Chris Belfield @chrisbelfield.bsky.social 
Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social Journalist, broadcaster, Mum of 2 boys, owner of 2 cocker spaniels
Unbelievable Britain - YouTube 🎧
BBC Newsnight 🎥 📱
And Then Came Breast Cancer 🎧
BAFTA RTS Sony Pink News AIB British Podcast Award winner
Yuan Yang @yuanfenyang.bsky.social 🌹 Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, covering Shinfield & Whitley
📈 Member of the Treasury Select Committee
✉️ Please email if you'd like a reply: yuan.yang.mp@parliament.uk
Jamie Titus-Glover @jamietg.bsky.social Assistant Researcher at the New Economics Foundation. Interested in living standards, inequality and social mobility.
Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social Provost Prof. of Economics (UMass Amherst).
Inequality, labor market policies and competition.
Affiliations: NBER, IZA, MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative
Preorder my book, The Wage Standard: https://www.thewagestandard.com
Gautam Vyas @gautamvyas.bsky.social Economist at the IFS (@theifs.bsky.social), interested in IO, nutrition and economic geography
Parth Pandya @parthpandya.bsky.social Researcher @resolutionfoundation.org looking at intergenerational fairness, demography and pensions. PhD @migrantlife.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social.
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum.
heather.stewart@theguardian.com
Cillian Sheehan @cillian-sheehan.bsky.social Researcher at the Resolution Foundation
Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social South West native, currently co-lead economy & climate team @IPPR - (views mine)
Industrial strategy | Bazball | @BristolBears
Dr Uisce Jordan @uiscejordan.bsky.social Research Associate working on @safety-nets.bsky.social & @changingrealities.bsky.social at University of Glasgow 🌞 (she/her)
albertward.bsky.social @albertward.bsky.social Senior Fellow @ More in Common, PhD political science from Oxford, views my own (+new on here)
Elliott Christensen @elliott-xtensen.bsky.social Senior economist, Resolution Foundation.
Mikey Brown @meshuganater.bsky.social PhD researcher in Political Science @ Birmingham. Researching effective industrial action in neoliberalised public services
Interested in: Strikes, unions, higher education, housing, co-ops, infrastructure, intergenerational fairness, The Labour Party
Stephen Hunsaker @hunsaker.bsky.social Economist @ Resolution Foundation
Analogue filmmaker and photographer
ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is a research centre hosted at King's College London and supported by the ONS.
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
James Cox @ciaojames.sdg4.net Now: Founder of Public Goods, building SDG4.net & the Society for Hopeful Technologists.
Before: Head of Global Education Policy & Advocacy, Save the Children & Theirworld; advocacy at White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.
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
Lucas Warwar @lucaswarwar.bsky.social Econ PhD student @Stanford | Labor & Dev | Running miles and regressions | from 🇧🇷 | lucaswarwar.github.io
David Sheppard @oilsheppard.bsky.social Financial Times Acting Whitehall Editor. Former FT Energy Editor, but still dabbles in what makes the world go round. Ex-Reuters.
Jakob Schneebacher @jschneebacher.bsky.social Economist at the IFS (@theifs.bsky.social). Interested in firms, productivity, markets, management and growth. Previously at the CMA, ONS, Nuffield College Oxford. All views my own.
www.jakobschneebacher.com
Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social Companion blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy, published by Cambridge University Press for the Social Policy Association.
🔗 www.socialpolicyblog.co.uk
Joey Gurney @joeygurney.bsky.social Internationalist currently working in Local Gov strategy. Former think tanker. School governor and charity trustee. Many hats, even more interests.
Rezina Chowdhury @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social Former Labour Cllr in Lambeth (inner London borough UK). Climate activist. Social & policy Researcher. Interested in public health & behaviour change.Trade Unionist. Fan of tactical urbanism (and cats!) 🐈⬛ 🌳🐝🌹
PolicyWISE @policywise.bsky.social We bring people and research together to help find solutions to issues facing policymakers across the UK and Ireland.
Julia Diniz @juliadelldiniz.bsky.social Economist at Resolution Foundation
PhD in labour economics from Cardiff Uni
Noah Keate @noahkeate.bsky.social Writer. Journalist. Sunday Crunch Author for @politico.eu. Loves cats, Edinburgh, 'The Archers', trains and Earl Grey Tea. Email: nkeate@politico.co.uk
Nancy Evans @nancycevans.bsky.social Sociologist. Senior lecturer & course leader at Uni of Chester. Part of @socjustice-uoc.bsky.social. Qualitative & participatory research. Poverty, social (in)security, stigma, & social harm. Navigating academia & life with ADHD.
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Smart Thinking @smartthinking.bsky.social Smart Thinking is a platform and network for UK think tanks. We share their research, events and career opportunities as well as providing networks, training and knowledge sharing for those working in think tanks.
Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal) @jirjournal.bsky.social An ISI-ranked, peer-reviewed international journal administered by the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA)
📎 https://journals.sagepub.com/home/JIR
#industrialrelations
John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social Economist and occasional politics dabbler. Working on a project to improve labour markets. Associate fellow, Centre for European Reform. Visiting fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Bath University. Accusations of bad faith or lying = block.
Heather Buckingham @heather-buckingham.bsky.social Interested in everyone having enough and working out what it takes to bring that about – politically, in communities and through business. Social Change Advisor at Trussell. Visiting lecturer at the Centre for Charity Effectiveness, Bayes Business School.
Michael Goodier @michaelgoodier.bsky.social Journalist on the Guardian Data Projects team
London and Brighton
Ignore my silly posts
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
Clemmie Hill O'Connor @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social Research Fellow at University of Glasgow - Urban Studies and Social Policy. Research on the role of citizen voices in policy-making processes, public engagement and lived experience as a form evidence. 
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.
Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
http://common-wealth.org
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Chris Hayes @chrismwhayes.bsky.social @cmmonwealth.bsky.social
common-wealth.org
Olivia Rudgard @oliviarudgard.bsky.social Bloomberg Green reporter in the UK. How do we live now?
Writing about people, money, climate.
Mostly reporting, but any stray opinions are my own.
Stories: https://t.co/eIuIZiReQn
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The Charity Show @thecharityshow.bsky.social 🎙️Charity from every angle 🎙️
The podcast for charity insiders, by charity insiders.
Hosts Tim Beynon & Piers Townley tackle the topics that matter for third sector staff, fundraisers, supporters & charity gurus!
linktr.ee/thecharityshow
Financial Inclusion for Scotland @fininclusionscot.bsky.social A group of Scotland’s leading policymakers and professionals from the private, charity and not-for-profit sectors who have come together to tackle financial exclusion.
Melanie Simms @melaniesimms.bsky.social Professor of Work and Employment. Specialism in unions and worker voice. Promoter of social sciences. Fascinated by pretty much everything. She/her
Huw Beale @huwbealemencap.bsky.social Senior Media Manager, Mencap
Cameron Martin @thecmartin.bsky.social Senior Economist at the CBI. Steady-state equilibrium consumer (of Melkesjokolade).
CBI Economics @cbieconomics.bsky.social Posts from the economics directorate of the CBI. Follow us for updates and analysis on the UK economy, tax & fiscal policy, our business surveys, and consulting projects.
Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre @mmudecentwork.bsky.social A Manchester Met Research Centre: Our mission is to understand what drives decent and productive work - and who has access to it - while shaping a fairer future of work for all https://www.mmu.ac.uk/research/groups/decent-work-productivity
Andrew Mackley @amackley88.bsky.social Clerk at the House of Commons Library researching social security policy.
Martin Sartorius @martinsartorius.bsky.social Lead Economist at the CBI. Views are my own
FT Weekend @ftweekend.com The best of Financial Times Weekend journalism, from Life & Arts and HTSI magazine to House & Home, FTWeekend Magazine, FT Money and FT Globetrotter
https://www.ft.com/life-arts
Will Clement @historywill.bsky.social Historian of Modern Europe
| poverty & inequality, centre & periphery, health & housing in c19 France🏠🏚️🇫🇷 | Tired dad | posts represent my views | He/him
https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/will-clement
Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) @curdsnewcastle.bsky.social Based at Newcastle University, UK. Producing academically rigorous and policy relevant research in urban and regional change and development since 1977.
Only follow accounts with a bio.
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/
David Hughes @hughesdavid.bsky.social Chief Executive at Association of Colleges, lifelong learner, passionate about education, skills, inclusion, a better & fairer society
The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social Working to change food policy and business practice to ensure everyone in the UK can afford and access healthy and sustainable food
🍏🗣️🫘📊📢🛒💚 - https://linktr.ee/FoodFoundation
Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social Professor @Harvard, Director @HarvardBizGov, Senior Fellow @PIIE, teaches Ec10, words @nytopinion, was Chair of President Obama's CEA. Some posts may be educational.
Annabel Smith @annabel-smith.bsky.social Director, Growth and Reform Network. Working with places across UK for a more inclusive economy. New to Bluesky.
Safety Nets @safety-nets.bsky.social Bringing vital experience of the social security system across all four countries of the UK. Funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
We are a team of six universities, two policy partners and an Experts by Experience panel. https://safetynets.study/
Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
Peter Levell @peterlevell.bsky.social Economist. Deputy Research Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social.
https://sites.google.com/view/peter-levell/home
Helen Miller @helenmiller.bsky.social Economist. Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, theifs.bsky.social
Bee Boileau @beeboileau.bsky.social Economist at the IFS
😌 @louisashworth.bsky.social shortest employee @alphaville.ft.com
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
Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca 
Lucy Mort @lucyhbmort.bsky.social Principal Research Fellow at IPPR. Work on migration and cohesion. Care about creating a fairer and more just world.
