steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social government policy, health policy, evidence, statistics and sometimes other topics
Poonam Joshi @joshi1969.bsky.social Lover of dogs, cats, democracy and the future
Amber Jabbal @amberjabbal.bsky.social Director of Policy, Royal College of Nursing; formerly NHS Providers. She/her. All views my own
Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social Writer of nonsenses for “the wireless”, contributor to Private Eye & the Guardian. I like books.
Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social Editor in Chief of the New Statesman
Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social Dad, husband, U.S. Senator from Georgia.
Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social Tutor in English Lit at Univ, Oxford. Medievalist. Poet. She/her. Co-founder @guildmedmak.bsky.social.
Church as Sacred Space (2018). Encountering Margery Kempe (2021). Primers 7: Grendel’s Mother Bites Back (2024).
Next books on Du Maurier, & Beowulf.
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk 
Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social "Above all, we loved this country and loved exploring and painting it." ~ Lawren Harris
Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social Avid readers and writers, students and staff -- we are the department of English at University of Liverpool! 
@niccifrench.bsky.social @niccifrench.bsky.social Frightening people for a living
Rachel Crasnow KC @rachelcrasnow.bsky.social Employment and Equality law KC at Cloisters Chambers, Recorder, Mediator, Chair of Bar Council EDSM Committee
Sarah Merrick @sarahspeaks.bsky.social Founder + CEO of Ripple Energy - reinventing community energy and enabling everyone to own their own source of green, low cost energy. www.rippleenergy.com
Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social Fat middle aged bisexual, but good 🩷💜💙
Now get your fucking ass up and bring me back a wee surprise from the shop.
She/Her
⚽️🔴⚪️🏳️🌈ENM
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social Historian, researcher, and co-editor of @renewaljournal.bsky.social
NCISH @ncish.bsky.social National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide, Homicide and Safety in Mental Health.
Winner of 2023 & 2019 UoM Making a Difference award for social responsibility & 2025 Outstanding Contribution to PPIE award.
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/
Louis Appleby @proflappleby.bsky.social Psychiatrist, suicide researcher, adviser to Govt. Data, wildlife, films. Manchester/Anglesey.
Still on X but contributing here.
Geoff Barton @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social Recovering English teacher, headteacher, and union baron. Chiefly: food, books, Shakespeare, oracy, articles of interest … and gratuitous pics of border terrier Molly B.
https://linktr.ee/geoffbarton 
Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social 100% health data nerd & OG swiftie. PhD Oxford Internet Institute. Previously Director of Policy Oxford Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science. Currently Associate Research Scientist, Yale Digital Ethics Center.
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Anna Dixon MP for Shipley @annadixonmp.bsky.social 🌹 Labour MP for Shipley
🗣️ Making Shipley’s voice heard in Parliament
🙋 Always standing against inequality
📧 Get in touch via email: anna.dixon.mp@parliament.uk
💻 Visit my website: https://www.annadixonmp.co.uk/
@crouchendtiger7.bsky.social @crouchendtiger7.bsky.social 
Sinead O'Shea @sineadoshea.bsky.social Filmmaker/Writer
ALL ABOUT THE MONEY - SUNDANCE 2026
BlUE ROAD - THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY - TIFF 2024
PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS
A MOTHER BRINGS HER SON TO BE SHOT
John Williams @johnhuww.bsky.social wine, gardens, churches and Wales will feature. Professionally interested in health and life sciences, mental health, academic clinical careers and science policy in general. I cross boundaries. @wi_john
Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social www.philiphoare.co.uk
contact:
irene@georginacapel.com
Policy Evaluation & Research Unit @mmuperu.bsky.social Research & evaluation on criminal justice, social innovation, education, youth wellbeing, poverty, work, housing & homelessness. Working in UK & EU. #MMUPERU
mmuperu.co.uk
Located at Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Sussex @sussex.ac.uk Welcome to our official account 👋
Nestled in the South Downs, we're a UK university located just 10 mins from beachy Brighton and an hour from London.
www.sussex.ac.uk
Claire Dederer @clairedederer.bsky.social Author of MONSTERS: A FAN'S DILEMMA, a New York Times Notable Book and a national bestseller. Named a best book of 2023 by The New Yorker, Fresh Air, The Washington Post, Esquire, Kirkus, Vulture, Electric Lit & more.
