Jen Wright @jen-wright78.bsky.social Secondary School Teacher - Computing, ICT, Business Studies RE, Life & Animal Care. Designated Safeguarding Lead. Vice Principal. Views expressed are my own.
CL Hyde 🐝 @clyde75.bsky.social Manc 🐝 now Wiganer 🔴⚪️, nature 💚, wildlife 💚, good grub 🩷, bigots, phobes and fascists 🤬
David Matthews @dmatthy.bsky.social Husband of rainydayz1.bsky.social, retired, Morris dancer, amateur actor, Leigh Leopards fan, Parkrun volunteer, runner and Guide Dog fosterer.
Sharlene McGee @sharlenemcgee.bsky.social Health inequalities, inclusive economies, devolution, employment & welfare
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
Previously working on disability, social care & carers policy
Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve #LocalGov
Visit our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/
Action4Alfie @action4alfie.bsky.social In 2018, Alfie was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive muscle wasting disease. This account is raising awareness of his condition and connecting with people that may help to do so 🫶🏻
Cormac Russell @cormacrussell.bsky.social I animate communities & support professionals/orgs working in citizen space. Books include: The Connected Community, and Rekindlling Democracy. More here: https://www.nurturedevelopment.org/who-we-are/cormac-russell/
CTO @catherineoyster.bsky.social Writer, Script Coordinator, TV Producer for Netflix and Food Network. Local 871. Love Mother Earth, DIY bio hacking, and eco friendly packaging. 🌎🌳🥤
LGC Editor @sarahcalkin.bsky.social Editor of the Local Government Chronicle, mum of three and adopted south east Londoner. Here for politics and geekery local and national (but especially local). Sucker for a good chart 📊
Prof Andy Smith @profandysmith.bsky.social Professor of Sport, Education & Mental Health | Head of Department | Chair of Trustees @ChasingStigma Founders of http://hubofhope.co.uk | Aston Villa Fan
Darryl Morris @darrylmorris.bsky.social Hello. I'm a broadcaster, writer, documentary-maker and northerner. My latest documentary - God Next Door - is out now on BBC Sounds. I host the weekend late show on Times Radio. I'm a Bolton Wanderers fan and an #ADHD bore. www.darrylmorris.co.uk
Ben Knight @benjamin-knight.com He/him
Nerd
Ex-care kid. State school oik
Legal 500 Barrister (chambers in Manchester and London)
Politics snarker
Cat dad
🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇫🇷
Music maker
Podcaster/Writer
Joined October 2023r
1st UK Law podcaster
Unexpected Paul Heaton impersonator
centralchambers.co.uk
@terrylovesjimmy1.bsky.social @terrylovesjimmy1.bsky.social Loves family friends and local Government ! Loves working at Solace ! X Hackney girl
Jo Miller @jomillernz.bsky.social Rebel daughter of Liverpool & citizen of Aotearoa. CE @huttcitycouncil. President @taituarā. @lfc forever. YNWA
Angela Catley @angelacat.bsky.social Overly enthusiastic & talkative doer
Believer in citizens & community
Finding creative, quirky ways to think about care & wellbeing. Co founder When I Get Old www.WIGO.org.uk. Roles @TLAP.bsky.social @Commcats.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social
Callum @callum1996.bsky.social City, Simpsons and Leigh
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk Leader of @LibDems.org.uk, husband, father, carer, and MP for Kingston & Surbiton.
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU.
@lucydownham.bsky.social @lucydownham.bsky.social 
Happy Smiles Training 😁👍 @happysmilescic.bsky.social Disabled People-Led Training Provider 🧠💡
🏆 #KingsAwardVS Winners 2024
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💜 #DisabilityPower100 2022/23/24
🤩 “The best training I’ve ever received!”
