House of Commons Committees @hoccommittees.parliament.uk Where MPs consider policy issues and check the Government’s work.
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot. Never again a country without consequences.
Cassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social Associate director in public services @Instituteforgov. Passionate about crime.
Andy Burnham Accepter @jorisbinned.bsky.social Always wanting the barman to say "great to see you we don't like factional politics in here"
I am for us, we are for them, you are for me
And not just a slicker version of Sir Keir Starmer
#KeepStreamingConfessionsII
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/
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social Head of Quant Research at Public First. Professional collector of other people's opinions
Katie Ellis @drkatieellis.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. Researching and advocating for children in care and care leavers.
Tom Disney @tdisney85.bsky.social Associate Professor and Social Geographer at Northumbria University. My research applies geographical theory and spatial methods to social work and child welfare.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/d/tom-disney/
Hannah Keenan @hannahkeenan.bsky.social Associate Director at Institute for Government, and former civil servant (cabinet office, dfid).
Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social "if that's the strangest thing you ever seen in your life, I'd say you haven't done much"
Amber Dellar @amberdellar.bsky.social Researcher, public services @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Focusing on schools and local government, particularly children's social care and homelessness. She/her
Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell.bsky.social Dad of two. Founder/writer of the website Education Uncovered. Investigating and reporting on education policy since 1997. Please support my work via a subscription to educationuncovered.co.uk Views personal.
Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social Leadership. Culture. Inclusion.
Former Headteacher & recent MAT CEO. Trustee at SHINE UK. Visiting Fellow Centre for Young Lives. US politics, cricket, golf obsessive. MUFC. Co-author Putting Staff First. Own views
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Kinship Works @kinship.works We help organisations to be more human. Kinship Works is a network supporting more human ways of improving our lives together.
Policy Unstuck @policyunstuck.bsky.social Insights into the political system—and how to influence it.
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Mainstream @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social The home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change.
Join us to unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.
http://mainstreamlabour.org/
Re:State @re-state.bsky.social Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
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
Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social AI correspondent at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
Sam Mercadante @mercsam.bsky.social Policy & Public Affairs Lead @ BookTrust. Opinionated American in London.
Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social Exploring care in a new economy at @carefull.bsky.social with @hannahwebster.bsky.social
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Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social Work at Dixons Academies. Schools as civic institutions - ensuring our communities have a voice and power. Building place based partnerships. Views my own.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimlauder
Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social 100% pure nuance.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
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
Hugh @hughrussell.bsky.social Chief Exec of Children in Wales
Louise Woodruff @louisewoodruff.bsky.social Senior Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Care, work and poverty. Also York. Views here my own.
Women & Equalities Committee @commonswec.parliament.uk We are a cross-party group of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk MPs. This account is not being monitored. Follow us at @hoccommittees.parliament.uk.
https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/
Tom Baker @mrtombaker.bsky.social Husband, Dad, politics/campaigns/organising at @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, Christian, Reading FC, like to 🏃, help with Cubs, bad at spelling, blog at https://thoughtfulcampaigner.org/
Own views.
Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social YouGov data journalist • Elections, polls, voting systems • "I like people, places and things" • dylan.difford@yougov.com
Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain (Penguin 2023)/An Alternative History of the British Empire (HUP 2024). Is Free Speech Under Threat? (2024).
https://linktr.ee/charlottelydiariley
repped by Carrie Plitt @FBA
views are all mine 💫
Charlotte Pickles @charliepickles.bsky.social Director @re-state.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social Executive Director, Institute for Government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health. Interested in all things good government
Elle @centristmum.bsky.social Mum, Lib Dem and naturalised Yorkshire citizen
Mithran Samuel @mithransamuel.bsky.social Editor, communitycare.co.uk (social work/social care news and stuff)
Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social Director of Strategy @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
Janet Daby MP @janetdaby.bsky.social Labour and Co-op Party MP for Lewisham East.
James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
Fellow @ Tech Policy Press
Fellow @ Demos
PhD researcher @ UCL Laws
newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World. 🏳️🌈
https://www.jamesrball.com/
Munira Wilson MP @munirawilson.bsky.social MP for Twickenham 🔶 Lib Dem Education Spokesperson 🔶 Please email munira.wilson.mp@parliament.uk if you need assistance.
