enlighten
Scotland's independent non-party think tank
A public policy institute which works to promote increased economic prosperity, opportunity for all & more effective public services. Enlighten is independent of all political parties.
@alison-bavidge.bsky.social
@thecommongreen.scot
Head of Policy & Research at Common Weal Wrote a book: tinyurl.com/AllofOurFutures Main social media at Mastodon: @thecommongreen@mastodon.scot Donate to CW: https://commonweal.scot/donate/ My personal blog: https://thecommongreen.scot/
@robfordmancs.bsky.social
Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Author of "Brexitland" and "The British General Election of 2019" My Substack, "The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/ https://www.robertford.net/
@heraldpols.bsky.social
Political news and analysis from The Herald’s top team at Holyrood.
@changemh.org
Mental health charity fighting for a future where no one faces mental illness alone. It's #TimeForChange 🔗 www.changemh.org
@fvsen.scot
We support, connect and promote social enterprises across the Forth Valley area. 🔗 www.fvsen.scot
@ctsi.org.uk
We enable development of the voluntary sector in Clackmannanshire to meet the needs of the community & to represent the voluntary sector in community planning. 🔗 ctsi.org.uk
@brucenextlevel.bsky.social
Director of Next Level Educational: powering up professional development for teachers and school leaders | Author of The Teaching Delusion trilogy and Power Up Your Pedagogy series. Rector of Berwickshire High School, 2020-24. NextLevelEducational.com
@da-anderson.bsky.social
Husband, father and dog owner. Heaven is other people, wildlife and fishing. In communication and used to run the best city in the world.
@theunionsurvey.bsky.social
The Union Survey is a long-running, 360° survey of constitutional attitudes in each of the UK’s four component parts. Led by Profs Ailsa Henderson (@ailsahenderson.bsky.social) and Richard Wyn Jones (@richardwynjones.bsky.social).
@lmacfarlane.bsky.social
Co-director @FutureEconScot.bsky.social Fellow UCL IIPP and the Democracy Collaborative. Co-author ‘Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing’
@kimsomerside.bsky.social
Policy Engagement | @uofgpolicy.bsky.social | Views mine (She/her) 🌞 Possibly talking about Glasgow, politics or podcasts 🌝
@chrismccork.bsky.social
Public law @Strathclyde Law School; adviser @CEEAC Committee of Scottish Parliament; steering group @Scottish Public Law Group; editor @Edinburgh Law Review; chair @Morton in the Community. https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
@lewgmiller.bsky.social
Politics lecturer in Dundee. Public Policy oriented - Teaching Scottish, British and EU Politics.
@profsarahchilds.bsky.social
Professor of Politics & Gender Author of Feminist Democratic Representation (2020) with Karen Celis, award winning book Author of The Good Parliament Report Expert in Gender Sensitive Parliaments
@marcgeddes.uk
Political scientist mostly based at the University of Edinburgh and sometimes found at the Institute for Parliamentary Research in Berlin. Currently researching how parliaments gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge: www.project-spark.net
@heinzbrandenburg.bsky.social
Political scientist, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
@jaclarner.bsky.social
Politics Lecturer Cardiff University & Fellow Edinburgh University. Political Psychology 🧠 & Public Opinion. Working on Welsh & Scottish Election Studies https://jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/
@martamiori.bsky.social
PhD on support for Independence in Scotland @ the University of Manchester | Research officer @ Nuffield College | Voting, public opinion, longitudinal methods, nice graphs
@oliverescobar.bsky.social
Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
@mhairibrennan.bsky.social
TV lecturer, researcher, writer. 'Archiving the Referendum: BBC Scotland's TV Archive and Indyref 2014', Palgrave Macmillan, 2025 Research Associate ReCARE TV: Reality Television, Working Practices and Duties of Care, Aston University.
@scot-j-pol-econ.bsky.social
General economics journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Scottish Economic Society. David A. Jaeger (@davidajaeger.bsky.social), Editor https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14679485
@pjdelacour.bsky.social
Co-Director, Scottish Council on Global Affairs. Chair and Professor of Global Security, University of Glasgow. International History, Security and Basketball. All views my own etc.
@jkaarbo.bsky.social
Professor of Foreign Policy, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews; Founding Co-Director Scottish Council on Global Affairs https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/jbk1/
@cjtams.bsky.social
mostly international law — sometimes maps — occasionally football
@rhyscrilley.bsky.social
🌍 Lecturer in International Relations 📝 Writing about politics & culture ☢️ Author of Unparalleled Catastrophe
@ianelliott.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Public Administration. co-EiC @journalpad.bsky.social. ORCID: 0000-0003-4622-298X #Publicadmin #leadership #localgov #academicsky #PASky #PolicySky #academic #research #Scotland. All views my own etc
@drjparker.bsky.social
Political scientist, lecturer UofG. Parties, elections, Spanish & Scottish politics. Consensus democracy at any cost. Views my own.
@karlobasta.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, University of Edinburgh. Nationalism, the state, capitalism, socialism, in a blender. Wrote The Symbolic State: https://tinyurl.com/3jb7juez. Writing The Business of Nations. https://www.karlobasta.com/
@davidevampa.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Territorial Politics, University of Edinburgh Co-director of @ccc-research.bsky.social Lead editor of @regfedst.bsky.social Chair of @ecprfederalism.bsky.social Views are my own.
@urbaneprofessor.bsky.social
Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️🌈 ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
@profarnovanderzwet.bsky.social
Professor of European Governance @UWS | Director, Sustainable Policy Analysis Research Centre (SPARC) 🌍 | Cyclist 🚴♂️ | U14 Girls Football Coach ⚽
@emiliabelknap.bsky.social
Politics & IR Research Fellow @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ✨ sex, gender, voting behaviour and constitutions 📚 Iranian-American fuelled by cherry coke & fighting the patriarchy 🧿 views=my own SC: @ecprpovb.bsky.social Asst Direct.: @gain-centre.bsky.social
@resfoundation.bsky.social
Resolution Foundation is a think-tank working to improve the lives of people on low-to-middle incomes. Launched May 2021: The Economy 2030 Inquiry.
@thecommonweal.bsky.social
PEACE 🕊️ SOCIALISM 🚩 INDEPENDENCE 🏴 CLIMATE ✳️ It’s time for a Scotland that puts All of Us First: https://www.commonweal.scot/
@cglgsta.bsky.social
The CGLG is the home of outstanding research and practice in international law, institutions, and governance at the University of St Andrews 🏴 👉 https://cglg.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ 👈
@policycommons.bsky.social
At 17M (and counting), the world's largest collection of reports, papers, blogs and podcasts posted by 21,000+ IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, cities and governments from across the globe. If we're not indexing your organization’s content, let us know.
@emmaseith.bsky.social
Scottish journalist writing about education for Tes Scotland. Email me at emma.seith@tes.com; subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter here: www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/tes-newsletters
@feeking.bsky.social
Policy & Public Affairs Manager @savechildrensco.bsky.social - views my own, of course. Some politics, some food, some sea #LFC
@heriotwattnews.bsky.social
Official press team account for Heriot-Watt University. For expert comment and media requests email: mediaenquiries@hw.ac.uk. Online 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.