👉 www.happysmilestraining.co.uk
Martyn Lucas @martynlucas.bsky.social Artist, Curator, Educator
The Turnpike Gallery @turnpikegallery.bsky.social We're a free, public arts venue based at the Turnpike Centre, Leigh and managed by Wigan Council. Open Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 10-2
Shelley Heckman @shelleyheckman.bsky.social 
Innovation Unit @innovationunit.bsky.social We grow and scale the boldest and best innovations that deliver long-term impact for people across the UK.
Groundwork CLM @groundworkclm.bsky.social We are an environmental charity. We work with people and partners across Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to create a future where every community is vibrant and green.
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/clm/
Wigan Council @wigancouncil.bsky.social 
Hanna Delaney @hannadelaney.bsky.social Author of Oceanus (2024) and The Spider (2025) Science fiction, horror, fantasy. Mum of 3. Very busy person. Liverpool, UK.
https://books2read.com/ap/xbwXpO/Hanna-Delaney
John Hacking @hacking4chorlton.bsky.social Governor Chorlton CofE Primary & @EndeavourFeder1. @unisonmcr. A director of the Edge Theatre in Chorlton
Phil Hyde @phil--h.bsky.social Ginger Manc. Progressive politics, social awareness, positivity.
Dan Carey-Dawes @dancareydawes.bsky.social Opinions my own
@patkarney.bsky.social @patkarney.bsky.social Left Wing Populist
@ameliiia.bsky.social @ameliiia.bsky.social 
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social I make comics
Esther Green @esthergreeny.bsky.social Policy geek - interested in health, education, gender, inequalities, devolution & local gov📝
Tennis and F1 fan 🎾 avid reader and documentary-watcher 📚 also found napping, cooking, crafting, swimming
John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social Writer and environmentalist. Find me on Medium: https://medium.com/@johnpearce650
Author of:
"The Little Green Book - A Guide to the Green Revolution"
“Gaia — A Faith for the Future”
“The Medium Story — The Ultimate Guide to Medium"
Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration, land policy ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
❤️ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift 🚵🏻♂️🏃
@lolly666.bsky.social @lolly666.bsky.social 
Brian Wernham C.Eng. @brianwernham.bsky.social Programme Director – Transformation and Recovery
West London College @westlondoncollege.bsky.social We offer courses & apprenticeships to help you achieve your career goals at colleges in Ealing, Hammersmith and Southall in West London, UK.
Visit our website - wlc.ac.uk - to find out more.
#BecomeWhoYouWantToBeAtWLC
Phil Shapiro @philshapiro.bsky.social Community builder, open source, PBL, math, keynote speaker, public libraries, ukuleles, #EduSky, maker, folk music, digital inclusion. Library Journal Mover & Shaker 2024. https://opensource.com/users/pshapiro
Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com Athletics news, interviews, events, coverage, training advice and more since 1945 🌍📅
👉 athleticsweekly.com
KS_1968 @karenroberts.bsky.social Twitter refugee. Enjoy politics, old movies & music esp Bowie.
No DMs please.
Wigan Warriors @wiganwarriorsrl.bsky.social Official #WWRL BlueSky account. 24 x League Champions, 21 x Challenge Cup Winners, 5 x World Club Champions.
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 …
Jon @jonpoole.bsky.social Social Research person. Currently #localgov data, also here for ttrpgs and Warhammer stuff.
Rosie @rosayheaty.bsky.social Comms. Crochet. Celebrancy. Communities.
Learning. Writing. Colour. Feminism. Trying new things. Trusting the process.
✨ Northern Power Woman ‘Future List’ & LGComms Future Leader.
Ben Gosling @donny222.bsky.social Good on general knowledge, not so good at putting up shelves.
Grace Pollard @gracepollard.bsky.social Head of Policy and Insights @wearenewlocal.bsky.social
local government, community power, innovation in public services, devolution. Views own.
Paul Stanton @coffeepowered.bsky.social I design things, I build things.
Carnegie UK @carnegieuk.bsky.social Carnegie UK is an independent charitable foundation that works to deliver better wellbeing for people in the UK and Ireland.
