Tom French @tomfrench.bsky.social Head of Innovation @ SYMCA | Founder of Data for Action + Sheffield Data for Good | Musician
@alectorious.bsky.social @alectorious.bsky.social UK based - interest in travel, photography, cookery, philosophy. Almost ex X.
Nick Bailey @nickbailey37.bsky.social Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow
Director, Urban Big Data Centre
Associate Director, Scottish Centre for Admin Data Research- E Ed Ferrari @edferrari.bsky.social Director of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. (All views my own.)
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/
Carolin Ioramashvili @ioramashvili.bsky.social Lecturer in Innovation Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex. British Academy innovation fellow with the Evaluation Task Force, UK Cabinet Office
Interested in regions, innovation and inequality
https://sites.google.com/view/carolin-ioramashvili
Thomas Pope @tompope.bsky.social Chief Economist @instituteforgov.bsky.social
Paul Hayes @paulhayes01.bsky.social Senior Policy Fellow, Leeds University Business School. Defrocked #localgov policy bod. Into: Cities, Devo, Councils, Localism and all things The North. Doesn't have a podcast.
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social Founder @OpenInnovates non-profit, mission-led, innovation with data. Co-founder @TheDataCity mapping the world's economy with data.
Also #MDANT
Life is for living - let's get on with it.
Michael Kenny @michaelkenny.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Author
What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth provides evidence on #WhatWorks to drive local economic growth.
Partners: @cep-lse.bsky.social, @centreforcities.bsky.social
Megan Streb @meganstreb.bsky.social Head of Outreach at @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social Non-Exec Director at @theied.bsky.social Also, fan of good planning, transport, and local gov. American living in Southampton, UK with ADHD. she/her
Alex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social Prof Geographic Information Science at the University of Liverpool; Author of Urban Analytics (https://amzn.to/2l5txth) https://mapstodon.space/@alexsingleton
IPPR North @ipprnorth.bsky.social We're the leading think-tank based in the North丨Developing bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions丨21 years of independent research & influence
Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk The Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy. Please follow us on our new handle: @BennettSchool.cam.ac.uk
Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
Mike Brewer @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social Deputy Chief Executive Resolution Foundation, CPAG Trustee & Visiting Prof in Practice at LSE Social Policy. 'Calm, Measured, Withering' http://tinyurl.com/y6wxlxhj). 'Cool, calm analysis' (More or Less, 8/10/25). He/him
Tom Forth @tomforth.co.uk Same as @thomasforth on X. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.
Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social Author of Doughnut Economics, Co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford Uni Environmental Change Institute. doughnuteconomics.org
Colin Angus @victimofmaths.bsky.social Professor of Alcohol Policy in the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (@SARG-SCHARR), graph drawer, data botherer, cake eater, incompetent cyclist and intermittent birder.
Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social Pre-order TRADE WORLD! https://lnk.to/TradeWorldBook
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk 🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data
nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk
support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
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 🏳️⚧️
Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
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/
Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UKICE. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. https://jonathandportes.github.io/
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Oli Hawkins @olihawkins.com Editorial data scientist working on computational investigations for the visual and data journalism team at the Financial Times.
🌐 olihawkins.com
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
📝 ft.com/jbm
Henry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social Economics, Cities, Policy.
Professor, London School of Economics. Research Director Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social. Director @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social. President @urbaneconomics.bsky.social
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
James Robert Evans @jrevans.bsky.social Industrial Policy Analyst at the Department for Business and Trade; formerly an Analyst at the Centre for Cities; DPhil on deindustrialisation processes. Interested in economic history, policy, innovation, and economic geography.
Dan Turner @dtturner.bsky.social Sheffield-based researcher. Interested in regional growth, populism and political economy.
Dan Olner @danolner.bsky.social data scientist / geospatial+economics / climate / political economy / "tepid centrist" / bit of sci-fi too danolner.net github.com/DanOlner
David Eagle @thedavideagle.bsky.social Multi award winning comedian and musician. So there! Member of @theyounguns
Sam Sweeney @samsweeney.bsky.social Fiddle player with Bellowhead and Leveret. NYFE Artistic Director 2016-19. BBC Folk Musician Of The Year 2015. Folkophobe. Inadvisably vocal with my opinions.
Sheffield Folk Guide @sheffieldfolkguide.bsky.social A guide to folk music and dance events in and near Sheffield by @KathyBarnes. Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk. A non-commercial information sharing service.
Gwenifer Raymond @gweniferraymond.bsky.social Guitar convincer. Banjo thumber. Primitive Welsh composer.
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