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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian | Tips: henry.dyer@theguardian.com/henrydyer.01 (Signal) | Interested in Politics/Media/🚂/CofE https://www.theguardian.com/profile/henry-dyer http://direthoughts.com
Public Sector Lawyer @publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social 25 years lawyering, in Government Departments & independent public bodies in the UK. Statutory interpretation, constitutional, regulatory & criminal law.
Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social Author and Professor of Maths and Public Engagement. Books - Math(s) of Life and Death How to Expect the Unexpected You Don't Know What You're missing https://tinyurl.com/37rx2yuv He/Him
Colin Perry @colincperry.bsky.social Former Senior Civil servant. Focus on government, business, and trade. And Lego. Trustee for Take A Moment
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social Political editor of The Observer. Email: Rachel.sylvester@observer.co.uk
@gabrielpogrund.bsky.social @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social I am Whitehall Editor at the Sunday Times. You can read my work here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/gabriel-pogrund?page=1
National Audit Office @nao.org.uk We're the NAO, the UK's independent public spending watchdog. We help Parliament hold government to account. Stay updated with our latest work here. https://linktr.ee/nationalauditoffice
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
Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social Political journalist & broadcaster | Westminster Editor at the Lead UK | Presenter on Fubar Radio | Chatting on Oh God What Now | Find my work and commission me here: https://www.zoegrunewald.com/
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.
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk Commentator, writer, corporate/political strategy. Undertaking an MSc in International Security and Global Governance at Birkbeck. The only Tory on Bluesky, but that's why you love me. Newsletter at: www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social Professor of Strategic Studies, Author, Lover of Sicily. Purveyor of a “righteous-but-rational vibe”
Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social Director of Public Service Reform at Cabinet Office. Seconded from Camden Council. Was a Policy Fellow at IIPP @ UCL; Policy Associate at Future Governance Forum
Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR, contributor to Zeteo. New comic book series: NO ONE ESCAPES THE DIALECTIC, from Boom! Studios. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com Signal: attackerman.81
BAILII (The British and Irish Legal Information Institute) @bailii.bsky.social BAILII (www.bailii.org) provides FREE online access to case law, legislation, and other legal materials from the United Kingdom, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Europe, and several other jurisdictions.
@geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social
Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
Hannah Keenan @hannahkeenan.bsky.social Associate Director at Institute for Government, and former civil servant (cabinet office, dfid).
Peter Thomas @peterdt847.bsky.social Director of civilservicereformuk.com at Peter Thomas Ltd. Leading research to change the conversation about successful civil service reform. Taking a different view of impact, and focusing on the practice of reformers.
Beckie Smith @beckiesmith.bsky.social Managing editor @civilserviceworld.bsky.social. Disabled pwME 🏳️‍🌈 Into government spending, working lives of civil servants & Whitehall cats. All cats, in fact. DMs open, get in touch
Jenna McLaughlin @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social NPR Correspondent covering technology and national security. Send me a tip: Text JennaMcLaughlin.54 on Signal from personal (nonwork) devices.
Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com Whitehall editor at the Financial Times 🗞️ Host of the FT’s award-winning ‘Political Fix’ podcast🎙️Author 📚
Prof Donna Hall @profdonnahall.bsky.social Thoughts & ideas 💡 on public service reform, big believer in the power of communities, former CEO Wigan Council #TheWiganDeal NED at Mutual Ventures #RadicalPlaceLeadership
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions. Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org. Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org
Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account) ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
Sophia Parker @mssophiaparker.bsky.social “What if what we see of the world around us is really just what we’ve been told to see?… when we start to let our curiosity wander, we start to see there are other ways things can be” — Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan https://www.jrf.org.uk/our-people/sophia-parker
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
Lorna Wall @lornawall.bsky.social User Researcher in Government, jazz musician, photographer
Vicky Elliott @msvkelliott.bsky.social Director of the Institute for Government Academy. Former Senior Civil Servant. Linguist. Views my own.
Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social Author of four books and the CULTURE STUDY newsletter. PhD in celebrity gossip. My dogs are named Steve and Beverly.
Honey @honeygolightly.bsky.social Professionally awkward.
Harry Harrold @harryharrold.bsky.social Medium-sized fat bloke. #ukcharitycamp Helps build web stuff @neontribe. Tries to be agile and user-centered. Proud resident of the Fine City of Norwich. Has never been a TV producer. (He/they)
S Seb Tallents @sebtallents.bsky.social Former physicist, relapsed public servant, recovering management consultant. Currently working in NHS England on digital & technology standards.
Matt Edgar @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy #Digital director in the #NHS, #SocialHousing non-exec, and history botherer in my spare time. I quit newspapers for new media in 1997. "You can always come back," […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://social.coop/@mattedgar, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Eric Shoesmith @ericshoesmith.bsky.social Birder with a penchant for #Policy #Dialogue #Community #Ottawa. Views are my own.
