Communitarians
A collection of politicos, wonks, writers and thinkers with an interest in communitarian political thought
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@nickplumb.bsky.social
@georgeperetzkc.bsky.social
KC (E&W) BL (Irl): public/constitutional law, competition, subsidies, tax, trade. Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers. Views mine and not those of Monckton Chambers.
@right-here.org
The campaign for community power. Driving forward landmark legislation that will give everyone the right to shape the place they live. https://www.right-here.org/
@timmorton2.bsky.social
Neighbourhoods, community, social housing, poverty, art, film, humour, puns, photography, cycling, climate
@niamh-smallchange.bsky.social
Politics, local economies, social investment, credit unions, financial Inclusion, money for good. If you haven’t posted anything, I won't follow you. Cats, Ireland (23 yrs), Norn Iron (36 yrs), Croydon (3 yrs) France (dream). ME/CFS 17 yrs (sigh).
@juliaunwin.bsky.social
Adviser, mentor, non-exec director. Chair Smart Data Foundry and Chair of York St John University. Chair of #CivilSocietyFutures 2018. CEO of Jospeh Rowntree Foundation 2006-20016. Now curious and committed to learning more. Www.juliaunwin.com
@centreforthesouth.bsky.social
We are a regional thinktank working within the University of Southampton, founded to help drive the University’s vision as a civic partner for our region. www.centreforthesouth.co.uk www.linkedin.com/company/centre-for-the-south/
@ailbhemcnabola.bsky.social
Interim Director of Policy & Impact at London & Partners Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy @bennettinstitute.bsky.social Trustee at the Postal Museum Trustee at East Anglia Swimming Club
@davidbarclay.bsky.social
Partner at the Good Faith Partnership. Director of the Warm Welcome Campaign. Lover of anything vaguely competitive.
@kenanmalik.bsky.social
Writer & Observer columnist. Latest book: Not So Black and White (Hurst). “Unsettles the pieties of contemporary race-talk” - Paul Gilroy. “A work of immense scholarship” – Jon Bloomfield. Website: https://kenanmalik.com/
@jesscraig.bsky.social
Policy at Power to Change. Talking about communities, social connection, high streets, politics and policy.
@athlynck.bsky.social
🏡 Communications Lead @WeCanMake.bsky.social working for a people & place-led just transition 🦵 Big fan of self-propelled adventures 🚲 @roll-models.bsky.social
@jillyrutter.bsky.social
Associate fellow British Future Interests: employment, immigration & integration policy, heritage, elections, Ukraine, textiles, ceramics. Mum. Posts are personal
@jakepuddle.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at British Future Interested in migration, cohesion and countering the far-right Aspen Institute Fellow
@wecanmake.bsky.social
Neighbourhood test-space imagining and making low carbon homes, social infrastructure and building community wealth in the process. 📍Knowle West, Bristol WeCanMake.org
@patrickhurley.bsky.social
Working class bloke, just trying to make a bit of a positive difference. MP for Southport. www.patrickhurley.uk
@joplatt.bsky.social
Labour & Co-operative Member of Parliament for Leigh and Atherton. This includes Golborne, Lowton, Tyldesley and Astley. For constituency queries, email Jo.platt.mp@parliament.uk
@claire-ainsley.bsky.social
Director PPI project on Centre-left Renewal; Chair Building Back Britain Commission & WPI Strategy; author ‘The New Working Class’; Exec Director of Policy for Labour and Keir Starmer 2020-22
@imogenwalker.bsky.social
Labour Member of Parliament for Hamilton and Clyde Valley imogen.walker.mp@parliament.uk
@heather-rolfe.bsky.social
Director of Research at @britishfuture.bsky.social Mostly interested in immigration, employment, migrants’ new lives in UK and public attitudes
@sjakeco.bsky.social
Policy, ecosystems, low-brow cultural commentary and terminally online humour. Currently at UCL Policy Lab, recovering civil servant 🇬🇧🇿🇦🏳️🌈
@antoniabance.bsky.social
Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Trade unionist, mama.
@futuregovforum.bsky.social
Championing new models of progressive governance across the UK. To stay updated, join our mailing list: https://futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/contact/
@mariaabreu.bsky.social
Prof. of Economic Geography and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. My work is on labour markets, migration, planning, and regional policy. I also love photography and baking, and have a crazy cocker spaniel called Fonzie.
