Nick Bloom @nickbloom.bsky.social Professor of Economics at Stanford
Amy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com FT data journalist writing about economics, politics and policy
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Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social Cities, urban economics, housing, puns, poetry and pop music. Views are mine.
Ben Rogers @ben-rog.bsky.social Urbanist & writer; Professor @UoL University of London; Distinguished Fellow @LSECities; Founding Director
@CentreforLondon; Chair @DesignSouthEast. Interests include Citizenship, public realm, urban government and democracy, sustainable urbanism, London
Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022
Highly commended:
Society of Editors 2025
Shortlisted:
Press Awards 2025
Press Gazette 2025
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Deputy Ed + Snr Policy Ed, Carbon Brief
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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social Photo sharing bot for planetary and deep space images.
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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social ESRC-funded research organisation bringing together world-leading experts from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. Headquarters at Alliance Manchester Business School.
Fran Parry @franparry.bsky.social Retired policy wonk. Energetic volunteer.
National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is Britain's leading independent social research organisation. Visit natcen.ac.uk for more information.- C chrisjsmyth.bsky.social @chrisjsmyth.bsky.social
Raoul Ruparel @rruparel.bsky.social Director BCG Centre for Growth. Former: Special Adviser to the PM on Europe & DExEU 2016-19. Also previously Deloitte UK & OpenEurope. Views my own.
Alex Proudfoot @alex.ihe.ac.uk Chief Executive of Independent Higher Education - https://ihe.ac.uk
Passionate about the power of learning, language, philosophy, comedy, music, and the greatest of all art forms, disco.
Still believes in truth, beauty, tolerance and humanity. Just.
John Blake @johndavidblake.bsky.social Director, The Post 18 Project // Professor of Social Innovation and Public Policy at University of Salford // musical theatre obsessive
Prosper UK @prosperuk.bsky.social A new political movement focused on growth, opportunity, and listening to people and business.
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Nick Hillman @nickhillmanuk.bsky.social Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, Dad
Liz Kendall MP @lizforleicester.bsky.social Labour MP Leicester West. Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Patrick Maguire @patrickmaguire.bsky.social Chief political commentator, The Times
Gareth Morgan - Ferret @ferrinfo.bsky.social CEO of Ferret Information Systems - benefits advice systems and training specialists. Blogs with boring numbers at https://benefitsinthefuture.com/. Models the effects of tax and benefits systems. Waves a sword in 17c reenactments.
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
Ed Balls @officialedballs.bsky.social Dad, cook, pianist, economist, Harvard, King's London, Holocaust Fdn co-Chair, NCFC, podcaster, retired dancer, former Cabinet minister, sometimes on TV & Radio- J James Bowes @jamesbowes01.bsky.social
Dan Corry @danrcorry.bsky.social Public policy and economics. Special adviser for last Labour government including HMT and No 10. Former boss NPC, a charity think tank and consultancy. Chair of Carers Trust charity. Author of 'Tales of the Unelected' - https://www.dancorrywriter.com/
Paul Donovan @pdonovan-econ.bsky.social Economist. Part time farmer. Amateur boxer. Occasional author. Egotist. Advocate of economics without jargon. Inflation, environmental economics, the economics of prejudice, structural change.
ubs.com/pauldonovan 
Josh Mellor @joshmellor.bsky.social Senior reporter at FE Week. Covering all things FE - training, apprenticeships and further education. josh.mellor@feweek.co.uk.
https://feweek.co.uk/author/joshmellor/
The Centre for Social Justice @csjthinktank.bsky.social An independent think-tank, established to put social justice at the heart of British politics.
👉 MEDIA: media-enquiries@centreforsocialjustice.org.uk
Elizabeth Gerard @elizabethgerard.bsky.social Deputy Director, Learning and Work Institute.
Policy leader with extensive experience in labour market issues, in the UK and NZ.
Views my own.
@kateshoesmith.bsky.social @kateshoesmith.bsky.social 
Everton Football Club @evertonfc.com The official Bluesky account of Everton Football Club. The Originals, est. 1878. 🔵
Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Rochester and Strood
For all enquiries please contact: lauren.edwards.mp@parliament.uk
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The Onion @theonion.com America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
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Georgina Sturge @georginasturge.bsky.social Statistics expert and author of 'Sum of Us' (2025) and 'Bad Data' (2022). Research Affiliate at the Oxford Migration Observatory.
Formerly of the House of Commons Library. Now writing and podcasting on Substack https://georginasturge.substack.com/
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social Historian. Writer.
