Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
City of Sanctuary UK @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social City by city, community by community, we're building a more welcoming UK for people seeking sanctuary. Wherever you live or work there are ways to get involved.
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Victor da Cunha 🇵🇹🇬🇧 @victor-dacunha.bsky.social Chief Customer Officer, Notting Hill Genesis. Chair of Local Space HA and Board Member of NHF. Share thoughts mainly on #housing some #music #arsenal & #Portuguese footie when it matters.
Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
www.marianamazzucato.com
Nat Dyer @natjdyer.bsky.social My book RICARDO’S DREAM - a 'simply brilliant' critique of mainstream economics - came out in Nov '24. Fellow of Schumacher Institute. Formerly with Global Witness & PEP. www.natdyer.com
Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social Pushing back against Tories, regardless of what colour tie they wear.
Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org Building an inclusive democracy that fulfills America’s promise of religious freedom and civil rights for all since 1994
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu President of the @ec.europa.eu
Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
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UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk One of the UK's largest independent defence and technology news websites.
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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science person, more... I run http://bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data http://OpenSAFELY.org http://OpenPrescribing.net
WTF Just Happened Today? by Matt Kiser @whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com A sane, once-a-day update helping normal people make sense of the news. Since 2017.
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Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social Vice-president of the World Liberty Congress. Founder & Chair of the Renew Democracy Initiative. Board of the Human Rights Foundation. Father, activist, author, speaker, 13th World Chess Champion.
Jon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social Host of daily podcast The News Agents. And author of Strangeland. Available at all good bookshops….
Andrew Hugill @andrewhugill.bsky.social Composer, musicologist and creative technologist. Retired Professor. Autistic director of the Aural Diversity network. https://andrewhugill.com
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Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social I present programs on TV and Radio, write history books and present a podcast called Empire with William Dalrymple. NOT IN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT!
Aveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social Strategy Fellow, Global Health & Wellbeing at Coefficient Giving. Views my own
Neil Henderson @hendopolis.bsky.social Cat slave and journalist 
Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter
Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536
Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
Shanti Das @shantidas.bsky.social Senior investigations reporter, The Times. Previously: The Observer / The Sunday Times. Orwell prize for exposing Britain’s social evils 2023
📝 shanti.das@thetimes.co.uk / @shantidas.01 (Signal)
marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social Classicist
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI.
All views strictly my own.
Author FANTASTIC KINGDOM John Murray 2026. www.helenevonbismarck.com
Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social Lead Politics Presenter, Sky News
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
@historianmemory.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social Historian
Alberto Nardelli @albertonardelli.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg. In Europe, mostly. I have strong opinions about food and football. DM for Signal.
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
Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social Guardian columnist & writer, author of Half a Wife, sometimes on telly/Guardian Politics Weekly podcast. No, I didn't write the headline. Event host & speaker https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705 
Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
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
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com Editor of Weekend FT • sinkhole tracker • Do not buy crypto from me or anyone who appears to be me
Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social Historian of modern Britain, singer and political nerd. Author of "Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum & Seventies Britain". "A jaw-dislocating page turner"(Andrew Marr). Deputy-director @mileendinstitute.bsky.social, Reader @QMHistory
Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social Executive Director, Institute for Government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health. Interested in all things good government
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social Words and smiles.Partridge,Thick of It,Veep,Death of Stalin, Dr Strangelove Taskmaster,Podcast #StrongMessageHere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0024cp6?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Patron of Child Poverty Action Group, @cpaguk.bsky.social.
Jane Tinkler @janetinkler.bsky.social Senior Prize Manager of the Nine Dots Prize + SGSSS funded PhD student University of Stirling looking at policy impact, REF and the impact agenda. Previously LSE and POST
Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective.
➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities
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Dave Mann @dmits.bsky.social CEO of dxw
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
The Onion @theonion.com America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump 
Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition.
And in open social science, universities.
CNN @cnn.com Asking the hard questions and bringing unique perspectives from across the globe. This is CNN.
Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social EX Editor, the Guardian/ prospect magazine. The New World. ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social Chief political commentator, The Independent, and visiting professor, the Strand Group, King's College London
Ruth Kennedy @ruthkennedy.bsky.social orientated towards change
generator of energy
lover of learning
cold swimmer
faith / Jesus
secretly into gardening
Board: British Gas Energy Trust; Centre for Public Impact; One Plus One (Chair)
Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social Director General Reform and Efficiency, UK Cabinet Office
Allotmenteer, reader, over-enthusiast.
Here to learn and make things work better.
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman.bsky.social Architect for #openstandards, the Web and barcodes of all types. Tech policy. Ex-UK gov. Active in GS1, NHS & W3C. @hadleybeeman@w3c.social
Stefan Czerniawski @pubstr.at Blogging less than the olden days. Still working to make public services better, now in healthcare regulation.
