Kate Bevan @katebevan.com Cat pics, tech, ranting. Sweary. Londoner. Enemy of gerunds in headlines. When I want advice, I'll ask for it.
FMDV - Global Fund for Cities Development @fmdv.bsky.social 🏙 Global network of Cities and Regions - Supporting local and regional governments access to better financing & investments into their services and urban infrastructure 🌐
Ruth H @therehn.bsky.social Disabled OU student, designer and creative, studying digital society, design & tech. Just moving over from Twitter and trying to figure out BlueSky atm. a11y
Jonathan Stray @jonathanstray.com Knowing things is a solved problem. Getting along is not. Working on AI, media, and inter-group conflict @CHAI_Berkeley. Got here from computational journalism.
OpenUK @openuk.bsky.social The UK organisation for the business of open tech - engaging community to create a cohesive voice, impacting law and policy, whilst building open tech skills.
Jessie @jessiea.bsky.social Doing tech for positive social impact and change @ Delib
Dogs, wine & oversharing
All views are my own
She/her
Matt Wardman @mattwardman.bsky.social Active travel, sometimes walking / cycling, politics & a miscellany.
Brendan Arnold @brendanarnold.bsky.social #CreativeTechnologist :: Policy Lab, HM Government :: Tech practitioner/Design thinking/Policymaking/Making :: Cleethorpes/Bristol/London
Neil Lawrence @ox1digital.co.uk Former Product Manager / localgov survivor / LocalGovDigital alumni / All my views / Stupidly excited by default / European citizen and French resident / passionate about not using the word “passionate”
UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com Unconferences and support for people interested in making the public sector better. https://www.ukgovcamp.com/
Doug Priest @dougpriestphd.bsky.social Public Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Lead @ Microsoft. History PhD.
#civictech #govtech #transit #smartcities #altac
Martin Gilbraith @martingilbraith.com IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF|M), ICA:UK Associate, #FacPower author, GOC Trustee, FRSA. He/him. London, Brussels & Barcelona. #facilitation #LGBToutdoors | martingilbraith.com | http://ica-uk.org.uk | facpower.org | goc.org.uk 🏳️🌈
Graham Lally @scribe6.bsky.social Longer-term tech: Software systems health and sustainability. Games and society. Rituals and mysteries.
ex @6loss on x.
https://groundlake.org
https://exmosis.net
World Forum of Local Economic Development (WFLED) @worldledforum.bsky.social #WFLED unites a strong multilateral alliance of local, national & international actors who recognize the power of local economic development
Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com Data/govt etc freelancer gavinfreeguard.com
Starting @sotf.org.uk
@connectedbydata.org, Data Bites @publicdigital.bsky.social, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk, Think Digital Partners, @kinship.works, @transformgovtalks.bsky.social
Pic @paulclarke.com
Pretend Cato @pretendcato.bsky.social Democracy things as COO/Director at Delib. She/her. Not all work. Rhymes with potato.
Tim Adams writes @timadamswrites.bsky.social Editor of Observer New Review, London; believer in untrodden ways and Invisible Cities, dawn choruses and last-minute winners.
Ruby Cooper @rubycooper.bsky.social Senior Research Executive at Focaldata
Forest Gregg @bunkum.us bunkum.us
ontological expert
"using my custom formula, I would get a prediction"
Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner.bsky.social Courts Editor for the Press Association
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social Working to solve society’s challenges with evidence and expertise. Based at King's College London 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute
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@davea.me @davea.me 
Megan Streb @meganstreb.bsky.social Head of Outreach at @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social Non-Exec Director at @theied.bsky.social Also, fan of good planning, transport, and local gov. American living in Southampton, UK with ADHD. she/her
Daniel @deargodwhaat.bsky.social I'm just this guy yknow. All opinions entirely my own, and probably wrong
Juliet Swann @muteswann.bsky.social In Edinburgh | anti-corruption and political integrity | Scotland & Wales | for @transparencyuk.bsky.social | Co-chair of Open Government Partnership Scotland | she/her |
Slightly obsessed with Glen Powell
Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Researching democratic reform in the UK and around the world. Views my own.
Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social Legal Director @thehowardleague.bsky.social. Trustee @dignityindying.org.uk. Views my own. She/her 🏴
Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |
Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social Director of Policy @TransparencyUK.bsky.social, governor at Westminster Foundation for Democracy, JRRT director, and former MP (2010-15). Husband to @joswinson.bsky.social, Dad to 3 boys, and recent King’s war studies MA. All views here are my own etc.
Sym Roe @symroe.bsky.social Turning Python and UK elections into Democracy Club, from Stroud
https://democracyclub.org.uk/
Rowan Harris @rowanharris.bsky.social Deliberative Democracy @ Shared Future CIC | Climate Change and Water Security | Archaeology and History Enthusiast
Edward Wood @edwardwood.bsky.social Parliamentary research expert. Previously at UK House of Commons Library, now retired. Acting chair Fio theatre co, Cardiff. Husband, father.
Ross McCulloch @thirdsectorlab.co.uk Tech for good insights, digital activism and occasional photos of Scotland.
Founder at Third Sector Lab - Helping charities deliver more impact with digital, data & design ⚡️
https://thirdsectorlab.co.uk/
36k Twitter followers - starting from 0 here.
Aileen Walker @aileenwalker.bsky.social Politics, parliaments, citizen engagement, news, arts and culture. Former Director of Public Engagement at UK Parliament. Glaswegian. 
Phil Gorman @philbgorman.bsky.social Librarian. Parliamentary data person. Taxonomist, but only just. Tinkering in Python.
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social A librarian. I work at / for the House of Commons Library.
Interested in how Parliament works and how Parliament makes its work available to you. Domain driven librarianship. Something along those lines.
Wary of pragmatists.
@wisht on instagram
Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social Climate and enviroskeeting.
Strat climate comms & media freelancing: Will@WYeates.com
(📍 London, Europe)
Permanently deleted my twitter account. So should you.
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk The UK's leading title for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. Home of the Third Sector Podcast: https://podfollow.com/thirdsector/view
Melissa Moody @themelissamoody.bsky.social Charity Times deputy editor, points of light winner and all-round nerd.
Got a story? Email me Melissa.moody@charitytimes.com
Danny Chambers MP 🔶 @dannychambers.bsky.social MP for Winchester | Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Mental Health | Veterinary Surgeon 🩺
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Lindsey MacDonald @lindseymac.bsky.social Hate inequality. Love coffee and learning. Believe we can change the world.
🧡 CEO of Magic Breakfast.
Vice Chair @DataKindUK & @SFDCoalition.
🇬🇧🇨🇦she/her
Kate Martin @kate-martin.bsky.social Executive Director City Futures @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social. Director @theied.bsky.social . Y&H Member of ADEPT UK. Fellow @cihhousing.bsky.social . Love coffee and doing a bit of amateur art …
Ellie C @ellieonsea.bsky.social Head of Mission Comms at Nesta, working on health & obesity, early years + sustainability.
Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social Emmy-award-winning journalist
https://lukemcgee.substack.com/
luke@luke-mcgee.com
Damian Kahya @damiankahya.bsky.social Deputy Programme Director for News, Politics and Investigations @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Also write Earthedit. Trending stories + data & investigations from GP & @unearthednews.bsky.social
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/email-signup/earth-edit/
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net
Pádraig Belton @padraigbelton.bsky.social Journalist. BBC, and a few other places. Buys nappies on eBay.
Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social Nature and people
Campaigner, Advocate and Fundraiser
Listen first
Climbing obsessed but terrible at it
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) @jrct.bsky.social A Quaker grant-making organisation supporting those who address the root causes of conflict and injustice.
https://linktr.ee/jrct_
Karli Watson @karliwatson.com Tech guy, colourful chap, word writer, book reader, mountain walker, board gamer, Lego builder, cat lover, night sky gazer and optimistic believer in the inherent goodness of people despite all evidence to the contrary. Was @karlequin in the sewer.
