East Midlands activist. Former Labour Party Mobilisation Assistant and current food bank and youth radio worker.
@labourstart.bsky.social
The global trade union movement's news and campaigns service. www.LabourStart.org
@paulcallaghan.bsky.social
Culture, economics, regeneration, business, politics & football. #SunderlandMusicCity #SAFC My own views. Retweets are not an endorsement http://MACTrust.org.uk MusicCity.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcallaghan/
@rorypalmer.bsky.social
Proud Dad | Labour Party campaigner | Constituency Labour Party Chair | Labour National Policy Forum | Also: news, golf, sport, cooking/ food. [All views my own etc]
@sam-tims.bsky.social
Lead analyst at JRF researching and posting on social security, tax, the cost of living and other things too. Previously NEF, policy in Practice
@alfie-stirling.bsky.social
Director of Insight & Policy and Chief Economist at JRF | previously NEF & IPPR | "all models are wrong, but some are useful" (G Box)
@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.
@peterwhiteford.bsky.social
Interested in most aspects of social policy in Australia & internationally (also certain literary genres and restricted musical choices); also history (art too) ANU, Canberra crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_peopl…
@statspeter.bsky.social
Chief Analyst, Insights and Analysis, at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation working to solve UK Poverty
@sabinegoodwin.bsky.social
Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) Director | Anti-poverty campaigner advocating for #cashfirst solutions to food insecurity to end the need for charitable food aid | Latest opinion pieces for @bigissue.com: https://www.bigissue.com/tag/sabine-goodwin/
@katesummers.bsky.social
Qualitative social policy researcher working on social security policy and economic inequality. British Academy postdoc @ London School of Economics Methodology.
@katyjones.bsky.social
Reader (Associate Prof) in Employment, Head of the Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre at Manchester Met University
@cdbirt.bsky.social
Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
@jelliott94.bsky.social
Lead analyst at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social Posting about politics, poverty, housing, benefits and work. Northern Irish, views my own.
@tcstephens.bsky.social
Fellow, LSE School of Public Policy | Associate Fellow @neweconomics.bsky.social | PhD from @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social | Fmr Jobs/Ed Lead @ Brent Council | Worked on infected blood w/ @damedianajohnson.bsky.social
@rachelleearwaker.bsky.social
Former Senior Economist at JRF, Kiwi in London, bearer of grim statistics but hopeful they will become less grim. Ex New Zealand Treasury. Likely talking about housing, poverty, living standards, and how economic conditions actually impact people's lives.
@ceridwenhughes.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the Work and Equalities Institute, University of Manchester. PhD at CASE, LSE. Researching activation & the negotiation of work-related conditionality in the UK; as well as the perils and potential of local decent work initiatives
@craigpberry.bsky.social
Welfare policy manager, Citizens Advice (he/him). Additionally: Associate at @bennettinstitute.bsky.social | Author of The Political Economy Blog: https://craigberry.substack.com
@stephenevans.bsky.social
Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute. Ex HMT, SMF and London government. Learning, skills, labour markets & public policy. Views my own.
@rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social
Principal Analyst at the Work Foundation and part- time PhD at Queen Mary Uni of London. Insecure work, labour markets, data. Opinions my own.
@benbgeiger.bsky.social
Social policy researcher (though sometimes pretends to be a philosopher), Prof co-leading WelfareExperiences project and kcl.ac.uk/csmh work & welfare strand. Was at @BenBaumberg at the other place.
