Independent Age @independentage.bsky.social UK charity tackling the hidden reality of poverty in later life with advice, campaigns and grants.
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social Demos is a champion of people, ideas and democracy.
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social Head of Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs at Mind | NHS Mental Health Social Worker | Previously at NEF & DWP | Views expressed here my own
Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social Professor of Social & Public Policy at University of Glasgow
Perimenopausal | neurodivergent | navigating parenting kids with SEND
Sam Tims @sam-tims.bsky.social Lead analyst at JRF for social security and economics. Previously NEF, policy in Practice
Alfie Stirling @alfie-stirling.bsky.social Director of Insight & Policy at JRF | previously NEF & IPPR | "all models are wrong, but some are useful" (G Box)
Louise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on employment, young people and health | views my own
Lalitha Try @lalithatry.bsky.social Economist at the Resolution Foundation working on improving living standards
Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social At Resolution Foundation covering labour market, low pay, living wage.
Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation
Previous lives:
Chief Executive & Exec. Chair, Resolution Foundation
Founding Chair, Living Wage Commission
Peter Whiteford @peterwhiteford.bsky.social Interested in most aspects of social policy in Australia & internationally (also certain literary genres and restricted musical choices); also history (art too)
ANU, Canberra crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_peopl…
Peter Matejic @statspeter.bsky.social Chief Analyst, Insights and Analysis, at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation working to solve UK Poverty
Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social Principal Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - UK poverty, social policy, politics, research and data. Occasionally crochet, gigs and nature
Sabine Goodwin @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) Director | Anti-poverty campaigner advocating for #cashfirst or income-focused solutions to food insecurity and an end for the need for charitable food aid in the UK | Opinion pieces - www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/opinion
Kate Summers @katesummers.bsky.social Researcher working on social security policy and economic inequality. British Academy postdoc @ London School of Economics Methodology.
Dr Katy Jones @katyjones.bsky.social Reader (Associate Prof) in Employment, Head of the Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre at Manchester Met University
Chris Birt @cdbirt.bsky.social Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Joseph Elliott @jelliott94.bsky.social Lead analyst at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Posting about politics, poverty, housing, benefits and work.
Northern Irish, views my own.
Tom Stephens @tcstephens.bsky.social Senior Fellow @neweconomics.bsky.social | Fellow @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social | PhD from @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social | Fmr Jobs/Ed Lead @ Brent Council | Worked on infected blood campaign & abortion decriminalisation w/ @damedianajohnson.bsky.social
Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on social security, poverty and living standards
Rachelle Earwaker @rachelleearwaker.bsky.social Economist and Kiwi in London.
Likely yapping about housing and the absolute state of things. 
Ceri Hughes @ceridwenhughes.bsky.social British Academy Fellow researching insecure work, activation & work-related conditionality
Based at Work and Equalities Institute, University of Manchester. Visiting Fellow, CASE, LSE
Declan Gaffney @greyskiesthinking.bsky.social Research, analysis & grey-skies thinking on labour markets, social security, public finance & equality. Usual disclaimer. Cheap foreign labour 🇮🇪. Profile pic is Takashi Shimura with Toshiro Mifune in Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949).
Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social Work on economic strategy in South Yorkshire | Associate @BennettSchool.cam.ac.uk | Raising money for MS at
https://www.justgiving.com/page/not-being-funny
Stephen Evans @stephenevans.bsky.social Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute.
Ex HMT, SMF and London government.
Learning, skills, labour markets & public policy.
Views my own.
Rebecca Florisson @rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social Principal Analyst at the Work Foundation and part- time PhD at Queen Mary Uni of London. Insecure work, labour markets, data. Opinions my own.
Ben Baumberg Geiger @benbgeiger.bsky.social Social policy researcher (though sometimes pretends to be a philosopher), Prof co-leading WelfareExperiences project and kcl.ac.uk/csmh work & welfare strand. Was at @BenBaumberg at the other place.
Carri Swann @carriswann.bsky.social Welfare rights/social security at @cpaguk.bsky.social. Posting in a personal capacity. Repost ≠ endorsement
📍Nottingham
Andrew Phillips @andrewphillips.bsky.social Policy & Research Manager at the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement. Previously a researcher at Demos and the Institute for Government. Views my own.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
Mike Brewer @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social Deputy Chief Executive Resolution Foundation, CPAG Trustee & Visiting Prof in Practice at LSE Social Policy. 'Calm, Measured, Withering' http://tinyurl.com/y6wxlxhj). 'Cool, calm analysis' (More or Less, 8/10/25). He/him
Prof Gráinne McKeever @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social Law Professor at Ulster Uni, Belfast. Co-Editor of Journal of Social Security Law. Former Vice-Chair of Social Security Advisory Committee. Writing a book on 'Effective participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial.'
