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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social Fiscal nerd.
Catching flies.
Views not those of my employer.
The Beauty of Transport @thebeautyoftransport.com Examples, opinions, thoughts, retweets of transport art/architecture/design/branding/logos/liveries/moquettes etc from The Beauty of Transport’s @danielhwright.bsky.social Long form articles at:
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State of the Future @sotf.org.uk A new think tank for public servants & others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services & better outcomes for people. Established by @gavinfreeguard.com. Associate: @aliceolilly.bsky.social
sotf.org.uk
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
@jenniefuller.bsky.social @jenniefuller.bsky.social 
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
Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Minister for Women & Equalities.
Chair of the Labour Party.
Proud MP for Houghton & Sunderland South.
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com Music for a broken concrete utopia.
He/him
https://warringtonruncorn.com/
Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social I do comedy, lecturing, journalism, radio and writing. I like beaches, books and buildings. Probably writing a bit too much about ovarian cancer at the moment because of reasons.
Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social Lib Dem Life Peer. Party President 2020-5. Author, "Polling UnPacked" / http://www.theweekinpolls.co.uk / https://libdemnewswire.substack.com / imprint + privacy http://markpack.org.uk/legal-privacy / he/him
The Constitution Society @consoc.bsky.social The Constitution Society is a charity which promotes public understanding of the UK constitution. Founded 2009. www.consoc.org.uk
Kristin Louise Raught Photography 🌀 @kristinlraught.bsky.social Witchy mermaid living on an island in the middle of the Salish Sea.
Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com Journalist, educator and social innovator. Student of peace and justice. CMAT superfan. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. Relocated to Cork last spring. Signal: JRM.353 · JimMacMillan.com · Pax et Lux · #SpeirGorm 🇮🇪
Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social Deputy ed at Inside Housing
Andy Twelves @twelves.bsky.social writer, drinker, limebiker. views my own and not ChatGPT’s.
Lesley J M B @ljmb.bsky.social Rooting for Early Years education, architecture, decent homes
Blue Wave Alxs 🌸🏳️⚧️📚🍥✨ @bluewavealxs.bsky.social She/Her/Hers, Feminist, Democrat, Pro-Choice, Pro-LGBT, Agnostic, Artist, Writer, Actor, Traveller, introspective aesthete, Human Rights Activist, Trans Rights Advocate, Ambassador, Mental Health Matters, Autistic,ADHD, Music Lover, Book enthusiast.
The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, autumn enthusiast, cat rescuer, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and defender of the Oxford comma.
STP Guy @stpguy3.bsky.social Reviewing the UK's Sticky Toffee Puddings
70k on Instagram (with full review backlog)
90k on Tiktok
Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social Writes & Hosts the It Could Be Said substack & podcast; https://itcouldbesaid.substack.com/
Has contributed to a variety of outlets on politics, sport or pop culture
Contact email is w.cooling[at]gmail.com
All opinions his own & not of any employer
Rachael Litherland @rachaellitherland.bsky.social Co-director at Innovations in Dementia. Based in Exeter, originally from Lancashire. Developed the DEEP network, led #Dementia Enquirers. Books. Walking. Dogs. Hills. #ecfc
David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things.
Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario.
Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com
DMs open to followers
UnHerd @unherd.com Challenging the herd with new and bold thinking in philosophy, politics and culture.
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Niall Duffy @nialltduffy.bsky.social #ecfc #BlueJays #vegan 🌱.
Likes donkeys, travel, and living in Devon.
_girlsatourbest @girlsatourbest.bsky.social www.girlsatourbest.com
*** Not the band. This is a fan run account *** 😍
The finest early 80s band without a chart single.
Warning: There will be posts about contemporaries and current bands 😉
Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, Mum of 2 boys, owner of 2 cocker spaniels
Unbelievable Britain - YouTube 🎧
BBC Newsnight 🎥 📱
And Then Came Breast Cancer 🎧
BAFTA RTS Sony Pink News AIB British Podcast Award winner
Cathy Newman @cathynewman.bsky.social Presenter, The Cathy Newman Show, Sky News; Presenter, Times Radio; Insta cathynewmanc4 Agent http://bit.ly/2m6VRis
Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social Political sketch writer at the New Statesman.
Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social Official account for Britain’s leading independent economic research institute. https://ifs.org.uk/
Adam Wagner KC @adamwagner1.bsky.social Barrister specialising in human rights, public law and public inquiries. Views my own https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/adam-wagner
Evan Davis @evanhd.bsky.social The bloke who presents the BBC Radio 4 PM programme as well as the Bottom Line. And Dragons Den on BBC1. I try to be reasonable, but it is sometimes a struggle.
James Felton @jimmfelton.bsky.social Author/annoyance from The Bird Site
Jon Worth @jonworth.eu European, originally a Brit, became German, moved to France. Runs #CrossBorderRail project, writes a newsletter about railways. Green, lives happily without a car.
Normally stuck on a train, stuck in a village, or escaping either on a folding bicycle.
Emma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social Author, screenwriter, Lego builder. I’m @emmakennedy from the Bird Place.
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/
Exeter City FC @officialecfc.bsky.social The Grecians, located in the ❤️ of our city | Proudly supporter owned | #ECFC 🔴⚪️ 🎟 tickets.ecfc.co.uk 🛍 shop.exetercityfc.com
Stan Collymore @collymore.com Former Stafford Rangers, Crystal Palace, Southend United, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Bradford City & England footballer. Mental Health. Villa fan. Enquiries Stan@Collymore.com
Matthew Gill @drmatthewgill.bsky.social 
@akashpaun.bsky.social @akashpaun.bsky.social 
Amber Dellar @amberdellar.bsky.social Researcher, public services @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Focusing on schools and local government, particularly children's social care and homelessness. She/her
Melissa Ittoo @melissaittoo.bsky.social Head of Digital Content at the Institute for Government.
Megan Bryer @meganbryer.bsky.social 
Martha Ford @martha-ford.bsky.social Research assistant, public finances @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Daniel Howes @howesdaniel.bsky.social Research assistant: civil service and public bodies, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Cymro
Maria Laura La Corte @marialaura-lacorte.bsky.social Research Assistant on the Public Services team @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Emma @emma-conway.bsky.social Research Assistant, Policymaking Team @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Megan Isaac @meganisaac.bsky.social Working on devolution at the Institute for Government
@alexandra-howard.bsky.social @alexandra-howard.bsky.social 
Vimbai Dzimwasha @vimbai-dzimwasha.bsky.social Temporary think-tanker. Loves gardening.
Sophie Daud @sophiedaud.bsky.social 
Harriet Shaw @shawharriet.bsky.social Researcher (devolution) @instituteforgovernment
Dan Haile @danhaile.bsky.social Economist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
IfG Academy @ifgacademy.bsky.social IfG Academy, part of @instituteforgov.bsky.social, helps those working in government to improve it, and those outside government to understand and engage with it.
Find out more https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/ifg-academy
Paddy McAlary @paddy-mcalary.bsky.social Historian of medieval Ireland and Britain @cam.ac.uk
Research Fellow @queens.cam.ac.uk
Researcher on parliament and government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Shaina Sangha @shaina-sangha.bsky.social Researcher in public services team and formerly public finances @instituteforgovernment.org.uk.
Interested in immigration and asylum policy, and policymaking for groups historically underserved by the state.
Former parliamentary staffer.
Hannah Keenan @hannahkeenan.bsky.social Associate Director at Institute for Government, and former civil servant (cabinet office, dfid).
Sophie Metcalfe @sophiemetcalfe.bsky.social Senior researcher in policymaking at Institute for Government - especially all things housing, planning and early years
Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social Senior data scientist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk • Words and numbers on what the govt is up to, edu policy, doing data at a thinktank • Bilingual: 🐍/SQL • Sign up to the IfG newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xDINTz
Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social Associate Director in the public services team
@InstituteforGov. Interested in the NHS, adult social care, and local government. All views my own. He/him
Owen Barder @owen.org Economist. ex No10, Treasury, CGD, PxD. Former visiting Professor @ LSE. Development Drums podcast. Team GB triathlete age-grouper. Olympic volunteer. Feminist, internationalist. Set up the first UK Government website. Helped invent AMCs.
