Yasmin Ibison @yasminibison.bsky.social Senior Policy Advisor at JRF (@jrf-uk.bsky.social) focusing on communities and place
she/her
Views my own.
Ed Parkes @edtparkes.bsky.social Contractor and freelancer. Strategy, research, service design, UXR, data.
Currently - user centred design in humanitarian data.
www.edparkes.co.uk
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Lee Irving @magpieuk.bsky.social Green Party member, proud member of anti growth coalition.
Based NE England, UK
Ruby on Rails developer 
Daniel Walzer, Ph.D. @danielwalzer.bsky.social Associate Professor of Music and Arts Technology at Indiana University Indianapolis. Research interests include STEAM Education, Leadership, Learning Science, and Creativity. Author of Leadership in Music Technology Education.
Sian Murray Huynh @sianmurrayhuynh.bsky.social Product coach, founder of Radically Good Products โ๐ป๐โจ Eastender, Mama, Franco-Vietphile. Living with chronic illness. Turns out I was neurodivergent all along.
#FreePalestine๐๏ธ๐ต๐ธ #AuDHD #CFSME #DS9rules๐๐ป
Jo Roach @joroach.bsky.social C-Level operations, tech and data. Emergent wild thing.
Robin @robingissing.bsky.social Perpetual innovator. Used to be in HE, now in R&D - skepticism does not imply pessimism - all views my own and not my employer
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ << this flag means tolerance and acceptance of others, nothing else.
Joe Hodson @joehodson.bsky.social Paralegal with masters in international maritime law, interested in languages, ethics, governance, environmental protection and human rights. Mythology-loving humanist.
Aileen OโCarroll @aaocarroll.bsky.social Sociology (#work, #class, #time & #tech). Policy geek at the Digital Repository of Ireland (#archive #data #privacy #gdpr ). @ Maynooth University. She, her. Also cats, jokes & typos
Gemma Currie @gemmacurrie.bsky.social senior delivery manager at mhclg ๐
helping organise UKGovCamp 2026 ๐ฃ
Craig J. Bass @craigjbass.bsky.social Strategy, tech & products to improve society. Principal Software Engineer @madetech.bsky.social (he/him/they/them)
Brendan Arnold @brendanarnold.bsky.social #CreativeTechnologist :: Policy Lab, HM Government :: Tech practitioner/Design thinking/Policymaking/Making :: Cleethorpes/Bristol/London
Chris @songschris.bsky.social Service designer, consultant, songwriter, fairly nerdy.
David Brennan @djsb101.bsky.social Labour markets, skills and policy. UK.
In favour of Diversity. In favour of Equality. In favour of Inclusion.
www.brennanwilson.co.uk
Doug Belshaw @dougbelshaw.com "Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." (Epictetus)
Notes: https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com
Setting up FIELD STATION https://fieldstation.xyz
Charles Tugendhat @charlestugendhat.bsky.social Politics national and local (@libdems.org.uk). Society and environment - equality, sustainability, community, and the data which makes it intelligible
Bimblinghill @bimblinghill.bsky.social Engineer
The future depends on Ukraine. Ukraine depends on us #NAFO . Views own- N @nitsrik.bsky.social @nitsrik.bsky.social
jennyvass.bsky.social @jennyvass.bsky.social Day job: community building and leadership training for the CEOs of the public sector
Solo mum by choice - so basically never sleeps
Sticker shop https://shepersistedstudio.etsy.com
Bernie Martin @berniebird.bsky.social Service designer and UCD practitioner some of the time. Busy being a Mum, weaver, runner and curious being; the rest of the time!
Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social Northern Irish optimist. Musings on digital, local government, music, travel, beer, hiking and AVFC. Interested in social justice and fairness. ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ฆ โ๏ธ ๐น ๐ช๐บ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Mark Kirkpatrick @mkirkpat.bsky.social Wellington NZ based, Irish, digital professional, twitter refugee, personal opinions here etc. etc.
