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
Anna Scott-Trimble @anna-scott.bsky.social UCD, content and brand strategy. Digital rights, civic tech. Current: content design and digital transformation at Defra/GOV.UK. mySociety trustee. SocietyWorks NED. Ex ODI, Guardian. I like making bleepy music.
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
Max Harlow @maxharlow.bsky.social Data reporter @bloomberg.com. Previously @financialtimes.com. I also run @journocoders.bsky.social. Views are my own. mharlow4@bloomberg.net
Dr Kieran McCloskey @kpmccloskey.bsky.social Senior data scientist and project manager.
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
🏳️🌈
Promoted by Elfrede Brambley-Cranshaw on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales. c/I po box 78066, London. SE16 9GQ
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Dr Matt Thompson @docmattthompson.bsky.social Data strategy, data maturity and applied linguistics.
Projects by IF @projectsbyif.bsky.social Supporting organisations to move faster, with less risk.
Roystoncartoons @roystoncartoons.bsky.social Royston Robertson, cartoonist, draws for Private Eye, The Spectator, Big Issue etc, plus commissions for businesses, greetings cards, books, live work etc
💬 Direct message or email roystonrobertson@gmail.com for commissions
linktr.ee/roystoncartoons
Stephen Davenport @stephendavenport.bsky.social Global Lead #DigitalTransformation #Anticorruption #OpenGov #GovTech @WorldBank Co-Founder @FeedbackLabs, @OpenGovHub, @AidData, @DGateway Alumni
Elspeth Body @elspethb3.bsky.social Nature, science, doing good things for people, born at 347ppm
Working for @ukceh.bsky.social 💧🌳🌍
🎙️ Counting The Earth podcast: tinyurl.com/CTEarthpodcast
Abisola @abisola.bsky.social Aspiring human
Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1, 2025. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
Anna Powell-Smith @annapowellsmith.bsky.social nerd / https://anna.ps
Simon Willison @simon.fedi.simonwillison.net.ap.brid.gy Open source developer building tools to help journalists, archivists, librarians and others analyze, explore and publish their data. https://datasette.io […]
[bridged from https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Jack Monroe @jackmonroe.bsky.social I have opinions and bylines and plenty of snacks.
James Kemp @jamesmkemp.bsky.social Public servant, delivering change mostly. Have worked in many departments. Based in Scotland. #GovPDC Explorer Scout Leader, sometimes gamer & writer
Hunt Saboteurs Association @huntsabs.org.uk The only organisation that works directly in the field to protect wildlife from the hunters.
https://linktr.ee/huntsabs
HACKcartoons @hackcartoons.com @hackcartoons.com and https://hackcartoons.com
This channel is a mixture of ARCHIVE extracted from X-Twitter from Nov 2024 going back into the mists of time and some, occasional newer stuff.
Previously, a political cartoonist - ITV/C4N/Tribune/Guardia
Drew Hardy @pablobones.bsky.social Runner, map type, clueless nature enthuser. Trans rights are human rights. He/him
Sally Meecham @sallymeecham.bsky.social Better public services. Inclusion. Wales 🏴
Beck Strickland @beckstrickland.bsky.social Data geek. Book festival organiser. Craft addict.
burnhambookfest.co.uk- K kripola.bsky.social @kripola.bsky.social
Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Broadcaster & environmental campaigner
chrispackh.am/links
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player.
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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. #Empireworld #EmpireLand #TheBoyWithTheTopknot #MarriageMaterial. New book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador, out now. https://shorturl.at/qhPlJ
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social An unofficial bot of BBC News (UK).
RSS: http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk/rss.xml
code: https://gitlab.com/tmaehara/bluesky-newsbots
maintainer: @tmaehara.bsky.social
Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social An unofficial bot of BBC News (World).
RSS: https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml
code: https://gitlab.com/tmaehara/bluesky-newsbots
maintainer:
@tmaehara.bsky.social
Andy Hollis @74people.bsky.social Matchmaker of celebrity and brand. Other descriptions may exist.
Martin Parr @martinparr.bsky.social Data Policy & Practice Director at CABI. All things #OpenScience #OpenAccess #FAIRdata https://www.fairprocessframework.org also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinparr1
TPXimpact | B Corp™ @tpximpact.com Supporting organisations to build a better future for people, places and the planet. 
Martin Gilbraith @martingilbraith.com IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF|M), ICA:UK Associate, #FacPower author, GOC Trustee, FRSA. He/him. London, Brussels & Barcelona. #facilitation #LGBToutdoors | martingilbraith.com | http://ica-uk.org.uk | facpower.org | goc.org.uk 🏳️🌈
Drawnalism @drawnalism.com Graphic recording On the Air, At the Studio and In the Moment. For online and in person. Specialists in the exchange of knowledge. We operate as Drawnalism Ltd.
