Alexandra
Dinosaurs, libraries and Indiana Jones. At work I’m trying (not often succeeding) to write well about local public services.
@ledbydonkeys.org
Art, Activism and Accountability https://linktr.ee/ledbydonkeys?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
@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/
@lastweektonight.com
The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
@heatherpaterson.co.uk
Head of Partnerships and Development @lgbtconsortium.bsky.social | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine #LGBWithTheT Proud Queer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
@joelanman.bsky.social
Design Lead at UK Government Digital Service Projects include Register to Vote, Petition Parliament, GovWifi and the GOV.UK Prototype Kit https://joelanman.com
@accessiblenumbers.bsky.social
Senior content designer in UK government. Creator of accessiblenumbers.com. Dyscalculia Network adult advisor. Writes and talks about living with #dyscalculia and maths anxiety. Work with me. lauraparker.design
@gracedent.bsky.social
* BBC Masterchef UK 🇬🇧 *Comfort Eating- Ep 1 Russell T Davies https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comfort-eating-with-grace-dent/id1571446706?i=1000525534334 * Restaurant Critic for The Guardian 🇬🇧 https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gracedent
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@kattybkay.bsky.social
BBC US Special Correspondent | MSNBC Contributor | Host, The Rest is Politics US | NYT Bestselling Author
@annhandley.bsky.social
WSJ best-selling author of Everybody Writes, now working on a new book. Speaker. Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs. 50k read my newsletter on marketing, writing, life. Expect photos of my dog. 👉 Your new fortnightly fave: annhandley.com/newsletter
@msjaneod.bsky.social
Chief Executive of COSLA. Proud public servant. Reading, running and films too
@cosla.gov.uk
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. COSLA is the voice of Local Government in Scotland. https://linktr.ee/cosla
@professionallynosy.bsky.social
Librarian/Archivist, knitter, possibly 2 kids in a trench coat. She/her. New York Flashes @ profeshnosy.bsky.social
@historytoday.com
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@jnraeside.bsky.social
📚Don’t Make Me Laugh out NOW. juliaraeside.com Broadcaster/Writer - iPaper, Times, Guardian, BBC radio. Presents @boxdelightspod.bsky.social Agent: @charlotteatyeo.bsky.social
@surreycc.gov.uk
Surrey County Council works for the 1.2m residents in Surrey and provides services for the county. This account is monitored 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Please visit our website to report problems with any of our services: http://surreycc.gov.uk
@durhamcouncil.bsky.social
The official account of Durham County Council. Situated in the north east of England, we provide council services to a large county of around 500,000 people. Visit - https://www.durham.gov.uk/
@warwickshirecc.bsky.social
The official Bluesky page of Warwickshire County Council. Share and celebrate our county using #bestwarwickshire
@bridgend.gov.uk
BCBC's official bluesky feed. See our social media protocol: https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/my-council/customer-services/our-social-media-policy/ Welsh posts: @cbspenybont.bsky.social Monitored Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm
@willbenson.bsky.social
Chief Executive of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Finance Spokesperson for Solace / local government.
@adamhug.bsky.social
Leader of Westminster City Council & Labour Councillor for Westbourne Ward. Chair of the Local Government Association's Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board. Chair of Central London Forward. Trustee & former Exec Director of the Foreign Policy Centre.
@localgovlawyer.bsky.social
The Local Government Lawyer: Covering legal practice in local government and the public sector since 2009. www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
@zephoria.bsky.social
STS researcher who likes to look at things sideways. Founded Data & Society. Topics: Census | Youth | Data | Society Microsoft Research -> Cornell (2025) https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io
@arusbridger.bsky.social
Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
@timoreilly.bsky.social
Founder & CEO, O'Reilly Media. Doing my best to help good futures happen.
@erikahall.bsky.social
I try to be helpful. Bike-riding dog butler and mold connoisseur. Now all about the chicks (chicken.pics) But please use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research (https://www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research) San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
@mariafarrell.bsky.social
Irish writer and keynote speaker: let's rewild the internet! Dog lady. Forest bather. She/her http://www.mariafarrell.com https://buttondown.email/MariaFarrell
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective. ➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities https://linktr.ee/instituteforgov
@hetanshah.bsky.social
Chief Executive, The British Academy Chair, Our World in Data Board, National Audit Office Visiting Professor, Kings College London Fellow, Birkbeck College Advisory board, Resolution Foundation; Bennett Institute; UCL Policy Lab My own views
@martinnutbeem.bsky.social
I do Digital Education at University of Bristol. Digital Accessibility and removing barriers. Smartphone filmmaking. Students as Creators. Sci-Fi n' Horror n' Comics oh my! Video games on easy mode. Eclectic music tastes. He/Him, cishet, jaded.
@aliceolilly.bsky.social
Senior researcher/ Learning and development manager at Institute for Government. All things parliament and government. PhD in modern US/UK history. Sport fan. **On mat leave so don’t expect work tweets**
@kallmemeg.bsky.social
Epidemiologist, public health trainee, mom, wife. Formerly @UKHSA. Disability advocate. Born 🇺🇸 Migrated 🇬🇧. 🏳️🌈 Personal account.
@jesstud.bsky.social
CEO, @wearenewlocal.bsky.social Politics, policy, local government, devolution, place, community power, public service reform, inequality & feminism. Always searching for good coffee.
@waldo.net
Thought follower. Public servant. Male software developer. Alumnus of 18F, the Obama White House, Georgetown's Beeck Center, U.S. Digital Response, the Biden-Harris Transition Team, and the Biden administration. He/him. Charlottesville, VA, USA.
@davehaslam.bsky.social
Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
@owenblacker.bsky.social
🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏴♿⧖ Mainly-gay, mainly-Welsh political geek; proud social justice warrior+trans ally. Queering Wikipedia, Open Rights Group, ex-mySociety. Dysgwr. he/him, cis. https://t.me/owenblacker
@chrisweston.bsky.social
A friend, most likely. Talking to interesting people weekly at wb40podcast.com for over 8 years. Midlander. Cricket tragic. Rent-a-quote. Techmonger/know it all
@leonoramerry.bsky.social
Director of Comms & External Affairs at Nuffield Trust (https://bsky.app/profile/nuffieldtrust.bsky.social). Advisory Group, Science Media Centre. Co-founder WonkComms (https://bsky.app/profile/wonkcomms.bsky.social). Mum of 👧🧒 👦. SE Londoner. Views: mine!
@theboysmithy.ft.com
Head of Visual and Data Journalism @financialtimes.com; Honorary Prof @UCL Social Data Institute. Views expressed are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
@tsjmcgrath.co.uk
Tech policy person. Have also written about tax and ramble about Doctor Who. He/they.
@davidunderdown.bsky.social
Data Engineer at The National Archives. Digital Preservation/Digital Archiving. Also cycling, bellringing, photography, choral singing, promming and much more
@munkeatlooi.bsky.social
International News & Features Editor @bmj.com Journalism lecturer, @Imperial College London Japanophile, #MUFC. Views mine
@foundationsofthedigitalstate.com
Just published The Foundations Of The Digital State - a report for the Scottish Government http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/ and blogs at digitalpolicy.substack.com Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey
@robbie0.bsky.social
Heading Data and Analytics for a UK ALB. Interested in politics, data and other things techy, all views are my own (I try not to have many)