Sasha @typeofcrayon.bsky.social ๐ Book lover | Deep thinker | Forever curious
Finding wisdom in stories and life
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
News from UNISON's bargaining support team @unisonbargaining.bsky.social With links to updated and new resources to help UNISON reps and branches with their workplace negotiations
https://unison.org.uk/activist-hub/bargaining-guides
UNISON @unison.org.uk UNISON - the UK's largest union, representing 1.3 million public service workers. Need support? Call 0800 0857 857 or
http://unsn.uk/Contact
COSLA @cosla.gov.uk The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
COSLA is the voice of Local Government in Scotland.
https://linktr.ee/cosla
Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social We provide leadership for the archives and records management sector in Scotland. Lead. Inform. Inspire.
Website: https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
Ranked News @rankednews.bsky.social Ranked News is the most diverse, unbiased/uncensored free news platform. Articles ranked, summarized and translated in +200 languages. More in the iOS/Android app.
iOS app https://apps.apple.com/app/ranked-news/id6753876990
Website: https://Ranked.News
TimberWood @timberwood.bsky.social 
Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social PhD @york.ac.uk on the influence of Hong Kong people upon the handover โข Studentship from WRoCAH โข Alumnus of @ox.ac.uk @manchester.ac.uk
Carolyne Willow @carolynewillow.bsky.social Family and Public Law Barrister. Honorary Doctor of Laws (2024) and longtime childrenโs rights advocate. My own views here, obvs.
Cwiar Cymru @cwiar.org Dros Gymru lle gall pobl cwiar fyw heb ofn.
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For a Wales where queer people can live without fear.
linktr.ee/cwiar
VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com The best online Vegetable Garden & Allotment planning software to get you organised in the garden.
Fully featured garden planner vegplotter.com
Frost dates and growing zone calculator frostdates.com
Enda Maguire @endamaguire.bsky.social ๐ฑ๐พ Libya Desk Editor at Maghrebi.org
JustRight Scotland @justrightscotland.org.uk We use the law to defend and extend peopleโs rights. 
Amy @amzomac.bsky.social I'm Amy. I spend time running, protesting, asking questions, finding beauty in the mundane and refusing to be neutral in situations of injustice. Socialist.
Free Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
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Thomas Brown @thomasjbrown.bsky.social Dad, Football, Coffee, Photography and award-winning Hack. Chairperson of @officialslfl. Views are all mine.
Email: thomasbrownscoop@proton.me
Expertisecentrum SPOON @centrumspoon.bsky.social Expertisecentrum voor Woo-verzoekers SPOON
Openbaarheid van overheidsinformatie. Ons goed recht.
๐ฌ contact@expertisecentrumspoon.nl
๐ expertisecentrumspoon.nl
Jurisprudentieblog #20: https://expertisecentrumspoon.nl/blog/de-rechter-doet-een-steekproef-ma
Clive McCarthy ๐บ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ช๐บ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ช ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ช ๐ฑ๐น ๐ฑ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ช @clivemccarthy.bsky.social Retired University Senior lecturer in Media studies, Code, Digital media, Data privacy, UAV UAS Drones, Geopolitics, Areas of Interests Military history, Postwar history Cyberwarfare, Disinformation, internet surveillance Love my wife & Archie the cat
Olivia @imoliviaaaaa.bsky.social What are you going to do if our opinion is not the same as yours.... let's find out.
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Liberties.EU @liberties.eu ๐๏ธ Civil Liberties Union For Europe
โ๏ธ Defending rights. Promoting freedoms. For all.
โ Democracy. Rule of law. Free speech.
๐ Authoritarianism. Data surveillance.
๐ฏโโ๏ธ Berlin & Brussels
๐ฒ Quoted by Guardianโข Spiegelโข Politico
๐ link.liberties.eu/3146e5
Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social Longtime DC scribe, covering three presidencies (DC is fine, but I prefer the United States). Reflections on democracy, First Amendment, Boston sports, and jam bands. Simple approach: trusted source intel + research & data + analysis = smart solutions.
