Prof Alexander Betts @alexanderbetts.bsky.social Professor & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement, Sport, & Community) at Oxford University, football coach, runner, & dad of 3.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org We protect the rights of refugees, stateless people and all who are forced to flee.
unhcr.org
Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Nonpartisan think tank generating evidence-based research, smart policy, essential data on global migration
Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social The Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, is a global leader in multidisciplinary research on forced migration.
www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
Connect with us: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/forms/general/connect
Alberto Ares Mateos @albertoares.bsky.social Jesuita, peregrino, economista, apasionado por la fe y la justicia, las migraciones, los hábitos de consumo 
JESC | Jesuit European Social Centre @europeanjesuit.bsky.social The #Jesuit European Social Centre (#JESC) is a #Brussels-based #nonprofit #organisation that seeks to promote #Vision and #Values for #Europe.
Caritas Europa @caritaseuropa.bsky.social Caritas Europa is the network of Caritas organisations on the European continent, with 49 members in 46 countries.
We believe that people and the environment, not profits, should be at the heart of all policies.
European Policy Centre @epc-official.bsky.social Official account of the leading Brussels-based think tank. We foster #EuropeanIntegration through #PolicyAnalysis and #Debate.
🔗 epc.eu
Oak Foundation @oak-foundation.bsky.social Through our grant-making, we contribute to a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world. 
ICMC @icmc.bsky.social Protecting and serving #refugees, #migrants and #displaced persons since 1951.
Help us make a lasting difference! www.icmc.net/donate.
Migration Policy Group @migpolgroup.bsky.social Evidence-based change for inclusive societies | Independent Brussels-based think-and-do tank on integration, migration, and anti-discrimination.
JRS Belgium @jrsbelgium.bsky.social The mission of the Jesuit Refugee Service is to accompany, serve and advocate for refugees. In Belgium we work on immigration detention and its alternatives.
SJR Canada - JRS CANADA @jrscanada.bsky.social Le Service Jésuite des Réfugiés au Canada accompagne, sert et défend la cause des personnes déplacées et réfugiées.
The Jesuit Refugee Service in Canada accompanies, serves and defends the cause of displaced persons and refugees.
JRS Romania @jrsromania.bsky.social https://jrsromania.org
JRS seeks to accompany, serve, and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people, that they may heal, learn and determine their own future
https://www.facebook.com/jrsromania
Politics Channel @politics.newsmast.community.ap.brid.gy Welcome to the Newsmast Politics Channel. A curated feed of posts from the Fediverse, handmade by @newsmast, and broadcasting to Bluesky (if you've opted-in via […]
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Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) International @jrs.net The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve and advocate on behalf of refugees.
jrs.net
ACRATH @acrath.bsky.social ACRATH'S mission is to eliminate human trafficking and the harm it causes.
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social Fellow at the Center for Global Development, author of Getting Better and The Plague Cycle. (CGD doesn't have institutional positions, so don't blame it for mine).
Santa Marta Group @santamartagroup.bsky.social A global alliance between the Catholic Church and law enforcement working to eradicate human trafficking and modern slavery. Retweet/follow not endorsement.
https://linktr.ee/santamartagroup
Financial Times @financialtimes.com The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis.
https://www.ft.com
The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Yvette Cooper MP @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley & Altofts
The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk 💚 Real hope. Real change.
greenparty.org.uk
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box Green Party London SE1P 6YL
Matthieu Tardis @matthieutardis.bsky.social Researcher on Migration and Refugee Policies. Co-Director of Synergies Migrations (https://synergies-migrations.org), an independent research action institute for and with stakeholders, migrants and refugees. Views are my own.
JRS Europe @jrseurope.bsky.social The mission of the Jesuit Refugee Service is to accompany, serve and advocate for #refugees worldwide. We're the European regional office based in Brussels, Belgium.
