Joe Abercrombie @joeabercrombie.com Lord Grimdark (self-appointed). Writer of the First Law and Shattered Sea books and the Devils. Part-time Witch King of Nihilism, deep in a jaded literary sewer etc. etc.
Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of the Southern Reach series, including Annihilation. Agent Joe Veltre at Gersh / speaker bureau Authors Unbound. To contact, use the contact form at jeffvandermeer.com. PDX, anti AI, he/him
London Centric @londoncentric.media A modern news outlet for London, covering the city in the old-fashioned way. Edited by @jim.londoncentric.media. Subscribe now for a 25% discount: www.londoncentric.media
Rhodri Davies @rhodridavies.bsky.social Unrepentant philanthro-nerd. Director of Why Philanthropy Matters (www.whyphilanthropymatters.com). Host of Philanthropisms podcast. Research Fellow at Centre for Philanthropy, Uni of Kent. Author of two books about... you guessed it.... philanthropy.
Tris Lumley @trisml.bsky.social Open For All & NPC - civil society in the digital commons; Intersticia UK; Ashoka Special Relationship Fellow
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social Director of Stand For All, freelance policy and comms specialist, posting predominately about immigration/asylum and trans/non-binary policy and rights, along with general rantings. (They/them). My views, no-one else would want them.
Chai Patel @chaipatel.net Migration, human rights, public law. He/him.
Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social I do refugee and asylum policy at the Refugee Council, so most likely a lot of the posts will be about that.
Free Representation Unit @freerepunit.bsky.social Relieving poverty by training aspiring lawyers to represent clients in tribunal hearings for free. Please support us at https://www.thefru.org.uk/donate
Clare @clarec.bsky.social Education and Employment lawyer at Southwark Law Centre
Mother of two, one with SLD
Cricket fan: Surrey, Glamorgan and England
Carri Swann @carriswann.bsky.social Welfare rights/social security at @cpaguk.bsky.social. Posting in a personal capacity. Repost ≠ endorsement
📍Nottingham- O Owen @owenatcpag.bsky.social Welfare rights adviser at Child Poverty Action Group
Claire Hall @claritahall.bsky.social
Martin Williams @martin-cpag.bsky.social Welfare Rights Adviser at CPAG
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 🚵🏻♂️🏃
Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social Londoner, mother of two, consultant around questions of health, care, community, influence and impact (previously CEO Richmond Group of Charities and National Voices). Head and heart. 🐈⬛ 🪴 ☕️ 🇪🇺 🌳
Olly Benson @ollybenson.uk NHS Englander. Ex VCSE and BBC.
Mainly interested in volunteering, VCSE sector, public participation and engagement, so stuff around people, building communities, health, power, digital, media etc.
Husband | 🚸 Dad x2 | 💔 #ACHD
🌍 Warwickshire, UK
Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me
Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social Mental health/tech stuff. Sell ads for local newspapers, keeping local public interest news alive. Former writer in residence @centreforMH. Ask me to write MH things. Director Social Spider CIC. DMs open. Podcast @BBCOuch
(he/they)
The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
Elizabeth Cleland @elizabethanjoke.bsky.social Domestic abuse advocate, researcher, survivor | Oxon Council's DA Lived Experience Advisory Group | Reader, singer, writer |🇬🇧🇺🇸 in Oxford ✡
Can present on links between DA & extremism/terrorism – reach out
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
zoegardner.net
Maëva May @frusuk5.bsky.social Associate director Systems Engagement at Stroke Association. AMS FLIER. Health and research policy geek. Mother of three. 2x Immigrant (France>US>UK). Once upon a time equine internist. Happiest climbing a mountain, preferably with family and our pup.
Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social We want people to be in control of their end-of-life decisions because there is no-one better to make them.
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me Journalist | Audience @uk.theconversation.com | Trustee of @mysociety.bsky.social | Co-editor of @gairlochtimes.org.uk | Based in Scottish Highlands but often roaming. Contact via @Signal.org username: allytibbitt.92
Andy McGowan @andymcgowan.bsky.social Policy and Practice Manager at Carers Trust. Usually tend to post about carers, politics, social care, education, football or musicals.
Any posts are strictly in a personal capacity.
Newsmast Foundation @newsmastfoundation.org We're the leading nonprofit open social web project in the UK. We're reconnecting people & organisations with their online community.
linktr.ee/newsmast
❌✉️ - Don't DM us, we won't see your message! Email support@newsmast.org
Kieran Lowe @kieranran.bsky.social Work in news and public affairs. Climate change/energy/tech, Pokémon, X-Men & LGBT+ rights. 🏳️🌈 retreating from the bad apps
Freya Barnes @freyabarnes.bsky.social I do PR & storytelling for social change. Comms counsel to charities, think tanks & public figures. Previously Engage Britain, Shelter.