ROCKY LASTER๐ฑ๐ฆ @rockylaster.bsky.social Feral Alaskan Hoosier. 17% Sasquatch DNA. High Priestess of the Leguminati ๐ซ. Allegedly Afraid of๐ Mice. Watermelon Enthusiast ๐. Awesome Dad๐. Adoring Husband. Impossibly Humble. Susceptible to Flattery, ๐ฅ's, and Wizardry. Balding Vegan Earthling ๐
Charlie Radclyffe @charlierad.bsky.social Advocates for those injured in military + disabled folk, founder http://veteranlawproject.org.uk, spinal cord injury, not a lawyer, manage land & forestry @ Dartmoor
Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social Open Data advocate. Wikimedia Board Member. Data scientist. Tinkerer with Python etc. Enthusiastic reader. Wikimedia UK trainer. #Jazz lover. Drawer, painter, photographer. Whisky afficionado. #FRSA #FIoL Burgess of Guild of #Aberdeen, OSS Taisho.
Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social Entertainer, opinionator, lover of pets. 
Andreas Pavlou @andreaspavlou.bsky.social Anything about open government, transparency, participation, accountability.
Also mixed up with posts about Cyprus, Madrid, London, LGBTQ+๐ณ๏ธโ๐ 
Craig Anderson @cwuscotland.bsky.social Regional Secretary for Communication Workers Union in Scotland. scotlandregion@cwu.org JOIN the CWU Today! ๐ช Proud Sponsors of @FSFScotland.
@montyfynn.bsky.social @montyfynn.bsky.social 
Fiona - Play Scotland @fiplayscotland.bsky.social Play Pedagogy Lead @Play Scotland. Championing childrenโs right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. โค๏ธ All views my own! ๐๐๐
The Ferret @theferret.scot Scotland's award-winning investigative news and fact-checking co-op.
Contact us here: https://theferret.scot/contact/
Find out more: https://t-sml.mtrbio.com/public/smartlink/theferretscot
Idah Knowles @idahknowles.bsky.social International Affairs: Global Governance, Politics & Security | American University School of International Service | Transparency School on Integrity Fellow 2023 | Open Government | https://accountabilityresearch.org/publication/open-parliaments-africa/
Provenance Integrity Institute @provenanceii.bsky.social ๐โ Provenance Integrity Institute Limited (NGO)
๐ป Global Scholars DAO Discord โ https://discord.gg/ctstmGQWKv
๐ PII LinkedIn โ https://linkedin.com/company/provenanceintegrityinstitute
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social The UK's leading research centre on constitutional change, covering parliament, government, democracy, elections and more.
Sign up to hear about our blog posts, events and publications ๐ https://mailchi.mp/ucl/constitution-unit.
Darren Pullman @darrenpullman.bsky.social Pro EU, Solar powered EV driver.
Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social Retired Depute HT, Scottish granny. Wants Scottish Independence for a fairer, more equal society where Scotlandโs vast resources are used for the benefit of the people of ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, not Westminster. I am a Sovereign Scot and will bow to no monarch. No DMs
@nujscotland.bsky.social @nujscotland.bsky.social 
Jamie Hepburn @jamiehepburn.bsky.social @snp.org Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.
Adherent in the ways of @partickthistle.bsky.social
Promoted by Jamie Hepburn, Dunnswood House, Cumbernauld, G67 3EN
Graeme Dey MSP @graemedey.bsky.social SNP MSP for Angus South. Promoted by G. Dey, 282 High St, DD11 1JF
Chris Pitcher @cpitcher.bsky.social Data Engineer at Chelsea and Westminster hospital. Interested in building things, data, coding, and public policy. Previously an apprenticeship coach, school data manager and teacher.
The CWU @cwunews.bsky.social The trade union for Postal, Telecoms, and Tech workers.
www.cwu.org
PA Media @pamedia.bsky.social The UK and Ireland's national news agency.
Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Exploring the future of journalism
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social The NUJ is the voice for journalists and journalism - an active, campaigning membership organisation promoting media ethics.
https://www.nuj.org.uk/join
ASLEF @aslefunion.bsky.social The UK train drivers' union.
Promoted by ASLEF, 77 St John Street, London EC1M 4NN.
Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social The UK and Ireland's largest trade union.
Fighting for #JobsPayConditions.
Join at: http://unitetheunion.org/join
Fire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social We are the voice of firefighters and the fire and rescue service in the UK.