#CollectiveWellbeing
Simon Hanson @simonhanson.bsky.social Curious about new models of public service delivery | Heading up an Economic Development and Delivery Unit at Gateshead Council | Developing a new mission based approach
Dominic Campbell @dominiccampbell.bsky.social Partner at Impossible Ideas | Founded FutureGov | Hackney ex-pat | #utb
Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social Assoc Director & Head of Centre for Economic Justice IPPR. Previously IIPP at UCL. Innovation is political. All things policy, politics & running. Views own. 🌈
Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é
Buy my work here: https://robbohan.etsy.com
Local Partnerships @localpartnerships.bsky.social Local Partnerships is jointly owned by the Local Government Association, HM Treasury and the Welsh Government - delivering value and efficacy for the public purse
localpartnerships.gov.uk
Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk Official UK Met Office account. Get the weather in your hand with our app: http://linktr.ee/MOContent
Harry QP @harryqp.bsky.social Director of IPPR. Progressive policy and politics. Non-Exec Director at West London NHS Trust.
Zoë Billingham @zoebillingham.bsky.social Director of IPPR North in Manchester. Economist focused on people’s lived experience. Regional policy. Views my own.
Richard Humphries @richardhumphries.bsky.social Social care & health geek. Herefordshire & London. Author ‘Ending the Social Care Crisis - a new road to reform’. Wolves supporter.
Sarah Longlands @sarahlonglands.bsky.social Chief Executive of Centre for Local Economic Strategies.@clesthinkdo.bsky.social.
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
Dan Wainwright @dwainwright.bsky.social Strategy at Camden Council | Honorary research fellow at UCL IIPP | Formerly Dark Matter Labs, TeachFirst
Kirsty Weakley @kirstyweakley.bsky.social Journalist for Local Government Chronicle
Prof Catherine Mangan @catherinemangan.bsky.social Professor of Public Management and Leadership at University of Birmingham. Researching future public sector workforce, role of elected councillors and leadership of social care. 
Tania Townsend @taniatownsend.bsky.social Head of Strategic Programmes & Strategy. ❤️#localgov. Black & Jewish, Londoner, Mother, Gooner, Hackney lady and blogger. ♥️ diversity matters. Views my own.
@TaniaTSays on X
James Somerville @jamessomervlle.bsky.social Head of Policy at NPC. Interested in evidence-based policy, climate, local growth, and green jobs. Views are my own. He/Him.
@jamessomervlle on X, https://www.linkedin.com/in/james--somerville/
Chris Butcher @weachrisbutcher.bsky.social Senior Public Policy Manager at WEA. The WEA (Workers' Educational Association) has been "bringing adult learning within reach" for over 120 years.
https://www.wea.org.uk/
He/Him
Georgia Gould @georgiagould.bsky.social Labour MP for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale | Email georgia.gould.mp@parliament.uk
Cassandra Mah @cassandramah.bsky.social Policy Lead @ UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose | MPA | People, pedals, prevention, planet | Interested in systems, policy, & power. Transition to sustainable wellbeing for all
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassandramah/
Cllr Ciaran Cronnelly @voteciaran.uk Labour 🌹 | Leader Weston-super-Mare Town Council | Councillor North Somerset Council | Former Mayor
Emmanuelle Avril @emmanuelleavril.bsky.social Professor of British Politics and Society at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. I work on UK political parties, political participation and democracy. Also interested in everything North-East
http://www.univ-paris3.fr/avril-emmanuelle-29364.kjsp
Dr Lisa McNally @lisamcnally.bsky.social Director of Public Health for Worcestershire. Loves parkrun. Runs marathons & ultras. Eats plants. Supports Everton. Thrives on anxiety,
Carly Walker-Dawson @carlywd.bsky.social Advocate for participatory democracy and striving for a more equitable society • Grad @LSEgovernment • Former IFM-SEI SecGen • Proud Geordie • She/her 🌹🌈 •
Helen Grady @helengrady.bsky.social Recovering journalist. Telling the story of the UK’s greatest city-region.