🌐 jrseurope.org
Tabasum Westra @tabasum.bsky.social 🤺Local Advocacy | Dutch Council for Refugees
🏛️Woordvoerder Asiel CU | Raad Utrecht
🎟️Migratieonderzoeker | form. Uva H. de Haas
🇪🇺When You Have More Than You Need, Build A Longer Table, Not A Higher Wall.
Jesuit Refugee Service UK @jrsuk.bsky.social JRS UK accompanies refugees and forced migrants, serving them as companions and advocating their cause.
www.jrsuk.net
Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org Building the UK’s Missing Museum. We explore how the movement of people to and from the UK has made us who we are.
Community guidelines → https://www.migrationmuseum.org/community-guidelines/
DSC Immigration Team @doughtystimm.bsky.social Immigration team at Doughty Street Chambers. Human Rights specialists with a reputation for excellence in asylum and immigration matters.
Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social Asylum Rights Campaigning. Migrant & Human Rights advocacy. She/Her 🏳🌈 🧡
Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social Labour Peer, ex-MP for Battersea. Campaigner for refugees, especially children. Interested in human rights, asylum policy and Ireland. RTs are not endorsements.
Jesuits in Britain 🇬🇧 @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social Rooted in the rich tradition of our spirituality, Jesuits are contemplatives in action, living lives of service around the world.
https://linktr.ee/JesuitsinBritain?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=abc78515-33af-46e6-a9fe-3ebc7a
Bryan P. Galligan SJ @galligansj.bsky.social Jesuit scholastic working on marine fisheries ecology and management. Focused on coral reefs, food security/nutrition, and ecological justice/integral ecology. Views are my own.
bryanpgalligan.github.io 
James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor for the Dicastery for Communication, author of "Come Forth."
https://linktr.ee/jamesmartinsj
Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages & Arts at University of Glasgow
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/
Jessica Studdert @jesstud.bsky.social Always searching for good coffee.
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social Policy. Political economy. Increasing bewilderment.
"The Three Economies" Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/anthonypainter
#ynwa
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
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
Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social Freelance research/policy/advocacy/writing on all things Parliament and government. Associate at IfG and Associate at State of the Future.
PhD in modern US/UK history.
Sport fan. Mum of one. Views my own.
Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social Prof. of Economic Geography and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. My work is on labour markets, migration, planning, and regional policy. I also love photography and baking, and have a crazy cocker spaniel called Fonzie.
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 🏳️⚧️
Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social Economics Editor, The Observer
Sign up for my newsletter: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters
Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com Data/govt etc freelancer gavinfreeguard.com
Starting @sotf.org.uk
@connectedbydata.org, Data Bites, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @thinkdigitalptns.bsky.social @kinship.works @transformgovtalks.bsky.social @policycamp.bsky.social
Pic @paulclarke.com
Arianna Giovannini @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology @uniurb. Former director and now Associate Fellow, @ipprnorth.bsky.social. Devolution/Territorial Politics/Regions/Local Government
Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |
Toby Lloyd @tobylloyd.bsky.social Policy wonk, spad, consultant, writer, Londoner. Housing, urbanism and transport mainly.
Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social Calder Valley Kite Kollective
Prayer Collector
Dream Broker
📍Bohemia
Jack Newman @jacknewman.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics & Public Admin, Uni of Liverpool • UK Politics • English devo • spatial inequality • place-based policy • healthy urban development • critical realism
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/jack-newman
Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me 
Ryan Swift @ryanswift93.bsky.social Research Fellow at IPPR North/IPPR - work on democracy, devolution, regional identity | PhD on the politics of Northernness
Nathan Yeowell @yeowell.bsky.social Exec Director of futuregovernanceforum.co.uk
Welsh Labour cllr for Panteg, torfaen.gov.uk
Chair of gwentpensionfund.co.uk
Niamh Lennox-Chhugani @niamhtaohealth.bsky.social Personal views on integrated health and care policy and practice worldwide. Irish woman in the UK. Posts about gardens🌱for fun!