Nature & politics. Weird about The Beatles. Aspiring goat owner🐐
freyabarnespr.co.uk
Climate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social The UK’s independent adviser on tackling climate change.
https://www.theccc.org.uk/
Fiona Colley @fionacolley.bsky.social Charity campaigner, parent, gardener, dog lover. Director of Social Change @HomelessLink. Views my own.
Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social Humanist. Midlander. Liberal. Xennial. Quondam Classicist. Chief Executive @humanists.uk | Ambassador @humanists.bsky.social
Nick Beall @nickbeall.bsky.social Sort of here, sort of there. Politics, Localism, Communities and Cricket. Labour and Co-op Councillor. Opinions unlikely to be anyone else's.
Naomi McAuliffe @naomimc.bsky.social Head of Policy and Research at Amnesty International UK. Scottish Women's Aid Trustee. Scottish by choice. I do swearing and tweed.
Susie D @susiedlon.bsky.social Housing nerd, working for Trust for London (@trustforlondon.bsky.social). I talk about tackling the housing crisis, #TemporaryAccommodation and the #LondonHousingPanel a lot. Mum. Cat feeder. Christian. Randomly opinionated.
Emily Macaulay @emilyjmacaulay.bsky.social Head of Delivery & Operations for Connected by Data.
#RunningIsFunning, fundraiser for Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
Trustee: Honeyscribe, Reading List Foundation and Open Door Taunton. 🏳️🌈 She/Her.
https://linktr.ee/emilyjmacaulay
Edward Wood @edwardwood.bsky.social Parliamentary research expert. Previously at UK House of Commons Library, now retired. Acting chair Fio theatre co, Cardiff. Husband, father.
Helen F @helenfurn.bsky.social MD of High-Rise Communications. Prev. comms British Red Cross, Ashgate Hospice. Working from Ancoats, Manchester.
Steven Stokes @steven-stokes.bsky.social Strategic Comms and Engagement Director for a Welsh Charity. RSA Fellow. Haikuist. Own views. Cymru / Wales 🏴
Haiku poems via https://stevenlstokes.wordpress.com
James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social 'Fiercely hetrosexual for bluesky'
Outdoors. Politics. Sport. Not always in that order. Labour. Trade Unionist. Trying to do community things. Views entirely my own
Hilary Burkitt @hilaryburkitt.bsky.social Housing, poverty, social policy, cats | Housing policy at Independent Age
Tom Redfearn @tredfearn.bsky.social Policy, research and influencing on health, care and social issues. Currently at the Royal Osteoporosis Society. Views mine, obvs.
Vic Rayner @vicrayner.bsky.social CEO of National Care Forum; Chair Care Provider Alliance; Chair of Global Ageing Network; Honorary Professor City St George’s University of London. Passionate about care, support and housing. Interested in pretty much everything!
Catherine Goodall @cgoodall.bsky.social Policy Manager at the Stroke Association and general policy nerd. Cofounder and campaigns lead at Proud Changemakers https://bsky.app/profile/proudchangemakers.bsky.social, formerly at NCVO. Views my own.
Annette Fisher @miniannette.bsky.social 🏴 🇳🇱 Accountability & Governance practitioner & researcher | International aid & development | Children’s Panel Member in Scotland | Founder & Director of Weans' Scran & Kitchin | cargo-bike/bakfiets owner | Glasgow-based | parent to a 4yr old
Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social Interested in global politics & environment, plus gardening, travel, art, photography and life. Ex UK Green Party, then 30+ years as a sustainability professional. Now, UK politics focused on AllianceNow UK, working together for a new democracy.
No DMs
Nick Plumb @nickplumb.bsky.social Director of Policy and Insight at @powertochange.org.uk
Interests include: UK politics, trust, communities, localism, democratic reform, and inequality.
Caspar Below @cbelow.bsky.social Human-centred tech consultant @hippodigital. Team culture, product, service digitisation, agile. Currently NHS. Former Head of Digital @Shelter, social justice activist & oral historian
Helen Buckingham @hbuckingham.bsky.social Expert by experience in healthcare management & policy, Chair National Voices, Trustee RVS, NED PHIN. Also cook, wine drinker, reader, gardener, walker, armchair art critic.
Rights For Residents @rightsforresidents.bsky.social Authentic voice for those in care and their families. Campaigning for the legal right to a care supporter in all care settings #GloriasLaw #RightsForResidents
Iain Moore @iainmoore.bsky.social Interested in libraries, charities and the social sector and how together they can fix everything.
