Phil Holmes
DASS in Doncaster. Public services especially local government, adult social care, culture & heritage, domestic abuse, homelessness.
The odd blog at https://publicserviceblogcasting.wordpress.com/
@spcialndsjungle.bsky.social
Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers. #childrensrights
@samanthajbooth.bsky.social
Award-winning chief reporter @schoolsweek.bsky.social • mainly investigating SEND, exams, mental health • mental health 1st aider • Sam is fine
@charlottesantry.bsky.social
News editor at Tes Magazine/policy journo/data geek/school governor/mum of girls https://www.tes.com/magazine/news N8>Y010>M5J>AL3
@fcdwhittaker.bsky.social
School Week’s deputy and political editor. Organiser of Hack Drinks. Education, politics, sad indie, the final frontier
@danielhewittitv.bsky.social
Investigations Editor ITV News. Presenter of The Trapped (podcast). Make documentaries, including Surviving Squalor (ITV). Writing first book (Policy Press) out in 2027. West Brom fan.
@shaunlintern.bsky.social
Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety 📰 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/shaun-lintern 📝 DMs open 📨 [email protected]
@sianushka.bsky.social
Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net
@tomwall.bsky.social
Journalist. News and investigations for the Observer, BBC, Guardian & The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ✉️ [email protected]
@martinbarrow.bsky.social
Local authority foster carer, journalist. Sharing news and views about the care system, children and young people. Subscribe to my weekly bulletin via [email protected]
@johnpring.bsky.social
Editor/founder of Disability News Service; author of The Department, published by Pluto Books, August 2024; disabled journalist and author; autistic.
@rostaylor.bsky.social
presenter of Oh God What Now, The Bunker and More Jam Tomorrow; freelance writer and editor; author of The Future of Trust (Melville House). ‘The most calming voice in the podcast world’ https://rostaylor.me https://morejamtomorrow.com
@isabellamcrae.bsky.social
Senior reporter at the Big Issue | Get in touch with me at [email protected]
@ryanjohnbutcher.bsky.social
news and digital editor at @bigissue.com | oat dad | 🏳️🌈 | he/him
@francesryan.bsky.social
Guardian columnist and journalist. Commentator of the Year 2024. Author of Who Wants Normal? and Crippled. E: [email protected]
@johnharris1969.bsky.social
Guardian. Free Substack pieces at maybeimamazed.substack.com Plus music writing in MOJO. Maybe I'm Amazed, my new memoir about autism & music, out now. Order here https://linktr.ee/maybeimamazed
@lgeraghty23.bsky.social
@bigissue.com journalist. Writes about housing, homelessness and a bit of everything else. Story tips to liam[dot]geraghty[at]bigissue[dot]com. Personal posts will be about video games.
@paulbrand.bsky.social
Journalist and broadcaster. UK Editor of ITV News, Presenter of ITV’s flagship Tonight programme, Good Morning Britain, LBC. 6 x Royal Television Society Award winner.
@annettedittert.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent ARD German TV London • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
@hannahfearn.bsky.social
Journalist and podcaster. Politics, social affairs and a little bit of Britpop. Once Independent, now independent. Find me in The i Paper, The New European, Obs, The Lead, Yahoo and on Oh God, What Now? & The Bunker pods https://muckrack.com/hannah-fearn
@peteapps.bsky.social
Inside Housing + freelance elsewhere. Author of Orwell Prize winning Show Me The Bodies - How We Let Grenfell Happen. https://peteapps.substack.com
@julesbirch.bsky.social
Journalist interested in anything connected with housing. Which means just about everything. Doctorate in housing since the financial crisis
@andrewharrop.bsky.social
Director at Public First. Former Fabian Society General Secretary (2011-2024). Public policy of work, money, health & care. https://cradle2grave.substack.com
@rightfullives.bsky.social
A UK based creative campaign and community focussed on the Human Rights of Autistic people and people with Learning Disabilities. www.rightfullives.org.uk
@emilyslt.bsky.social
Associate at Helen Sanderson Associates Speech & Language Therapist
@drjessmannion.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
@bekahpierre.bsky.social
Deputy Director - Article 39 Care Experienced Author & Campaigner OUT NOW - Free Loaves on Fridays: The Care System as Told by People who Actually Get It: https://unbound.com/books/free-loaves-on-fridays
@fgdm.bsky.social
#FamilyGroupConference & #LifelongLinks practice adviser, sailing running, family 🌱 Please follow @familyrightsgp.bsky.social
@kitzingercelia.bsky.social
Promoting #OpenJustice in the Court of Protection #NotSecretCourt Check out our website: openjusticecourtofprotection.org Also all things Lake District + Cumbria including hiking, literature, & other stuff that interests me!
@drgrantgibson.bsky.social
Dementia researcher. Senior Lecturer, Gerontologist and full time 40k fanatic. Posts probably about Warhammer, but with the odd bit of dementia thrown in. Death to the False Emperor!
@profjudithsmith.bsky.social
Professor of Health Policy and Management @unibirmingham.bsky.social @hsmcentre.bsky.social Co-Director @BRACE-evaluation.bsky.social Chair and Trustee of @hsruk.bsky.social and Trustee https://excathedra.co.uk/
@lutheblue.bsky.social
Senior political reporter for BBC Sheffield, covering South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire 🎧 Radio Sheffield and BBC Sounds 🤳 BBC South Yorkshire online 📺 Look North and Politics North
@paulrackham.bsky.social
Interested in all things community, social care and health. In that order. A lot of experience in commissioning, mostly its limitations. Now exploring the possibilities of doing things differently with a few providers
@evefrancisholt.bsky.social
#Manchester girl on #SocialJustice mission. Head of Policy & Implementation for GMCA & Mayor of GM. 🐝 Public policy, service & participation. System convening, navigation & change. Previously #GMMoving and Public Law Solicitor.
@katybrickley.bsky.social
Linguistics and accessibility researcher and inclusive content designer (aka easy read translator).
@dawnc05.bsky.social
LD Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. Lives in Wales. Stolen Lives. https://stolenlives.blog Son with learning disability, autism, ADHD and epilepsy. Autistic herself.
@brianfrisby.bsky.social
Ex-Social Care Service Director. Trustee at Northamptonshire MIND & at KeyRing Living Support Networks. Motorhomer, traveller, Foxes fan 💙 #proudgranddad ❤️❤️
@sallynieman.bsky.social
Interested in all things social work and research. Recently completed PhD - Hidden in Plain Sight: social work with older people in care homes. Getting used to having more time on my hands.
@bilson.org.uk
Emeritus Prof, mountain biker and Owls fan. CoFounder of Parents, Families and Allies Network https://pfan.uk Campaigning to transform child protection so children & families are not oppressed & social workers help them.
@matthewpearce.bsky.social
journalist @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/matthew-pearce Please do send stories to: [email protected]
@elenichambers.bsky.social
Disabled researcher/activist. Inclusion, access, involvement and co-production (mainly, but also wildlife, gardening, music, modern art, photography...) Works for different UK H&SC organisations, particularly likes Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).
@gillianmacintyre.bsky.social
Reader in Social Work. Learning disability, mental health, citizenship and human rights