UK growth & progress
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@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
@jdportes.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. Books: Immigration (Sage), Capitalism (Quercus)
@johndbachelor.bsky.social
@jujulemons.bsky.social
Founder @ukdayone.bsky.social, working to put the UK at frontier of progress + achieve the highest living standards in the world
@antoniabance.bsky.social
Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Trade unionist, mama.
@feedthedrummer.bsky.social
Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond and Northallerton 2024. On the Labour YIMBY Exec. PricedOutUK Advisory Board. Occasionally witty. ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@britishprogress.bsky.social
The Centre for British Progress is a non-partisan think tank on a mission to accelerate and shape an era of British growth and progress; evolved from @ukdayone.bsky.social. Website: https://britishprogress.org/
@iosad.fyi
Director of government innovation policy @ the Tony Blair Institute. Views own, &c. AI, a lot; also public policy, education, technology, history of science (DPhil). Citizen of nowhere. Fan of universities, progress, ๐. School governor. Diasporan โก๏ธ.
@sophiehale.bsky.social
Currently on maternity leave but usually Principal Economist leading on trade and intergenerational fairness at the Resolution Foundation.
@rcolvile.bsky.social
Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.
@richardngo.bsky.social
What would we need to understand in order to design an amazing future? Ex DeepMind, OpenAI
@richardaljones.bsky.social
Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester. Science & innovation policy, regional economic growth, polymer physics. www.softmachines.org
@dtturner.bsky.social
Sheffield-based researcher. Interested in regional growth, populism and political economy.
@rmudie96.bsky.social
Head of Research Analysis, @iconeighbours.bsky.social. Formerly Senior Research Analyst at the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), research @ United Nations University-MERIT, policy @ local government.
@kirtinuthi.bsky.social
A London-based ๐บ๐ธ wonk who loves to chat about AI + encryption. Head of Tech Regulation at @startupcoalition.bsky.social. Found in wild near dogs, yoga mats, and/or art supplies.
@johnwhitfield.bsky.social
(Science) journalist and author. Opinion editor, Research Professional News. Books: Lost Animals; People Will Talk ; In the Beat of a Heart. www.johnwhitfield.co.uk
@laurelboxall.bsky.social
Tech Policy @ Labour Together Dig Hum @ Cambridge English Lit @ Oxford She/her
@jackstilgoe.bsky.social
Professor in Science and Technology Studies @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk)
@centreforcities.bsky.social
The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
@paulswinney.bsky.social
Director of Policy and Research at think tank Centre for Cities. Posting about all things urban.
@maxwellmarlow.bsky.social
Director of Public Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute โข ๐๏ธ Advisor to PricedOut โข views are mine โข sapere aide
@tomforth.co.uk
Same as @thomasforth on X. Gone back to Twitter for now. Quality filter, locations in bios, and polls pls. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.
@ananyo.bsky.social
Chief science writer at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences. 'The Man from the Future', on the unparalleled influence of John von Neumann, available everywhere. Subscribe to my substack, Confections & Refutations https://ananyo.substack.com
@sciencecampaign.bsky.social
Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is the leading independent voice for UK R&D. www.sciencecampaign.org.uk
@charliepickles.bsky.social
Director @reformthinktank.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
@emilyfry.bsky.social
Senior Economist at Resolution Foundation, researching trade, growth and living standards.
@chionwurah.bsky.social
Labour Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West. Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
@iampaulgraham.bsky.social
@mprinparr.bsky.social
Kardashev City-State Builder โข Founder @RomullusCompute @ReindustrialUK โข Author โข ran ยฃ165m RE dev pfolio โข designd T3 computeโขalum: Futureal @Gensler @UniofNottingham
@asvalero.bsky.social
Member of Council of Economic Advisers at HM Treasury (on leave from Centre for Economic Performance, LSE)
@williamcb.bsky.social
Journalist, newspaper magnate, student of classification. Curiously optimistic. DMs open "Technology & Democracy" newsletter https://bit.ly/3AELZDu Foundations of AI https://bit.ly/3WiYJab Law https://bit.ly/40YL1fU "Research Fortnight" https://bit.ly/4i0
@antonspisak.bsky.social
Political economist. Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform. Past lives elsewhere. Likes long runs, good coffee and the Paris Review. Substack, A Newer World: https://antonspisak.substack.com/
@anastasiabekt.bsky.social
head of science & tech @ https://tenentrepreneurs.org https://x.com/anastasiabekt
@britainremade.bsky.social
๐ฌ๐ง Britain Remade is a campaign to promote economic growth. We put forward practical solutions to the problems holding Britain back. Join the Campaign at https://www.britainremade.co.uk/
@alanbeattie.bsky.social
Opiner for Financial Times in London. Globalisation, econ, snark. RTโ ๐. Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://subs.ft.com/spa3_tradesecrets?segmentId=357afa03-959c-93ed-0842-58e2115025d4.
@stuartjritchie.bsky.social
Comms at Anthropic; writer and podcaster on bad science. Newsletter: https://www.sciencefictions.org/ Podcast: https://www.thestudiesshowpod.com/
@underthenettle.bsky.social
Fan of economic growth, fringe theatre, beautiful places, parties, the future. Working at worksinprogress.co & Stripe.
