Pubsecpeeps
UK Prime Minister
The official twitter channel for the Prime Minister's Office based at 10 Downing Street.1,749,381 followers | Follow
UK Parliament
Keeping an eye on government, debating laws, approving taxes. This official Twitter feed is produced by the web team in Parliament.23,420 followers | Follow
Tweetminster
A media utility that connects you to the influencers, opinion and news that shape current affairs and UK politics. Curation powered by data.21,714 followers | Follow
tom_watson
Busy dad, disorganised politician, lover of film and video games.13,015 followers | Follow
martha lane fox
i really do have an official title with Champion in it - by day worrying about all things digital for the UK govt + by night @luckyvoice11,485 followers | Follow
CommunitiesUK
The official twitter channel for Communities and Local Government11,237 followers | Follow
Business Link
Business Link is the Government funded business support service. This is delivered both online and also via a regional network of business advisers.10,004 followers | Follow
NHS Choices
NHS Choices is the online gateway to the National Health Service in England. Health advice, find and rate GP & hospital services, health communities and more7,973 followers | Follow
Dominic Campbell
a boy pretending to be a wolf pretending to be a king (and founder of @FutureGov)7,286 followers | Follow
Digital Britain team
Official channel for the Digital Britain team, based in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Culture6,701 followers | Follow
Open Rights Group
The Open Rights Group exists to preserve and promote your rights in the digital age. We are funded by individuals who care about their digital rights.6,209 followers | Follow
Director Dig Engmnt
UK Government Director of Digital Engagement (Andrew Stott), Cabinet Office5,714 followers | Follow
Amy Sample Ward
connecting social change/benefit groups to social media tools for listening, conversations, and more effective real change; @amysampleward for links, blog posts5,149 followers | Follow
Charlie Leadbeater
Author We Think. co founder Particple, associate Demos, fellow Nesta, father, husband and Arsenal fan.3,613 followers | Follow
ePolitix.com
Commenting on politics and blogging on life inside the palace of Westminster3,594 followers | Follow
Central Office Info
News and views from inside the Central Office of Information (COI) - the Government's centre of excellence for marketing and communications.3,493 followers | Follow
Nick Booth
Social media specialist, interest in democracy, government, active citizens and media.3,479 followers | Follow
Dave Briggs
A self-facilitating media node. Profile pic by @davebriggswife. Works for @learningpool3,167 followers | Follow
Enabled by Design
Enabled by Design is an online community working to transform the current status quo of uninspiring 'one size fits all' assistive equipment (tweets by @dizzel)3,017 followers | Follow
Anke Holst
idealist, adventurer. community builder for @worksnug, co-founder and unlibrarian at @theunlibrary, always happy to be where virtual and offline community meets2,547 followers | Follow
Paul Clarke
Public services: making them, and making them better. Photographer. Actor. Did anybody say you were only supposed to do one thing?2,420 followers | Follow
Gerry McGovern
Customer centric solutions for management of large websites / intranets2,285 followers | Follow
Michael Grimes
Online communications manager for an educational charity. All views here are my own though. (How I use Twitter: http://bit.ly/GPtpS)2,072 followers | Follow
Ingrid Koehler
Works for LG Improvement and Development. Believes in local democracy. Tennessean in the UK.2,017 followers | Follow
helen milner
MD of UK online centres, working hard to help excluded people get online1,914 followers | Follow
Tim Davies
Consultant and action researcher focussing on civic engagement and social technology. Specific focus on youth engagement & open data.1,907 followers | Follow
Ben Taylor
International business transformation... with a focus on UK local government :-) www.linkedin.com/in/antlerboy1,882 followers | Follow
Hadley Beeman
I design and deliver social networking/collaboration technology in UK public sector1,853 followers | Follow
willperrin
empowering communities through online action and hyperlocal websites1,791 followers | Follow
Andy Mabbett
Man of many talents - some of them useful. Multiple monomaniac. Author of 'Pink Floyd: The Music and The Mystery' and more.1,675 followers | Follow
Steph Gray
A post-bureaucrat interested in digital, government and the new politics. Consultant helping smart people get more for less with digital tools and thinking.1,651 followers | Follow