Promoted by the Liberal Democrats, 15 Richmond Rd, TW1 3AB.
Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
Martin Robbins @mjrobbins.com Substack: mjrobbins.com
Podcast: abundancepod.com
Mike Wozniak @mikewozniak.bsky.social Showbusinessman. One bean of @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social. The Malcolm Durridge behind the St Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast. Devoted assistant to the Junior Taskmaster.
www.mrmikewozniak.com
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
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
Benjamin Partridge @benpartridge.bsky.social benjaminpartridge.com
The Children's Society Policy and Youth Practice @tcspolicypractice.bsky.social We campaign tirelessly for the big social changes to improve the lives of children & young people: changing systems, amplifying unheard voices & creating impact
We are @childrenssociety.bsky.social policy, research & practice teams
RTs not endorsements
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.
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
@fionaellison.bsky.social @fionaellison.bsky.social
Dr Caroline J Bald @carolinejbald.bsky.social Lecturer in Social Work. The Open University, UK. Research: #justice social work, braininjury, AI
education. RSW prev Probation.[BISWG.co.uk chair & BASW Criminal Justice Co-chair]. Founding Co-Chair ESWRA SW Crime & CJ SIG https://linktr.ee/CarolineJBald
Tom Hamilton @tomhamilton.bsky.social Not all views my own. I disagree with lots of views.
Aveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social Strategy Fellow, Global Health & Wellbeing at Coefficient Giving. Views my own
Amy Woodworth @amywoodworth.bsky.social Policy and research professional working in children’s social care. Currently on parental leave.
APPG on Kinship Care @appgkinshipcare.bsky.social All Party Parliamentary Group on Kinship Care.
Secretariat: @familyrightsgp.bsky.social. Contact: jhall@frg.org.uk.
Not an official feed of Parliament.
bit.ly/kinshipcareappg
Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families @foundationsww.bsky.social Generating and championing actionable evidence that improves services to support family relationships - foundations.org.uk.
Dr Eva A Sprecher @easprecher.bsky.social Research Fellow at @uclpals.bsky.social / honorary at Anna Freud.
Researching the mental health of #care-experienced young people. #Coproduction. Relationships for care-experienced people. #mixed-methods
Ex-Physics teacher.
Puffin Enthusiast
#crohns
The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social Author, very professional.
Buy my debut novel PRESTIGE DRAMA at https://geni.us/Prestige_Drama.
Get my extremely good memoir at www.mammybook.com
Tania Townsend @taniatownsend.bsky.social Head of Strategic Programmes & Strategy. ❤️#localgov. Black & Jewish, Londoner, Mother, Gooner, Hackney lady and blogger. ♥️ diversity matters. Views my own.
@TaniaTSays on X
Bill Bows @bolos.bsky.social Father of two. Creator of comms (at ncb.org.uk). Disliker of systematic oppression, income inequality, the other stuff. Eater of plants. Supporter of SWFC & England cricket. Views of my own.
Lorna Stabler @lornastabler.bsky.social Social work academic. Passionate about keeping children with the people who ❤️ them. Geordie in Wales. Proud feminist.
June Thoburn @jthobu.bsky.social Emeritus Prof of Social Work UEA, Norwich Views expressed my own. Retweets don't necessarily indicate agreement
Becky Allen @profbeckyallen.bsky.social Co-founder and Chief Analyst, Teacher Tapp, surveying over 12,000 teachers every day.
Stuart Lock @stulock.bsky.social Chief Executive, Advantage Schools
Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71.bsky.social Behaviour advisor to the UK Department of Education. Founder of researchED. Professor of School Behaviour. Academica University of Applied Science.
Donald Forrester @donaldforrester.bsky.social Social work academic- Director of CASCADE at Cardiff University, Research Director of Better Childhoods Centre, University College Copenhagen
Research what works and why in child welfare- particularly interested in direct practice and new methods
@julielongworth.bsky.social @julielongworth.bsky.social Public Servant - Director Children's Services Leeds
Michelle Hall @chellehall.bsky.social Mum, kinship carer, wife, SEND, autism, rare chromosome, lecturer, doctoral researcher, PhD family time in SGOs, kinship campaigner, trainer. I wear many hats. Love people, always listening and learning.