Morgan Bestwick @morganbestwick.bsky.social 
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only.
"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
CPAG in Scotland @cpagscotland.bsky.social CPAG in Scotland works to end child poverty in Scotland.
cpag.org.uk
Sophie O’Connell @sophieoconnell.bsky.social Clean Air Fund
Environmental policy, politics and social justice
All views my own
Rob Johnson @rjson.bsky.social Senior analyst, Centre for Cities. All things urban economics - mainly labour markets, living standards, transport, and innovation. Fan of working with data and visualising it.
depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social hi i'm @annierau.bsky.social i love wikipedia! dm submissions if you want :-)
Lucy Bannister @lucybannister.bsky.social Senior Policy Manager at Trussell focusing on social security and employment support. Previously Turn2us, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Living Wage Foundation and local government. Trustee Sufra NW London.
Pete Eckersley @peckersley.bsky.social Associate Prof in Public Policy & Management, Nottingham Trent University. Managing Editor, Local Government Studies.
Own views on climate change, local governance and public policy in the UK & Germany. Plus, occasionally, cricket
Jamie Evans @jamie-evans92.bsky.social Research Fellow in UK household finances, financial exclusion and health-poverty interactions @ PFRC, Bristol Uni Geography. Enjoys maps, football and bad puns.
Prof Katherine Brickell FBA @kbrickell.bsky.social Prof Urban Studies + Associate Dean (Impact & Innovation) KCL | Author Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State (2025) | Housing/Home/Law | UK & Cambodia | Editor TIBG | Views own | https://www.debt-trap-nation.org/book
Simon Fletcher @fletchersimon.bsky.social Former adviser to Labour leaders, former chief of staff to the Mayor of London. Director of winning Labour leadership campaigns. Socialist.
Political campaigns II writing and analysis II consultancy
https://linktr.ee/simonfletcher
Anika Knuppel @anikaknuppel.bsky.social Epidemiologist | Research Fellow at the Centre for Population Research in Sexual Health and HIV, Institute for Global Health, UCL | Former full-time editor |
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Sandra McNally @sandramcnally.bsky.social Professor of Economics, University of Surrey. Director of Education and Skills Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics.
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Emilio Casalicchio @ecasalicchio.bsky.social POLITICO London Playbook PM Editor. Writing the latest from Westminster in a 5pm(ish) newsletter Mon-Fri. ecasalicchio@politico.co.uk
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @sangitamyska.bsky.social Journalist & Presenter | Podcast ‘Sangita Meets…’ on @Zeteo.UK| Political Columnist @thenerve.news | Formerly LBC ‘Sangita Myska Weekends’ & BBC Radio 4, BBC TV News, Documentaries| | RTs not an endorsement
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
allie bennett @alliehbennett.bsky.social lover, fighter, treadmill strutter
Peston @itvpeston.bsky.social Wotcha! 👋
ITV’s flagship current affairs programme bringing you big interviews and analysis.
🔴 9PM LIVE YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV
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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social Senior Policy Researcher at Citizens Advice, researching welfare conditionality (she/her)
Formerly Demos, Southampton Uni, KCL
George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social "Ever active" investigations reporter at The Times.
george.greenwood@thetimes.co.uk or DM for Signal.
My musings on transparency are at https://relightmyfoia.blog
Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Sam Coates @samcoatessky.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
Co-host Politics at Jack and Sam’s Podcast
George Parker @georgewparker.bsky.social Political Editor Financial Times, former FT bureau chief in Brussels. Presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Crystal Palace and Somerset CCC supporter
Katharine Sutton @katharinesut.bsky.social Director of Aspire, Betterforus campaign - all for blue sky thinking - posts on labour markets, discrimination, procurement, equality, poverty, inequality and regeneration www.aspirecommunityworks.com www.betterforus.org.uk
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 …
Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social We’re the leading movement at the heart of fairer, better work.
Championing fair pay, secure hours & enough to live on in retirement.
Join the movement of over 16,000 employers in the UK.
Let's make work that works for everyone
www.livingwage.org.uk
Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler.bsky.social Social Policy editor, The Guardian. Winner of the Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism 2025.
Harry QP @harryqp.bsky.social Director of IPPR. Progressive policy and politics. Non-Exec Director at West London NHS Trust.
Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Email: matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk
Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament, Bristol North West
Alex Collinson @alexcollinson.bsky.social Research and analysis officer at the TUC.
Daisy Sands @daisy-sands.bsky.social Social justice campaigner. Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
Pragmatic idealist, if ever there were a thing.
Selçuk Bedük @sbeduk.bsky.social Academic studying poverty, inequality and social policy at DSPI, University of Oxford https://sites.google.com/view/beduk