Google Public Sector
Google UK's Public Sector team. We manage online marketing campaigns to raise awareness, inform and drive results for Public Sector clients.1,635 followers | Follow
TweetyHall
Getting politicians out of the Town Hall and onto the Tweets. Register now! http://bit.ly/26EjHK (via @futuregov)1,546 followers | Follow
Matthew Somerville
Wholly or partly responsible for various things, from TheyWorkForYou to traintimes.org.uk, Dr Who subtitles to FixMyStreet to Theatricalia1,509 followers | Follow
Stuart Harrison
Local Authority webmaster, freelance web developer, DJ and real ale aficionado. Sometime wearer of silly costumes for photoshoots. Views are, of course, my own.1,463 followers | Follow
Public Sector Forums
Hello, we're PSF - find out more & join us over at www.publicsectorforums.co.uk1,436 followers | Follow
Caspar Aremi
Community Manager for @NHSChoices. Supporter of Stonewall, Amnesty & the Green Party1,420 followers | Follow
Alastair Smith
Marketing and comms manager, football fan, music lover and cynic. Interested in social media in the public sector.1,396 followers | Follow
John Duncan Geneva
John Duncan is the United Kingdom's Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament.1,394 followers | Follow
Martin Black
Foodie. Jazz, Clash and Freakwater fan. Likes beer, UX, meditation and Buddhism. Webmanager for a certain London Council - MY VIEWS ONLY, not my employer's1,389 followers | Follow
Karen Ramsay-Smith
Information Development with a passion for Social networking Local Gov1,381 followers | Follow
Paul Webster
Computing old-timer? Social Media kid? I'm at NAVCA helping Local VCS Support Orgs use technology well. My soapbox - shop and travel wisely1,376 followers | Follow
Steve Dale
Delivering collaborative networks and communities using Web 2.0 tools and techniques. Chair of Online Information Conference Committee.1,365 followers | Follow
Michael Cross
Freelance journalist in Crouch End, London. Co-founder of Free our Data campaign.1,355 followers | Follow
Carl Haggerty
Passionate about digital innovation and public sector transformation.1,321 followers | Follow
Simon Grice
1,316 followers | Follow
Emma Maier
Local Government Chronicle editor. Previously at Community Care and Third Sector. Interests: digital media, infographics, charities, cycling, dress-making.1,302 followers | Follow
Kev Campbell-Wright
Education Tech & Social media obsessive. Former community worker & public sector PR bod. Dad to 1yr old girl. LocalGov commentator. My personal views only.1,244 followers | Follow
Sharon O'Dea
Public sector intranet and internal comms specialist. Social media enthusiast. Geek. Procrastinator. Bookworm. Any views expressed are my own.1,243 followers | Follow
Justin Griggs
Head of Policy & Development at NALC - representing 9000 local (parish & town) councils & their 80,000 cllrs; runner; new dad; localgov geek; socmed amateur1,219 followers | Follow
AndySawford
Chief Executive of the LGiU local democracy think-tank and publisher of Cllr Magazine, tweeting in a personal capacity1,213 followers | Follow
Tom Loosemore
Sailing, Painkillers, Family, 4iP. Not necessarily in that order.1,212 followers | Follow
Jeffrey Peel
Consulting Director at Oxford Economics. Interested in economics, technology and social media.1,212 followers | Follow
Simon Wakeman
Head of Communications and Marketing at Medway Council, blogger, husband, dad, runner, BMFer, cyclist, dog walker, outdoor enthusiast and caravanner.1,205 followers | Follow
Karen Blakeman
Search & social media consultant, trainer & shambrarian (Google it!). Currently controlled and owned by a tartan tortie cat.1,199 followers | Follow
Philip John
Lichfield lad, WordPress geek for hire, director of @LichfieldBlog, hyperlocal fan, Journal Local founder, lover of curry, tea & cider.1,194 followers | Follow
Bryony Taylor
Hi, Vahva is Estonian for cool. I started the #learning3 conversation and I'm fascinated with the use of technology for learning and professional development.1,186 followers | Follow
Directgov | innovate
Directgov | innovate - Bringing together developers and government in an innovative, collaborative space.1,096 followers | Follow
Total Place
News and updates from the Total Place initiative. Join us at http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk - search Total Place1,089 followers | Follow
Carrie Bishop
Dubbed 'Queen of Nerd' by some (well, one) I am currently working with FutureGov, interested in VRM, social change, trainers, listening, music, new stuff...1,049 followers | Follow
Paul Evans
strategy campaigns research training. Specialities: social media, democracy, consultations, community building. Tel 07973 7142061,012 followers | Follow