Lucy Peake @lucypeake.bsky.social Proud Chief Executive of charity Kinship www.kinship.org.uk #ChurchillFellow2024
Dr Pippa Goodfellow @pippagoodfellow.bsky.social Leading policy, communications & strategy @ncb.org.uk, PhD @Uni of Beds, Trustee @New Horizon Youth Centre, views all mine, LDN💚
Harry QP @harryqp.bsky.social Director of IPPR. Progressive policy and politics. Non-Exec Director at West London NHS Trust.
Lucy Caldicott @lucycaldicott.bsky.social Executive coach and consultant | Proud West Midlander | Road safety campaigner
Toxic workplaces, career transitions, helping people figure out what comes next | 🎬 @LucyOnLife on YouTube and weekly newsletter at changeout.org
📍Birmingham.
Katharine Sacks-Jones @katharinesj.bsky.social Charity Chief Executive.
Campaigner. Social justice, social change, policy, politics, mum life.
Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Former minor twitter celebrity/hate figure. https://www.leonardocarella.com/
Dr Linda Cusworth @drlcusworth.bsky.social Research Fellow in Centre for Child and Family Justice Research, Lancaster University Law School. Interested in family law and policy, kinship care, looked after children. Research and impact. Views my own.
Omar Mohamed @omarmohamedsw.bsky.social Children & Families Social Worker • Kinship Carer • Researcher • Lecturer • Decolonisation • Indigenous Knowledge • Lived Experience • He/Him • Views My Own
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
The Children's Society @childrenssociety.bsky.social We fight for a better future for all children. We're working to end child poverty, halt the grooming and exploitation of children, and stop crisis in its tracks. Learn more: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk
@kinshipcharity.bsky.social @kinshipcharity.bsky.social
The Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd @theadcsltd.bsky.social Professional membership association for DCSs and their senior teams.
www.adcs.org.uk
Lewis Roberts @lewis-roberts.bsky.social Social Worker
BASW Vice Chair
North East Child Poverty Commission Member
Leigh Brimicombe @leighbrimicombe.bsky.social Chief Influencing Officer @ The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
Ellie C @ellieonsea.bsky.social Head of Mission Comms at Nesta, working on health & obesity, early years + sustainability.
British Association of Social Workers @basw-uk.bsky.social The official Bluesky account for the British Association of Social Workers. We are the UK's largest professional association for social work.
Emma Cockerell @emmacockerell.bsky.social Director of Children’s Services, Wokingham Borough Council, mum, social worker, learner and listener, loves a Jaffa cake. Views my own.
Marie Tucker @marietucker.bsky.social Passionate about playing my part in making the U.K. a better place for children in care. Views personal.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-tucker-10a58421?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=
Dr Josh Harsant @joshharsant.bsky.social He/him. Expert/PhD in #youthparticipation #youthvoice. Posts mainly about children & young people; also about politics, #localgov, charities, TV & the arts. Coffee & biscuit addict. Wine & travel fan. Here in a personal capacity; all views my own. 🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺
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
John Radoux @johnradoux.bsky.social CYP psychotherapeutic counsellor & consultant. Previously 17yrs working in children's homes, childhood in care. Post about all this and random stuff. Refugee from twitter. Views own.
Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social Principal Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - UK poverty, social policy, politics, research and data. Occasionally crochet, gigs and nature
Polly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social Co-founder and CEO, Zinc Innovation Partners - helping turn science into real-world change. Fomerly Demos, UAL, MMHPI, No10. Adviser at Future Governance Forum, Family Business UK, Door10 Recruitment. Writes at https://howtorunacountry.substack.com/
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, New World, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Londoner. *Not* an American.
Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social Head of Policy, Campaigns & Public Affairs at Mind | NHS Mental Health Social Worker | Previously at NEF & DWP | Views expressed here my own