Bubsie @bubsie123.bsky.social Likes people, animals and nature. Pro action on climate change and peace.
Paul Callaghan @paulcallaghan.bsky.social Culture, economics, regeneration, business, politics & football. #SunderlandMusicCity #SAFC My own views. Retweets are not an endorsement http://MACTrust.org.uk
MusicCity.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcallaghan/
Sarah Castell @scastell.bsky.social CEO Involve. Working to build a stronger democracy that works for everyone, by using the supertools of participatory and deliberative democracy. Also like improv & jumping in cold water.
Charity Times @charitytimes.bsky.social Charity Times is the leading charity leadership title for third sector professionals
Home of the #CharityTimesAwards
https://www.charitytimes.com
Flying Cars Innovation @flyingcars.bsky.social We're an innovation agency working with charities and non-profits to create new fundraising campaigns
RSBC @rsbc.bsky.social At RSBC, we want every blind child and their family to have the skills and confidence to live their life without limits. 
mySociety @mysociety.org We create digital services that break down barriers to democratic participation, equipping people to take action and drive meaningful change. Subscribe to our updates at http://eepurl.com/gOEVFj
David Schneider-Joseph @thedavidsj.bsky.social Working on AI gov. Past: Technology and Security Policy @ RAND re: AI compute, telemetry database lead & 1st stage landing software @ SpaceX; AWS; Google.
Elliot Mamet @emamet.bsky.social Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
“Hope is a song in a weary throat”—Pauli Murray.
https://spia.princeton.edu/faculty/em1886
Kieran Lucia @kieranlucia.bsky.social Partner at Newmarket Strategy. All things global health policy and UK politics
Calum Green @calumdgreen.bsky.social Organising | Campaigns | Trying this place out...
Director of Organising & Campaigns, The Advocacy Academy
Previously Involve, London Community Land Trust & Citizens UK
Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social Political Sociologist - citizen engagement, digital politics, young people, future of work, advocacy, & popular culture.
But prefers dogs, coffee, chocolate
From Sydney 🇦🇺 now living in Glasgow 🏴
Kenneth Fleming @kennyf1283.bsky.social Interested in politics, football and reading books. Boring centrist (left) dad. Professionally work in skills in an industry nobody has heard of.
Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Mark Tewdwr-Jones @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social UCL Bartlett Professor of Cities and Regions at CASA: Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. Academician, urban planner, geographer, scientist, film historian, futurist, pro-rail. Believe in creating inclusive future places for all
Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com Sociologist and demographer, U. of Maryland; SocArXiv director.
Latest book: Citizen Scholar: Public Engagement for Social Scientists https://cup.columbia.edu/book/citizen-scholar/9780231555418
Website: philipncohen.com
Blog: familyinequality.com
Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org Climate | ocean | science policy & diplomacy | Copernicus Climate Change Service, @ECMWF | Partner to @edhawkins.org | ex 🐼 | Views own | 🌍 🌡🌊 🛰 🪸| Born on Wurundjeri Country | 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺 |
www.pulse.climate.copernicus.eu
milos makes maps @milos-makes-maps.bsky.social I paint the world with #rstats and teach you how to unleash your inner #map artist. Join my map adventures and tutorials now:
https://youtube.com/@milos-makes-maps
Luigi Ray-Montañez @luigi.land A world class expert in all domains. My intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world.
🕸️ https://luigi.land
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan.
Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy.
Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social Dad, writer, cyclist, citizen, cereal dilettante. Advocate for freedom of information, open governance, & democracy. Lover of the Oxford Comma, hater of hubris. Recovering journalist. Trying to move carefully, & fix things. https://civic-texts.ghost.io
Tim O'Reilly @timoreilly.bsky.social Founder & CEO, O'Reilly Media. Doing my best to help good futures happen.
Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com designer, writer, roommate to two kittens. here’s my website: https://ethanmarcotte.com/
I think you deserve a union, and I wrote a book about that: https://youdeserveatechunion.com/
hi friend
(headshot by @elaina.bsky.social)
Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net Thought follower. Public servant. Male software developer. Alumnus of 18F, the Obama White House, Georgetown's Beeck Center, U.S. Digital Response, the Biden-Harris Transition Team, Biden administration, GSA, and Treasury. He/him. Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
DJ Patil @djpatil.bsky.social Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist
GP Great Point Ventures
Devoted Health, RelateIQ, LinkedIn
I build things 
Dan Hon @danhon.com Hi, it's me, I'm the problem etc etc
me: about.danhon.com
work: verylittlegravitas.com/
show: verylittlegravitas.com/how-people-work/live
newsletter: thingsthatcaughtmyattention.com
i made: donotreply.cards
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Jennifer Pahlka @pahlkadot.bsky.social Author: Recoding America, Founder: Code for America, Co-founder: USDS and USDR.
Jacob Harris @jacobharr.is Former Twitter user, but I left when it became a Nazi bar. Made the nytimes Twitter bot, worked for the NYT before moving into civic technology. Living in Takoma Park, MD and fighting for a hopeful and humane future. (He/him) More info at jacobharr.is
Hunter Owens @hunterowens.net los angeles-area resident, your friendly state transportation policy bureaucrat, architecture, tacos. 
EmilyTav @emilytav.bsky.social Policy + design + tech. Angry optimist.
Executive Director, Home Screen.
Co-Curator of an oral history of the origins of the U.S. Digital Service.
carlmalamud @yeswescan.org Practitioner of edicts of government at Public.Resource.Org. 
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social A nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation’s prosperity.
Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social journalist who covers how the government works—or doesn't—at The Washington Sun. Previously at NextgovFCW. NC native, DC resident.
tips - signal at nalms.41 and nataliealms@notus.com
Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social Homophone. Portmanteau. Iamb. Synecdoche.
Dave Guarino @allafarce.bsky.social Software and complex (not complicated) systems. Pursuing the public good, sometimes with technology.
Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲 @noneck.org Be realistic; demand the impossible!
Orion's father; Lauren's partner; @beta.nyc's Executive Director; 20+ years in Public Interest Tech; NYC COPIC Member; #ASL beginner; #OpenData; #civictech; #PiTech; 🇵🇷; #BikeNYC; Opinion = Own
mx cordelia yu @thebestsophist.bsky.social Design director @ Office of Regulatory & Oversight Systems / TTS.
Aaron Snow @aaronsnow.net Led 18F/TTS and the Canadian Digital Service. Presidential Innovation Fellow, Georgetown's Beeck Center, VoProPartners. 216 for life, unlikely to shut up about the Cavs. The dadjokes don't stop just b/c they've grown & gone. https://aaronsnow.net/hi
Will Slack @wslack.bsky.social
Decatur GA native, prev USDS/18F & hospital tech around the US. Opinions mine; RTs/likes/follows ≠ endorsements. 🆇: @wslack 🐘: wslack@infosec.exchange
Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com Civic Technologist | Executive Director, Alliance of Civic Technologists | Army Veteran | Alumni of Code for America, Defense Digital Service and USDS #civictech #chicago #illinois
Really doesn’t like bullies
Signal: civicwhitaker.53
Harlan Weber @whereshj.bsky.social Design, product, org building for the public interest. Director of Design, Nava PBC. Founder, Code for Boston. Former MA state gov @ MA Digital and MBTA. #twindad. Likes pushing boulders uphill.
Danny Mintz @dannymintz.bsky.social Safety-net policy, New Orleans stuff, etc.
Views are my own.
Eric Giannella @giannella.bsky.social Associate Research Professor at Georgetown Better Gov Lab & Massive Data Institute: 1) Evidence-based implementation for safety net programs 2) Open source tools for data sharing in public services. Founded and led Data Science team at Code for America.
Ryan Koch @ryanakoch.com Host of Civic Tech Chat https://civictech.chat
Nerdy for all things tech, political science, and public policy