Elizabeth Gowing @elizabethgowing.bsky.social British/ Kosovan activist and environmentalist. Travel writer and storyteller for social change. Speaker for groups in the UK. Co-founder of The Ideas Partnership NGO in Kosovo and TIPUK charity. Board member of the Albanian fact-checking NGO, Faktoje
Matt Edgar @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy #Digital director in the #NHS, #SocialHousing non-exec, and history botherer in my spare time. I quit newspapers for new media in 1997. "You can always come back," […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.coop/@mattedgar, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
David Hencke @davidhencke.bsky.social Freelance investigative lobby journalist writing for Byline Times. Previously a lobby journalist on the Guardian. Follow my blog davidhencke.com covering whistleblowing, pension campaigns, employment tribunals and injustice in the NHS and everywhere else.
PressReader @pressreader.bsky.social Giving curious minds access to stories that matter to them.
Learn more about what everyone should be talking about.
📲 https://www.pressreader.com/
Matthias Hoernes @matthiashoernes.bsky.social Mediterranean archaeologist | passionate about the funerary archaeology of pre-Roman southern Italy, food (in archaeology and in real life), university collections, and much more | researching, teaching and learning @unisalzburg.bsky.social
Nottinghamshire Nursing History Group @nottsnursing.bsky.social Researching, recording, and celebrating the local history of nursing in Nottinghamshire, England. See nottinghamnursinghistory.wordpress.com
Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social Prof of European Public Health LSHTM
Co-Director European Observatory on Health Systems & Policy
Member Independent SAGE
Past President BMA & EUPHA
Committed to 🇬🇧 rejoining 🇪🇺
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/mckee.martin
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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Nuwaves // Future @nuwaves-future.bsky.social Nuwaves // Future is an arts education nonprofit.
We steward the #artbots network. Follow for art.
🔗 future.nuwaves.xyz
Rory Deighton @rorydeighton.bsky.social NHS Confed. Health Policy.
Debbie Weekes-Bernard @debbieweekesb.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Communities & Social Justice, Chair of Praxis, formerly at JRF and Runnymede Trust - racial justice, anti-poverty, gender, equity. She/her. Views my own
Department of Public Health and Primary Care @dphpc.bsky.social Follow for research, news, events and other stories from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care.
Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Brent East
First elected African-Caribbean UK Minister
Chair London PLP
Vice Chair Women's PLP
Author
Columnist
Great laugh and karaoke queen
https://linktr.ee/dawnbutlerbrent
Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social Philosopher, UChicago
There's another Agnes Callard bluesky account, was also opened by me, but then I forgot I did that and opened this one and also I forgot the password to the other one so I can't delete it. Sorry.
Profile art by Zoë van Dijk
The Leyton Orientear @leytonorientear.com The country’s second oldest football fanzine is here, spreading its wings and enjoying a respite from the other place. Still the only progressive voice for #LOFC. Est. 1986. Now an app and a website too!
leytonorientear.news
PPL @pplthinks.bsky.social We’re the UK’s leading social enterprise management consultancy and a B corp.
We power positive, lasting change.
https://ppl.org.uk
The Paris Review @parisreview.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953.
https://www.theparisreview.org/
https://theparisreview.substack.com/
Lucy Rutter Studio Pottery @lucyrutter.bsky.social Potter working in modern rustic forms; visiting tutor at the Leach Pottery. Subscribe to my quarterly newsletter to hear first about sales of my work
www.lucyrutter.com
Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself."
Wandering. Wondering. Freelance SFFH editor. Commissioning for The Broken Binding. Living in Edinburgh. Views my own and independent of my employers. Photos my own unless otherwise etc.
