Doug Clow @dougclow.bsky.social I help people understand things and change them, with data. Views here my own.
"I can't quite work out whether you're a tremendously silly man, a tremendously serious man or, as I suspect, a rather unholy combination of both."
dougclow.org/contact
Royal Statistical Society International Conference @rssannualconf.bsky.social The annual international conference of the Royal Statistical Society takes place each September for everyone interested in statistics and data science
Benjamin Welby @bm.wel.by Following Jesus, husbanding and dadding, supporting #bcafc. Displaced Yorkshireman in Croydon. Governor @minsterinfants.bsky.social. Digital government, public service, hope. TBI; formerly DWP, NHS, GDS, OECD. These views are mine.
https://bm.wel.by/
Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social Environmental campaigner & author, The Lie of the Land (William Collins, 2024), The Lost Rainforests of Britain (2022), & Who Owns England? (2019). Forthcoming: The Ghosts of Chalk Country (2027). Agent: @jmlockhart.bsky.social
Who Targets Me @whotargets.me On political ads, transparency and what's right for democracy. Go to https://whotargets.me/download to get involved, check out https://trends.whotargets.me for data on >100k digital political advertisers. Newsletter: fulldisclosure.whotargets.me
Joel Budd @joelbudd.bsky.social Journalist at the Economist, writing about life in Britain. Author of "Underdogs".
STM @stmassoc.bsky.social As the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers, STM advances trusted research for the benefit of society. https://stm-assoc.org/ | Sign up for STM industry news: https://bit.ly/3WRvKu8
C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social Philosophy professor. My new book is THE SCORE, about true play, the limits of data - and why scoring systems can lead to beautiful games and soul-killing metrics.
zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all
Naomi McAuliffe @naomimc.bsky.social Head of Policy and Research at Amnesty International UK. Scottish Women's Aid Trustee. Scottish by choice. I do swearing and tweed.
Sacha Altay @sachaltay.bsky.social 🔎 Misinformation, social media & the news 🗞️
🇨🇭 Postdoc at the University of Zurich, previously Reuters Institute & ENS 🇫🇷
https://sachaaltay.github.io/
Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
State of the Future @sotf.org.uk A new think tank for public servants & others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services & better outcomes for people. Established by @gavinfreeguard.com. Associate: @aliceolilly.bsky.social
sotf.org.uk
MLCommons @mlcommons.org MLCommons is an AI engineering consortium, built on a philosophy of open collaboration to improve AI systems. Through our collective engineering efforts, we continually measure and improve AI technologies' accuracy, safety, speed, and efficiency.
Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UKICE. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. https://jonathandportes.github.io/
Dr. K Gow @kgjura.bsky.social Island dweller / accidental academic studying island connections & return migration at the University of Aberdeen / James Hutton Inst. Funding: Macaulay Devt Trust. Co-convenor of SICRI New Voices in Island Studies network.
#IslandStudies #IslandsResearch
ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South.
Authoritative, independent & non-partisan research on constitutional, institutional & policy options for Ireland north & south. Neither pro or anti unification.
arinsproject.com
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen @karinwahlj.bsky.social Journalism professor, Cardiff University. President-Elect, International Communication Association. Interested in media and democracy. https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/wahl-jorgensenk 🏴🇩🇰
Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk Transport and urban planning stuff. I run sustainable transport and environmental justice non-profits: @transportgood.org @transportfornewhomes.org.uk
Can also be found:
Ⓜ️ mastodon.cloud/@respros
📸 pixelfed.social/respros
🍴 beliapp.co/app/respros
Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 4 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year winner. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
Martin Williams @martin1williams.bsky.social Personal account of Herald Scotland (& on Sunday) journalist who likes a bit of a deep dive into the issues of public concern. And a laugh. Tweets on @Martin1Williams and tips to martin.williams@theherald.co.uk
Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social Daily answers to economic questions. Policy briefings, writing & data masterclasses & a new data hub.
Suffrago @suffrago.org Public insight that powers consultations, campaigns, service design & media stories. Book a free demo : contact@suffrago.org
Jukesie @jukes.ie Bristolian | internet of public service person | comic book collector | street art seeker | Adidas obsessive | 50s | UK
https://jukes.ie
Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com Author and commentator. Book: 'Slaying Brexit Unicorns'. Busy AI coding.
Topics: AI & fun geeky stuff, Brexit & UK politics. Expect facts & stats, sarcasm and gallows humour.
Handy tools: https://www.superuseful.com/
Me: https://www.edwinhayward.com/
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk 
Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
Fintan O'Toole @fotoole.bsky.social Writer, Irish Times columnist, New York Review of Books contributor, We Don't Know Ourselves author.
Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social Economics Editor, The Observer
Sign up for my newsletter: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters
Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science, Aarhus University
I study comparative political behavior among elites and citizens, using experiments and computational methods.
https://romansenninger.github.io/
Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social Molecular Biologist. Debunker of myths. Proud European. 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇧
www.emmamonk.co.uk
https://monkdebunks.substack.com
www.linkedin.com/in/emma-monk-780686190
https://medium.com/@info_28174
Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social "if that's the strangest thing you ever seen in your life, I'd say you haven't done much"
Kevin Hague @kevverage.bsky.social Investor/chair of a couple of Scottish businesses; chair of constitutional think tank These Islands; keen analyst of Scotland’s economic data (particularly “GERS” #fml); occasional political commentator; runner, hill walker & dog lover - views own, obv
David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social Historian, researcher, and co-editor of @renewaljournal.bsky.social
Christian Spence @christianspence.co.uk Economics · Data Science · Public Policy
Founder & Chief Economist @economic-analytics.co.uk
Economic Data Lead @open-innovations.org
Chief Economist & Fellow @insplacemanagement.bsky.social
#EconSky #Rstats #Rshiny
Mia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social Professor of economic geography at the University of Cambridge. Researches austerity, labour, debt, gender & sustainable regional economies. Keen gardener.
Alan Smith @theboysmithy.ft.com Head of Visual and Data Journalism @financialtimes.com; Honorary Prof @UCL Social Data Institute. Views expressed are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social 📊 #DataViz specialist.
💻 #RStats | #Python | #D3.
🎨 Generative artist.
🏃♀️ Runner.
Website: https://nrennie.rbind.io/
She/her. Views my own.
@marleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social 
Hugh Pemberton @hugh-pemberton.bsky.social Recent British history is my thing (political, governmental, economic); armchair strategic studies my secret vice. Emeritus Prof at Bristol. Sometime historian of the UK civil service, more recently of Thatcherism. But often on my allotment these days
John Hannen @jhannen.bsky.social Business Development Lead for @vsnw.bsky.social - Connecting, empowering and championing the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector to shape a brighter future for the North West
Kobi Hackenburg @kobihackenburg.bsky.social data science + political communication @oiioxford @uniofoxford
Viktor Valgarðsson @viktorv.bsky.social Political scientist at the University of Southampton. Studying political trust and democracy and other weird things. Einnig til í glens.
Lawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Reading - urban-rural divides, political trust, public opinion, UK/W Europe. Sometimes music/film/F1. Professional Simpsons reference overuser.
Reuben Binns @rdbinns.bsky.social Computery guy. HCI, ML, AI, privacy, security, fairness, political economy of tech. He/him. London/Oxford.
Will @will-rich.bsky.social EM macro watcher
Elena Simperl @elenasimperl.bsky.social Academic at King's College London, co-director of the King’s Institute for AI, director of research at the Open Data Institute. Working on the sociotechnicalities of data. Views my own.
Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social Advancing trust in data.
StatsChat Bot @statschat.bsky.social A blog (statschat.org.nz) on statistics in the media. Also does predictions for various types of football.
@tslumley.bsky.social is the human in the room
James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk @Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff.
Read my content: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: yimbypod.com
Free the Postcode Address File!
Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.
@notayesmansecon.bsky.social @notayesmansecon.bsky.social 
Hannah Keenan @hannahkeenan.bsky.social Associate Director at Institute for Government, and former civil servant (cabinet office, dfid).
Heloise Dunlop @hcdunlop.bsky.social Researcher on the civil service team at the Institute for Government, formerly worked in public sector digital delivery and strategy. Views my own.
Robert Cuffe @robertcuffe.bsky.social BBC News’s statistician. Number nerd 24-7-365.2425
Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social Erstwhile economist, Stoke City supporter. #madeinstoke
Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution, Brunel University London @brunelcce.bsky.social
https://www.rebeccasear.org/
Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social Former political researcher and professional elections nerd specialising in electoral and party systems. Current day market research analyst for museums, heritage, the arts and charities around the world. UK's number one Romania-phile. Still a nerd. He/him
David Buck @davidjbuck.bsky.social Senior fellow in public health and health inequalities at The King's Fund (https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/). Bit of a magpie, don't necessarily agree with those i (re)share. Also over at twitter @davidjbuck.
Oliver Duke-Williams @oliverdw.bsky.social Professor of Population Information; UCL Dept of Information Studies
Census Service Director @ UK Data Service
MA/MSc Digital Humanities programme
Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social Policy and Public Affairs at The Housing Forum. Interested in UK housing policy, planning, economics, housebuilding, energy, social policy. Views are my own. Cambridge based. https://housingforum.org.uk/
Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social I teach politics at a university in the UK. I'm interested in electoral systems, public opinion, and the politics of non-majoritarian institutions like courts and regulators.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8932-9405
Steven Wilson-Beales @stevewb.bsky.social SEO, AI Visibility & Content Strategy Consultant for Publishers. Ex-Head of SEO & Editorial Product, Global. Co-host, Beers & SEO podcast.
Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social Analysis of health and mortality data.
Actuary. Partner at LCP.
Chair of the CMI.
MBE for services to Public Health.
Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social Writer commentator academic. Books Editor, Bella Caledonia; Co-founder Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival; Co-editor, 'Britain Needs Change: The Politics of Hope & Labour's Challenge', pub. Nov. 28 2024.
Antoine Vernet @antoinevernet.com Associate Professor in Management at UCL.
Networks and Organizational Design.
Mostly found reading.
Very occasionally on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@antoinevernet
LunchBreakInTheBookies @lunchinthebookies.bsky.social Government employee, details intentionally vague. Current affairs, toilet humour, Cheltenham Town FC and other bits of sport ... from the muddy banks of the Kennet
Rachel Rees @rachel-rees.bsky.social Journalist at the Financial Times, ex London Centric. Not the former chancellor. Email me on rachel.rees@ft.com
Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on social security, poverty and living standards
Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social Humanist. Midlander. Liberal. Xennial. Quondam Classicist. Chief Executive @humanists.uk | Ambassador @humanists.bsky.social
Prof Ben Garrod @bengarrod.bsky.social Monkey-chaser, TV-talker, author, silly runner, Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Science Engagement at @uniofeastanglia (He/Him)
Managed by: https://knightayton.co.uk/broadcast_talent/ben-garrod/
Dr Emma Byrne @sciwriby.bsky.social Science Writer ('Swearing is Good for You', 'How to Build a Human'), broadcaster, journalist.
I write about the stuff that makes you go 'that's fucking amazing!'
She/they
www.emmabyrne.net
Signal: sciwriby.11
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social Policy. Political economy. Increasing bewilderment.
"The Three Economies" Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/anthonypainter
#ynwa
Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford. Facilitating ethical progress through research, teaching, and real-world application.
https://www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/
Read our Practical Ethics blog: https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/
#ethics 
Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
INDIGNITY pre-orders: https://linktr.ee/leaypi
Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab
Sign up to my central banks newsletter here https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=6501cc9ec6e3c91c18b0b9e6
Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social Senior data scientist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk • Words and numbers on what the govt is up to, edu policy, doing data at a thinktank • Bilingual: 🐍/SQL • Sign up to the IfG newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xDINTz
Tom Rees @tomreesjournalist.bsky.social Bloomberg UK economy reporter. Want to get in touch? trees20@bloomberg.net. Views my own.
Tom King @acertaintom.bsky.social overmighty citizen
publicstatistic.substack.com
Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social Executive Director, Population, Census and Social Statistics, Office for National Statistics. National Numeracy Trustee. All views my own.
Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
Andrew Sentance @asentance.bsky.social Independent Business Economist. Columnist for The Times and church musician. Former roles include: Bank of England MPC member; CBI Director of Economic Affairs; BA Chief Economist; and PwC Senior Economic Adviser.- T Thiemo Fetzer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 - same handle elsewhere @trfetzer.com Accidental Economist. Prof at Universities of Warwick & Bonn . Visiting Prof Grantham, Visiting Fellow STICERD @ LSE. ERC STG. Fellow @ CEPR & Associate Editor Economic Journal.
Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com Consulting, writing and speaking on comms, collaboration & future of work. Cofounder, Lithos Partners. Author, Digital Communications at Work. Gym bore. Gets about a bit.
Ruth Lightbody @drruthlightbody.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Politics at Glasgow Caledonian University. Research: perinatal mental health & playgroups, community engagement & deliberative democracy, experts & evidence giving
Fernanda Campagnucci @fecampagnucci.com A public-interest technologist, working to render digital infrastructures visible. Proud heir of a long lineage of word players. Mostly PT-BR, also EN-SPA. Executive Director at @InternetLab.bsky.social, Brazil. See internetlab.org.br | fecampagnucci.com
Spencer Mckay @spencermckay.com Democratic theorist, giant lobster enthusiast, former public servant
Staffan Himmelroos @shimmelroos.bsky.social Political scientist | University lecturer | University of Helsinki | Swedish School of Social Science
Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social Climate & energy governance; citizen engagement. Prof at Lancaster Uni; expert adviser to the Climate Change Committee. Mostly climate stuff, occasional forays into runs, swims, mountains, dogs. Book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/too-hot-to-handle
Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social Associate Professor in Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Futures at Southampton University.
Visiting Professor at Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Frankfurt University.
https://rikkidean.com/
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
Georgina Sturge @georginasturge.bsky.social Statistics expert and author of 'Sum of Us' (2025) and 'Bad Data' (2022). Research Affiliate at the Oxford Migration Observatory.
Formerly of the House of Commons Library. Now writing and podcasting on Substack https://georginasturge.substack.com/
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Ciaran Cummins @ciarancummins.bsky.social Engagement Lead, Involve. Writing a book on public philosophy and the space for reflection in our lives: https://www.thepubliclifeofthemind.co.uk/
National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is Britain's leading independent social research organisation. Visit natcen.ac.uk for more information.
Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org The campaign for communities to have a powerful say on data and AI, to help create an equitable and sustainable world.
connectedbydata.org