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DisMember @dismember.co.uk http://dismember.co.uk/ Hansard: Cheat Mode Activated Everything interesting MPs said since 2010, easily searchable, sortable, sliceable. We also uncover interesting moments from the entirety of parliamentary history and share them regularly here.
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally. Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably. Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
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. 📈
Transition Loughborough @transitionlboro.eurosky.social The Transition Towns initiative for Loughborough, Leics, UK. Helping local people tackle Climate Change.
Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Green Party member of the UK House of Lords. Party leader 2012-2016. There are enough resources on this planet to look after people and nature, if we share fairly. Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16
New Economy Brief @neweconomybrief.bsky.social ‍New Economy Brief brings together credible analysis and proposals for building a fair, sustainable & resilient economy. Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://www.neweconomybrief.net/sign-up
Cost of Living Action @costoflivingaction.bsky.social
Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social The UK's leading feminist economics think tank. We put feminism into economics and economics into feminism. Press queries: press@wbg.org.uk wbg.org.uk
Bryn Davies @daviesofbrixton.bsky.social Trade union actuary; currently a Labour Party member of the House of Lords
Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social Making sense of our political hell every Tues and Fri. From Podmasters UK. Listen: https://linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod Back us: http://patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Posts without signatures from the production team.
The Housing Forum @housingforum.org.uk A Quality Home For All - The cross-sector, public & private #ukhousing industry membership body representing 150+ organisations. RT ≠ endorsement https://housingforum.org.uk/
Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social Interested in UK housing policy, planning, economics, housebuilding, energy, social policy. Cambridge based.
Ed Brown @edbrownlboro.bsky.social Prof of Global Energy Challenges at Loughborough University. Research Director of UkAid funded Modern Energy Cooking Services programme.
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social Economics writer. Author. Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff. Some cricket. Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through. Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Inès Zaid @ineszaid.bsky.social Formally, PhD Researcher & Junior Lecturer at the 3D Geoinfo Group at TU Delft, Section Urban Data Science in the Dep. of Urbanism. Informally, an architect-in-recovery & urbanist. Really, obsessed with data-driven design, urbanism and maps. Keen trekker.
Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social We are International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University, part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. We offer seven undergraduate programmes, an MA in International Security, and doctorates.
Geography and Environment at Loughborough University @lborogeog.bsky.social 🎙️ News, updates, and all the great things happening in the Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University. 🏅 5th in the UK for Geography 👩🏽‍💻 Website: https://bit.ly/lborogeog
The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social The Lead is a lean, mean mag on politics, culture and everything in between.
Charles Antaki @charlesantaki.bsky.social Ex-prof, but still in with a shout on language, interaction etcetera
Doughnut Economics Action Lab @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social Turning #DoughnutEconomics from a radical idea into transformative action, together.
Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social Senior Policy Researcher at Citizens Advice, researching welfare conditionality (she/her) Formerly Demos, Southampton Uni, KCL
LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk 20,000 titles across two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town. Visit us at 14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL, or browse at https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk Sign-up for our newsletters: https://www.lrb.co.uk/account/newsletter-signup
Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social Labour and Co-Operative MP for Manchester Central | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party🌹| Secretary of State for Education lucy.powell.mp@parliament.uk
E G Nomad @egnomad.bsky.social Linguist and educator 🇫🇷🇪🇸 If only all social issues could be resolved as easily as moving from Twitter to Bluesky.
Christopher R. Matthews @drcrmatthews.bsky.social ▪︎ Reading, writing & thinking about the moral foundation of scholarship ▪︎ Author of Doing Good Social Science: http://bit.ly/3EgFA2z ▪︎ More about my work: immersiveresearch.co.uk ▪︎ DM for speaking/workshop requests
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social Political Editor of Byline Times and Online Editor of BylineTimes.com. Lobby journalist in the House of Commons. 📩Adam@bylinetimes.com Subscribe to my Substack ⬇️ https://www.adambienkov.co.uk
Levana Magnus @levanamagnus.bsky.social Research associate at University of Bristol. Researching un/under/employment, social in/security, and the value of care
Globalization and World Cities @gawc.bsky.social The leading global research network dedicated to the analysis of inter-city relations | Loughborough | Leuven | Global | https://gawc.lboro.ac.uk/ | Posts by MH
Marc L. Bernstein @marclesbernstein61.bsky.social Born 1961 - Lifelong Neutral observer of Politics & Current Affairs UK, USA & World. Love Audio Books, Podcasts, stand up Comedy, Tottenham Hotspur FC. Message me if you want to be friends.
Steve Iafrati @socpolsteve.bsky.social Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham. Co-editor, Journal of Poverty and Social Justice
Debbie Weekes-Bernard @debbieweekesb.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Communities & Social Justice, Chair of Praxis, formerly at JRF and Runnymede Trust - racial justice, anti-poverty, gender, equity. She/her. Views my own
Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social Policy Researcher at Citizens Advice.
Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign so everyone in the UK is treated with dignity and respect. Join us. Stand up to power. https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/
Helen Miller @helenmiller.bsky.social Economist. Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, theifs.bsky.social
Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social UK & world-leading centre for research on #cities #planning #socialpolicy #data #analytics #realestate #publicpolicy at @glasgow.ac.uk. Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/uofg_ussp
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
Nick Pearce @iprnickp.bsky.social Prof Public Policy & Director, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. Trustee at Foundations and HEPI. Chair, Living Wage Commission.
Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social Professor of Economic Geography, LSE
Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social AGS, TUC, probably some other three letter acronyms
Paul Spicker @paulspicker.bsky.social Paul is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. He mainly writes on poverty, benefits, social justice and social policy. Find his published work at https://observant-paulspicker.wordpress.com/paul-spicker/
Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) @malguk.bsky.social The only UK membership organisation with a reach across the whole debt landscape - working together to improve the lives of people in debt https://malg.org.uk/
Luke Young @lukeyoung.bsky.social Head of Policy, Citizens Advice. Leading teams across welfare, living standards, & devolved work in Wales. Former Chief SpAd. 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Iain Lindsey @iainlindsey.bsky.social Academic: youth and community sport, sport for development, policy. Beware: I will post my own stuff.
Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social We bring together social justice and human rights in the UK by campaigning for economic, social & cultural rights. Image via Rozalina Burkova. https://justfair.org.uk/
Greg Marsden @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social Professor of Transport Governance University of Leeds - posting in a personal capacity
Good Things Foundation @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social Powering the National Databank, National Device Bank and our free online digital skills platform, Learn My Way. Supporting the National Digital Inclusion Network. Header image text reads: "Fixing the digital divide - for good."
Akiko Hart @akikohart.bsky.social Director of @libertyhq.bsky.social | Professor in Practice @durhamimh.bsky.social | Trustee @pbe.co.uk | Views all mine | she/her
Prof Lucie Middlemiss @luciemidd.bsky.social Environmental social scientist from University of Leeds sustainable consumption, community, energy poverty, social relations of retrofit, just transitions, inclusion
Ilona Pinter @ilonapin.bsky.social Visiting Fellow #ChildPovMig @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social #FamilyFinances @uofgussp.bsky.social PhD @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social #childrights #asylum #immigration #NRPF #poverty #inequality Love strangers & islands https://linktr.ee/ypseekingsafety
Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Proudly repping British industry and the Black Country. Trade unionist, mama, runner, reader QTs closed, replies open
Ryan Shorthouse @ryanshorthouse.bsky.social Founder & Chair, Bright Blue | Deputy Chair, Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO) | Commissioner, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) | NED, Office of the Small Business Commissioner | Visiting Fellow, University of Bath
Danny Sriskandarajah @dhnnjyn.bsky.social Chief Exec of @neweconomics.bsky.social Author of "Power to the People" (Headline Press, 2024) https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/danny-sriskandarajah/power-to-the-people/9781035414277/
Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social Chief Executive, The British Academy Chair, Our World in Data Board, National Audit Office Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE Visiting Professor, Kings College London Fellow, Birkbeck College Views my own
Resolve Poverty @resolvepoverty.bsky.social 📍 Resolve Poverty is an independent, not-for-profit organisation working with local authorities and partners across the country to see an end to poverty. 🌐 resolvepoverty.org
@gmlivingwage.bsky.social @gmlivingwage.bsky.social
Austerity + Altered Life-Courses @austerityalters.bsky.social life-courses & futures | austerity & crisis | europe | creative oral histories | solidarity infrastructure | anti-poverty | Uni of Manchester | UKRI funded 2021-2029 🍞🌹 https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centre/research/austerityalters/
Sarah Marie Hall @smhall.bsky.social Professor in Human Geography+UKRI FLF @austerityalters.bsky.social 🍞🌹 Into everyday feminist economic geography, pizza+tap dancing. My views. She/Her 🐕🍕📚🍓🌷
Leverhulme Trust - Council tax debt collection project @counciltaxproject.bsky.social Leverhulme Trust funded project on Council Tax debt collection and civic enforcement. Run by Cardiff University (Prof. Crispian Fuller, Theo Temple and Dr Alex Baker) and Cambridge University (Prof. Mia Gray).
Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm.bsky.social Channel 4 News, Unreported World, Ways to Change the World, The Fourcast, Class of 2023 on Strictly Also Chairman of Duchenne UK
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.
Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social Head of Policy, Progs and Media at AdviceUK. Former Dep Director at Women’s Budget Group, interim CEO and Dep Director of The Runnymede Trust & CEO of Equality Trust. Worked across Government and on national Commissions. Views my own.
Meg van Rooyen @megvr.bsky.social All things debt policy and politics
@julia-rt.bsky.social @julia-rt.bsky.social Welfare policy research @citizensadvice.bsky.social All views my own
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy Academic Lead (Interim) Social Innovation Institute University of Salford, UK FAcSS
Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social Geographer - Professor - Mum - Playing - #playstreets - Cycling - #kidicalmass - #WarOnCars - Walking - Noticing - Green - North Tyneside - North Shields - UK
Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social Welcome to the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. News, events and analysis from a world-leading economics and policy research institute.