Euan Taylor Author @euantaylorauthor.bsky.social The Hard Times: Prison Diaries: A book about crime, punishment, rehabilitation, greed, and putting a newspaper to bed before the editorial team gets locked up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-Prison-Diaries-ebook/dp/B0DPVH8HFF/
Peter Taylor @ptrtlrwrts.bsky.social 40, he/him 🧙
Narrative Designer for Sports Interactive on Football Manager 27 ⚽
IWGB & Lib Dem member ✊🔶
Views solely mine, etc. 😉
https://ctrl-the-narrative.com ✍️
Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social THE CASTLE! Things Fell Apart, Debutante, 🦋 Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath📋, Kubricks 📦, Lost at 🌊, 🧔🏼😶🐐, Them Jonronson.com
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Joseph O'Leary @jcloleary.bsky.social Back on Whitehall. Previously🇧🇪 🇩🇿
John Denham @jydenham.bsky.social Professor | Former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister | Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics | Writing about how ideas of nation and nationhood shape politics today at nationstateandpolitics.substack.com ✍️
David Baddiel @realbaddiel.bsky.social On here too
Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social Freelance journalist. Business, feminism, reproductive rights and lots besides. As seen in: Observer, BBC, Prospect, New Statesman, The Persistent.
Substack: https://bigfatnegative.substack.com/
📍 Coastal Kent
Royal Institution @rigb.org We're an independent charity connecting people of all ages and backgrounds with science.
📺 Home of the #XmasLectures
💥 Weekly science talks online/in person
🌐 rigb.org
Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social Exposing Reform UK.
Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social musician, author
Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave
Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com Always fighting for the people.
Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her.
107 Days, my behind-the-scenes account of the shortest campaign in history, is available now at https://kamalaharris.link/107Days.
Ben Obese-Jecty MP @benobesejecty.bsky.social Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon | Former British Army Officer
John W Dean @johnwdean.bsky.social Still active as an Author and Lecturer! Former CNN contributor, former Justia’s VERDICT columnist, former Nixon White House Counsel, former Goldwater Chair at Az State Un., but remain a Senior Fellow, CCLP, Annenberg USC. Just can’t retire. :-)
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'what's football again?' mode.
#academic
Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
YPLAC @therealyplac.bsky.social A blog about people who park like c***s. Upload any pics of c***s to http://yplac.co.uk/submit/. Buy our stuff here: http://yplac.co.uk/shop/
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
Subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk
Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social 
Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10. Dad Lander. Love unions, justice, seltzer, and NYC. #FightDontFold
https://linktr.ee/bradlander
Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com Happily-married dad & Santa lookalike. Cat lackey. ½ US, ½ UK, 💯% EU. Liberal & a Democrat (LibDem). Ex-Tabloid hack, now dabbles in SEO (See @BigInSEO.Bsky.social)
I do sarcasm. A lot.
I block MAGA + all other zealots + bots.
Don't be a dick!
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.
Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social I have Grandkids - so no longer use Airport Departure Lounges.
Natural History has been the unbroken story of my life.
Watching wildlife, mostly under Dorset skies.
Wrens; Greenfinches; Little Owls; Raptors & Adders are a preoccupation.
DigsUpDeadFolksStuff @trowelblister.bsky.social Archaeologist, vegetarian, pitbull pillow, pet rescue advocate & foster failure. He/Him
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Books and Archives since 1683.
Website: orkneylibrary.org.uk
Linktree: linktr.ee/orkneylibrary
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
https://linktr.ee/jayrayner1
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social Anonymous opinions written by YOU - sometimes right, sometimes wrong, and often niche. Edited by @robmanuel.b3ta.com - add yours: https://bit.ly/addanonopin
Gary Burton @theofficialgrb.bsky.social Contributor to the Professional Painter & Decorator magazine. Tips & advice to the best of my knowledge. https://instagram.com/grb_interiors?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Rachel Roddy @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Food and cookery writer, weekly in The Guardian. Rome-based since 2005.