Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social At Resolution Foundation covering labour market, low pay, living wage.
Xiaowei Xu @xiaoweixu.bsky.social Economist at the IFS. Interested in inequality, labour markets and economic geography. Views my own.
Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social political theologian at the ministry for the future (anglican - classical social democrat)
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Tom Nuttall @tomnuttall.bsky.social
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
Shreya Nanda @shreyagnanda.bsky.social @islington-labour.bsky.social councillor for Hillrise. @yimbylabour.bsky.social co-chair. @smfthinktank.bsky.social senior fellow. Views regrettably my own.
Eoghan Kelly @eoghanly.bsky.social Politics PhD and lead of the Polling London project at Queen Mary University of London.
Co-Founder of DevolvedElections.co.uk & IrishElections.ie
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Alex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social Democracy Programme Lead / Senior Researcher - mySociety/TheyWorkForYou. Also for some reason Postman Pat reviews.
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).
John C @badsocialism.bsky.social PGR at QMUL 2025-29 researching Political Identity,Decolonisation, "Caribbean-ness" and the World Crisis 1935-1960
Poetry in Motion, Like a Pathe Newsreel" -@tomblack.uk 🏳️🌈//🇬🇧🇨🇦🇮🇪🇹🇹
Will sometimes write things of consequence here:
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Calum Weir @cwp-weir.bsky.social Research Manager at ThinkLabour 📈 - Opinions all my own - He/Him
Running: www.pollingpolis.co.uk
Max Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social Professor of Economic Geography, UCL. Also CEP, IZA. Cities, economics, innovation, diversity, and public policy. Views here are mine, not those of UCL, funders, data providers, etc.
https://max-nathan.github.io
CAST - Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology @techforgoodcast.bsky.social UK charity. Providing free courses, resources and networking opportunities to help charities and social impact organisations harness the full power of digital and AI. Also working with funders to create an environment of support. See www.wearecast.org.uk.
Robin Bisson @robinbisson.bsky.social UK News Editor, @resprofnews.bsky.social.
Mostly #researchpolicy, #researchfunding, #highered.
British Journalism Awards finalist.
Once likened to Tintin.
Also into rivers.
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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is a research centre hosted at King's College London and supported by the ONS.
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
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Thomas Aubrey @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social Credit risk, infrastructure, productivity, liberalism. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social (CSEP) @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk Author & founder @ http://creditcapitaladvisory.com 歐 睿
Dan Mead @danmead.bsky.social Economist at ThinkLabour
Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social Freelance Bernard Woolley Impersonator
Turing Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social tebūna mūs polėkiai kilnūs.
he/him
Sanjush Dalmia @sanjushdalmia.bsky.social Science, Innovation and AI Policy | Committee @labourcid.bsky.social and Labour Digital | Fellow @britishprogress.org | NHS Doctor and Medical Researcher
Former Science Policy Advisor to Labour
Manchester / Leeds
sanjushdalmia.com
Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social Podcast host & writer. US & UK politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics.
Josh Luke Davis 🏳️🌈 @joshlukedavis.com Science writer, editor and author | Queer animals, birds and embroidery | he/him | ✏️🌱🦦 | joshlukedavis.com
Daniel @deargodwhaat.bsky.social I'm just this guy yknow. All opinions entirely my own, and probably wrong
Jack Edwards @jack-edwards.bsky.social the internet's resident librarian
Jon Worth @jonworth.eu European, originally a Brit, became German, moved to France. Runs #CrossBorderRail project, writes a newsletter about railways. Green, lives happily without a car.
Normally stuck on a train, stuck in a village, or escaping either on a folding bicycle.
James @mcjamesz.bsky.social I got lost somewhere along the way.
🏳️🌈 I-ADHD, Depression, Anxiety. Nerdy.
🇬🇧🏴 Manchester.
Interested in data analysis, politics, maps, dogs, strategic games, history.
Alison McGovern @allymcgovern.bsky.social Labour MP for Birkenhead, Minister of State.
Progressive.
www.alisonmcgovern.org.uk
Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social Head of data journalism at The Economist
Richard @richd028.bsky.social
Dan Hall @danhalll.bsky.social frittering away my youth on bluesky
views my own
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
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
America Elects @americaelects.bsky.social Poll aggregation and election analysis in America.