💻Deputy Mitchell @deputymitchell.bsky.social Digital Literacy Adviser and Consultant | Former Headteacher | TedX Speaker | School Improvement Advisor | LUFC #MOT Nut | Biker | Watch Geek
Ken Eastwood @keneastwood.bsky.social Local Government & Environmental Health specialist. Councillor and Chair, Oxenhope Village Council. Part time Clerk. Consultant & advisor. Amateur curry chef. #Dad #LandRover #Walking #Running
Fiona Deacon @fionadeacon.bsky.social Project Manager for the Women's Group, HMPPS. Swansea is home but Manchester adopted me.
Dan Jerrome @danjerrome.bsky.social Green Party councillor for Altrincham on Trafford Council, a borough of Greater Manchester. A Southampton FC fan and lover of cinema, literature and life.
Cllr Jonathan Moore @moore-jonathan.bsky.social Passionate about building a better liberal future. Mental Health charity chair & Financial Exclusion charity trustee & chair-designate, Social Housing Non-Exec. Lib Dem Councillor: Quays Ward, Salford.
Michael Wheeler @mwheelermp.bsky.social Labour MP for Worsley & Eccles
Constituent? Contact me at Michael.wheeler.mp@parliament.uk if you have an issue or query.
Promoted by Jennifer Gregory on behalf of Michael Wheeler, both at Suite 10 Moorfield House, 2a Moorside Road, M27 0EW.
Manchester Evening News @manchestereveningnews.co.uk Bringing you the latest news, sport and entertainment from the Manchester Evening News
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/
Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social Media at Transport for Greater Manchester 🐝
Kathryn Benjamin @kathrynben.bsky.social Social care, health, strategy & policy, local government & communities, furry animals, good coffee. Registered Social Worker.
Made in Wales 🏴
Marc Kidson @marckidson.bsky.social A bit obsessive about better ways of running public services - what got us here won’t get us there. Back in South West England via Oxford, York, London, Sydney. Views my own.
John O’Connor @johnoconnor10.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at Maynooth University | creation, sharing and use of evidence in public policy. @maynoothuniversity.ie
@mu-ssi.bsky.social https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9027-8214 🇮🇪
Tobias Chalcraft @tchalcraft.bsky.social Project Manager, interested in devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR). Views are my own.
Sarah Campbell @sarah-cam.bsky.social Healthwatch Barnet Manager
Health inequalities, primary care access, community engagement and the voluntary sector - own views, reposts≠endorsements
Maggie Atkinson @matkinson956.bsky.social Proud former public servant now in consultancy/service advice/improvement. NED, charity trustee & Chair. Lifelong passion for & work on REAL social justice & equity. Gobby northern cat mum. Barnsley my heart's home. Radio ham. Musician. Gardener.
Tom Gayler @tomgayler.bsky.social Designer. Experience and experiences in products and services.
Andy Hollingsworth @andyhollers.bsky.social English Devolution stuff at GMCA. Former stints in the Civil Service, Nudge Unit, Solace, and Suffolk County Council.
Wigan Tours @wigantours.bsky.social A town in N W Eng
Home to great music 🎶 like The Verve & The Lathums
A World Champion RL Team
Amazing Victorian Architecture
2013 FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic
Town built on Coal Mines & Cotton Mills
Where George Orwell visited in 1936
Town of ❤️
Cllr Tom Hunt @tomhunt100.bsky.social Leader of Sheffield City Council | Councillor for Walkley ward
NiallAJT @niallajt.bsky.social Manchester City season ticket holder. Leigh Leopards season ticket holder. Dead good at brewing up. Pub quiz aficionado (wannabe).
Shelley @shelleyguest.bsky.social Director of CommuniTea Spaces C.I.C incorporating Caffeina a non-profit community cafe and Grow Your Mind wellbeing garden Email: communiteaspacescic@gmail.com