@profsob.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at Manchester University. British politics, race and ethnicity, representation.
@bickerrecord.bsky.social
Past: Nurse, aid worker, social entrepreneur, councillor, governor, charity treasurer (NEON, Medact), famous blogger/essayist Present: Community energy generation schemer, well being organizer, ignored Blueskyer Future: Prophet of the New Enlightenment
@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.
@petewhitehead.bsky.social
senior policy manager in the education practice at public first. scouser. your favourite pintman's favourite pintman.
@coopparty.party.coop
The party of the UK's co-operative movement, in partnership with The Labour Party. https://party.coop
@morganj0nes.bsky.social
writing a book on the 2nd referendum campaign and co-editing @renewaljournal.bsky.social. formerly LabourList, UK Labour. email me @ morgane.h.jones@gmail.com
@annarandle.bsky.social
Public service reform thinker & do-er. Until recently, CEO of Collaborate CIC. People, places, public service reform, local government, population health, system leadership.
@immykaur.bsky.social
Co - Founder @CIVIC_SQUARE, prev aka Impact Hub Birmingham || @TEDxBrum 2012 - 2017 || Hon Doc. @AstonUniversity ||
@melissamean.bsky.social
Regenerative neighbourhoods, social infrastructure, community-led housing, just transition. All about making together. Land. Materials. People. Founding Director WeCanMake; Trustee Power to Change; Director MAIA Group. www.wecanmake.org
@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
@uclpolicylab.bsky.social
Bringing extraordinary ideas and everyday experience together to tackle the challenges facing us all.
@huwspencer.bsky.social
Researcher at Reimagining the Economy and Policy Fellow at the Productivity Institute. Regional growth, democracy and industrial policy.
@chinemcdonald.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, author, on faith, race, motherhood, and gender. Director of the Westminster-based religion and society think tank Theos. Vice chair Greenbelt festival, trustee Christian Aid, Canon Theologian at Chester Cathedral
@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.
@beccadove2.bsky.social
Doing relational things for Children & Learning, LB Camden. Social work doctoral student @ Northampton Uni studying kids social support and social infrastructure. Alumni @UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre. Views my own, said with love
@nickbeall.bsky.social
Sort of here, sort of there. Parliament again, Localism, Communities and Cricket. Opinions unlikely to be anyone else's.
@thedancingflea.bsky.social
Devolutionary | Agathist | Lab and Co-op | Lvl. 10 Paladin | Speaking to connect, not on behalf of others | Just get the bus, FFS
@npjgarland.bsky.social
Think tanker, political speechwriter, historian. Staggeringly conventional social democrat.
@nick80.bsky.social
Director of Public Service Reform at Cabinet Office. Seconded from Camden Council. Was a Policy Fellow at IIPP @ UCL; Policy Associate at Future Governance Forum
@mcortonscott.bsky.social
deputy director of the Labour Climate and Environment Forum • all my own views
@abbyinnes.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. at the European Institute, LSE. Research and teach the political economy of the state. Optimist. Alarmed by people who lack self-doubt...
@ojgarling.bsky.social
Knowledge Transfer Facilitator at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
@simonparker.bsky.social
Public servant in search of a better future. Communities and service users first. Rebel just for kicks.
@pialidg.bsky.social
Basically, I'm a lot about #localgov, public services, place, travel, art, culture, photography and London. And sometimes a little bit about Canada too. Migrant and citizen, at the same time.
@neweconomics.bsky.social
Change the rules. Share the wealth. Protect the planet.
@mds49.bsky.social
Political theorist, author, speechwriter, campaigner. Director UCL Policy Lab.
@ryanswift93.bsky.social
Research Fellow at IPPR North/IPPR - work on democracy, devolution, regional identity | PhD on the politics of Northernness
@rogerh.bsky.social
Director of Round Our Way, a new org for people in the UK paying the price for climate change. Changing how this vital issue is discussed and who is in the debate. Chair of the Economic Change Unit & Non-Exec Board member of the Future Governance Forum.