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@samuelmarclowe.bsky.social
Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Senior visiting research fellow @ Kings College London. I have a Substack: https://mostfavourednation.substack.com
@chrisgiles.ft.com
Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab Sign up to my central banks newsletter here https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=6501cc9ec6e3c91c18b0b9e6
@alistrathern.bsky.social
@yimbyalliance.org
Please follow to help end the housing crisis with local support โข #YesInMyBackYard: the opposite of #NIMBY โข http://yimbyalliance.org
@gjmcgowan.bsky.social
@sanjushdalmia.bsky.social
Science, Innovation and Technology Policy @ Centre for British Progress | Exec @ Scientists for Labour Prev: Science Policy Advisor to Labour, Science Policy Lead at UK Day One, MRes in Medicine Manchester / Leeds
@rossaokod.bsky.social
Research @ Open Philanthropy. Formerly economist at GPI / Nuffield College, Oxford. Interests: development econ, animal welfare, global catastrophic risks
@johnrmyers.bsky.social
Director @yimbyalliance.org โข Housing and other infrastructure โข yimbyalliance.org
@gaylussite.himbonomics.com
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ด. Data analytics engineer by day, ageist queer by night. | ๐: ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฃ๏ธ: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ซ๐ท | โ๏ธ: @theipaper @unherd Long form posts on housing, urbanism and progress: www.himbonomics.com ๐งฉ
@dantomlinson.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet & Labour Growth Mission Champion. Economist. Constituents can contact me via: https://dantomlinson.org.uk/report-an-issue/
@marleygmiller.bsky.social
Associate Director, Politics and Public Policy, Global Counsel. Former economic advisor to Rachel Reeves and Treasury official. Posts mainly about housing, energy and economic policy
@antbreach.bsky.social
Associate Director at Centre for Cities, working on Housing, Planning, Devolution. Stuff on Ukraine + Eastern Europe and Japan + East Asia too. YIMBY. Views own etc. ๐ฅ๐บ๐ฆ
@gordonmckee.bsky.social
Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow South and eternal optimist.
@npjgarland.bsky.social
Think tanker, political speechwriter, historian. Staggeringly conventional social democrat.
@danaldridgemp.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare Please do not contact me regarding case work in my DM. Please email daniel.aldridge.mp@parliament.uk https://linktr.ee/danaldridgemp
@jo3hill.bsky.social
Policy Director @reformthinktank.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
@mattbevington.bsky.social
Politics & public policy at Global Counsel and Future Governance Forum (@futuregovforum.bsky.social) | Labour๐น
@jeegarkakkad.bsky.social
Economics, politics, boxing. Tech @ TBI. "optimistic & ambitious for British tech". ex-ADS, JLR, MakeUK, SMF, Brookings. Views my own.
@stianwestlake.bsky.social
Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council. Metascience, evidence, data infrastructures, economic growth.
@aveek18.bsky.social
Treasury civil servant, so afraid I have to be a bit more boring on here now. Ex @smfthinktank.bsky.social
@adambell.bsky.social
Director of Policy at Stonehaven. Ex BEIS. Energy geek. All skeets in a personal capacity. @adam_grant_bell on the bird site
@samalvis.bsky.social
South West native, currently AD of Climate, Energy @IPPR - Climate/Econ policy (views mine) Green industrial strategy | Bazball | @BristolBears
@lgilbert.co
researcher, writer, projects georg. currently: horizon scanning @ renaissance philanthropy; writer, laurenpolicy.com. formerly: open phil, qi, ucsd, caltech, etc.
@archiehall.bsky.social
Writing for The Economist โ mostly on the British economy with occasional forays elsewhere. Previous lives in macro investing and polling. Substack at: https://notes.archie-hall.com/
@timleunig.bsky.social
Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
@jpspencer.bsky.social
Director of Devolution Policy, Labour Together. Economist. Posts about policy, politics and the Pennines (and beyond). ๐ West Yorkshire.
@officialedballs.bsky.social
Dad, cook, pianist, economist, Harvard, King's London, Holocaust Fdn co-Chair, NCFC, podcaster, retired dancer, former Cabinet minister, sometimes on TV & Radio
@sambowman.co
Editor of www.worksinprogress.co and head of publishing at Stripe. Just here to have fun.
@lucyrigby.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Northampton North | Solicitor General | For casework, please contact lucy.rigby.mp@parliament.uk
@darrenpjones.bsky.social
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Labour Member of Parliament, Bristol North West
@johnspringford.bsky.social
Economist and occasional politics dabbler. Working on a project to improve labour markets. Associate fellow, Centre for European Reform. Visiting fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Bath University.
@hetanshah.bsky.social
Chief Executive, The British Academy Chair, Our World in Data Board, National Audit Office Visiting Professor, Kings College London Fellow, Birkbeck College Advisory board, Resolution Foundation; Bennett Institute; UCL Policy Lab My own views
@gilesyb.bsky.social
Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, baker of overly dense loaves. I run five times a week so does that make me a Running Punk?
@scientificdiscovery.dev
Science writer and chart maker. Researcher at Our World in Data. Co-founder of Works in Progress. Newsletter: https://scientificdiscovery.dev https://twitter.com/salonium ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@soumayakeynes.ft.com
Economics columnist at the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/soumaya-keynes Host of The Economics Show podcast https://link.chtbl.com/economicsshow Singer-songwriter http://bit.ly/2Z6gvjp
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com ๐ ft.com/jbm
@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
Shooting for UK growth & progress with ukdayone.org @ukdayone.bsky.social Previously: Chatham House research fellow and Labour parliamentary candidate. Britain could have the highest living standards in the world!