Des @desdelboy.bsky.social basic (L) eu 43.
“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat.
“This groove is out of fashion, These beats are 20 years old”
David Byrne.
“Time is the most valuable commodity”
Mike D
Proud to be a MDANT
Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social Society needs to change - let's change it together.
Visit: https://societal.leeds.ac.uk/
Welsh NHS Confederation @welshnhsconfed.bsky.social The independent membership body for all local health boards, NHS trusts and special health authorities in Wales.
www.nhsconfed.org/wales
Becks Fisher @becksfisher.bsky.social Director of Research & Policy @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social, NHS GP, Harkness 22/23, co-founder of Next Generation GP. She/her. Views my own. Usually running.
Prof Jane Sandall CBE FMedSci @sandallj.bsky.social Maternal Health Services and Systems, Safety, quality and implementation. Social Science researcher and midwife.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/slcps/our-departments/department-of-women-childrens-health
Alison Firth @alisonfirth.bsky.social Hi, I'm RCPCH's Head of Health Policy. I'll mostly be posting about child health policy, trade unions and women's football. All in a personal capacity.
Independent SAGE @independentsage.bsky.social An independent group of scientists providing transparent advice during the COVID crisis.
William Pett @wpett.bsky.social Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Research at Healthwatch England.
Michael Marmot @michaelmarmot.bsky.social Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association
Chris Ham @chrisham.bsky.social Health policy and management, cycling, walking, theatre, reading, and above all family, emeritus prof at University of Birmingham and formerly CEO of The Kings Fund
Nicola Fulton @nicolafulton.bsky.social Strategic engagement lead at www.genomicsengland.co.uk, on a secondment from www.ons.gov.uk. Ex-NHS England digital team.
Data, health, social care, autism, LD, caring, travel, gigs, coffee. A Scot who 💙s living in SE London.
@sallybassett.bsky.social @sallybassett.bsky.social 
@gavindigby.bsky.social @gavindigby.bsky.social 
Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Nick Kituno @kituno.bsky.social @hsj.co.uk Senior Correspondent | NHS workforce and Greater Manchester. Views my own.
Juan Gris @juangris.bsky.social Fan account of Juan Gris, a Spanish painter and sculptor closely connected to the artistic genre Cubism.
1887-1927
Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social
The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social Specialist NHS consultancy team providing analytical and strategic support.
Better evidence > Better decisions >Better outcomes.
#Analysis #Evidence #Evaluation #DecisionMaking #Policy
https://www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/
Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social Sunday Times bestseller In the Blink of an Eye, winner of Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year & CWA New Blood Dagger. Book 2 Leave No Trace. Agent: susanW1F
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social We publish high-quality historical research freely accessible online and create opportunities for historians, policy makers and journalists to connect and learn from each other.
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Andrea Gibb @gibbzer.bsky.social Short Scottish Screenwriter. Fidget. Ne'er do well #MDANT🥉
'Mayflies' 'Elizabeth Is Missing'
'Miss Austen' on BBC and iPlayer now.
DrTheresaShaw - NursD, BA (Hons) @drtheresashaw.bsky.social Retired RN, Practice Educator and Charity CEO, busy Granny!
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Rhian W @rhianw.bsky.social Not much going on
Emma Heron @itaherone.bsky.social Lead Research Nurse working in #Wales Views my own. #SkyNurse #LLM #MBAStudent #ActuallyAutistic #QICoach
Prof Nicola Burgess @drnicolaburgess.bsky.social 
Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social Born Homerton Hackney London local history mainly Hackney history - has es ven yox rufn eyds antisemetik
Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE and Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute. Formerly WHO, Gavi, COVAX, UK civil service
Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com Author. Actor. Observer of everyday life.
https://www.mirandakeeling.com
My new book: https://geni.us/ThePlaceImin
My first book: https://tinyurl.com/ycz2hc94
My podcast: https://StoppingToNotice.lnk.to/podcastho
Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/mrxket5b
Suma @sumad.bsky.social Mancunian in London
Fuelled by books, films, travel, art, jhalmuri & coffee
Letterboxd https://boxd.it/2vFIJ
Views my own
Disabled Students UK @disabledstudentsuk.bsky.social Using disabled-led expertise to improve accessibility in Higher Education. Thrice recognised in #DisabilityPower100.