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Peckham Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta.fahnbulleh.mp@parliament.uk
@stkaye.bsky.social
Policy Director for @reformthinktank.bsky.social. PhD from King's Political Economy. Localism, democracy, institutions, government. Ostrom stan.
@path-dependent.bsky.social
Policy at Teesside University. Jolly good fellow of things. https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/nicholas-gray
@dmk1793.bsky.social
Historian, think tank researcher, and co-editor of @renewaljournal.bsky.social
@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. 🌈
@katieschmuecker.bsky.social
Principal Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - UK poverty, social policy, politics, research and data. Occasionally crochet, gigs and nature
@yeowell.bsky.social
Exec Director of futuregovernanceforum.co.uk Welsh Labour cllr for Panteg, torfaen.gov.uk Chair of gwentpensionfund.co.uk
@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
@colmpm.bsky.social
Historian of UK and ROI politics and political economy. Lecturer at QMUL and Deputy Director of Mile End Institute (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/murphycolm.html). Book on Labour and 'modernisation' (https://tinyurl.com/37tzatvk).
@ariannagiovannini.bsky.social
Professor of Political Sociology @uniurb. Former director and now Associate Fellow, @ipprnorth.bsky.social. Devolution/Territorial Politics/Regions/Local Government
@tobylloyd.bsky.social
Policy wonk, ex-spad, consultant, writer, Londoner. Housing, urbanism and transport mainly.
@anthonypainter.bsky.social
Policy. Political economy. Increasing bewilderment. "The Three Economies" Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/anthonypainter #ynwa
@hopenothate.org.uk
The UK’s leading campaign group against the far right | Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate LTD at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF. 🔗 https://hopenothate.org.uk
@iprnickp.bsky.social
Prof Public Policy & Director, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. Trustee at Foundations and HEPI.
@tombaldwin66.bsky.social
Journalist, once a senior Labour Party adviser, and author of the best-selling biography of Keir Starmer, now out in paperback with a new chapter on the election and first weeks in power.
@gavin-kelly.bsky.social
Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation Previous lives: Chief Executive & Exec. Chair, Resolution Foundation Founding Chair, Living Wage Commission Deputy Chief of Staff, 10 Downing Street Council of Economic Advisors, HMT
@joesarling.bsky.social
Strategic Director at @gmmoving.co.uk 🐝 Economist working on #systemchange & prevention in physical activity, health & placemaking ▪ Geeky about devolution, housing, social impact ▪ FRSA ❤️ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift 🚵🏻♂️🏃
@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk
Commentator, writer, opinion-flinger. Corporate and political strategy. The only Tory on Bluesky, but that's why you love me. Newsletter at: www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
Best political commentator you've sort of heard of. Award-winning playwright you've never heard of. It just goes to prove what I've always said... https://linktr.ee/EmmaBurnell
@acjsissons.bsky.social
Day job: climate change, heat pumps, energy at Nesta Other stuff: low-fi economics on growth, cities & economic geography, general UK policy, occasional basic charts Bristol, he/him, lots of parenting / caring. Personal account.
@jesstud.bsky.social
CEO, @wearenewlocal.bsky.social Politics, policy, local government, devolution, place, community power, public service reform, inequality & feminism. Always searching for good coffee.
@jydenham.bsky.social
Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics, Southampton. Former Labour Minister, Interested in England's governance, devolution, identities and relationship with its unions.
@anthonyzach.be
Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
Internet person. Community tech, careful innovation, trying to make progressive tech policy happen. https://carefultrouble.net https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet
@georgeeaton.bsky.social
Senior Editor (Politics), New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/author/george-eaton
@tom-clark.bsky.social
Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
@psurridge.bsky.social
Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values. SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
@jamestplunkett.bsky.social
Interested in more human ways to govern our lives together. Also digital stuff. Book: End State: http://amzn.to/3FzY7lv. 🏳️⚧️
@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
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
@luketryl.bsky.social
Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
@sundersays.bsky.social
Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can-end-our-very-british-culture-war-sunder-katwala?variant=40518936559694 Evertonian
@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
@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
@drjennings.bsky.social
I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Political columnist, The Guardian Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
@nickplumb.bsky.social
Director of Policy and Insight at @powertochange.org.uk Interests include: UK politics, trust, communities, localism, democratic reform, and inequality.