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
James Prentice @jamespren.bsky.social Researcher, likes data, graphs, infographics and telling stories with data. PhD in political analysis from Sussex uni - like all social science subjects. Mainly post about political analysis and my research within the Hastings & Rye area. Fabian member.
Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com Bringing you Dulwich's local history. Part of the Dulwich Society
henry li @lhenryli.bsky.social Plumber. TBI. Trying to bring folks together to get stuff done. Vaguely dabbling in health, life sci & whatever else.
Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1, 2025. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
Casey Calista @caseycalista.bsky.social Progressive tech policy is my jam
Jake Richards MP @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social Justice Minister. Dad.
Michael Stulman @michaelstulman.bsky.social Director of Comms at the Luminos Fund, formerly @catholicrelief.bsky.social. #GlobalEdu #SDG4 #Humanitarian #Development 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇸🇳
Jack Hardinges @jackhardinges.bsky.social Data optimist.
Interested in: data infrastructures, governance, platforms, AI, the commons, etc.
Working with: Foresight (1m eye scans), Icebreaker One (data for net zero), Creative Commons (preference signals) + OpenMined (federated data networks).
Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social Data Scientist, Award Winning Teacher, Maker, PhD Researcher 📚 #Tes #Edtech50 #Bima100 #Judge #Crafting edu/tech narrative.
Max Sugarman @maxsugarman.bsky.social Chief Executive of ITS UK, the industry association for transport technology
Busi Radebe @busiradebe.bsky.social - B Brianjabarian @brianjabarian.bsky.social
Camilla de Coverly Veale @decoverlyveale.bsky.social Head of AI Policy at Mozilla Foundation, former Policy Director at Startup Coalition. Bear with me while I learn a new platform... 
Emma Wiles @emmawiles.bsky.social Assistant Prof. Boston University. Formerly MIT Sloan. AI in labor markets, digital platforms, a secret third thing (min*m*m w*ge.) Other interests: diabetes, musicals, and the premier league.
née van Inwegen
Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co Social science and other distractions. Old posts get deleted pretty quick.
https://kieranhealy.org /
https://theordinalsociety.com
Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social Associate Professor of Finance, NYU Stern
Newsletter: arpitrage.substack.com
Website: arpitgupta.info
Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social Political editor of The Observer. Email: Rachel.sylvester@observer.co.uk
Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Proudly repping British industry and the Black Country. Trade unionist, mama, runner, reader
QTs closed, replies open
Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social i'm on the verge of tears by the time we arrive at espace, since i'm positive we won't have a decent table http://rachaelmeager.com http://rottenandgood.substack.com
Rachel Glennerster @rglenner.bsky.social President CGD. Development economist. Passionate about impact, evidence and innovation.🔸10% pledge. Posts=personal views.
cgdev.org
Paul Skidmore @paulskidmore.bsky.social Founder @risingacademies.bsky.social; Trustee @gsf_talks; ex @institute.global @demos. Entrepreneurship; education; politics; global development. Dad of two. Enthusiastic but unskilled triathlete. 
John Rendel @john-rendel.bsky.social International Education and Philanthropy
Founder of www.peas.org.uk
Trustee at Palladian Academy Trust
Non-Exec at ImpactEd
Rural family life, Bath, UK
Noam Angrist @noamangrist.bsky.social Co-founder, Youth Impact
Academic Director, What Works Hub for Global Education
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Conor Ruth @conorruth.bsky.social BSc Government and Political Science, Public Relations Diploma.
Interested in Irish/UK/EU politics, public policy, public relations, and more.
Gaeilgeoir. League of Ireland lover.
Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social Policy. Political economy. Increasing bewilderment.
"The Three Economies" Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/anthonypainter
#ynwa
Ignacia Orellana @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social Independent design consultant, specialising in service design and strategy. Mainly works in public sector. Previously: Service Design lead @gdsteam. Chilena en Londres
She/her
https://ignaciaorellana.com/
Ryan Shorthouse @ryanshorthouse.bsky.social Founder & Chair, Bright Blue | Deputy Chair, Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO) | Commissioner, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) | NED, Office of the Small Business Commissioner | Visiting Fellow, University of Bath
The Niskanen Center @niskanencenter.bsky.social Strengthening liberal democracy through innovative policy solutions.