@drawnalism.com
https://drawnalism.com
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
@smashedhits1974.bsky.social @smashedhits1974.bsky.social Brummie with a beard, who smashes up yer nan's records.
Wannabe polyglot.
BCFC 💙
Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social Excited to announce A NEW LIVE TOUR!
The End of The World According to Jonathan Pie
Tickets ON SALE NOW from JonathanPie.com
Tone Langengen @tonelangengen.bsky.social Senior climate and energy policy adviser at TBI
Sarah Gold 🇵🇸 ✊🏼 🕊️ @sarahtgold.bsky.social CEO @projectsbyif.bsky.social founder, designer, advisor, Mum, “rebel with the right cause”, expecting more from computers…
https://projectsbyif.com
https://sarah.gold
Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social Head of Design for GOV.UK at GDS. Ex HM Land Registry. Public speaker. Observer of humans. Crisp connoisseur. Yarn hoarder. Northerner.
Matt Wood-Hill @mattwoodhill.bsky.social Public sector digital person. Finding new ways of working to improve the technology market for planning services with Open Digital Planning. Works at MHCLG.
Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social Advancing trust in data.
Simon Ricketts @simonicity.bsky.social Ubiquitous planning lawyer.
Arts; culture; politics; simonicity blog.
Personal views.
Not much football because Saints FC.
Nicole Sykes @nicolesykes.bsky.social Charities, charts, cats.
Director of Strategy, Impact and Innovation at Lloyds Bank Foundation. She/her🏳️🌈
Ken Roy @kenroystats.bsky.social Occasionally contemplating and scribbling on the topic of Official Statistics
Gaia Marcus @gaiamarcus.bsky.social - Director @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social:ensuring data & AI work for ppl & society
- Stint in government - led #NationalDataStrategy; roles in Cabinet Office, ONS & MHCLG
- Charity roles inc. Samaritans Trustee; staff @ The RSA, Centrepoint, ParkinsonsUK
Craig Wright @straygoat.co.uk Eng/Ire/Wal mongrel. Technical writer for knowledge bases and user guides. Waiting to snuff it. ⚽️ 🎥 🎵 📺 💪 🎨 and messing about.
The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61, the chap who runs that train travel site http://seat61.com. YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/seat61.
John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social I’m a Civil Servant, with a keen interest in many things including computers, data, law, digital preservation and archives. You’ll find me at The National Archives, helping to look after the digital archive, web archive, legislation.gov.uk etc.
Susanne Kaiser @suksr.bsky.social Independent tech consultant from Hamburg, Germany. Author of "Architecture for Flow", combining #WardleyMapping, #DDD, and #TeamTopologies as a holistic approach to designing and building adaptive, socio-technical systems optimized for flow.
Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social MP for Birmingham Yardley
Maps In The Wild @mapsinthewild.bsky.social What’s a Map in the Wild? It’s a map in a real-life context, a sign, a poster, an object, perhaps quirky, perhaps unexpected. What it isn’t is a screen grab from a web site, the output from a GIS or similar. 
Alex Coley @alexrcoley.bsky.social Data Strategy & Design Leader
Passionate about the power of data to help organisations make a positive difference in the world. Director at Epimorphics Ltd, former Deputy Director for Data at Defra. Based in South Wales, UK. With #aphantasia
Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso.bsky.social Deputy Director, Chief AI Office @ HM Revenue & Customs + Quantum of Sollazzo data newsletter
www.puntofisso.net
www.quantumofsollazzo.com
Ben Unsworth @benunsworth.co.uk User centred design in government. parkrun tourist A4418. Director of Digital and Tech for Kingston and Sutton councils.
Polly Thompson @pollyrt.bsky.social "surprisingly people focussed for a tech person" | "stronger than you look" | "so embarrassing"
Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social Interested in UK housing policy, planning, economics, housebuilding, energy, social policy. Cambridge based.
David Heath @davidheath.org Trying to make things work better
Alex Wrottesley @lexonic.bsky.social 📍 Maps, Data & Technology
👾 Games / SciFi / Tinkering
🛠️ Aiming for General Availability
He/Him https://linktr.ee/lexonic
Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk Powerful citizen journalism | Regulated by Impress
https://bylinesnetwork.co.uk
A network of 10 volunteer-led news publications from across the UK
Donate via https://bylinesnetwork.co.uk/donate/
Email info@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Annie Heath @annieheath.bsky.social Head of Tech, Data, Experience Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. Public Sector Endurance Medallist. Wife to music writer Harold Heath. Daughter of a loop da loop era.