@carriswann.bsky.social
Welfare rights/social security at @cpaguk.bsky.social. Posting in a personal capacity. Repost ≠ endorsement 📍Nottingham
@andrewphillips.bsky.social
Policy and Research Manager at Phoenix Insights, focusing on employment, skills and labour market. Previously worked at Demos (@demos-uk.bsky.social) and Institute for Government. Views my own. www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insights
@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/
@henryippr.bsky.social
@wstronge.bsky.social
Director of @autonomy-institute.bsky.social Website: autonomy.work Co-author, with Helen Hester, of Post-work (2025) and, with Kyle Lewis, of Overtime (2021) https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/postwork-9781350089976/
@maxmosley.bsky.social
Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation and Labour Councillor for Brentford East
@kittyjstewart.bsky.social
Professor of Social Policy, LSE. Associate Director, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE)
@zubhaque.bsky.social
Former Deputy Director and Head of Research at Women’s Budget Group. Former CEO The Equality Trust; Deputy Director of The Runnymede Trust. Member of Independent SAGE. Worked in government and think tanks. Views my own
@annadent.bsky.social
Research and policy adviser - www.abdconsultancy.co.uk Futures of work & employment support, digital welfare state, ethical tech and AI etc. Fellow https://connectedbydata.org/, associate https://rocketsciencelab.co.uk/
@kmjones.bsky.social
Editor at Rightsnet | Advised on social security since 2010 | Life experience includes poverty & parenthood | Love reading stories, enjoy little adventures & genuinely curious about how aaaaanything works
@stefbenstead.bsky.social
Christian interested in socio-economic justice. Chronically ill with hEDS, PoTS, fibro/Small Fibre Neuropathy. Independent (unpaid) researcher in chronic illness and social policy. Books: Second Class Citizens; Just Worship.
@drtomdog.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science, UCL. Studying political economy, welfare reforms, public opinion, European and British politics. He/him 🏳️🌈
@ruthboyler.bsky.social
Working on poverty in Scotland at the Poverty Alliance | Trustee at SPFLTrust | Fan of cats, books and Celtic | All opinions are my own
@morganvine.bsky.social
Passionate about Angela Lansbury, ABBA, cake & expressing personal opinions. Director of Policy & Influencing @IndependentAge & Trustee @AgeUKBandG @CentreforMH
@shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
Consultant clinical psychologist/ activist/ neuroqueer bluestocking. Former Lived Experience Practitioner. Future failed poet. Will question ideology for cake. 💜🎭🦓🥄🏳️🌈 #MadSky #TraumaNotPD #Disability #Neurodivergent #Mad https://t.co/83d2Ztwpp2
@paulietandoori.bsky.social
Information and advice seasoned traveller, know a bit about social security, social care and socialising. Love cycling, love/hate football, hate fascists.
@danpaskins.bsky.social
Save the Children UK Exec Director, Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Vice-Chair, End Child Poverty Chair, Civic Power Fund
@paulspicker.bsky.social
Paul is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. He mainly writes on poverty, benefits, social justice and social policy. Find his published work at https://observant-paulspicker.wordpress.com/paul-spicker/
@ruthhannan.bsky.social
One half of Care Full with Hannah Webster. Formally, RSA, People’s Powerhouse & Carers Trust
@simplicitly.bsky.social
Full Time Carer, Social Housing Tenant, part-time-blogger, videogame player, often ruinously sarcastic https://simplicitly.wordpress.com/
@gmari.bsky.social
Sociologist @Erasmus University Rotterdam Children, care, social security https://sites.google.com/view/marigabriele/home
@epybus.bsky.social
social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.
@emilyishness.bsky.social
Working towards fair access to work for people in their 50s and 60s @ Ageing Better. Ex-IfG, very ex-teacher. PhD Victorian dementia. Likes charts AND poems.
@csfoot.bsky.social
Advocating for a fairer social contract around work, pensions and retirement. Director of UK think tank Phoenix Insights https://catherinefoot.substack.com/ https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insights/
@charlierad.bsky.social
Advocates for those injured in military + disabled folk, helping lay people engage with the law, founder http://veteranlawproject.org.uk, Living Options Devon trustee, war pensions + AFCS, spinal cord injury, not a lawyer, manage land & forestry, Dartmoor
@adamscorer.bsky.social
CEO at National Energy Action. Energy. Poverty. Housing. Lurks on social media.
@ferrinfo.bsky.social
CEO of Ferret Information Systems - benefits advice systems and training specialists. Blogs with boring numbers at https://benefitsinthefuture.com/. Models the effects of tax and benefits systems. Waves a sword in 17c reenactments.
@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