Jack Fifield @jackfifield.uk he/him, senior reporter @swns.com - but views my own.
bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others.
📍London, UK
🌐 jackfifield.uk/contact
wholistics @wholistics.bsky.social 
Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social Oh God What Now & More Jam Tomorrow; writer, reviewer (TV & books), editor; author, The Future of Trust (Melville House)
‘The most calming voice in the podcast world’
https://rostaylor.me
https://morejamtomorrow.com
https://rostaylor240051.substack.com
David Durant @bowsy.co.uk I've been in the gov tech and transformation communitiy since 2009. I've worked for mySociety, the GLA, HackIT and GDS. I'm on the committees for GovCamp, Policy Camp, TransformGov Talks, the National Strategy Project and the UK Polyamory Association.
Honey @honeygolightly.bsky.social Professionally awkward.
Otávio Vinhas @ovinhas.bsky.social Postdoc Researcher @ INCT-DSI, Brazil
mis/disinfo • content governance • non-WEIRD
he/him; ele/dele
Grace @graciemill.bsky.social Ask me what book I’m reading atm. Go on.
Will use any excuse to grab a coffee and a pastry. PR & MarComms @ a #deeptech venture builder.
Tom Leach @tomleach.bsky.social Public policy at Nesta
danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social STS researcher who likes to look at things sideways. Founded Data & Society.
Topics: Census | Youth | Data | Society
Professor of Communication, Cornell
https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io
Roy E. Bahat @roybahat.com Plays a mean game of Werewolf, also a VC who believes in worker power.
Host a (very long) podcast: https://thisisnotadvice.work/
Alistair Croll @acroll.bsky.social ADHD as a career. Startups (Lean Analytics, Startupfest); fixing government (FWD50); subversive thinking (justevilenough.com) Montreal, or seat 13D.
Jennifer Pahlka @pahlkadot.bsky.social Author: Recoding America, Founder: Code for America, Co-founder: USDS and USDR.
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social Flower fan and AI expert. Professor of Responsible AI, QMUL; Director Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, Cambridge and fellow Magdalene College. Deputy CEO Responsible AI UK. https://linktr.ee/mctdcambridge?utm_source=linktree_admin_share 
@cjaworrall.bsky.social @cjaworrall.bsky.social 
Liz Lutgendorff @lizlutgendorff.bsky.social Doing digital transformation.
I love data, tea and comics. Thoughts all my own.
Tom Westgarth @tomwestgarth.bsky.social Head of Growth at AI hardware startup @Fractile-ai.bsky.social. Ex policy in Sovereign AI Unit and TBI. Bridging tech and policy worlds at TxP.
Bella Rhodes @bells.bsky.social 
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
📝 ft.com/jbm
Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Presenter @ Britain's biggest news podcast The News Agents (Mon-Fri) and Sunday with Lewis Goodall on LBC 10-12.
Website: lewisgoodall.com
Email: lewis.goodall@global.com
Substack: https://goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
Maeve Walsh @maevewalsh.bsky.social Policy & Govt Relations consultant | Director, #OnlineSafetyAct Network | Trustee | Ex-Civil Servant | #FRSA | London-Irish
Ayesha @ayeshab.bsky.social Hot off the press
Hannah Perry @hannahperry.bsky.social Associate Director, Information ecosystems at Demos
Interested in: info ecosystems, digital rights, socio-digital inequalities and inclusion, media education, digital democracy and participation.
Joseph Bambridge @jbambridge.bsky.social U.K. Tech and Trade @ POLITICO
Ahmed Razek @razek.bsky.social Public Policy @WhatsApp
Leah Friedlander @lfriedlander.bsky.social Head of Engagement @ Startup Coalition
Just trying to figure out how this app works 🤷♀️
Joseph Bradley @josephcbradley.bsky.social Science and Tech at TBI. Former PGR Student @ King's College London. Econophysics, Complex Networks, Fractals. All views my own.