Promoted by the Fire Brigades Union, 171-173 Grayโs Inn Road, WC1X 8UE
SC Scotland @scscotland.bsky.social Formerly SCSN. Weโre now Safer Communities Scotland (SC Scotland), a small team with a big mission.
Your home for community safety evidence, news, and connections. Check out our new website www.scscotland.org.ukโจ
Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social A coalition of community based, national networks and intermediaries โ each one representing a different aspect of Scotlandโs diverse community sector.
Law Society of Scotland @lawscot.bsky.social The Law Society of Scotland is the professional body for over 14,000 Scottish solicitors.
Glasgow University SRC @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social We're the @glasgow.ac.uk Students' Representative Council ๐ We're here to ensure students have an enjoyable & safe university experience!
Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social Scottish think tank founded in memory of trade unionist Jimmy Reid, to continue his legacy of radical political thinking and action. His words still echo.
@cadzow.bsky.social @cadzow.bsky.social 
Sieฤ Obywatelska Watchdog Polska @siecobywatelska.bsky.social Wszystko o prawie do informacji i granicach wลadzy.
1,5% podatku - KRS 0000181348
Nie odpuszczamy! Wspieraj nas regularnie.
http://siecobywatelska.pl/wspieraj
EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com The Edinburgh Minute newsletter. Read by 30,000+ locals. Get smarter about Edinburgh with a quick curation of news, culture & communities @ 7am daily ๐ฌ Proudly subscriber-supported.
Written by Michael MacLeod along with thousands of local contributors.
Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety
Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords
(she/they)
The Common Weal @thecommonweal.bsky.social PEACE ๐๏ธ SOCIALISM ๐ฉ INDEPENDENCE ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ CLIMATE โณ๏ธ
Itโs time for a Scotland that puts All of Us First: https://www.commonweal.scot/
Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org A voice for the persecuted.
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/
Alex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social Democracy Programme Lead / Senior Researcher - mySociety/TheyWorkForYou. Also for some reason Postman Pat reviews.
@gwsforum.bsky.social @gwsforum.bsky.social Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum is the leading membership body for community-controlled housing associations and co-operatives across west central Scotland.
Human Rights Consortium Scotland @hrcscotland.bsky.social Scotland's civil society network to defend and promote human rights | Reposts don't necessarily represent member views.
Dan Sanderson @dsanderson1.bsky.social Scottish Political Editor at The Times
ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is a research centre hosted at King's College London and supported by the ONS.
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. ๐
Kirsten Robb @krobbgreen.bsky.social Scottish Green Councillor, East Kilbride East. Deputy Chair Climate Committee. Promoted by Kirsten Robb, Green Office, South Lanarkshire Council, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA
Gillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens.
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland and Lothians West.
Charity costumer. Star Wars enthusiast.
Posts sometimes by staff.
Patrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social Green MSP for Glasgow | He/Him
Short, bald, frequently appalled.
https://linktr.ee/patrickharvie
Promoted by Patrick Harvie, 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN.
Mark Ruskell @markruskell.bsky.social Scottish Green Party MSP Mid Scotland and Fife
Spokesperson Climate Action & Nature - he/him
Promoted by Mark Ruskell, Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN
Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social Scottish Green MSP for North East Scotland | Rector of Dundee University | Eco-Socialist & Intersectional Feminist | She/Her
https://linktr.ee/maggiechapman
Change Mental Health @changemh.org Mental health charity fighting for a future where no one faces mental illness alone.
It's #TimeForChange
๐ www.changemh.org
Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) @together-sacr.bsky.social An alliance of 600 charities & professionals that promote & protect the rights of children in Scotland as set out in the UNCRC & other human rights treaties #HumanRights #UNCRCScotland #BabyUNCRC #RightsOnTrack
Find out more: linktr.ee/togetherscotland
Scottish Recovery Network @scotrecoverynet.bsky.social We bring people, services & organisations across sectors together to create a mental health system that is powered by lived experience. www.scottishrecovery.net
Get help now: https://scottishrecovery.net/contact/get-help-now/
Social Enterprise Scotland @socialenterprise.scot We're the national membership body for social enterprises, campaigning for a thriving #SocialEnterprise community across Scotland.
