Gordon Guthrie
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
Starter Packs
Created by Gordon Guthrie (2)
Data Boffins who spoke at DataBytes (and me)
Lots of people who have presented at the Institute For Government's DataByte
UK Civil Service mini-starter pack
Getting some folk from UK Cross Dept and Local Gov Slacks better known over here...
@dotskyy.bsky.social
"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here?" Left of centre. Irish European. Runs a bit. Likes cricket. He/him, and the B in LGBT.
@monkemma.bsky.social
Molecular Biologist. Debunker of myths. Proud European. 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇧 www.emmamonk.co.uk www.linkedin.com/in/emma-monk-780686190 https://medium.com/@info_28174
@heraldpols.bsky.social
Political news and analysis from The Herald’s top team at Holyrood.
@indy.bsky.social
Coach. Strategy, AI-Human and more. Politics Somewhat Meta (if you know, you know)
@agnespoirier.fr
Réalisatrice. Très agricole... mais pas que. Féministe aussi. Documentary filmmaker "Nous Paysans", "L'Installation", "La dernière moisson", "La vraie vie des femmes"... Paris, France, agnespoirier.fr
@williecoffeymsp.bsky.social
@humzayousaf.bsky.social
Father, husband, former First Minister of Scotland 🏴 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok
@fionahyslop.bsky.social
Fiona Hyslop is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Linlithgow Constituency. This page is promoted by Fiona Hyslop MSP at 59 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD
@stu-mcmillan-msp.bsky.social
SNP MSP for Greenock & Inverclyde 📧 Stuart.McMillan.msp@parliament.scot 📞 01475 720930 Promoted by Stuart McMillan, 26 Grey Place, Greenock, PA15 1YF
@jacksoncarlaw.bsky.social
MSP for Eastwood & Former leader of @scottories.bsky.social
@kebrosnp.bsky.social
MSP - SNP Depute Leader - retweets are not necessarily endorsements.
@presidingofficer.parliament.scot
The official account of the Presiding Officer of @parliament.scot, Alison Johnstone MSP
@jamiegreeneuk.bsky.social
🔶 Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West Scotland region. LGBT. Former telly exec, half-Canadian, dog dad, terrible sewing bee and interested in languages, travel and decent people whatever their politics
@katysclark.bsky.social
Member of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Labour, West Scotland - to get in touch email Katy.Clark.msp@parliament.scot
@orkneymsp.bsky.social
@rozmccallmsp.bsky.social
Scottish Conservative MSP for the Mid-Scotland and Fife Region Shadow Minister for Young People and The Promise Constituents please email Roz.mccall.msp@parliament.scot
@ariane-burgess.bsky.social
MSP for H&I Scottish Greens For constituent enquiries - email me: Ariane.Burgess.MSP@Parliament.Scot she/her Request my newsletter: bit.ly/3CzEk9U Facebook | Instagram @ArianeBurgessHI LinkedIn @ArianeBurgess
@laurencediver.net
AI strategy at the FCA. Views mine and only mine. Recovering academic (Legal {tech, philosophy}, hci, and that). Diver rhymes with river. tbh I'd rather be in Assynt
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.substack.com
@scottishinsider.org
🪬🧿 Explorer and storyteller. Manager of Witchcraft Museum in Edinburgh Freemason Discovering Scotland’s hidden history, 🌍 By watching my videos you are supporting my work www.youtube.com/c/journeydude 🇸🇰 in🏴 🕊️ 🏳️🌈 Safe Zone no MAGA
@carolinelucas.bsky.social
Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader & Co-Leader of @greenparty.org.uk.Co-President of the European Movement. Mum of 2, plus puppy Nell. Author, Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story. Still writing & campaigning on climate & nature 🌎
@gateklons.bsky.social
EU digital policy nerd | data protection & privacy | competition | platform & media regulation | identity | cybersecurity https://gateklons.substack.com/ 🐘 @gateklons@eupolicy.social 🐦 @gateklons
@adamharkens.bsky.social
Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Strathclyde: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/harkensadammr/ Researching algorithmic decision-making by the state: esp. policing and the welfare state.
