Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social Community focused on the proactive development of humanity, promoting education, science, and technology.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social Journalist, author, filmmaker and broadcaster. Writer at Large with @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Made in Ireland, found in Scotland
MDANT🎖️
AKA ‘the kind of strutting cosmopolitan socialist who’s made for Bluesky’
Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Author of WINTERSET HOLLOW (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition coming October 2026!) HOLLYWOODLAND coming 2027!
https://www.jonathanedwarddurham.com
https://jonathanedwarddurham.substack.com
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
https://linktr.ee/jayrayner1
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social Ukrainian patriot. Advisor to Internal Affairs Minister (2021-2023). Support my team of volunteer translators: http://patreon.com/TwitterAG
@nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social
Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk Ex Merchant Navy officer and now Merchant Navy teacher and creator of online training courses.
Author of the Series "The Hormuz Crisis" - Volume 1 The Illusion of Open Seas e-book on Amazon now.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash-oro
https://ashoro.co.uk/
Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social Berserker!
Out now from all good bookshops, and bad ones, and ones in between.
Miranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social Yakking. Tippy tappy typing. Politics. Education. FT columns, Political Fix podcast and videos here https://www.ft.com/miranda-green - please check out Not Another One https://open.spotify.com/show/7u4nlhVNmzzZrLjmB7z137?si=dcf00d7580444ccb
Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social Academic; writer. Professor of AI & Society, Chair-Director @kings-dfi.bsky.social, King’s College London. Eye-rolling at AI nonsense on a daily basis. #academicsky . Norn Irish in Norwich.
Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social Policy & Strategy Analytics academic at Loughborough University; Member, Independent SAGE; Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social Host of Tangible Vibe Shift
David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
WonkComms @wonkcomms.bsky.social What's the future for think tank & research communications? #wonkcomms is a collaborative project.
This account rotates.
Nick Scott @nickscott.digital Work on (responsible) AI and digital in trade unions, think tanks and non-profits.
Director of Centre for Responsible Union AI ( @unions21.org ) + Freelance Consultant
Home = family + seaside living in a town near Barcelona.
Any views I do share are mine.
Leonora Merry @leonoramerry.bsky.social Director of Comms & External Affairs at Nuffield Trust (@nuffieldtrust.org.uk). Advisory Group, Science Media Centre. Co-founder WonkComms (https://bsky.app/profile/wonkcomms.bsky.social). Mum of 👧🧒 👦. SE Londoner. Views: mine!
Nicole Sykes @nicolesykes.bsky.social Charities, charts, cats.
Director of Strategy, Impact and Innovation at Lloyds Bank Foundation. She/her🏳️🌈
Lewis Tibbs @lewistibbs.bsky.social Digital Communications Manager @suttontrust.bsky.social 💻 Interested in politics, policy and regional inequality. Dancing nerd. Northerner and perpetually suffering Man United fan. Views my own!
John Pollock @johnpollock.bsky.social Communications for Chatham House (@chathamhouse.org) | Writer @theworldtoday.org | Think tanks and higher education | Posts on international affairs/security | China | Views my own.
Rowan Dennison @rowandennison.bsky.social Deputy Director of Communications at Nuffield Trust, a health and social care think tank. I live in Bristol. Mostly talking health policy or politics here, but music nerdery or nature gawkery also warmly welcomed
Rowan Deer, PhD @rowandeer.bsky.social Freelance Copyeditor | Writer | Mindbody Medicine Coach
📍Berlin
she/her
Daniel Wigglesworth @dwigglesworth.bsky.social Head of Digital Products @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social STATIONS co-founder. Digital Communications at the Annie E. Casey Foundation https://bsky.app/profile/annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social formerly CAP
@americanprogress.bsky.social
Powered by tacos. Lives and believes in Baltimore.
Opinions all my own.
Mark Dayan @markgdayan.bsky.social Nuffield Trust head of public affairs and particularly nerdy about medicine policy, Brexit, NHS plans, and the Scottish and Northern Irish health systems. Edinburgh to Crystal Palace
Rocky Lorusso @rockylorusso.bsky.social Head of Comms & Public Affairs at the Sutton Trust. All views my own.