Gavin Rice @gavinantonyrice.bsky.social Project Director, Future of Conservatism at Onward. Former Brexit SpAd. Teddy Roosevelt enthusiast. Sometimes in @telegraphnews.bsky.social, The Critic, ConHome. Redefining One Nation. Views my own. 
Sefydliad Dysgu a Gwaith | Learning and Work Institute @learnworkcymru.bsky.social Our vision is for a fair and prosperous society where learning and work enable everyone to realise their potential.
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Charlie McCurdy @charliemccurdy.bsky.social Economist @ resolution foundation covering jobs, demographic change and regional inequalities.
Helen Miller @helenmiller.bsky.social Economist. Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, theifs.bsky.social
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Nancy Doyle PhD @nancydoylepsych.bsky.social Founder of Genius Within, Visiting Professor of Occupational Psychology. Leader of the astray.
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
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Miranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social Yakking. Tippy tappy typing. Politics. Education. FT columns, Political Fix podcast and videos here https://www.ft.com/miranda-green - please check out Not Another One https://open.spotify.com/show/7u4nlhVNmzzZrLjmB7z137?si=dcf00d7580444ccb
Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde is an independent economic research unit providing expert analysis and insight on the Scottish economy. fraserofallander.org
Fabian Society @thefabians.bsky.social Britain's oldest political think tank. The future of the left since 1884.
The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy: https://linktr.ee/thesuttontrust
University Alliance @unialliance.bsky.social Representing the UK's leading professional and technical universities.
www.unialliance.ac.uk
Nicola Woolcock @nicolawoolcock.bsky.social Education Editor, The Times
nicola.woolcock@thetimes.co.uk
Dani Payne @danihpayne.bsky.social Head of Education & Social Mobility @SMFThinkTank, education/skills/HE • Opinions my own & evolving • 🏳️🌈
SPA Employment policy group @spaemploysocsec.bsky.social We're the Social Policy Association's employment policy group. Account managed by Hayley Bennett. Group convened by Sioned Pearce, Ceri Hughes, and Levana Magnus
Jasper Fforde @jasperfforde.bsky.social Fflyer, Ffotographer, Ffather, Fformer Ffocuspuller. Writes a bit. Living in Wales, interested in Stuff. Next Book: ‘Dark Reading Matter’, 2025..
Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social Senior Policy Researcher at Citizens Advice, researching welfare conditionality (she/her)
Formerly Demos, Southampton Uni, KCL
@dimitrizz.bsky.social @dimitrizz.bsky.social 
Nigel Slater @nigelslater.bsky.social A cook who writes.
Observer columnist. Author. Gardener.
Books: The Kitchen Diaries,
The Christmas Chronicles, A Cook’s Book,
A Thousand Feasts.
Instagram.com/nigelslater 
Julian Jessop @julianhjessop.bsky.social Independent economist. Likes charts. IEA Economics Fellow. Schools speaker. Diploma in Law. FRSA. COYG. Views here mine only. More on website at www.julianhjessop.com. Also on substack at https://substack.com/@julianhjessop
Neil Carberry @recneil.bsky.social Chief Executive of the REC, supporting the UK’s fabulous recruitment, staffing and talent advisory sector. Acas Council member. RFU coach and ref. Co-owner of the famous Heart of Midlothian.
The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social Enjoy The Observer journalism in print every Sunday, and digitally, seven days a week 🗞️
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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.
Patrick Wallis @patrickwallis.bsky.social Professor of Economic History, LSE; Apprenticeship. Health. Pharmacy. Work. Wages. and all kinds of history. Plus a bit of running. New book: market for skill coming out with Princeton in March 2025
Mel Bartley @zetkin.bsky.social 🇪🇺🦔🦡🌹🕊Emeritus prof of medical sociology UCL. Posting on social inequality in health , work & health, commercial & political determinants of health. Relationship between research & policy. Sometimes post about badgers, trams & trains. Oublagea
Eduin Latimer @eduinlatimer.bsky.social Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies, interested in low-paying labour market and the tax and benefit system. 
Safety Nets @safety-nets.bsky.social Bringing vital experience of the social security system across all four countries of the UK. Funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org
We are a team of six universities, two policy partners and an Experts by Experience panel. https://safetynets.study/
Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social 🌹 Economist MP who loves the pub
Department for Business and Trade PPS
jeevunsandher.substack.com
Karen Buck @queensparkkaren.bsky.social Chair, Generation Rent. Play England. Paddington, South Kilburn and OPDC. Former MP for Westminster North. Labour. Housing, Sondheim, Springsteen and other passions. Views entirely personal..
Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social Bourgeois interests, proletarian instincts.