Jayne Hilditch @jayne.eurosky.social Working the dream. Living in the Alps purealps.com - fractional FD at wearearrival.com and basis.co.uk - NED at dxw.com - growing veg - cycling - skiing - language learning 🇫🇷
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
Paul Clarke @paulclarke.com The people photographer, working with the world's most interesting humans, dogs and brands. A graceful and melodious ape, fascinated by online identity and trust. Uczę się języka polskiego. paulclarke.com
@davidgauke @davidgauke.bsky.social Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Clare Moriarty @claremoriarty.bsky.social CEO of Citizens Advice
Sam @smithsam.bsky.social Believes in better data with informed privacy for all. Day job @medconfidential amongst other things. he/him http://is.gd/samblog 🧘♂️ #FILDI
Cambridge
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law, history, and policy.
At The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.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- W Stefan Magdalinski @whitelabel.org cats, tech, UX, Underworld
unordered lists.
Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk I help people report broken street lights, find out their bin day, plan train travel, manage an orchestra, locate the nearest postbox, research old theatre productions, keep time in a choir, and occasionally play board games | https://dracos.co.uk
Tom Loosemore @tomski.com Partner at Public Digital, co-founder Government Digital Service, ex-BBC. Expect occasional small boat sailing.
James Darling @abscond.org http://abscond.org
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
Simon Pearson @simonpearson.bsky.social No valley too deep, no mountain too high
🌈 🏴
Composing / product / LGBTQ chat
@tonyageh.bsky.social @tonyageh.bsky.social 
Yoz Grahame @yoz.bsky.social A small yoz-type object. He/him/oh.
Passive Londoner, active Oaklander.
Only eats kosher planets.
Also @yoz@mastodon.social.
Danny O'Brien🤖 @danny.spesh.com Filecoin Foundation, FFDW: ex-EFF, ex-CPJ, ex-NTK
you're absolutely right!
Kevin Marks @kevinmarks.com Reading your thoughts, as long as you tell me where you're writing them first this week. https://xoxo.zone/@kevinmarks
Sheffield, UK - Don't try direct messaging as I am blocked by daft UK legislation unless I'm on a VPN.
Bill Thompson @billt.bsky.social Hack and pundit. BBC Research & Development. Formerly Digital Planet.
dxw @dxw.com We design, build and run digital public services that make people's lives better.
dxw is employee owned.
Find out more about us 👉 https://linktr.ee/_dxw
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Mike Butcher @mikebutcher.bsky.social Founder & Editor, @pathfounders.bsky.social | Formerly @TechCrunch | mike@pathfounders.com | Signal: mikebutcher.04 | Pathfounders.com | linkedin.com/in/mikebutcher | Speaker / Moderator | Founder: TheEuropas, Techfugees, TechVets | (MBE)- B Ben Laurie @benlaurie.bsky.social Exploring the foundations of trust.
Richard Pope @richardpope.org I wrote a book on public services:
https://londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platformland-an-anatomy-of-next-generation-public-services/
It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public properly.
Harry Metcalfe @harrym.com Entrepreneur, problem solver, technical person. Believer that tech can and should make things better. Erstwhile prodder of government. PhD dropout. Founder of dxw, advisor to Tradecraft. Quietly poly 🐦
harry_m on Mastodon.social.
Jerry Fishenden @ntouk.bsky.social Technologist, writer, composer. Government advisor. FIET & WGGB. London & Lerwick. Blogging at https://ntouk.wordpress.com. Latest book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F23N7WSS
Kathryn Corrick @kcorrick.bsky.social Responsible strategy, data & innovation consultant
Loves teaching
Founding partner, Corrick Wales & Partners
External lecturer, Grenoble Ecole de Management
Member, Society of Hopeful Technologists
#opendata #netzero
France
https://kathryncorrick.fr
Steph Gray @lesteph.com Digital, woodworking and net zero dad living (repair cafe, EV, solar, heat pump) in south London. Work-wise now: helping small orgs with digital and AI, and troubleshooting tech/supplier/team issues. https://stephgray.com/now
Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
Buy my book👇
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If you don't want to buy my book, you could buy me a coffee👇
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James Cronin @cronin.xxx Internet, charities, chocolate & dogs.
Founder, chair, director or trustee of a truly marvelous list of organisations that this box is too narrow too contain 🏳️🌈
Suw @suw.bsky.social Writer, creative ecologist, owned by Grabbity & Copurrnicus. Currently writing an eco-sitcom podcast, Fieldwork, about four ecologists studying a rewilding project. https://fieldworkpodcast.substack.com/
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