Once & future ultra runner. Macclesfield. Gay adopter. 🏳️🌈
Commercial Director, Libraries Connected
www.librariesconnected.org.uk
He/him
Gail Freeman @gfreeman.bsky.social Environment 🌳 Social justice 💪
20 years working for environment not-for-profits, currently at a London grantmaker
Lifelong indie kid now living in suburban London
Bobi @bobirobson.bsky.social Mum in training, digital bod in the third sector, Strategic Project Lead and Director at Poteris
#DigitalStrategy #DigitalInclusion #OddThinker #Accessibility #ND #ADHDer #OnMaternityLeave
Poteris.co.uk | Bobirobson.digital
Francesca Wood @francjwood.bsky.social Practical innovation specialist, creative collaboration, tri-sector connector. Fluent in Private, Public & Third Sector languages.
Leeds-based, but working with clients on a national, regional, city and hyper-local basis.
https://www.fwoodsolutions.co.uk/
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
Richard Hazell @rpchlaw.bsky.social Veteran Law Centre worker and solicitor for 50 years. STFC fan. Keen gardener and cyclist. Active in housing issue in the Newbury area.
Spotlight on Corruption @spotlightcorruption.org Shining a light on the UK's role in corruption at home and abroad
https://linktr.ee/endcorruptionuk
Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social Challenging corruption, strengthening integrity, and fighting for a fair society based on the rule of law.
Sue Hawley @suehawley.bsky.social Exec Director at Spotlight on Corruption - working on fostering political integrity and ending the UK's role as a hub for kleptocratic assets
https://linktr.ee/endcorruptionuk
www.spotlightcorruption.org
@spotlightcorruption.org
Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social Director of Policy @TransparencyUK.bsky.social, governor at Westminster Foundation for Democracy, JRRT director, and former MP (2010-15). Husband to @joswinson.bsky.social, Dad to 3 boys, and recent King’s war studies MA. All views here are my own etc.
Tim Hughes @timjhughes.bsky.social All things democracy, open gov & participation, with a sprinkling of climbing, photography & Ipswich Town.
Democracy & Participation Lead at Open Government Partnership, trustee at MySociety, & former exec director at Involve.
WhatDoTheyKnow @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social Make and explore UK #FreedomOfInformation requests. A transparency project from @mysociety.bsky.social. For help http://whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact
Alex Beatty @alexbeatty.bsky.social Semi-retired comms professional. Interests: #History #Communications #Speechwriting #Strategy.
Juliet Swann @muteswann.bsky.social In Edinburgh | anti-corruption and political integrity | Scotland & Wales | for @transparencyuk.bsky.social | Co-chair of Open Government Partnership Scotland | she/her |
Slightly obsessed with Glen Powell
Collective Impact @collectiveimpact.bsky.social Sharing human-first learning, collaborative action, & collective bravery for the socially-minded
Our work: Supports the relational, Facilitates change, & Deconstructs power in social organisations.
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Roberta Fusco @robertafusco.bsky.social Policy & Comms. Head of Influencing at ACEVO, membership body for civil society leaders in England & Wales. Trustee Carers First, volunteer, carer. Interested in public policy, culture & governance. Love a good book, music, dog & sing along. Views my own.
Sonia L @sonial77.bsky.social Immigration lawyer about town. Migrant. Queer. She/her. Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/thoughtsonimmigration
Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social Climate and enviroskeeting.
Strat climate comms & media freelancing: Will@WYeates.com
(📍 London, Europe)
Permanently deleted my twitter account. So should you.
Naomi @nkjackson.bsky.social Managing Director at Social Workers Without Borders.
PGR at University of Liverpool: Unduly Harsh? A socio-legal study of children's rights in the context of parental deportation.
Also gardening and allotments!
Own views.
Duane @ FairSay @fairsay.bsky.social Campaigning/activism & digital. Founder FairSay.com, CampaigningForum.com (ECF) events + community + JustPost.pro Migrant, dad, travelled 🌎🌏🌍 from 7. Happiest in a 🛶 in wilderness. He/him
Beth Mukushi @bethmukushi.bsky.social Head of Support Services @SCVO | Trustee @loco_retrofit | Library lover | Also a runner, thinker and cider drinker | She/Her
Beth Granter @megabeth.bsky.social Socialist, feminist, bi woman, mother. Like animals, biology, data, & female fronted punk rock.