Luke Raikes @lukeraikes.bsky.social Deputy General Secretary at the Fabian Society | regional economies, devolution, productivity, industrial strategy, employment rights, employment support, transport, politics | Views are my own | 🏴
https://fabians.org.uk/about-us/meet-our-experts/
Henry Parkes @henryippr.bsky.social 
Adam Corlett @adamcorlett.bsky.social Civil servant on DWP's Pensions Commission, from December 2025 until its final report in 2027. Tweets will be infrequent and objective.
Tom MacInnes @tommacinnes.bsky.social Interim Director of Policy, Citizens Advice. Policy stuff, data, graphs, that kind of thing. 
Will Stronge @wstronge.bsky.social Director of @autonomy-institute.bsky.social
Website: autonomy.work
Co-author, with Helen Hester, of Post-work (2025) and, with Kyle Lewis, of Overtime (2021)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/postwork-9781350089976/
Max Mosley @maxmosley.bsky.social Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation and Labour Councillor for Brentford East
Kitty Stewart @kittyjstewart.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy, LSE. Associate Director, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE)
Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social Head of Policy, Progs and Media at AdviceUK. Former Dep Director at Women’s Budget Group, interim CEO and Dep Director of The Runnymede Trust & CEO of Equality Trust. Worked across Government and on national Commissions. Views my own.
Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social Research and policy adviser www.abdconsultancy.co.uk
Futures of work, digital welfare state, tech ethics, public sector innovation
Also cats, telly, general silliness
Now with added newsletter! https://www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/digital-welfare-state
Kelly Jones @kmjones.bsky.social Editor at Rightsnet | Advised on social security since 2010 | Life experience includes poverty & parenthood | Love reading stories, enjoy little adventures & genuinely curious about how aaaaanything works
Stef Benstead @stefbenstead.bsky.social Christian interested in socio-economic justice.
Chronically ill with hEDS, PoTS, fibro/Small Fibre Neuropathy.
Independent (unpaid) researcher in chronic illness and social policy.
Books: Second Class Citizens; Just Worship.
Tom O'Grady @drtomdog.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science, UCL. Studying political economy, welfare reforms, public opinion, European and British politics. He/him 🏳️🌈
Ruth Boyle @ruthboyler.bsky.social Working on poverty in Scotland at the Poverty Alliance | Trustee at SPFLTrust | Fan of cats, books and Celtic | All opinions are my own
Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social Nuffield College, Oxford
Director, Nuffield Politics Research Centre
President, British Polling Council
Election Analyst, ITV News
Voting, surveys, explanation, singing …
Morgan Vine @morganvine.bsky.social Passionate about Angela Lansbury, ABBA, cake & expressing personal opinions. Director of Policy, Grants & Influencing @IndependentAge & Trustee @AgeUKBandG @CentreforMH
Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social Consultant psychotherapist/ disability activist/ bluestocking. Former Lived Experience Worker, future failed poet. Will question ideology for cake ❤️🥄💜🎭🦓🥄🏳️🌈
#MadSky #TraumaNotPD #Disability #Neurodivergent #Mad https://t.co/83d2Ztwpp2
Dan Paskins @danpaskins.bsky.social Save the Children UK Exec Director - UK Impact
Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty
Chair, Civic Power Fund
Paul Spicker @paulspicker.bsky.social Paul is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. He mainly writes on poverty, benefits, social justice and social policy. Find his published work at https://observant-paulspicker.wordpress.com/paul-spicker/ 
Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social Exploring care in a new economy at @carefull.bsky.social with @hannahwebster.bsky.social
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Rob Gershon @simplicitly.bsky.social Former Carer
Gabriele Mari @gmari.bsky.social Sociologist @Erasmus University Rotterdam
Social security, families, income/wealth
https://sites.google.com/view/marigabriele/home
Ed Pybus @epybus.bsky.social social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.
Emily Andrews @emilyishness.bsky.social Director of Policy and Research @ Learning and Work. Previously @ Ageing Better, IfG. Very ex-teacher. PhD Victorian dementia. Views informed by my job, but my own.
Catherine Foot @csfoot.bsky.social Advocating for a fairer social contract around work, pensions and retirement. Director of UK think tank the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
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
Adam Scorer @adamscorer.bsky.social CEO at National Energy Action. Energy. Poverty. Housing. Lurks on social media.
Gareth Morgan - Ferret @ferrinfo.bsky.social CEO of Ferret Information Systems - benefits advice systems and training specialists. Blogs with boring numbers at https://benefitsinthefuture.com/. Models the effects of tax and benefits systems. Waves a sword in 17c reenactments.