The Niskanen Center @niskanencenter.bsky.social Strengthening liberal democracy through innovative policy solutions.
Charlie Jones @charliepsych.bsky.social Clinical psychologist in an NHS hospital. Relationships & humanity in healthcare. What's going on under the surface? Listening. Dad. Bristol.
Miki Stricker-Talbot @mikitalbot.bsky.social Executive Director of Volunteer Alberta. Still trying to make the public good better.
Sean Boots @bluesky.sboots.ca A better world, by listening.
Holly Davis @projectdavis.bsky.social head of delivery. food critic. coffee snob. new here.
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
Emma Boulton @emmaboulton.bsky.social UX Research Leader.
SimonFraser @simonfraser00.bsky.social Chair of Chatham House. Founding partner of Flint Global. Former Perm Sec at UK Foreign Office and Business Department.
General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper & senior advisor to Sir Keir Starmer before he became unpopular
tits andronicus @tambourine.bsky.social 🥞 🫖 📚 sick poet / library mole london
Chris Barnes @leodensian.bsky.social Does data stuff at DVSA, lives in Leeds, likes transport. Posts usually some combination of the above.
Danny Shaw @dannyshaw.bsky.social Journalist, specialising in policing, crime, justice, prisons, security & immigration. Ex-BBC home affairs correspondent & former adviser to Yvette Cooper MP. These are all my views!
Arthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social I make ontologies for the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. An odd job and not one I would have chosen for myself
Kate Josephs @katejosephs.bsky.social CEO Sheffield City Council. Proud public servant. Together we get things done.
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
John Hyde @johnhyde.bsky.social Deputy News Editor of the Law Society Gazette. After-dinner speaker and event host. Cricket lover, Colchester United fan, Britpop nostalgic.
Kez Dugdale @kezdugdale.bsky.social Associate Director, @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. Prof University of Glasgow. Trustee of Shelter and Oversight Board Member of The Promise. Writes for The Courier, Talks for Times Radio.
Patrick King @patrickking.bsky.social Working in AI policy, ex-think tanker. Views my own.
Rob Miller @robmiller31.bsky.social Senior Director @ Public Digital, but these views are just mine. Also at @robmiller31@mastodon.social and occasionally blogging at bytherye.com/about-me/. Have quit the Bad Place.
Ann Stow @annstow.bsky.social Passionate about people!
Owen Jackson @owenjackson.bsky.social Policy 📑 | Science 💉 | Sport 🏈🏏🏉 Director of Policy Trustee, 93% Club Reposts ≠ endorsements, views my own
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk All kinds of spaces. All sorts of feelings. All at the National Trust.
@racheljanetwolf.bsky.social @racheljanetwolf.bsky.social
Holly Jones @hollium.bsky.social Just finished an MPA in Innovation, Public Policy & Public Value @ IIPP, UCL Interests: making things actually work 📍South LDN via South Bristol
Kirsty Brimelow KC @kirstybrimelow.bsky.social Human rights, criminal & international law barrister Doughty Street Chambers. Chair Bar Council 2026. Chair Criminal Bar Association 2022-2023. Chair Bar Human Rights Committee 2012-2018. Bencher Gray’s Inn. Trustee of WWF-UK.
@caggop.bsky.social @caggop.bsky.social
Abe Greenspoon @worldofabe.bsky.social Canadian 🇨🇦 interested in public service, politics, history, sports, and community building. 📍 Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
Megan Young @meganiyoung.bsky.social Ottawa-based woman in tech. traveller, scuba diver, voracious reader, crossword junkie
Cassie Robinson @cassierobinson.bsky.social www.cassierobinson.work 🌳Wealth Pre & Redistribution, Emerging Futures, Imagination Infrastructures, Conscious Closures, Practices for Transition. 🔮Erotic Ecology, Designing with the Other-than-human World, Oracular Bodies and Queer Capacities.
Dan Sabbagh @dansabbagh.bsky.social Journalist @guardian - defence and security editor. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and anywhere else when I can.... signal: londoncalling.77
Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social Jonathan Wolff, Political Philosopher. Fellow British Academy Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford Wolfson College President The Royal Institute of Philosophy THFC supporter in 'what's football again?' mode. #academic
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social KC (E&W) BL (Irl): public/constitutional law, competition, subsidies, tax, trade. Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers. Views mine and not those of Monckton Chambers.
Robert Colvile @rcolvile.bsky.social Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.
Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social KC (hon). UK's most experienced full-time legal commentator. Honorary bencher, Gray's Inn. Former solicitor (non-practising). Writes at https://rozenberg.substack.com
Amanda Coleman @amandacomms.bsky.social Crisis communication consultant, business owner and author of three books on crisis, issues and reputation management. Find me at www.amandacolemancomms.co.uk
Nerys Anthony @nerys-a.bsky.social Executive Director at The Children’s Society - all things young people & impact, creating waves of change. Mum to 3 humans & a dog. Slow runner. Love to laugh … all my own words & pictures here (she/her)
Polly Thompson @pollyrt.bsky.social "surprisingly people focussed for a tech person" | "stronger than you look" | "so embarrassing"
Irina Pencheva @irinap.bsky.social Product and public sector tech geek. Mom of 2. Thrives being busy. Prevention at NHSE. Formerly of GOV.UK Notify and GOV.UK Forms at Government Digital Service
EmilyTav @emilytav.bsky.social Policy + design + tech. Angry optimist. Executive Director, Home Screen. Co-Curator of an oral history of the origins of the U.S. Digital Service.
Dominika Noworolska @dominikanow.bsky.social Researcher, facilitator & cultural strategist passionate about social causes and meaningful change. I work across systemic boundaries whenever possible to build bridges, nurture relationships, and aim for better outcomes for people. Glasgow based
Tero Väänänen @teropsv.bsky.social Head of Design at NHS England, photographer, artist, school governor, martial artist, writer of speculative fiction. He/him
richardfreeman.bsky.social @richardfreeman.bsky.social Delivering, coaching, facilitating, creating products and value across UK Gov. Powered by 👪 ☕ 🌊 🎵, all views my own #southwestisbest www.richardfreeman.me.uk
Paul Martin @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social, widening participation and social mobility https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/95210-paul-martin
Joe Lanman @joelanman.com Design Lead on data.gov.uk at the UK Government Digital Service Projects include Register to Vote, Petition Parliament, GovWifi and the GOV.UK Prototype Kit https://joelanman.com
Julian @jdosreme.bsky.social Trying to make public services better for everyone. Service Owner, team leader, ex GDS, MoJ, Defra, Home Office, NHS, DBT and CO Views my own etc https://jdosreme.medium.com/
Kate Tarling @kateldn.bsky.social Supporting orgs to be more service-oriented through advisory, training and coaching. Author of The Service Organization book and running The Service Org Group. Also trail running. Sheffield.
Chief Digital Officer for London @ldncdo.bsky.social Chief Digital Officer for London, working for Mayor of London and all Londoners. Using #data to support a fairer, safer and greener city for everyone #cities #innovation #smartcities https://medium.com/@chiefdigitalofficer4london
Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social GP, Digital health. Living in the Mournes in Co. Down with Chris and Bonny the sprocker. Working for a sustainable, equitable society. Always learning. Previously 20 years in lovely Wales :-)
Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social Policy Editor at the Guardian. Previously with the FT in London, Delhi, Washington.
Antonia Cundy @antoniacundy.ft.com Special Investigations @FT 🗞🎥🎙 Previously freelance foreign corro 🇺🇦 & 🇱🇧 Tips? firstname.lastname@ft.com
Paul Johnson @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social From August, Provost, The Queen’s College, Oxford. Previously director, Institute for Fiscal Studies. Author “Follow the Money”
Tash @tashwillcocks.bsky.social Head of Learning Design @tpximpact Ex @WeAreSnook ex Director MAs Europe & Honorary Fellow @HyperIsland Organiser @DesignEducation WIPtypostrator ⬇️
Martin Smith @martinrsmith.bsky.social Head of Policy Lab, Wellcome. Science policy things, puns, cats
Michael Kenny @michaelkenny.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Author
James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor at The Spectator
Harry Davies @harryfoxdavies.bsky.social Investigations correspondent @theguardian.com (harry.davies@theguardian.com or hd.gnm@proton.me) theguardian.com/tips theguardian.com/profile/harry-davies
Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social Journalist and podcaster. Politics, social affairs and a little bit of Britpop. Once Independent, now independent. Find me in The i Paper, The New World, Obs, The Lead, Yahoo and on Oh God, What Now? & The Bunker pods https://muckrack.com/hannah-fearn
John Fitzgerald @johnfitzg.bsky.social digital evolution • charities • change • digital strategy • tech for good • fixing the plumbing • responsible AI • Scotland • feed may contain bikes and sailing
Pamela James 🇨🇦 @thepamelajames.bsky.social Formerly “paminthepeg” and “pamjamhildy”. Who doesn’t like a good name change now and then.
Victoria Shaw @victoriashaw.bsky.social OD, leadership, innovation for systems transformation | NHS, Royal Free London FT | Previously Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium, Deep Transitions Lab, SPRU, University of Sussex | ♡ inc bookmarks
Jonathan @jonodrew.bsky.social I secure things and speak in public. Sometimes I speak in public about securing things. Helmsman
Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social Director of Strategy @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
Sarah Davidson @sarahdavidson.bsky.social CEO, Carnegie UK - the wellbeing policy foundation. Hon Prof at Centre for Public Policy at Glasgow University. Chair of WEvolution Scotland.