Spencer @spencerturner.bsky.social 
Charmaine Smikle @charmaniac.bsky.social Doing digital at Social Care Wales
Dylunydd Gwasanaethau yn Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru
Gian Durรกn @gianduran.bsky.social Dad to Twins | ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ง | All things Design, Transformation and Strategy | Head of Capability, Digital Services @OpenUniversity | ex @labgobcl & #FutureGov | Wannabe-PhD Public Sector Transformation
Emma Dawson @emmadawsondev.bsky.social Full stack software developer โข Passionate about accessibility 
bekahroo @begirl.bsky.social Rare disease parent & NHSE Product Manager (NHS App) Formerly doing digital stuff at SABP - NHS Mental Health Trust, BNSSG - NHS ICB & Torchbox https://bekah-evans.medium.com/
Calum Ryan @calumryan.com Making the web a better more accessible place on GOV.UK at GDS and in my own time with https://calumryan.com
#Accessibility Advocate
Tech and travel enthusiast ๐งณ๐
๐ he/him
๐ฌ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ช
Adam Walther @adamwalther.bsky.social Head of Transformation, Digital and Customer Services and Woking Borough Council - Englandโs most indebted | ex FutureGov | #cpfc 
Victoria Stead @victoriastead.bsky.social Service Designer in HE, Natural Voice Leader, inclusive singing circles and workshops. 
Tom Gilbert Scott @tomgscott.bsky.social Product design and strategy, meaning seeker, dad of twins, living in Bristol, Designer @waitrose, @cxpartners alumni.
Alexandra @alexandracmurphy.bsky.social Dinosaurs, libraries and Indiana Jones. At work Iโm trying (not often succeeding) to write well about local public services. 
Naomi Turner @naomiturner.bsky.social Product person. 'Busy mum'. Maintenance fan. Newly (returned to) Liverpool.
Jonathan Cairns-Terry @jayseatea.bsky.social Dep. Dir. of Insight Products at the Care Quality Commission, applying a product approach to analytics interfaces. South West-based.
Husband, father, Christian, school governor, sports fan. Adopted Aussie.
Views my own.
Ed Garcez @garcez.eu Foodie and ๏ฃฟ geek. Dad to two great boys. Ramblings and views mine. Boosts, posts, toots and reblogs โ endorsement. Hosted at eurosky.social ๐
๐ @ed@me.dm
๐ฆ @garcez.eu
old tweets here > https://egarcez.github.io
matthewwaller.bsky.social @matthewwaller.bsky.social Scientific Web Developer,
Perl Programmer,
68000 & 8 bit enthusiast.
Chris Taylor @chrisftaylor.bsky.social product person | neutral good
Chris Bush @chrisbush.bsky.social Head of Design Group @ Nexer
Bit of a geek.
Loves all things inclusion.
Very antiracist.
https://gather.human.cx (Resources)
https://www.human.cx (Personal site)
https://www.nexergroup.com
Harry Metcalfe @harrym.com Entrepreneur, problem solver, technical person. Believer that tech can and should make things better. Erstwhile prodder of government. PhD dropout. Founder of dxw, advisor to Tradecraft. Quietly poly ๐ฆ
harry_m on Mastodon.social.
Martin Wright @mynameismartin.co.uk I design stuff and try not to make the world worse while doing it. he/him
Aoife @chiefbreenie.bsky.social product manager
disabled and liver transplant recipient
whippet owner/servant
she/her
Oliver Quinlan @oliverquinlan.bsky.social ๐ผ User Research @GDSTeam
๐ธ http://oliverquinlan.com
๐ http://oliverquinlan.substack.com
๐ https://mastodon.social/@oliverquinlan
Jonty @fairless.xyz Service designer for the climate emergency, mechanic, & cargobike charity trustee. Used to work night shift.
๐Edinburgh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Kerry Lyons @kerry1yons.bsky.social Senior content designer.
Sally Halls @sallyhalls.bsky.social Head of Colab. Service designer. Mother. Gardener. 
Department for Education - Digital, Data and Technology @dfedigital.bsky.social 
Anthony Casey @antkc.bsky.social Service designer at Defra. Trying to think of something to write for my 258th social bio of the year โฆ keep coming back to โold web fartโ. Based firmly on the Leisure Peninsula.
Dave Burton @ideasintheround.bsky.social Product person in central government, and part of OneTeamGov.
Co-founded Glean, a design agency for international development.
Manchester now, previously Birmingham, Dhaka and Phnom Penh. Good people doing good work together is my jam.