Drew Smith @drewsmithuk.bsky.social Government Affairs & Policy at Zoom
Natalie Perera @natalieperera.bsky.social Chief External Affairs and. Communications Officer, AQA
Charity Trustee and former civil servant.
Jill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social I write about education for The Hechinger Report.
Sign up for my once-a-week (always free) newsletter: https://hechingerreport.org/proofpoints/
David Monis-Weston @informededucation.com AI Lead @ PurposefulVentures.org; Co-lead of MathsHorizons.uk; Formerly Founder/CEO TeacherDevTrust.org; former physics/maths teacher, Trustee teachingawardstrust.com. 🏳️🌈 (he/him, cis)
http://www.informededucation.com/about/
Kevin Allison @kevinallison.bsky.social Founder and President, Minerva Technology Futures, a geopolitical and policy advisory firm focused on #AI, #semiconductors, #data, #supplychains. #techpolicy
Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social Policy, politics, artificial intelligence.
Sophia Knight @sophiaaknight.bsky.social PhD Researcher @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social - podcasts, political communication & computational social science
Research Lead in Civic & Democratic Participation Online at Responsible Innovation Centre, BBC R&D
Visiting Researcher @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social
Sasjkia Otto @sasjkia.bsky.social Lead on work and tech at Fabian Society. Prev data, digital, tech in what's now DSIT. Civic tech founder. 2024 Parliamentary candidate.
"That's a powerful and forward-thinking proposal"
"You are showing strength and softness in the same breath"
- ChatGPT
Matt Davies @halcyene.bsky.social Data/AI policy @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social
(Political) philosophy of tech @lsegovernment.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social
Views my own 🔮✨
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Matthew Feeney @matthewfeeney.bsky.social @re-state.bsky.social research manager
"I'm a liberal and I'm against this sort of thing."
https://re-state.co.uk/people/matthew-feeney/
Signal: mfeeney.63
Julia Willemyns @jujulemons.bsky.social Founder @ukdayone.bsky.social, working to put the UK at frontier of progress + achieve the highest living standards in the world
Alan Wager @dralanwager.bsky.social 
Natasha Porter OBE @natashaporter.bsky.social CEO and founder Unlocked Graduates
Board for Children’s Commissioner, Impetus, Get Further & The Times Crime and Justice commissioner. Young Australian of the year in the UK 2025.
Into all things education/prison reform/leadership
Steffan @seneddbound.bsky.social Welsh pro-market lefty, in all the unelectable ways.
Neither Washington nor Moscow but international social democracy!
@isabel-atkinson.bsky.social @isabel-atkinson.bsky.social UK Based Economic Policy. All views my own (not necessarily my employer’s)
Harry C. Rushworth @hcrushworth.bsky.social Tech, transport, politics, and planning | Lover of cartography and trains | Own views- M @maxbp.bsky.social @maxbp.bsky.social
Erik Brynjolfsson @erikbryn.bsky.social Director, @stanforddel.bsky.social
Professor Stanford Institute for Human-centered AI, SIEPR, Stanford department of Economics and GSB
Author https://amazon.com/Second-Machine-Age-Prosperity-Technologies/dp/0393350649
Andrew Lodge @andrewwj.bsky.social Curious. Enjoys policy. And other subjects. Ex HMT, BoE, various other places. Based in Canada; but still close to UK
Shane McHugh @shanemchugh.bsky.social Talking about engineering, technology, research security and systems thinking. Fan of cats, Arsenal, weird lit, and both kinds of music. 
Lisa Bungeroth @lisa-bungeroth.bsky.social 🇬🇧/🇩🇪/🇪🇺Londoner #SE1. Director of Public Affairs at Imperial College London. All my own views on research, higher ed, health, Europe and current affairs.
William Cullerne Bown @williamcb.bsky.social Research, technology and politics.