Partner of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania Elects.
Conor Sewell @ccsewell.bsky.social Associate Director at Flint Global. Macro, financial services, digital assets. Views my own. Ex-BoE, Treasury. Big on sports, rugby referee, go Raiders. Bi and autistic.
Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com Author 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade' | Trade and Negotiations Explainer. Forever D&D DM.
🇺🇦 Born. 🇦🇺 Raised. 🇨🇭 Based.
Substack: substack.com/@dmitryopines
Media and training: explaintrade.com
Speaking representation: cwgspeakers.com
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I like human rights and French cuisine.
Dominic Dean @drdominicdean.bsky.social Researcher, teacher and author (Killing Children in British Fiction - SUNY Press, 2024).
I work on contemporary British fiction and film, children, Kazuo Ishiguro, migration, intergenerational conflict. All views my own.
Cost of Living Action @costoflivingaction.bsky.social
Paul J Davies @pauljdavies.bsky.social Has views on banking and finance for Bloomberg Opinion.
Just because you “like” something doesn’t mean you *like* something…
Money. Music. Books and Bad like really atrocious Jokes. Also #COYS
Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social Deputy director, Centre for European Reform, London @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social . Supporter of democracy, the rule of law, the EU & Ukraine. Opponent of authoritarianism, corruption & Putin's Russia.
Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social European economics editor @TheEconomist. London via Berlin, Stockholm and Cologne. Have no plans to write a book.
Chris Clarke @warringfictions.bsky.social Author of Tha Dark Knight and the Puppet Master: bit.ly/300rMSK
https://www.warringfictions.net/
https://parables.substack.com/
Daniel Villar @daniel-a-villar.bsky.social Conservation biologist and behavioural ecologist. Treasurer of Scientists for Labour. Postdoc at @durhamanthropology.bsky.social, DPhil from @biology.ox.ac.uk
Nathan Ramsden @nathanjramsden.bsky.social Secretary, Labour for Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️
Paul Nightingale @paulnightingale.bsky.social Professor of Strategy at SPRU - the Science Policy Research Unit
Teaches SPRU 1.01
Research Policy.
HSP.
Views mine, not my employer.
Politics unfashionable since 1654
Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house.
Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social Writer of Grand Old Primary/Uncrewed's State Legislative Election Watch. Lauren Underwood Stan. Some people may know me as Chris. (He/Him)
Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social Japanese politics analyst; author of The Iconoclast: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan; Chicago-born Cubs fan now living in DC; marathoner.
Substack: Observingjapan.substack.com.
Business: www.japanforesight.com
Jonathan Liu @jonathanliu.bsky.social Nothing interesting or witty to see here. He/Him.
Resident Doctor
https://www.varsity.co.uk/profile/jonathan-liu
@ironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social
Julianna 💎 @batariangal.eurosky.social Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Kill the boy, and let the woman be born.
If I detatched your quote, it’s because you annoyed me but I didn’t want you to be dogpiled
(30 | trans | British | left-liberal | disabled | she/her)
https://backloggd.com/u/Julianna/
Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social By day: enabler of research & cheerleader of people. By night: sweary embroidery, speedcubing, books, parkrun. University of Bath (ex-UKRI). She/her
Boyfriends We Deserve @bfswedeserve.bsky.social Endorsing the hot leaders Americans deserve. 🌶️ 🔥 Not affiliated with Leaders We Deserve, just @MonicaVenzke.bsky.social trying to be funny.
Bruno Dent @brunodent.bsky.social Researcher @FutureGovForum.bsky.social. Thoughts on state capacity and public service reform: https://brunodent.substack.com/
West Yorkshire Combined Authority @westyorkshireca.bsky.social
Peter Apps @pete-apps.bsky.social Reuters columnist covering defence and security issues. Author of "DETERRING ARMAGEDDON: A Biography of NATO" https://pete-apps.com/
Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social Chief Executive at Centre for Cities. www.centreforcities.org. Views my own.