Rumman Amin @rumman.bsky.social Delivery in Gov @ Softwire. Currently working w/ MHCLG & UKEF | Prev. Head of Delivery at Homes England | Ex GDS
rummanamin.co.uk
Jess Neely @jessneely.bsky.social Service designer at Social Care Wales 
Kyle Soo @kylesoo.bsky.social Partnerships & Product Manager at B Lab UK | Lawyer | Design Council Expert | Service Designer | Legoยฎ Serious Playยฎ facilitator | Organiser of PechaKucha Night Manchester | Year Here Fellow and Trustee | Leathercrafter
Colin @htmlandbacon.com Front-end developer working in Government.
Inclusive design advocate, html and taco fan.
https://htmlandbacon.com/
Ben #ActNow ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ @benaldo.bsky.social People+planet-centred Service Designer / Product Manager
Service Manual & Service Standard, GDS, DSIT
Woke
he/him
Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social Love all things collaboration and community. Founder of GovCamp North and Design System Day. Organiser UKGovCamp, Services Week and GovJams.
Currently doing community @gdsteam.
Site: https://www.imranhussain.uk
Ben Armstrong @benarmstrong.co.uk @wiredimage on the other socials.
Finding my folk on here atm.
Professionally: Design Ops Lead for DBT, UK - design systems, Figma, a11y and more
Personally: dad to gymnasts, husband to Nurse and mainly a poster of random photos
James Buller @jbuller.bsky.social Lead Accessibility Consultant: UK Civil Service. UX & communications professional in public/charity sectors #CPACC #Logistician #ESTJ #VI #Londoner He/Him
Chad @kitation.co.uk They/he. Queer (nonbinary/pan), autistic, disabled. User researcher, accessibility advocate. Talks about disability, gender, gaming.
Bonny Colville-Hyde @almostexact.bsky.social UX, Product, Content & Clinical Education. I make comics and silly pictures. Mummy to Ripley, and diagnosed with colon cancer April โ22.
Craig Abbott @craigabbott.co.uk Principal Accessibility Specialist at TetraLogical. Former Head of Accessibility at DWP. Writer. Speaker. Coder. Wildlife Photographer. Cat botherer. ADHD. Autistic. He/They. https://www.craigabbott.co.uk
James Green @jamesgreen.bsky.social Content Designer in local government.
Interested in digital accessibility.
Like music, books, food, running, cats and shenanigans.
he / him
Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com Product nerd. Will rant about roadmaps if poked. Probably posting about cats though.
writer speaker artist chaotic good ADHD
๐จ๐ฆ/๐ฌ๐ง/๐ณ๏ธโ๐/she/they
Dean Vipond @deanvipond.bsky.social Design leadership and human-centred stuff in general. Previously lead designer at NHS Digital and lots of other things. He/Him.
Hannah DellโArmi @hannahdellarmi.bsky.social Digital northern monkey by day, booknerd & gin drinker by night. Lead Agile Coach at DWP Digital, mentor and Women In Tech
Doug Somerville @dougsom.bsky.social User-centred designer. Currently working in UK Gov digital. Into: UX, IA, interaction & graphic design, journalism, mtb, climbing, football. Views are my own etc.
Paul Smith @paulmsmith.bsky.social Lead Interaction Designer at NHS England. Generally designing, prototyping, coding & problem solving. Often drinking a disproportionate amount of tea in rainy Manchester.
Debbie Blanchard @debblanch44.bsky.social Dreamer of dreams, lover of theatre, drinker of gin...
Government Product Person and community builder
Volunteer @guidedogs.
Tailender.
School governor, Enterprise Advisor
She/her
Gareth Ford Williams @garethfw.bsky.social Accessibility Old Timer, ex-BBC Head of UX/Accessibility, Web/Mobile/Games/Fonts/Design Systems.
Has #Dyslexia and #ADHD.
Director of Ab11y.com and A11yQuest.com #a11y #UXDesign #accessibility
Imogen levy @teppie.bsky.social Head of Product @NHSEngland. Passionate about designing and building stuff for people. All views my own. Plus OOUX strategist, printmaker, live kidney donor
Tom Morgan @tsmz.bsky.social Designer working in Gov. Digging, mapping, making and iterating. Putting users first. Welsh-ish. Dad x2. Inveterate doodler. Comedy geek.