Newsletter https://bit.ly/3AELZDu
Foundations of AI https://bit.ly/3WiYJab
Law https://bit.ly/40YL1fU
Rachel Edwards @underthenettle.bsky.social Fan of economic growth, fringe theatre, beautiful places, parties, the future. Working at worksinprogress.co & Stripe.
Freddie Poser @freddieposer.com Head of Product, Centre for British Progress | Director of Priced Out
Elliot Jones @elliotmjones.bsky.social Research Scientist @ UK AI Security Institute
https://www.admonymous.co/elliot-jones
Rossa O'Keeffe-O'Donovan @rossaokod.bsky.social Research @ Open Philanthropy. Formerly economist at GPI / Nuffield College, Oxford.
Interests: development econ, animal welfare, global catastrophic risks
🥑🗽🏗🏘️ Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂•5H₂O @gaylussite.himbonomics.com 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴. Analytics engineer by day, ageist queer by night.
Long form posts on housing, urbanism and progress: www.himbonomics.com
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Marley Miller @marleygmiller.bsky.social Designing new ways to get affordable housing built, Thriving investments. Former economic adviser to Rachel Reeves and Treasury official.
Ant Breach @antbreach.bsky.social Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities, working on Housing, Planning, Devolution. Stuff on Ukraine + Eastern Europe and Japan + East Asia too. YIMBY. Views own etc. 🥑🇺🇦
Dr Mahlet ("Milly") Zimeta @techmilly.bsky.social Head of Digital & Data Policy for Which (UK consumer association) | x-ODI x-Royal Society x-Alan Turing Institute | website linkedin.com/in/mgzimeta/ | views my own | literary journalism as @mgzimeta.bsky.social | I don't have access to DMs here
Chris Hale @chrisghale.bsky.social Posting in a personal capacity mostly on higher education & occasionally on cycling and Southampton FC. Brit and former Lewisham resident currently living in the wonderful Aotearoa New Zealand.
Martin Prince-Parrott RIBA FRSA (🇬🇧/acc) @mprinparr.bsky.social Kardashev City-State Builder • Founder @RomullusCompute @ReindustrialUK • Author • ran £165m RE dev pfolio • designd T3 compute•alum: Futureal @Gensler @UniofNottingham
Philip Salter @philipsalter.bsky.social Founder of The Entrepreneurs Network
ananyo.bsky.social @ananyo.bsky.social Chief science writer at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences. 'The Man from the Future', on the unparalleled influence of John von Neumann, available everywhere.
Subscribe to my substack, Confections & Refutations https://ananyo.substack.com
Maxwell Marlow @maxwellmarlow.bsky.social Director of Policy at the YIMBY Initiative • Director of Public Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute • 🏗️ Advisor to PricedOut • Co-Founder of Conservative YIMBY • views are mine • sapere aide
Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social Professor in Science and Technology Studies, UCL @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk)
Kir Nuthi @kirtinuthi.bsky.social A London-based policy wonk who loves to chat about AI + encryption. Currently technology trade association-ing. Bookbinder and yogi often found in wild near dogs, yoga mats, and/or art supplies. Smartphone-free.
Tom Harwood @tomhfharwood.bsky.social politics and policy
Tone Langengen @tonelangengen.bsky.social Senior climate and energy policy adviser at TBI
Alasdair Reisner @alasdairreisner.bsky.social Personal account for Alasdair Reisner.
Daniel Rathbone @drrathbone.bsky.social Deputy Executive Director at CaSE @sciencecampaign.bsky.social
Alex Otway @alexotway.bsky.social Head of Data, the Labour Party. Views my own.
Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social Research Director at cross-party think tank @smfthinktank.bsky.social, prev @suttontrust.bsky.social. Expert on educational inequality/social mobility.
Trustee @inquest-org.bsky.social. MH campaigner in memory of mum. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social He must not be replaced by an otter.
Andy Zaltzman @zaltzcricket.bsky.social Comedian, Cricket Statistician, Podcaster. Host of The Bugle podcast and BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz. Taskmaster champion. Test Match Special statsmonger. Live shows: andyzaltzman.co.uk