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social Reader in Politics & International Relations. Editor of Journal of Pacifism & Nonviolence (@jpacnv.bsky.social). Consumer/sharer of politics. Foreigner everywhere. Views my own.
Samuel Thomas @smlthms.bsky.social Policy at Z2K, previously advice at Z2K & Shelter Scotland, views own
Emily Fry @emilyfry.bsky.social Economic adviser.
Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social Official Gov Description: Flight challenged colony of biracial nudists. Status: Tariff & Human Free. Sovereign; yet protected by AU. “Flippers Up” SIGN to protect our Island’s Marine Reserve https://wwf.org.au/get-involved/an-antarctic-safe-haven/
Independent Age @independentage.bsky.social UK charity tackling the hidden reality of poverty in later life with advice, campaigns and grants. Call our free Helpline on 0800 319 6789 https://www.independentage.org/
Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social www.wei.manchester.ac.uk Research institute at The University of Manchester. Research themes include: Work Futures, Fairness and Wellbeing in the Workplace, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Regulation and representation.
A Anthony Rafferty @arafferty.bsky.social Professor and Director of the Work and Equalities Institute, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester University.
Anne Pardoe @annepardoe.bsky.social Head of Policy at Citizens Advice (consumer, debt and postal services)
Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social We are the UK's national academy of academics, learned societies & practitioners in social science & the founder of the Campaign for Social Science. We exist to promote social sciences in the UK for public benefit: www.acss.org.uk
Sharon Wright @profsharonwright.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow Welfare conditionality, gender, women, Universal Credit, social security, disability benefits, devolution, migrant essential workers, labour migration She/her
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.
Child of the North @childofthenorth.bsky.social Our vision is for children in the North of England to grow up with the same opportunities and life chances as those in the rest of the country. Child of the North is joint project with the N8 Research Partnership and Health Equity North
@endchildpoverty.bsky.social @endchildpoverty.bsky.social
Turn2us @turn2us.org.uk Turn2us is a national charity tackling financial insecurity together. Use our Benefits Calculator, Grants Search and PIP Helper. Monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. https://brewl.ink/turn2us_org
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/
Money and Mental Health @moneyandmentalhealth.org Independent research & campaigning charity 📣 Our mission? To break the link between financial difficulty & mental health problems 💜 Founded by @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com in 2016. Led by @helenundy.bsky.social. 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org
Centre on Constitutional Change @ccc-research.bsky.social Leading research centre for the study of constitutional change and territorial politics in the UK & beyond. Researching the issues. Informing the debate. More at https://www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/
Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth. Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. Former NHS Trust Chair & PH academic. Tackling inequalities and fighting for fairness.
Zoë Billingham @zoebillingham.bsky.social Director of IPPR North in Manchester. Economist focused on people’s lived experience. Regional policy. Views my own.
@jaywiggan.bsky.social @jaywiggan.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in social policy. All things employment and social security policy. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-politics-of-unemployment-policy-in-britain
Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social Managing Director, Bridges for Communities, supporting people to live well together 📍Bristol 🇬🇧 Posts on: Bristol, community cohesion & social inclusion, climate & nature, deliberative democracy, public engagement and positive news. Views my own.
Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social I'm the Guardian's deputy political editor in Westminster. Story? Email - jessica.elgot@theguardian.com Signal - jessicaelgot.51 Always #lufc https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jessica-elgot
Oak Foundation @oak-foundation.bsky.social Through our grant-making, we contribute to a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world.
LindsayGrahamUK @lindsaygrahamuk.bsky.social DUniv - OBE - CF - Highlander Former #Nurse / National Lottery Community Fund 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Interests - #Food #Poverty #Environment and Nolan Principles. Forget my 👓 often expect typos.
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum. heather.stewart@theguardian.com
Danny Dorling @dannydorling.bsky.social Latest news about Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, author of books and other publications: https://linktr.ee/dannydorling
Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social Research and policy adviser www.abdconsultancy.co.uk Futures of work, digital welfare state, tech ethics, public sector innovation Also cats, telly, general silliness Now with added newsletter! https://www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/digital-welfare-state
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social Emeritus Professor. Member, UK House of Lords. If with all your effort and might you do not reach the mountain top that is not failure; failure is that you did not even try.
@hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social
Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social Campaigner🍃Trade Unionist 🍃Political🍃 Socialist 🍃 🇧🇩 Proud 🇬🇧 🍃 https://buymeacoffee.com/alihaydor Founder of - MORE BLACKS, MORE MUSLIMS, MORE IRISH - @morebmi.bsky.social Share/Like not necessarily endorsements Views are my own
@wolfellis.bsky.social @wolfellis.bsky.social
Anastasia Llewellyn @anastasiallewellyn.bsky.social PhD candidate in political science & public policy, University of Ottawa. Studying the intersection of language and housing activism in Wales. Sometimes lecture in translation, Concordia University. Usually somewhere between Odawa, Tiohtià:ke & Caerdydd. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