Join us for networking, support, and events that drive positive change ๐
https://linktr.ee/social_enterprise_scotland
Citizens Advice Scotland @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social Empowering people across Scotland | Here to help you find a way forward โก๏ธ
Trading Standards Scotland @tsscot.bsky.social Trading Standards Scotland is the national coordinating body for Trading Standards and consumer protection issues across Scotland.
https://www.tsscot.co.uk/
Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau @renfrewshirecab.bsky.social Free, confidential, independent and impartial advice to people in Renfrewshire on issues including money, benefits, employment and housing.
7 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS
0141 889 2121
https://www.renfrewshirecab.org.uk/
Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) @wearemacs.bsky.social MACS is here to listen to what matters to disabled persons in relation to transport and to advise the Scottish Ministers about those matters.
MACS@gov.scot
Activity Uplift @activityuplift.bsky.social Fun activities for Dementia & Alzheimer's Caregivers, Seniors, and Activity Professionals. https://activityuplift.com
Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social Home is everything. Join the fight for home.
Engage Renfrewshire @engage-ren.bsky.social Engage Renfrewshire - supporting charities and community groups to be well managed, well resourced, well represented and well connected.
Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social The voice of Scotland's #environment community. Over 50 organisations working together for the environment.
www.scotlink.org
Migrants' Rights Network @migrantsrights.bsky.social Migrantsโ Rights Network is a UK campaigning charity that stands in solidarity with all migrants in their fight for rights and justice.
https://linktr.ee/migrantsrightsnetwork
Scottish Youth Parliament @officialsyp.bsky.social MSYPs are the democratically elected voice of Scotlandโs young people. We want to make Scotland the best place in the world to grow up.
We're not around at the moment, but you can stay up to date on the work of our MSYPs here: linktr.ee/OfficialSYP.
Dundee Carers Centre @dundeecarerscentre.bsky.social We aim to improve the lives of unpaid carers and disabled people by giving help, advice, and access to learning.
By demonstrating our culture of kindness, and creativity, we keep the needs of carers and disabled people at the centre of everything we do.
Sophie Hayes Foundation @sophiehayesfnd.bsky.social Charity working with women survivors of modern slavery to achieve sustainable freedom from exploitation.
https://www.sophiehayesfoundation.org/
Citizens Advice Edinburgh @cabedinburgh.bsky.social www.citizensadviceedinburgh.org.uk
Highland Third Sector Interface @highlandtsi.bsky.social HTSI, working with our five partners, is an organisation that supports the development of volunteering, social enterprise and a strong Third Sector in Highland.
Article 12 in Scotland @article12scotland.bsky.social Article 12 in Scotland works to build capacity and social capital via access to formal and non-formal learning and development opportunities, and rights and equalities awareness-raising work, in order to amplify the voices of marginalised young people.
North West Glasgow Voluntary Sector Network @nwgvsn.bsky.social We are a membership organisation & we support, connect & advocate for third sector organisations within the North West of Glasgow.
We also run an IT reuse & recycling project - Plugged In.
Www.nwgvsn.org.uk
CPAG in Scotland @cpagscotland.bsky.social CPAG in Scotland works to end child poverty in Scotland.
cpag.org.uk
The ALLIANCE @alliancescot.bsky.social Vision for a Scotland where people who are disabled or living with long term conditions and carers have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well.
Legal Services Agency @lsa.org.uk Legal Services Agency (LSA) is a Scottish Law Centre and Charity committed to tackling inequality, defending legal rights and using the law to effect social change.
Our website: lsa.org.uk 
Into Work @intowork.bsky.social We help disabled and neurodivergent people and those with long-term health conditions find, build and maintain great jobs.
https://intowork.org.uk/
EVOC | Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council @evocedinburgh.bsky.social Championing Edinburgh's voluntary sector and strengthening communities across the city since 1868.
https://www.evoc.org.uk/
Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social Interested in how government works and how it can work better
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After Exploitation @afterexploitation.bsky.social Tracking 'hidden' data on modern slavery and exploitation in the UK. Our briefing on survivors' access to compensation is now live โฌ๏ธ
www.afterexploitation.com
The Centre for Investigative Journalism @tcij.org We provide world-class investigative training and promote investigative journalism worldwide. https://linktr.ee/cijournalismuk