Gaia Marcus's Starter Pack
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@gaiamarcus.bsky.social
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@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
@ethanz.bsky.social
UMass Amherst, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, Global Voices, Berkman Klein Center. Formerly Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab.
@mmitchell.bsky.social
Researcher trying to shape AI towards positive outcomes. ML & Ethics +birds. Generally trying to do the right thing. TIME 100 | TED speaker | Senate testimony provider | Navigating public life as a recluse. Former: Google, Microsoft; Current: Hugging Face
@alondra.bsky.social
Scholar, author, policy advisor alondranelson.com Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab https://www.ias.edu/stsv-lab
@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)
@marietjeschaake.bsky.social
Technology Policy at Stanford 👩🏼💻 column in FT 🇪🇺 Member of European Parliament 2009-2019 📕Author: The Tech Coup
@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
@europeelects.bsky.social
Poll aggregation and election analysis in Europe. Partner of Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania Elects.
@cerianbond.bsky.social
Deputy director, Centre for European Reform, London @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social . Supporter of democracy, the rule of law, the EU & Ukraine. Opponent of authoritarianism, corruption & Putin's Russia.
@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
@mikebutcher.bsky.social
(MBE) Editor-at-large @TechCrunch | mike@techcrunch.com | Signal: mikebutcher.04 | http://mikebutcher.me | linkedin.com/in/mikebutcher | Columnist / Speaker / Moderator / Broadcaster | Founder: TheEuropas, Techfugees, TechVets
@chriscook.news
ft senior reporter. articles with my byline get posted automagically on @bot.chriscook.news
@pennyend.bsky.social
CBE FREng. Chief Executive of the Met Office. Weather, climate, physics, digital & data, with a scatter of wildlife, Dartmoor, old churches and choral music
@albertonardelli.bsky.social
Reporter at Bloomberg. In Europe, mostly. I have strong opinions about food and football. DM for Signal.
@shannonvallor.bsky.social
Philosopher/AI Ethicist at Univ of Edinburgh, Director @technomoralfutures.bsky.social, co-Director @braiduk.bsky.social, author of Technology and the Virtues (2016) and The AI Mirror (2024). Views my own.
@helenbarnard.bsky.social
Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
@njdavies.bsky.social
Programme Director at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working on public services
@anthonyzach.be
Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding. President of Demsoc.org
@markoneinfour.bsky.social
Mental health/tech stuff. Former writer in residence @centreforMH. Ask me to write MH things. Director Social Spider CIC. DMs open. Podcast @BBCOuch (he/they)
@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social
An ESRC-funded, £4 million research network building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there. digitalgood.net Sign up to our newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/idhmon
@elinorcarmi.bsky.social
🌈 Feminist Senior Lecturer in data politics and social justice at City, University of London, UK. She/her. https://elinorcarmi.com/ Working on data politics/feminist data/data literacies/data justice/digital rights/ad tech industry/surveillance.
@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
Internet person. Community tech, careful innovation, trying to make progressive tech policy happen. https://carefultrouble.net https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
@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/
@michae.lv
assoc. prof, @UCLLaws.bsky.social, technology, policy, society, whimsical latvian top level domain names. michae.lv and fediverse https://someone.elses.computer/@mikarv 🏳️🌈
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute
@tuc.org.uk
Breaking news, campaigns and advice from unions and the labour movement. https://tuc.org.uk
@datasociety.bsky.social
Data & Society is a nonprofit research institute that studies the social implications of data-centric technologies, automation, and AI.
@stollmeyer.bsky.social
Founder & Executive Director of https://DefendDemocracy.EU/ Busy defending democracy against hybrid & technological threats. 🏆Politico’s #Power40 Support #DefendDemocracy: https://defenddemocracy.eu/get-involved/donate
@jenitennison.com
Data nerd/wonk. Founder of Connected by Data, campaigning for communities to have a powerful say over data and AI. Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets. www.jenitennison.com
@maltbyps.bsky.social
I run the public service teams at Faculty AI. Previously Chief Digital Officer in UK gov. Public service reformer
@richardpope.org
I wrote a book on public services: https://londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platformland-an-anatomy-of-next-generation-public-services/ It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public properly.
@jasperjolly.bsky.social
Financial reporter at the Guardian. Industry, electric cars, aerospace, steel. DM in confidence
@jamestplunkett.bsky.social
Interested in more human ways to govern our lives together. Also digital stuff. Book: End State: http://amzn.to/3FzY7lv. 🏳️⚧️
@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/
@williamis.bsky.social
Research Scientist @DeepMind | Previously @OSFellows & @hrdag. RT != endorsements. Opinions Mine. Pronouns: he/him
@ippr.bsky.social
IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
@cendemtech.bsky.social
The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @CDTEU.bsky.social for our EU-based team. https://cdt.org
@benunsworth.co.uk
User centred design in government. parkrun tourist. Ex-UK Local Gov. Senior Partner at TPXimpact.
@alixdunn.com
I bloop about the politics of technology and host the Computer Says Maybe podcast: https://www.saysmaybe.com/podcast
@carsjung.bsky.social
Head of macroeconomics & AI @IPPR. Former Bank of England economist and IMF fellow.
@laurelboxall.bsky.social
Tech Policy @ Labour Together Dig Hum @ Cambridge English Lit @ Oxford She/her
@cristinacaffarra.bsky.social
Economist, "high priestess of competition" (says Politico...) www.cristinacaffarra.com
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@gaiamarcus.bsky.social
- Director @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social:ensuring data & AI work for ppl & society - Stint in government - led #NationalDataStrategy; roles in Cabinet Office, ONS & MHCLG - Charity roles inc. Samaritans Trustee; staff @ The RSA, Centrepoint, ParkinsonsUK