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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social He must not be replaced by an otter.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social Journalist, podcaster (Origin Story) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story books). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
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Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social Executive Director, Institute for Government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health. Interested in all things good government
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, 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. www.benwansell.com
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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player. 
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Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory) @colintalbot.bsky.social Professor (Emeritus) U of Manchester ▪️PhD LSE public management▪️co-ops and cooperation ▪️progressive pluralism▪️ex Aikidoka ▪️Arsenal ▪️Born Dover (that's my Castle)
Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
Sam Macrory @sammacrory.bsky.social Director of Communications, Institute for Government 
Nathan Yeowell @yeowell.bsky.social Exec Director of futuregovernanceforum.co.uk
Welsh Labour cllr for Panteg, torfaen.gov.uk
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Public Sector Lawyer @publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social 25 years lawyering, in Government Departments & independent public bodies in the UK. Statutory interpretation, constitutional, regulatory & criminal law.
Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social DG 10 Year Health Plan at DHSC, working with NHSE. Ex Director of Policy at The King’s Fund. All things health and social care. Views my own. Requotes not always an endorsement.
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Nick Macpherson @nickmacpherson.bsky.social Former Treasury official
Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social Professor and Head of Department at LSE Sociology, Co-Editor British Journal of Sociology. Research: class, culture, elites, social mobility. Books: Born to Rule, The Class Ceiling, Comedy and Distinction
Paul Clarke @paulclarke.com The people photographer, working with the world's most interesting humans, dogs and brands. A graceful and melodious ape, fascinated by online identity and trust. Uczę się języka polskiego. paulclarke.com
Joe Owen @jlowen.bsky.social director of policy & government partnerships @nestauk.bsky.social
senior fellow @instituteforgov.bsky.social
former civil servant
Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social Director General Reform and Efficiency, UK Cabinet Office
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Stefan Czerniawski @pubstr.at Blogging less than the olden days. Still working to make public services better, now in healthcare regulation.
Clare Moriarty @claremoriarty.bsky.social CEO of Citizens Advice
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Teodor Grama @teodorgrama.bsky.social learning & development @instituteforgovernment.org.uk & @ifgacademy.bsky.social, he/him
Martin Stanley @ukcivilservant.bsky.social I write about, and for, the UK civil service and regulators. Author 'How to be a Civil Servant' and 'How to Succeed in the Senior Civil Service'. Previously Business Department and CMA.
Colin Perry @colincperry.bsky.social Former Senior Civil servant. Focus on government, business, and trade. And Lego. Trustee for Take A Moment
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Charlotte Pickles @charliepickles.bsky.social Director @re-state.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
Simon Kaye @stkaye.bsky.social Policy Director for @re-state.bsky.social. PhD from King's Political Economy. Localism, democracy, institutions, government. Ostrom stan.
Jess Bowie @jessbowie.bsky.social Co-editor of @civilserviceworld.bsky.social. Civil servants are my bag.
Suzannah Brecknell @suzannahb.bsky.social Co Editor of Civil Service World
Re:State @re-state.bsky.social Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @futuregovforum.bsky.social Transforming the state to renew the nation.
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Emma Norris @emmanorris.bsky.social Deputy CEO @ippr.org. Chair of Young Women’s Trust. Former deputy and now senior fellow @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Think tanker. Westminster watcher. Progressive. Walthamstow resident. 🏳️🌈
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social Sir Jonathan Jones KCB KC (Hon). Ex Treasury Solicitor and private sector lawyer.
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Henry Newman @henrynewman.bsky.social Runs TheWhitehallProject on Substack, former Uk Government adviser, ran think tank Open Europe
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Dave Penman @fdagensec.bsky.social General Secretary FDA union. ACAS Council member. TUC Trustee, General Council and Executive Committee member. Chair Unions21
FDA Union @fdaunion.bsky.social We're the trade union for managers and professionals in public service. Find out more at www.fda.org.uk
Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social UK trade union for civil and public servants, and private sector workers on government contracts. Standing up for public services and social justice.
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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social The union for ambition prospect.org.uk
Joe Devanny @joedevanny.bsky.social Senior Lecturer | National Security & Cyber | Department of War Studies | King’s College London | All views mine, etc.
Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social Interested in how government works and how it can work better
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.- T Tim Knox @tknox.bsky.social
Amy Gandon @amygandon.bsky.social Big fan of big ideas about big issues. Mostly public services, civil service and civic governance.
Ex-Cabinet Office, DHSC and RSA. Now freelance.
Sarah Davidson @sarahdavidson.bsky.social CEO, Carnegie UK - the wellbeing policy foundation. Hon Prof at Centre for Public Policy at Glasgow University. Chair of WEvolution Scotland.
Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com Ursine Plenipotentiary. Defrocked astrophysicist. Aire échta for hire.
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“O fish, are you constant to the old covenant?”
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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social Director of Strategy @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
Clare Griffiths @statsgeekclare.bsky.social Demographer, former tweeting statistician and female data lad. Attempting to make a difference in public health analysis at DHSC. I ran the UK's covid dashboard. Now seen running parkruns. DMs not available. She/her 🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Owen Jackson @owenjackson.bsky.social Policy 📑 | Science 💉 | Sport 🏈🏏🏉
Director of Policy
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Prateek Buch @prateekbuch.bsky.social Dad, public servant, sports nut. Making better use of data to deliver better outcomes, keen to see how this app works out
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
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John Webster @johnauldwebster.bsky.social Senior Civil Servant and former UK and Scottish diplomat. Still trying to figure it all out #MDANT