Charlotte Prothero @charlotteprothero.bsky.social Posting about politics, children's wellbeing, housing, loneliness and civil society.
Bad grammar and views my own.
Hannah Corbett @hannahcthinks.bsky.social Research-led storytelling, charities, social enterprise, civil society, wellbeing economy, leadership, AI, inequality, social justice. Head of Communications at the Nuffield Foundation.
Grace Thompson @graciet.bsky.social People-focused engagement pro and sporadic blogger. UK Public Affairs Lead at The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade. Love all things trade policy and social justice; UK chair of Gap Kenya
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-h-thompson-
Matthew Fielding 🌻 @mafielding.bsky.social Head of Communications, Learning & Impact @SEI.org
Working at the intersection of strategy, organisational change and research impact.
Focused on science–policy–practice pathways.
#neurodiverse 🇺🇦 🏴
Nata Druhak @natadruhak.bsky.social Ukrainian in Berlin | Comms for Social Change, Public & Cultural Diplomacy | Comms at Ukrainian Institute in Germany | Study at UdK Berlin | ex. ukraine.ua
Caroline Luce @lucecaroline.bsky.social American labor history / Jewish studies / digital humanities
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
UC-AFT Comms crew
memorywork.irle.ucla.edu
carolineluce.com
Joe Verruni @verruni.bsky.social comms strategy | energy policy
Ali Bailey @alibailey.bsky.social Director of communications and public engagement at the Francis Crick Institute.
www.crick.ac.uk
Sam Macrory @sammacrory.bsky.social Director of Communications, Institute for Government
Kester @kesterbrewin.com Writer, and Associate Director at the Institute for the Future of Work. Views my own. Latest book, God-like: a 500-Year History of AI, is out now. All my books: http://www.kesterbrewin.com
Pritesh Mistry @mustbemistry.bsky.social A curious mind and a dose of skepticism |
digital technologies & innovation @ The King's Fund I Innovation Catalyst | #healthcare #healthtech blogger (views own)
Penelope Gibbs @penelopegibbs.bsky.social My passion is to improve UK justice. Lead charity www.transformjustice.org.uk (email there). Also visiting fellow
https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/ and chair www.appropriateadult.org.uk
Amy Clancy @amyclancy.bsky.social Comms for social justice │ Strategy, storytelling & design | Consultant @neweconomics.bsky.social & others │ Associate @Abundance-org.bsky.social │ Printmaker & Arts Advocate | Barcelona & NW England
Nicole Johnson @nicolevjohnson.bsky.social Comms Manager @powertochange.org.uk
🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧. Midlands based. UNC Chapel Hill and Georgetown SFS alumn. Still learning how to make the perfect cuppa. She/her.
Steven Bliss @stevenbliss.bsky.social SF Bay Area. Communications Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Cleveland native, longtime Californian.
Owen Jackson @owenjackson.bsky.social Policy 📑 | Science 💉 | Sport 🏈🏏🏉
Director of Policy
Trustee, 93% Club
Reposts ≠ endorsements, views my own
Catherine Foot @csfoot.bsky.social Advocating for a fairer social contract around work, pensions and retirement. Director of UK think tank the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
Jack Fleming @jfefleming.bsky.social Singer, reader, cook, climber, liberal, feminist, bike rider, outdoors person.
Policy wonk in search of a better world.
Born at 355ppm
Sean Canty @seancanty.bsky.social Media contact for Centre for Cities. Posts about UK urban policy, what the media are saying about it and what the Government is doing about it.
📌 London
🙋♂️ He/him
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social Director of Comms at Prison Advice and Care Trust. Interested in anything politics, criminal justice and charity. Camberwell, SE London.
www.prisonadvice.org.uk
Katy Oglethorpe @katoglet.bsky.social People. Podcasts. Books. Bombay Mix.
Director of Communications @wearenewlocal.bsky.social
Ross Haig @rosshaig.bsky.social Creative director at @digacomms.bsky.social. I like a pop tune and a good font. Former fact checker/think tank alum
Laura Durán @lauramduran.bsky.social
Madeleine Jennings @maddiejennings.bsky.social Head of policy and communications @localtrust.bsky.social | Policy & strategic comms | Spotlight on England’s doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Alex Beatty @alexbeatty.bsky.social Semi-retired comms professional. Interests: #History #Communications #Speechwriting #Strategy.