Digital & campaigning freelancer. #VoteLabour.🌹🏳️🌈 In Edinburgh.
bethgranter.com
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
Chris Butcher @weachrisbutcher.bsky.social Senior Public Policy Manager at WEA. The WEA (Workers' Educational Association) has been "bringing adult learning within reach" for over 120 years.
https://www.wea.org.uk/
He/Him
Jenny Edwards CBE @jennyedwards.bsky.social Personal capacity. Chair People's Health Trust, Trustee Affinity Trust. Fellow Fac Public Health. Mental Health, Arts, Learning Disability, Health Inequalities, Mindfulness, Peace, Nature Connection, Swans. Studied Archaeology & Anthropology. Typos galore
Rachal Minchinton @rachjm3.bsky.social Fundraising, Welsh , Indy Curious, leftie! Loves wine, shoes and most things that are bad for me.
Helen Olszowska @helenolszowska.bsky.social Bought a Save the Whale jumper from Tammy Girl in the ‘90s.
Been on a mission to make things better ever since.
Audience journeys and content marketing for charities and good biz.
seashellcollective.com
Warren Escadale @vsnwescadale.bsky.social Chief executive of Voluntary sector north west. Chair of Greater Manchester VCFSE Leaders Group, and VCFSE partner member on Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. Championing meaningful devolution and sector’s role in making it work.
Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social I care about a lot of things. Celtic. Against big tobacco. #FBPE
I bet my mum and dad never thought I'd have to fight the Nazis too!
Scott Redding @scottredding.bsky.social Fundraising and development at a charity in Coventry. Born Canadian, Irish national, living here for 20 years. I miss snow.
Nathan Williams @nathwself.bsky.social Works @Promocymru Development, Digital, Design. Writes a fair bit. Moving through dog walking, climbing, BJJ.
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
Lesley Parkinson @re-think.bsky.social Author of 'Restorative Practice at Work'. Co-presenter 'Relational Practice' podcasts. Interests: education; behaviour; relationships; patient safety; NHS People Promise; Quality Improvement; culture; psychology.
www.restorativethinking.co.uk
Alex Killeen @alexkilleen.bsky.social Climate Communications. Love dogs, frogs and bogs. Personal account. Views expressed are my own and not those of my employer.
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/
Abi Aldridge @abialdridge.com ✨ Cut through the noise. Comms that actually work
🧡 For charities & growing brands
🌿 Good comms without the burnout
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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social Tea, scones, independent institutions and why they need looking after. Director of Communications @NationalTrust.bsky.social Trustee, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The posts are just mine.
Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social Press/Media Officer for Keep Our NHS Public and Operations for Frontline19. Occasional bylines on the NHS. Passionate about mental health support for HCPs. Once got to say Hold the front page. Own views, obvs.
Leigh Brimicombe @leighbrimicombe.bsky.social Chief Influencing Officer @ The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
Hannah Khwaja @hannahkhwaja.bsky.social Analysis & Impact Lead @ Data Orchard CIC @dataorchard.org.uk
data | nonprofits | social justice | nature and stuff
she/her
Martha Dillon @marthadillon.bsky.social Climate, cities and housing justice https://marthadillon.substack.com
Adam @adamf23.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Obsessed with politics, history, equality, TV & theatre. Views my own. (He/Him)
David McGlashan @davidmcglashan.bsky.social Head of Sales and Marketing at The School for Social Entrepreneurs. Personal views. Write a weekly social enterprise newsletter: bit.ly/ssenewsletter - Trying to get my golf handicap below 20.
Emma Lusby @emlusby.bsky.social Easily distracted by winged things, food, nature nut, northern.
Head of comms for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust www.ywt.org.uk
https://bsky.app/profile/yorkswildlife.bsky.social
My own views and comment.
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social Strategy, futures and impact | London | andymartin.net
The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social Building a more humane and effective response to crime.
Join: https://howardleague.org/membership/
Give: http://PayPal.Me/howardleague
Raluca Terry-Enescu @ralucahippie.bsky.social Health policy wonk. Start-up co-founder. Data cruncher, purveyor of pretty graphs. Relentlessly hopeful. Kitchen gadgets addict, poster of cat pics, wearer of too many florals. Mum. She/her. Views my own. #QISky
Article 39 children's rights charity @article39.bsky.social We fight for children's rights in institutional settings. Executive Director - Jodie Wickers.
Brought as much as we could when we left the other platform. More on our website: https://article39.org.uk
Mo @momorgan.com Strategist, healthtech co-founder and charity trustee.
Co-founder at hellolumino.com building inclusive digital therapeutics. Current R&D: sovereign AI in health.
Trustee at bristolmind.org.uk