@annagbusse.bsky.social
Professor of political science at Stanford. State formation, religion, political parties, Europe, etc. Amateur electrician.
@pamherd.bsky.social
Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
@chloethurston.bsky.social
Political scientist @ Northwestern. American political development and political economy. Politics of housing, credit, and debt. New Book: The Political Development of American Debt Relief.
@sbagen.bsky.social
Personal account. Personal views. Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School & Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. Former General Counsel, HHS and OMB.
@qjurecic.bsky.social
I write about law, democracy, and the internet. Words in @lawfaremedia.org, The Atlantic, Washington Post Book World. It's KWIN-ta. Speaking only for myself on here. signal: qjurecic.32
@epopppp.bsky.social
Professor @ a large Midwestern univ. Wrote a book about economists + policy, one about academic science + policy. Temporarily on the "government is breaking" beat, but I'd rather be posting about public utility debates from 1906. I support 🏳️⚧️ rights.
@povertyscholar.bsky.social
Prof @Cornell studying: power, poverty, racism, policy (health & housing) |Author: Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism & Unequal Politics |Builder|Believer
@tompepinsky.com
Teacher, researcher, globalist, republican. Banned from Russia, because dictators fear the truth. Currently clean on OPSEC. tompepinsky.com
@rdanielkelemen.bsky.social
McCourt Chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy @Georgetown University. Non-resident Senior Associate @CSIS. EU politics, policy & law. https://www.rdanielkelemen.com
@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
@nicholasbednar.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law; Affiliated Professor of Political Science at University of Minnesota. AdLaw, Bureaucracy, Administrative Capacity, and the Federal Workforce. Contributing Editor for Lawfare. Signal: Nbednar.46 Opinions are my own; Not UMN.
@billresh.bsky.social
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy; Associate Professor of Public Policy & Management; CC Crawford Professor in Management and Performance; Director, CLEAR Initiative (clear.usc.edu). I fight monsters.
@ajosephoconnell.bsky.social
Administrative law & bureaucracy obsessed Stanford Law School professor; former ACUS council member (fired by Trump); writing book, Stand-Ins (on temporary leaders in government, business, & religion); mom of two
@profjessblankshain.bsky.social
Associate professor, mom, triathlete, dog person, Swiftie. US foreign policy, civil-military relations, & bureaucratic politics. Personal views only. Posts before 9/23/23 are imports from the other place.
@risabrooks12.bsky.social
Marquette Prof studying U.S. and comparative civil-military relations, political violence & armed forces in democracies and non-democracies.
@kschake.bsky.social
Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of Safe Passage, contributing writer at The Atlantic. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/
@dburbach.bsky.social
Prof. International Relations & National Security. Space security, civil-military relations. Cats, science, photography for fun. Providence RI; Oregonian at heart. Posts, RTs are personal ONLY. Teach at NWC but dont represent US Navy | Assoc Ed @TNSR.org
@jaylyall.bsky.social
Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Diversity and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). 🇨🇦 #FirstGen #VermontZen Website: www.jasonlyall.com
@natlibscot.bsky.social
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
@patkane.bsky.social
@lewismcblane.bsky.social
Reporter at The Northern Scot, Elgin Got a tip? Reach out securely through Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/sq8bLiEr-roD3gj5FRc7f_R90a2sZIxoL69nOr4m5QC64OyN1b5JMZ634yHS7n1d or email: Lewis.mcblane@hnmedia.co.uk
@michaelkenny.bsky.social
Professor of Public Policy, Inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Author
@katariinamustasilt.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at @fiia-upi.bsky.social, focusing on the EU’s foreign and security policies, conflict prevention and crisis management, EU-Africa relations in the shifting world order
@edsaperia.bsky.social
Dean of The London College of Political Technology https://newspeak.house