flint Global. Former Perm Sec at UK Foreign Office and Business Department.
Beth Russell @bethjrussell.bsky.social Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury and Head of the Darlington Economic Campus
Susan Acland-Hood @susanaclandhood.bsky.social Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, parent of teenagers, singer, reader and proud nerd
Matt Tee @matttee1.bsky.social Former CEO of IPSO, Permanent Secretary and NHS national board member. Now to be found trying to make the NHS better and financially sustainable. Surrey General Committee. Dulwich Hamlet and Arsenal.
Philip Kemp @philipkemp.bsky.social Chief Operating Officer, Creative Talent Studio @ Independent Talent Group Ltd - Europe’s leading talent & literary agency.
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Nicola McEwen @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social Prof of Public Policy & Governance at Uni of Glasgow. Director @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. Research devolution & constitutional politics, multi-level government & public policy.
Hannah Keenan @hannahkeenan.bsky.social Associate Director at Institute for Government, and former civil servant (cabinet office, dfid).
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Andy Hollingsworth @andyhollers.bsky.social English Devolution stuff at GMCA. Former stints in the Civil Service, Nudge Unit, Solace, and Suffolk County Council.
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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social We are Nesta, the research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions across the innovation lifecycle. linktr.ee/Nesta_uk
Charlotte Pickles @charliepickles.bsky.social Director @re-state.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
Clare Moriarty @claremoriarty.bsky.social CEO of Citizens Advice
Patrick King @patrickking.bsky.social Working in AI policy, ex-think tanker. Views my own.
Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social Director of Strategy @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
Michael Sanders @michael-sanders.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Director of Experimental Government, Policy Institute at King's. Director, School for Government at King's, Expert Advisor, Centre for Homelessness Impact. Chair, Nightline Association. Incorrigible Busybody.
Emily Pomroy-Smith @emilypomroysmith.bsky.social Award winning entrepreneur, mother, disabled🌹 Future Candidate - Jo Cox WIL Cohort 5 - Chair SW Wilts CLP🌹 She/Her
Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social The union for ambition prospect.org.uk
Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social Interested in how government works and how it can work better
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Chris Marshall @chrismarshll.bsky.social Deputy editor at Holyrood magazine, Edinburgh. Writing about Scottish politics mostly || Journalism here: https://medium.com/@chrismarshall_ https://substack.com/@holyroodchris
Louise Wilson @louisewilso.bsky.social Political Editor ✍🏻 Holyrood magazine 🏴
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Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social Award-winning political journalism from Holyrood magazine. https://www.holyrood.com/
Tom Scotson @tomscotson.bsky.social Political Reporter for PoliticsHome
Matilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social Political Reporter for PoliticsHome and writing for The House magazine
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social Just a journalist, actor, broadcaster, singer, dreamer (in no particular order)… rep Red Talent Management. AuDHer 🧠 Views my own 💭 ✨
Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social • political reporter @politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering Westminster and where politics meets social media and tech
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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social Editor of PoliticsHome. Sometimes heard on our weekly podcast, The Rundown. Contact me: adam.payne@politicshome.com & DMs.
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
Susan Allott @susanallott.bsky.social Author, features writer, reporter.
THE HOUSE ON RYE LANE and THE SILENCE out now with Borough Press / Harper Collins. Rep - The Bent Agency
Re:State @re-state.bsky.social Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
Craig Nicholson @clanicholson.bsky.social Senior editor at Research Professional News, mainly editing European research, innovation and higher education policy news
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Bylines in @resprofnews.bsky.social @nature.com @wired.com
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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com Whitehall editor at the Financial Times 🗞️
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Maeve Walsh @maevewalsh.bsky.social Policy & Govt Relations consultant | Director, #OnlineSafetyAct Network | Trustee | Ex-Civil Servant | #FRSA | London-Irish
Richard Morton @accessibleweb.bsky.social Christian, Head of Accessiblity and Digital Inclusion at Government Digital Service, part of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Terrible puns. Music wot I wrote at https://soundcloud.com/user-480796149
Lauren Crowley @laurencrowley.bsky.social Assistant General Secretary at FDA union
Margaret Haig @margarethaig.bsky.social Civil servant and union rep. Former FDA Union President. Poet. Singer. School governor. Charity trustee. Opinions my own.
Andy Cowper @hpiandycowper.bsky.social Freelance journalist: writes about health policy and politics of the English NHS in weekly column (£) ‘Cowper’s Cut’ on www.healthpolicyinsight.com.
Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social Inspiring and supporting better public policy and government around the world through independent teaching and research at the University of Oxford.
UCL Public Policy @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social Public Policy works across the institution to build engagement and strengthen links between UCL researchers and public policy professionals. Our work creates opportunities for UCL’s world class research to inform public policy.
Ben Paxton @drbenpaxton.bsky.social Senior Researcher at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social. Views my own.
Ian Moss @ian.allenmoss.co.uk Politics, policy, music and blah.
https://www.thestory-network.com/ ,ex Senior Civil Servant, ex Labour Advisor
From Stoke on Trent to the Sussex countryside.
Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social Purple-haired civil servant. Public Diplomacy person. Historian. Author. Educator. Leader. Tar Heel. COVID Long-hauler. Doodler. Procedural-drama obsessed smart lady. Cat servant. 2x speed audiobook aficionado. Occasional trouble maker. All views my own.
Charles Tallack @charlestallack.bsky.social Ex-director of analysis @HealthFdn,ex-Whitehall civil servant & NHS England.
Love ideas, numbers, analysis, evidence, debate and challenge. Views my own.
a:gender network ☂️ @agender.org.uk We’re the Civil Service network for trans and intersex staff across the UK. You can find us at www.agender.org.uk. Friends and allies welcome! Reskeets ≠ endorsements
Nour Sidawi @noursidawi.uk Reflecting on the complexity of systems and making change in government at UK Civil Service. Part of OneTeamGov.
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Amy Gandon @amygandon.bsky.social Big fan of big ideas about big issues. Mostly public services, civil service and civic governance.
Ex-Cabinet Office, DHSC and RSA. Now freelance.