Nick Axford
Labour councillor for Audenshaw (Tameside Council)🌹
BHAFC fan in Greater Manchester, lover of heavy metal, wordle enthusiast. Husband and Dad. Likes a castle to visit, spends much of a day shouting at spreadsheets. Wunt be druv.
@ipprnorth.bsky.social
We're the leading think-tank based in the North丨Developing bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions丨21 years of independent research & influence
@ldncdo.bsky.social
Chief Digital Officer for London, working for Mayor of London and all Londoners. Using #data to support a fairer, safer and greener city for everyone #cities #innovation #smartcities https://medium.com/@chiefdigitalofficer4london
@publicdigital.bsky.social
We're a specialist digital transformation consultancy. We help governments, businesses and companies change their ways of working and thrive in the digital era. https://public.digital/
@georgedibb.bsky.social
Assoc Director & Head of Centre for Economic Justice IPPR. Previously IIPP at UCL. Innovation is political. All things policy, politics & running. Views own. 🌈
@alexgathomas.bsky.social
Institute for Government: civil service and all things effective government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health
@matthewholehouse.bsky.social
British political correspondent at The Economist. Comment journalist of the year, British Journalism Awards 2023.
@benansell.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. Why Politics Fails. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host of What’s Wrong With Democracy? and BBC Radio 4’s Rethink
@jillongovt.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player.
@duncanrobinson.bsky.social
Write Bagehot column for the Economist. Comment writer of the year at British Journalism Awards 2024
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish. https://www.jrf.org.uk/
@sjakeco.bsky.social
Policy, ecosystems, low-brow cultural commentary and terminally online humour. Currently at UCL Policy Lab, recovering civil servant 🇬🇧🇿🇦🏳️🌈
@jamessomervlle.bsky.social
Head of Policy at NPC. Interested in evidence-based policy, climate, local growth, and green jobs. Views are my own. He/Him. @jamessomervlle on X, https://www.linkedin.com/in/james--somerville/
@emmanorris.bsky.social
Deputy Director of @instituteforgov. Chair of Young Women’s Trust. Think tanker. Westminster watcher. Walthamstow resident. 🏳️🌈
@shadibrazell.bsky.social
South Londoner. Former Labour PAd, interested the power of places and getting stuff done. Too scared to post in the other place...maybe I'll do better here, maybe not.
@jkirkup.bsky.social
Partner at Apella Advisors Columnist for the Times and Spectator Fellow of the Social Market Foundation
@centrepropolicy.bsky.social
Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) is a think tank committed to making #InclusiveGrowth a reality. Host of Inclusive Growth Network: https://bsky.app/profile/ignupdates.bsky.social
@danrcorry.bsky.social
Public policy and economics. Special adviser for last Labour government including HMT and No 10. Former boss NPC, a charity think tank and consultancy. Chair of Carers Trust charity. Author of 'Tales of the Unelected' - https://www.dancorrywriter.com/
@philtinline.bsky.social
Author, THE DEATH OF CONSENSUS (The Times' Politics Book of 2022) GHOSTS OF IRON MOUNTAIN ("riveting" - The New Yorker) https://tinyurl.com/Ghosts-Iron-Mountain Last on Radio 4: Ronald vs Donald https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00274rd
@thinknpc.bsky.social
We are the think tank and consultancy for the impact sector. Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.thinknpc.org/newsletter-signup/
@chrisstark.bsky.social
Head of the UK’s Mission for Clean Power by 2030. Former CEO of the UK’s Climate Change Committee.
@pollardtom.bsky.social
Head of Social Policy at NEF | Previously at Mind & DWP | Particular focus on mental health, poverty & social security | NHS Mental Health Social Worker
@nestauk.bsky.social
We are Nesta, the UK's innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale new solutions to society’s biggest problems. http://nesta.org.uk/newsletter
@raviguru.bsky.social
CEO, Nesta and Behavioural Insights Team. Governor, Health Foundation. What I do: applied research, venture building, policy. Particularly in net zero, education and health.
@re-state.bsky.social
Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
@lukeraikes.bsky.social
Deputy General Secretary at the Fabian Society | regional economies, devolution, productivity, industrial strategy, employment rights, employment support, transport, politics | Views are my own | 🏴 https://fabians.org.uk/about-us/meet-our-experts/
@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/
@jeegarkakkad.bsky.social
Economics, politics, boxing. Tech @ TBI. "optimistic & ambitious for British tech". ex-ADS, JLR, MakeUK, SMF, Brookings. Views my own.
@zoebillingham.bsky.social
Director of IPPR North in Manchester. Economist focused on people’s lived experience. Regional policy. Commissioner UK2070. Former HM Treasury. Views my own.
@powertochange.org.uk
We are the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them. powertochange.org.uk
@joshwesterling.bsky.social
Policy and advocacy at Power to Change, supporting We're Right Here, the campaign for community power. Previously Jo Cox Foundation and British Future. Current home Bethnal Green, from Wycombe. West Ham ST holder. Views mine.
@localleadership.bsky.social
Supporting & empowering leaders to have the greatest collective positive impact on the communities they serve.
@carolineslocock.bsky.social
Director of think tank Civil Exchange, media commentator, former Private Secretary to two PMs, first feminist book on Thatcher, People Like Us. Also on X.
@paulkissack.bsky.social
Group Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT). Former Government civil servant. Manxman now living in North Yorkshire.
@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
Internet person. Community tech, careful innovation, trying to make progressive tech policy happen. https://carefultrouble.net https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK. www.health.org.uk
@ignupdates.bsky.social
The IGN is an initiative hosted by the @centrepropolicy.bsky.social, which supports places across the UK to translate inclusive growth from theory to practice.
@jessbowie.bsky.social
Co-editor of @civilserviceworld.bsky.social. Civil servants are my bag.
@bronwenmaddox.bsky.social
Director of Chatham House (@chathamhouse.org). Listen to Independent Thinking, the weekly podcast🎙️ from Chatham House: http://apple.co/45Bbbny
@pmdfoster.bsky.social
Brighton-dwelling World Trade Editor at the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/peter-foster Sometime Brexit nerd & author of 'What Went Wrong with Brexit' https://t.co/VsIipD7JBr
@demos-uk.bsky.social
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