WM College @wmc-adultlearning.bsky.social Welcome to our official account 👋 Since 1854, we've been helping adults learn and grow. Based in #Camden, we offer courses to upskill, gain qualifications, or try something creative.
Visit wmcollege.ac.uk ⬅️ to find out more.
David Smith @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social Economics Editor, The Sunday Times.
Nicky Morgan @nickymorgan.bsky.social Baroness Morgan of Cotes, House of Lords & Portfolio Career in private, public & charity sectors
Annabel Smith @annabel-smith.bsky.social Director, Growth and Reform Network. Working with places across UK for a more inclusive economy. New to Bluesky.
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission @smcpcommission.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Welcome to Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission - see blog posts
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House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee @hlsocmobility.parliament.uk News & information from the House of Lords committee on social mobility policy. Produced by staff on behalf of the committee.
Séamus Nevin @seamusnevin.bsky.social Economist, Historian, Politico.
@chris-smyth.bsky.social @chris-smyth.bsky.social 
Jess Elmore @jesselmore.bsky.social Head of Employment and Better Work at Learning and Work Institute
FE News @fenews.bsky.social 
Alex Collinson @alexcollinson.bsky.social Research and analysis officer at the TUC.
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social Committed to creating a world governed with intelligence, integrity and innovation.
Part of @policyatkings.bsky.social, based in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London.
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Sue Pember @sahn14.bsky.social Adult Education Advocate
Anne Green @anne-e-green.bsky.social Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI, University of Birmingham. Interested in the geography of labour markets, employment, non-employment, migration, commuting, skills, local economic development, public policy, etc.
Julie Tam @juliektam.bsky.social Higher education. A Kiwi on her OE. Still in the UK >20 years on.
Kate Martin @kate-martin.bsky.social Executive Director City Futures @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social. Director @theied.bsky.social . Y&H Member of ADEPT UK. Fellow @cihhousing.bsky.social . Love coffee and doing a bit of amateur art …
@rgarrrodwaters.bsky.social @rgarrrodwaters.bsky.social 
@markcorney.bsky.social @markcorney.bsky.social 
Sam Tims @sam-tims.bsky.social Lead analyst at JRF for social security and economics. Previously NEF, policy in Practice
Annie Irvine @annieirvine.bsky.social Qualitative social researcher since 2002 | Mental health, employment, welfare reform | Learning the ropes as a lecturer since 2024…
Eir Nolsøe @eirnolsoe.bsky.social Economics correspondent @Telegraph. Ex data journo and Nico Colchester fellow @FT
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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) advocates for adult learning and education across Europe. With a network of over 120 organisations in more than 40 countries, we promote lifelong learning, equity, and inclusion.
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Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston.
Local news:
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Blog:
https://neilobrien.co.uk
Social Market Foundation @smfthinktank.bsky.social Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society.
https://www.smf.co.uk/ | Also on LinkedIn, X and TikTok
Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social Political editor of The Observer. Sign up for my weekly newsletter here: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters
Sam Dumitriu @samdumitriu.bsky.social Head of Policy at Britain Remade.
Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler.bsky.social Social Policy editor, The Guardian. Winner of the Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism 2025.
Caroline McDonald @caromcd.bsky.social CEO of @holexpolicy.bsky.social. Passionate about all things adult education and social mobility. Aston Villa FC to the core. 
Dr Alice Eardley @aliceeardley.bsky.social Deputy CEO at Get Further. Former teacher, leader and researcher: FE, HE and schools. Former DfE policy advisor - post-16 English and maths 🏴🏳️🌈
Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social News for Oxfordshire. Est. 2022.
Email newsletter twice a week: https://oxfordclarion.uk
For stories: news@oxfordclarion.uk
Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve #LocalGov
Visit our website: https://www.local.gov.uk/
Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social Co-Founder of TeacherTapp, daily poll of 12k teachers. Former editor of Schools Week & Guardian columnist. Once a teacher, always a teacher.
SAY: Laura 'Mack & Ernie' (like there's 3 of us!)
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk Leader of @LibDems.org.uk, husband, father, carer, and MP for Kingston & Surbiton.
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU.
@jerrywhiteccn.bsky.social @jerrywhiteccn.bsky.social 
Ben Harrison @benrharrison.bsky.social Director of the Work Foundation. Former Centre for Cities and IPPR. Born in Newcastle, working in London, married to Buenos Aires. All views my own.
David Hagendyk @davehagendyk.bsky.social CEO of ColegauCymru. Formerly of Learning and Work Institute, Welsh Labour and Welsh Government. Mainly posting and following for education, economics, politics and football.