Rod Hick @rodhick.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy at Cardiff University. Poverty | social security | work | housing www.rodhick.com
Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com Founded MoneySavingExpert, @moneyandmentalhealth.org, (ish) the Martin Lewis Money Show ITV & Martin Lewis Podcast
Katharine Sutton @katharinesut.bsky.social Director of Aspire, Betterforus campaign - all for blue sky thinking - posts on labour markets, discrimination, procurement, equality, poverty, inequality and regeneration www.aspirecommunityworks.com www.betterforus.org.uk
Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social Financial journalist, broadcaster, and speaker. Seek the truth, find the truth, tell the truth. Unequivocally for free speech & press. Wilkie Collins expert too
rightsnet @rightsnet.org.uk Daily social welfare law and #accesstojustice updates, casework support, advice jobs, training & events.
Website: https://www.rightsnet.org.uk
More: http://linktr.ee/rightsnet
HM Treasury @hmtreasury.bsky.social We're the UK Government's economic and finance ministry. Our aim is to promote strong and sustainable economic growth.
YouGov @yougov.co.uk YouGov gathers real opinions and behaviours from worldwide panel members to power insights into what the world thinks. Join now: https://account.yougov.com
@togetherhousing.bsky.social @togetherhousing.bsky.social 
Citizens Advice @citizensadvice.bsky.social We are Citizens Advice - the people's champion.
If you need advice, visit our website: citizensadvice.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional body for people who work in housing, with members worldwide.
@ageuk.bsky.social @ageuk.bsky.social 
StepChange @stepchange.bsky.social We're StepChange, the UK's largest provider of free, online debt advice 24/7. Debt happens. Let's deal with it.
www.stepchange.org
whg aspire @whgaspire.bsky.social 
National Debtline @nationaldebtline.bsky.social 
Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social The leading monthly magazine for social housing professionals in the UK
@londoncouncils.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social 
Jonathan Flowers @jonathanflowers.bsky.social Chair/NED/Adviser #localgov, "digital", governance, strategy, democracy, data, operational research. Militant optimism. Slightly retired so also: travel, theatre, WRU :-( , F1, politics-watcher, Wingnut and CFA superfan. Harpenden. #dysgwyr
Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/
CIH policy @cihpolicy.bsky.social CIH's policy & external affairs team. Influencing #ukhousing policy and helping professionals to improve their knowledge. 
Home Builders Federation @homebuildersfed.bsky.social We are the voice of the home building industry, representing developers in England and Wales. 
St Mungo's @stmungos.bsky.social Ending homelessness, rebuilding lives
🏡Supported 28,000 people last year
📢Use our clients' voices to influence change
www.mungos.org
AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social AdviceUK is the largest network of independent advice giving organisations in the UK. All our members give free, impartial advice to members of the public and the community.
Money Advice Trust @moneyadvicetrust.bsky.social 
Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social We one of the UK’s leading Disabled People's Organisation run by and for Disabled people, working for justice and equality for all.
https://linktr.ee/disabilityrightsuk
@mikedixn.bsky.social @mikedixn.bsky.social 
Citizens Advice Nottingham & District @cabnottingham.bsky.social We're Citizens Advice Nottingham & District, a charity providing free and confidential advice and information to people in Nottingham, Gedling and Rushcliffe 💙
Our website: citizensadvicenottingham.org.uk
To get advice, call: 0808 278 7974
Maximus UK @maxuknews.bsky.social We help people find employment, access support and remain
healthy in their workplace or community.
UsdawUnion @usdawunion.bsky.social Work in retail or distribution? Join one of the UK’s biggest trade unions.
Promoted by Joanne Thomas on behalf of Usdaw, both of Usdaw, Voyager Building, 2 Furness Quay, Salford Quays, M50 3XZ
https://linktr.ee/usdawunion
Mencap @mencap.org.uk Supporting people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full💜
Find out more: linktr.ee/mencap
Maternity Action @maternityaction.bsky.social Maternity Action provides information, advice and training on maternity rights in employment, benefits and access to healthcare, and influences policy makers.
Meg van Rooyen @megvr.bsky.social All things debt policy and politics
@kirkleescouncil.bsky.social @kirkleescouncil.bsky.social 
@tpasengland.bsky.social @tpasengland.bsky.social 
Red Kite Community Housing @redkitehousing.bsky.social We're a tenant-led, not-for-profit, charitable housing association and we own and manage more than 6,500 homes in the High Wycombe area. Our tenants and leaseholders are our customers and have a vital role in making sure that we remain truly tenant-led.
Trafford Council @traffordcouncil.bsky.social 
Money Carer @moneycarer.bsky.social Appointeeship, Deputyship, Direct Payments, banking, payments, biometric cards and innovations for vulnerable folk.
@curogroup.bsky.social @curogroup.bsky.social 
Neil Couling @neilcouling.bsky.social DWP Director General Fraud, Disability & Health and Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the implementation of Universal Credit