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump 
James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social Interested in more human ways to govern our lives together, and how technology can help. Blog: https://medium.com/@jamestplunkett 🏳️⚧️
Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk “Well-known tweeting Barrister” Bar Council “Popular anonymous Barrister” Daily Mail “Possibly cabin crew” my neighbour
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org King’s Counsel. Serious about Law, but only about Law.
General Editor of Tolley’s Employment Handbook.
Trustee of FRU
Member of Chelsea Pitch Owners board
Co-founder of Billable Hour Appeal.
Phil Rumens @rumens.uk Principal Technologist for GDS Local. Part of @LocalGovDigital.
Advocate of technology enabled user centred design.
o7 CMDR
Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social Senior Correspondent ARD London 2008- 2025 • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
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
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Tom Loosemore @tomski.com Partner at Public Digital, co-founder Government Digital Service, ex-BBC. Expect occasional small boat sailing.
Mark Dalgarno @markdalgarno.bsky.social Delivery @ http://createchange.io - Digital Transformation, UCD, Agile methods.
He/Him. I don't speak for my clients.
Organiser Agile Manchester, Agile Cambridge, Lean Agile Scotland, Ripples: Bristol, UX Scotland, SDinGov, Lean Agile Exchange
Neil Lawrence @ox1digital.co.uk Former Product Manager / localgov survivor / LocalGovDigital alumni / All my views / Stupidly excited by default / European citizen and French resident / passionate about not using the word “passionate”
Nick Halliday @hallidaynick.bsky.social 🏉 🏃♂️; ⛵ 🎹 🇫🇷 💪
Ex NAO, GDS, Defra, DWP, ECGD.
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- C @colmjude.bsky.social @colmjude.bsky.social
steve @visitmy.website workplace bez. doing product & strategy bits thru https://boringmagi.cc. more about me at https://visitmy.website/about
Open Data Manchester CIC @opendatamcr.bsky.social Helping individuals, organisations and communities understand and use data in responsible and ethical ways since 2010.
https://www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
Open Data Camp @odcamp.uk The unconference entirely devoted to open data. https://www.odcamp.uk/
andnewman.bsky.social @andnewman.bsky.social Principal Data Specialist at the ODI. Formerly at DefraGovUK. Treasurer at 20th Sheffield Scouts. Geography geek. Husband & dad. Slightly epileptic.
All Things Depeche Mode @dmdevotee.bsky.social Welcome to All Things Depeche Mode. Latest News, Photos, Videos, Live Performances & Interviews. Regularly updated.
https://linktr.ee/dmdevotee
Internet of Public Service Jobs Newsletter @digitalbydefault.jobs 
Ben Holliday @benholliday.com Design and digital transformation | Chief Design Officer at TPXimpact | UK Lake District
Mat Johnson @demotive.bsky.social I’m a designer who loves working in healthcare. Increasingly frantic arm waving.
My dog is my best friend, but I'm not sure he agress with this statement.
demotive.com
Cathy Dutton @cathydutton.co.uk Service Design & Delivery at the Department for Education. CSS enthusiast, Intrinsic Design fan.
www.cathydutton.co.uk
Ben Proctor @benproctor.co.uk Some time folk singer. Freelance data consultant.
LibDem Herefordshire & Hereford City Councillor for College Ward (promoted by Sam Potts on behalf of the Liberal Democrats all at 54 St Owen St Hereford HR12PU) more at https://linktr.ee/ben4college
Stuart Mackenzie @hellostu.xyz - Lover of public services 👩🏼⚕️
- Parkrun enthusiast 🏃♂️🌳
- Amatuer Photographer 📷
- Occasional Podcaster 🎤
- Senior Partner at TPXimpact ✊❤️
- Remembered for my dance moves 🕺🏼
- Proud resident of Dorset 🌊
https://hellostu.xyz/
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
Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social Hopeful technologist.
Community tech, careful innovation, socially progressive tech policy.
https://www.careful.industries
https://hopeful.technology
https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
DMs don't work but hello@careful.industries will find me
Steve Parks @steveparks.me Geeking out about writing, entrepreneurship, journalism, food, tech — or ideally a combination.
European, living/writing in France & running a business in UK.
https://www.steveparks.me
Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social Data visualizations & information graphics by David McCandless. Plus favourite finds & graphics from around the web. Making sense of the world - well, trying to - since 2009.
https://linktr.ee/infobeautiful
James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social DC Studios co-CEO, #Superman, #GuardiansoftheGalaxy, #Peacemaker, dog owner, husband, servant to my cat.
Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania
Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social Anonymous opinions written by YOU - sometimes right, sometimes wrong, and often niche. Edited by @robmanuel.b3ta.com - add yours: https://bit.ly/addanonopin