Jon Narcross @jonnarcross.bsky.social UK media & comms @transparencyuk.bsky.social |
Interested in politics, people, power and democracy | Views mine
Andrew Lawton @andrewlawton.bsky.social Strategic Lead Marketing & Communications (Health) at
Greater Manchester Moving - views my own.
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 🚵🏻♂️🏃
Hans Gutbrod @hansgutbrod.bsky.social Interest in policy, think tanks, Caucasus, dogs, ethics. Teach at Ilia State University.
Ellie Pearson-Martin @elliemartin.bsky.social Media and Public Affairs Manager at the Nuffield Trust but views here are my own! All things health and social care policy. 🔍📰
@nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Danielle Doyle @danielledoyle.bsky.social Strategic Comms & Engagement Lead at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk), University of Cambridge
Mark Byrne @markobroin.bsky.social Dir of External Affairs at Centre for Cities. Irish in London. Politics, policy, books, cats. Yimby. Trustee at Stonewall Housing 🏳️🌈
Allison Stratford @uoscommsallison.bsky.social Proud Associate Director Corporate Communications at @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Tweeting about the place and the people. I love latte and 🥕 cake.
Justin Carinci @justincarinci.bsky.social Jokes, transportation, birds. Personal observations of a strategic communication professional.
Liz Dobson @lizdobsonuk.bsky.social Director, CEO. Strategic change and innovation in the NHS and health-related real world data & tech landscape. Human centric systems thinking, data & AI, ethics, risk & governance. Alternatively cyclist, biodiversist and mum. Likes making things happen
Christine Fears @ccfears.bsky.social Comms, publishing, policy and politics of global public health. London based, lucky to spend lots of time in Mexico City - the greatest cities in the world 🇬🇧 🇲🇽
https://christinefears.substack.com/
Lynne Cotter @lynnemargalit.bsky.social Senior Researcher at KFF focused on #PublicHealth and #HealthPolicy. Tracking critical KPIs on the US Health and Healthcare system #Access #Affordability #Wellbeing #QualityofCare #HealthSpending @ www.healthsystemtracker.org ❤️ #dataviz
Helen Gravestock @helengravestock.bsky.social Director of Policy, Communications and Voice @younglivesvscancer - the UKs leading charity for children and young people with cancer and their families. Mum of two. Coffee fuelled
æva galsori 🫒 @egalsori.bsky.social ecofeminist • head of int'l comms at fundacionvicenteferrer.org • researching on #comdev and theatre for development • previously, at the OSCE and Reporters without Borders • passionate about geopolitics, nature and olives
Susan Wallace @susan-wallace.bsky.social Senior Research Engagement and Involvement Manager at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (@thisinstitute.bsky.social) at the University of Cambridge,
Chemistry PhD, mum, wife, cheese and mountain enthusiast, beginner crocheter, she/her.
Gemma Petley @gemmapetley.bsky.social Senior Comms and Editorial Manager at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (@thisinstitute.bsky.social) at the University of Cambridge.
Mum to two boys, baby bank volunteer, spreadsheet lover, pick and mix fiend.
Sarah @positivesarah.bsky.social Writer, reader and history nerd. Anne Boleyn fangirl. Loves cheese and coffee and music. Keeps chickens and secrets, is generally harmless and avoids arguments. Not good in the morning. #totp #books
Stu Mackinnon @stumackinnon.bsky.social Head of comms and advocacy at Carnegie UK - a foundation that works on wellbeing policy.
Scotch pie, science fiction and rugby enthusiast.
Charlotte Morris @lottiemorris.bsky.social
Catherine May @cmay99.bsky.social Work: comms and external affairs for @PolicyWISE @Open University.
https://www.policywise.org.uk/
comparative policy research - devolution and beyond
Live: Cardiff
Communications for social good.
Lifts weights & runs sometimes.
Melissa Ittoo @melissaittoo.bsky.social Head of Digital Content at the Institute for Government.