Steve Skelton @steve1skelton.bsky.social Practitioner policy wonk | Founder www.questionfactory.co.uk | Trustee @mysociety | Ex- Demos, LGA, Stockport Council, GMCA, Govt of Jersey, LCRCA
Bec Riley @rileyresearch.bsky.social #Impact #place #policy #data #innovation #research & #relationships. Professor/DPVC West Midlands @City-REDI.bsky.social @lpiphub.bsky.social @uob views my own, sharing not endorsement - sometimes Birmingham and sometimes Manchester (UK) hate the M6.
megan kenyon @meganekenyon.bsky.social political correspondent, new statesman
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Cassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social Associate director in public services @Instituteforgov. Passionate about crime.
Giles @policygiles.bsky.social Attempting to facilitate dialogue between researchers and policymakers. Sometimes succeeding. Views not employers (obvs).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggilespps?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app
Halima Khan @halimakhan.bsky.social CEO Paul Hamlyn Foundation
John Denham @jydenham.bsky.social Professor | Former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister | Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics | Writing about how ideas of nation and nationhood shape politics today at nationstateandpolitics.substack.com ✍️
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.
Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social Retired. Former Senior Director at Quod
Regeneration, housing, development, economics, demographics, cities, schools and community infrastructure
📍London
http://barneystringer.wordpress.com
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
Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social Interested in UK housing policy, planning, economics, housebuilding, energy, social policy. Cambridge based.
Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social Interested in how government works and how it can work better
🏳️🌈
Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy at University of Manchester. Soon to be Birmingham.
Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social • political reporter @politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering Westminster and where politics meets social media and tech
IG: http://instagram.com/zoe.crowther/ • X: @zoenora6
📍 London via Notts, Newcastle & Bristol
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Nick Pearce @iprnickp.bsky.social Prof Public Policy & Director, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. Trustee at Foundations and HEPI. Chair, Living Wage Commission.
Andrew Phillips @andrewphillips.bsky.social Policy & Research Manager at the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement. Previously a researcher at Demos and the Institute for Government. Views my own.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
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. 🐈⬛ 🪴 ☕️ 🇪🇺 🌳
Nick Gray @path-dependent.bsky.social Political economy & place‑based policy
Fellow of things at Teesside University
That's not Teesside in the banner photo
https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/nicholas-gray
Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social Programme Director at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working on public services 
Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, 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. www.benwansell.com
Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social Published January, 2026: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and Planet. Check out my newsletter: System Change, https://annpettifor.substack.com/
Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player. 
Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation
Previous lives:
Chief Executive & Exec. Chair, Resolution Foundation
Founding Chair, Living Wage Commission
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
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/
Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social Hopeful technologist.
Community tech, careful innovation, socially progressive tech policy.
https://www.careful.industries
https://hopeful.technology
https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
DMs don't work but hello@careful.industries will find me
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
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/
Karim Palant @karimpalant.bsky.social Founder of the ‘Globalisation in one country’ movement.
Economic policy and politics
Ex Facebook
Ex LinkedIn
Ex Labour Adviser
#efc… Posts are all my own views.
Louise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on employment, young people and health | views my own
Sally Warren @sallywarren.bsky.social DG 10 Year Health Plan at DHSC, working with NHSE. Ex Director of Policy at The King’s Fund. All things health and social care. Views my own. Requotes not always an endorsement.
To help shape 10 year plan for health please go to www.change.nhs.uk 
Ravi Gurumurthy @raviguru.bsky.social CEO, Nesta and Behavioural Insights Team. Governor, Health Foundation.
What I do: applied research, venture building, policy. Particularly in net zero, education and health. 
Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social Professor of Economic Geography, LSE
Marc Stears @mds49.bsky.social Political theorist, author, speechwriter, campaigner. Director UCL Policy Lab.
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