Jesmond Allen @jesmonda.bsky.social Human-Centred Designer. Mum. Sporadic knitter. Co-author 'Smashing UX Design' book. Not a suburb of Newcastle.
spydergrrl @spydergrrl.bsky.social Outdoorsy UXer. Workshop design coach & consultant. Lives with anxiety. Runs on espresso and Star Wars. She/her. ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Founder of CanUX. Best known for popularizing the phrase "UX Theatre". https://spydergrrl.com- S Sam Selmon @samselmon.bsky.social Head of Product at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Jenni Parker @jenniparker.bsky.social Designer and social innovator passionate about social impact. Founder and Director of Humanly. she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Benji ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ต๐ธ @benjiportwin.bsky.social Trying to promote positive causes, share interesting things and fight fascism!- E Elbotting @elbotting.bsky.social
K @chaoxian.bsky.social Tofu-eating wokerati ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ต๐ธ he/him
Shaun @sconner.net 
hilaryonline.bsky.social @hilaryonline.bsky.social Interests veer wildly from pop culture and TV/film nostalgia, to LGBTQ+, Eurovision and digital inclusion. Cumbrian, in Stockport, working in human centered design for Sweden via Macclesfield. Wife, kids, whippet ๐
SDinGov @sdingov.bsky.social 11 March 2026 | Virtual, online | virtual.sdingov.net
23-25 September 2026 | Edinburgh | sdingov.net
The original international community event for anyone involved in designing and commissioning public services.
Stephen McCarthy @loft27design.bsky.social Head of Product Design and User Research at Which? 
Ignacia Orellana @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social Independent service design and digital transformation lead.
Mainly works in public sector.
Previously: Service Design lead @gdsteam. Chilena en Londres
She/her
https://ignaciaorellana.com/
Mike Gallagher @mikegallagher.bsky.social I dunno. Also: Lead designer for the NHS App.
Clare Moriarty @claremoriarty.bsky.social CEO of Citizens Advice
Amy McNichol @amymcnichol.bsky.social Knows her own know best. Agile comms and content design. Curator of @allconsuming.bsky.social
Be consumed: ithoughtaboutthatalot.com
Subscribe: buttondown.email/ithoughtalot
Laura Bunt @laurabunt.bsky.social CEO at YoungMinds. Society, technology, design, change. Hoping this is a more hopeful place. 
Paul Pod @paulpod.bsky.social Designer. Ex GOV, NHS, startups. Lives in Wales, London @paulpod on most things
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ website: Neuromantics.net
๐จ signal: paulpod.404
Ian Dow-Wright @iandowwright.bsky.social Amateur Generalist. Husband, Father, Maker. Doing my best to become half the man I was. (he/him) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Ben Cheetham @bforben.uk Helping with the #LocalDigital mission at MHCLG
https://ben.cheeth.am
https://www.localdigital.gov.uk
https://mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk
Jay Spanton @spanty.bsky.social Researcher/ designer. Currently UKRI. Formerly National Archive, Land Registry, DEFRA, Met Office, GDS, cxpartners, eBay...
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social Walking, meditation, transport, geography.
Digital professional. Product mgmt, digital analysis, findability, search, content strategy.
UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com Unconferences and support for people interested in making the public sector better. https://www.ukgovcamp.com/
Si Manby @cthimon.bsky.social Product person at Justice Digital UK
Julian @jdosreme.bsky.social Trying to make public services better for everyone. Service Owner, team leader, ex GDS, MoJ, Defra, Home Office, NHS, DBT and CO Views my own etc
https://jdosreme.medium.com/
Stacey Walden @staceywalden.bsky.social Partner at Public Digital working on all things strategy, service delivery and org change. Former civil servant. Live by the sea with my husband and black lab.
Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk Chief Digital Officer in Media. Manc, leftie, foodie, cook, dad, feminist. Talks tech, science, politics, #mcfc, ADHD, gardening, transport, & data. Orange & natural wine fan. Lives in Hythe near Folkestone, Kent, UK. ๐ช๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆOpinions my own.
Charlene Squires @charlenesquire5.bsky.social Senior Business Analyst @DWPDigital | Volunteer Enterprise Advisor @careerent | Social Mobility Advocate | Mentor | She/her | All views my own
Lizzieย Bruce @lizziecake.bsky.social Content strategy and management. Fascinated by good design. Offline path fan. UX books and courses author. #UCDFreelancersDirectory creator. Wrote Readability Guidelines. Books, films, hikes, objects. ยฉ๏ธPhoto by me: Big Drewland, Kent cakeconsultancy.com ๐ฐ