Tom Jeffery @tdwjeffery.bsky.social “A revolutionary moment in the world’s history is a time for revolutions, not for patching” - William Beveridge. Media adviser for progressives.
Taylor Vogt @taylorvogt.bsky.social #writingcommunity #writerslift
Master of Fine Arts holder in Creative Writing from Manhattanville University and a traditionally published author. #Indieauthor interviewer on Youtube and Spotify.
Jenny Manchester @jennymcomms.bsky.social Head of Comms for Centre for Ageing Better. Interested in all things related to comms/ ageing and ageism.
Seaside lover.
Sam Fletcher @samfletcher.bsky.social Director of Comms @rcn.org.uk. Social justice, inequalities, facts & stats. Mum of boys. Scouse in south. Views my own.
Jasneet Samrai @jasneetsamrai.bsky.social Deputy Director of Centre Think Tank.
Also works in health public affairs.
All views are my own.
Francesca McIntosh @francescalily.bsky.social Research & Communications Coordinator @vsnw.bsky.social ✨ Media, Culture and Communications grad🎓 Currently developing @bridge-nw.bsky.social, bridging the VCFSE sector and the health and care research community🌉
Rashida @rashidasimpson.bsky.social Social Media Lurker by night
Open University Research Engagement (Faculty of WELS) by day
Sarah-Eve Hammond @sarahevehammond.bsky.social Head of Communications for Global Survivors Fund, https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/
Former Médecins sans Frontières.
Carl Quilliam @carlquilliam.bsky.social Employment, skills & the future of work.
Public Affairs lead for the CIPD. Interests in housing, regen and local government.
Michael Ryan @michael-a-ryan.bsky.social Events at The King's Fund. Views are my own.
Ryan Frost @ryangfrost.bsky.social Senior Public Affairs Officer @SuttonTrust.bsky.social.
Views my own.
Kate de Rivero @katederivero.bsky.social Global communications coordinator of the Mixed Migration Centre. Interests: AI, Philosophy, Sociology, Theatre, communications on research. Opinions my own.
Georgia O'Brien @georgiacobrien.bsky.social Head of Digital & Communication at @CoopParty.party.coop 🐝 • Digital campaigner, web developer, secret scouser • Views and lukewarm takes all my own • she/her
Grace Hetherington @gchetherington.bsky.social Communications Lead for Nesta's Healthy Life mission - helping people live longer, healthier lives. Interested in health, food and social policy.
South London via West Yorkshire. Views mine.
Dominic Ridley-Moy @dominicridleymoy.bsky.social The go to behaviour change expert for social good. Former indie kid, father of two lovely daughters and coffee drinker. CIPR fellow and chartered PR practitioner. #behaviouralscience #publicsector #communications www.behaviourchangenetwork.com
Pete Stilwell @pstilwell.bsky.social Assistant Director of Communications @healthdn. All things health and care policy. LFC fan.
Billie Morgan @billiedsm.bsky.social Deputy Head of External Affairs at the Health Foundation.
Interested in public health, all things NHS, health inequalities,health innovation/tech and politics.
Very dyslexic with a serious news addiction.
My views my own and be prepared for typos.
Alexis Darby @alexisdarby.bsky.social
Chris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social Head of Policy Engagement, University of Huddersfield; sociology PhD; advocate of knowledge exchange; co-chair Universities Policy Engagement Network; appreciator of reasonably priced fine wine; understander of the power of football to ruin your weekend.
MM de Silva @mmdesilva.bsky.social Communicator w/ @rooseveltinstitute.org, @rooseveltforward.org
(She/Her/Hers)
No pasarán.
Nick Buxton @nickbuxton.bsky.social Knowledge Hub at Transnational Institute. Communications Consultant. Expertise #climatesecurity #borderpolitics Posts in personal capacity. He/Him
Dr Suze Kundu @funsizesuze.bsky.social Nanochemist. Research Community Engagement wrangler. Science TV presenter. Science writer. Science communicator. Trustee of the Royal Institution. Cat mamma. Musical theatre fan. Disney nerd. She/her. 📸 @huwmjames @ Science StoryLab