⛓️💥 https://linktr.ee/DisabledStudentsUK
Ipsos in the UK @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social Leader in market research in the UK, part of @ipsosgroup.bsky.social.
Follow us for the latest insights 📊
Visit our website for more https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk
Grace Dent @gracedent.bsky.social * BBC Masterchef UK 🇬🇧
*Comfort Eating- Ep 1 Russell T Davies
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comfort-eating-with-grace-dent/id1571446706?i=1000525534334
* Restaurant Critic for The Guardian 🇬🇧
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gracedent
Victoria Smith @glosswitch.bsky.social Feminist. Author of Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-aged Women and Unkind: How 'Be Kind' Entrenched Sexism. Totally cheery apart from all that.
Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social The UK's leading feminist economics think tank. We put feminism into economics and economics into feminism.
Press queries: press@wbg.org.uk
wbg.org.uk
Hannah Barnes @hannahsbee.bsky.social Associate Editor & Writer @NewStatesman; Author, Baillie Gifford & Orwell shortlisted “Time to Think” http://bit.ly/TimetoThinkBook; Formerly @bbcnewsnight
Woman’s Place UK @womansplaceuk.bsky.social Violence against women and sex discrimination still exist. Women need reserved places, separate spaces and distinct services.
Join our campaign to keep them.
Link 🌳 https://linktr.ee/womansplaceuk
Usha Boolaky @ushaboolaky.bsky.social New to BlueSky. Trying to stay off 'X'. Research & Innovation in health and social care. Policy. Evaluation. Important stuff. Occasional photos of dogs. Visiting Professor of Practice @ Newcastle University. Previously NHS England and The Health Foundation
Italian Elon Musk @italianelonmusk.bsky.social Gonna turn America into my own pizzeria Mama Mia!
FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social Building Sisterhood and Solidarity, Amplifying the Voices of Women, Defending Women’s Human Rights
#FiLiA2027 is in Blackpool, Lancashire
Tickets and so much more @ https://linktr.ee/filiauk
Sojan Joseph MP @sojanjosephmp.bsky.social MP for Ashford, Hawkinge and the Villages. Former Mental Health Nurse and Councillor. Casework not taken over Bluesky, please email sojan.joseph.mp@parliament.uk
https://www.sojanjosephmp.com/
AvMA CEO @avmachiefexec.bsky.social Chief executive of patient safety charity, Action against Medical Accidents
Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social Tan Smith.
Political Commentary.
Pisstaking.
Satire.
Dystopia Warner.
Writer.
Hate Tories? You’ll love me.
Woke as fuck.
YouTube https://youtube.com/@supertanskiii?si=4VUI_s-l7bfc1obT
You can shout a coffee here https://ko-fi.com/supertanskiii
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social 🌹 Labour MP for Tooting
👩⚕️ A&E Doctor
🏡 Born and raised in Tooting
📧 rosena@drrosena.co.uk "Rosena" rhymes with "tenner" (she/her)
Promoted by Tooting Labour Party, at 89 Bickersteth Road, SW17 9SH
Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm.bsky.social Channel 4 News, Unreported World, Ways to Change the World, The Fourcast, Class of 2023 on Strictly
Also Chairman of Duchenne UK
Charlotte Pickles @charliepickles.bsky.social Director @re-state.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
The BMJ @bmj.com The BMJ is patient centred, evidence based, and independent. Help us improve the health of our world with the best science, journalism, education, and comment. 
Sarah Champion @sarahchampionmp.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Rotherham 
David Baddiel @realbaddiel.bsky.social On here too
Peter Pinto de Sa @ppdesa.bsky.social Number one super guy.