Ant Breach @antbreach.bsky.social Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities, working on Housing, Planning, Devolution. Stuff on Ukraine + Eastern Europe and Japan + East Asia too. YIMBY. Views own etc. 🥑🇺🇦
Oscar Selby @oscarselby.bsky.social Analyst @ Centre for Cities
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Sean Canty @seancanty.bsky.social Media contact for Centre for Cities. Posts about UK urban policy, what the media are saying about it and what the Government is doing about it.
📌 London
🙋♂️ He/him
Megan Streb @meganstreb.bsky.social Head of Outreach at @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social Non-Exec Director at @theied.bsky.social Also, fan of good planning, transport, and local gov. American living in Southampton, UK with ADHD. she/her
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
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social Writes twice-weekly On London Extra newsletter, available from https://davehillonlondon.substack.com/. Publishes and edits https://www.onlondon.co.uk/. Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@DaveHillOnLondon/videos. Busy.
Sam Dumitriu @samdumitriu.bsky.social Head of Policy at Britain Remade.
Jim McMahon MP @jimmcmahon.co.uk Labour & Co-operative MP for Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton | Chair of @CoopParty.bsky.social | UK Government Minister @mhclg
What Works Growth @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social The What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth provides evidence on #WhatWorks to drive local economic growth.
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Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire @mayorofwy.bsky.social First elected Mayor of West Yorkshire.
First woman to hold a Metro Mayor role in England.
Building a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.
Dan Tomlinson MP @dantomlinson.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet. Exchequer Secretary & Growth Minister in HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office.
Mayor of the West Midlands @mayorwestmids.bsky.social Official Bluesky account of the Mayor of the West Midlands, managed by West Midlands Combined Authority.
Huw Thomas @huw-thomas.bsky.social 🎤 Business Correspondent, BBC Wales
📕 Author of CHARLES: The King and Wales
This is a personal account, not a BBC one.
Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social Erstwhile economist, Stoke City supporter. #madeinstoke
Richard Parker @richardparkerwm.bsky.social Labour & Co-op Mayor of the West Midlands
Helen Godwin @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social The elected Mayor of the West of England.
Contact: mayor@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
Rob Parsons @robparsonsna.bsky.social Executive Editor - Local Democracy Reporting Service for Reach Plc
Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 4 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year winner. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
Jane Haynes @janerockhouse.bsky.social Journalist, Birmingham. Politics, social affairs, campaigns. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/authors/jane-haynes/ Also Substack https://insidebirmingham.substack.com/ 07471025568 jane.haynes@reachplc.com
Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social Local Democracy Reporter of the year 2024 🏆
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Richard Partington @rjpartington.bsky.social Guardian Senior Economics Correspondent
Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social Economics writer. Author.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff. Some cricket.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com Author of "How to Win a Trade War"
FT econ columnist
Host of The Economics Show w/ Soumaya Keynes podcast
Singer-songwriter https://www.instagram.com/soumayakeynes/?hl=en and http://bit.ly/2Z6gvjp
Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
Carsten Jung @carsjung.bsky.social Associate director for economic policy & AI @IPPR. Former Bank of England economist and IMF fellow.
Also check out: https://substack.com/@carsjung
Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social Emmy-award-winning journalist
https://lukemcgee.substack.com/
luke@luke-mcgee.com
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/
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"
Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social The perfect mix of Saturday night and the rest of your life
He/Him
https://www.instagram.com/tpgeats
Treblig 🇺🇦 @camtreblig.bsky.social Immigration lawyer & cat dad
Facts care about my feelings.
Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social Writes & Hosts the It Could Be Said substack & podcast; https://itcouldbesaid.substack.com/
Has contributed to a variety of outlets on politics, sport or pop culture
Contact email is w.cooling[at]gmail.com
All opinions his own & not of any employer
Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social Politics, policy, public attitudes. Work in polling and comms. Director, Persuasion UK. ex- Shelter, civil service and various other things. 🏳️🌈
https://persuasionuk.org/about
https://strongmessagehere.substack.com/
Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social Angry People in Local Newspapers - Weird news - Bizarre headlines - Wild animals and ghosts which are actually cats - Bonkers billboards. Regret to report that people are still taking this account seriously. Avatar image by @tpneenan.bsky.social.