Charlotte Stamper
Does PR. Talks to journos. Likes a crisis. Loves a drink. Blogs rarely. Currently working in govt. Views my own.1,010 followers | Follow
David Ireland
Chief executive of independent charity Empty Homes - formally the Empty Homes Agency.989 followers | Follow
Talk About Local
Talk About Local was set up by @willperrin to give people & communities an online voice @getgood @mike_Rawlins work there and @clarewhite is the Saturday girl!975 followers | Follow
Liz Azyan
Social Media Doctoral Researcher in UK Local Gov. Do Gooder. Social Reporter. Pro-Blogger. Events Twitterer. World Traveler. Proud User.956 followers | Follow
Simon Whitehouse
Perpetual student. Lift dancer. Bit sweary. OK, *very* sweary952 followers | Follow
Richard Stirling
Making public data public | data.gov.uk | building a web of open gov data936 followers | Follow
Tom Stannard
UK public sector policy and communications director, in Blackburn. ex-Londoner. father of 2, fan of big mountains and chelsea FC. opinions are my own919 followers | Follow
keneastwood
Assistant Director in local government, interested in technology, transformation and new workstyles. Founder public sector NOMADS.903 followers | Follow
rewiredstate
National Hack The Government Day: March 7th. info@rewiredstate.org894 followers | Follow
Jeremy Gould
former web strategist and social media agitator in UK government, now on sabbatical888 followers | Follow
Reboot Britain
July 6th - be part of the event which looks to punch through the gloom879 followers | Follow
DC10plus network
DC10plus: the network for change - aims to promote social inclusion through the use of technology.860 followers | Follow
Adrian Short
Designer. Government open data developer. Rubyist. See also: @ArmchairAuditor @MashTheState @SutMobLib856 followers | Follow
Denise Drake
Web manager, social media junkie, Digital Heritage student, girlgeek, museum groupie, graffiti hunter, flickr addict, cyclist, reads comics, Welsh837 followers | Follow
freeourdata
Lobbying UK gov't to make non-personal data such as maps free for all sorts of commercial or noncommercial use835 followers | Follow
Local Government Web
831 followers | Follow
shane dillon
Mouse wielding civil servant @foreignoffice Views here are personal not official. Likely to harp on on about #cinema #digitaldiplomacy #web820 followers | Follow
Cllr Tweeps
Cllr Tweeps is now Mr Tweeps. And this account is no longer monitored.817 followers | Follow
Sidekickers
Social innovation company, using the web to redesign public services to do more, for less809 followers | Follow
tiffanystjames
Gun4Hire: Digital Strategist. Ex Head of Digital Public Participation for UK gov, Advisor to The Speaker, Head of Comms Rewired State, digital trainer & speaker806 followers | Follow
alex butler
Civil Servant at COI, chief digital agitator here and a novice beekeeper in Malmesbury Wiltshire783 followers | Follow
John Goode
Client Services Director, Auros. In IT since 1979 and Interweb since 1995. Digital strategist775 followers | Follow
Daniel Ratchford
Strategic Director of Environment & Leisure, London Borough of Sutton; and Trustee of Keep Britain Tidy - ALTHOUGH THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HERE ARE MY OWN775 followers | Follow
TheyWantToWorkForYou
Wiki directory of UK General election candidates (powered by Wikia)767 followers | Follow
adam mcgreggor
indolent, curmudgeon gin-fiend technologist (infrastructure/sysadmin) available for hire762 followers | Follow
Simon Dickson
Principal consultant at Puffbox Ltd. If it's WordPress and/or e-government, I'm your man.758 followers | Follow
Ellie Stoneley
Freelance fan of sunshine, social media, digital inclusion & local. Mad keen on @globaltolerance @KitchenTableCT @FofSC & I work @dc10plusnetwork753 followers | Follow
Capita Conferences
Capita Conferences is one of the UK’s leading conference providers to the public sector delivering topical, incisive events for over 15 years.738 followers | Follow
Lauren Ivory
One of the @Futuregov crew. Politics, Public Services and Creativity.707 followers | Follow
Harry Metcalfe
702 followers | Follow
Cassie Robinson
Social Innovation. Design. Psychology. And a bit of sexuality threaded through. Associate at thinkpublic, FutureGov, Mindapples & RoseOrange.699 followers | Follow
Lynn Jennings
Loves ... GOOD TIMES with FRIENDS and family, LIVE MUSIC, red wine, SOCIAL MEDIA and my pesky TWINs670 followers | Follow
Peter Holt
Bristol City Council Communication Director, diver, skier, tennis player, movie buff and unreconstructed romantic668 followers | Follow
Benjamin Welby
I live and church in York with my wife (@fordface), I work in Hull for the Council and visit Bradford to watch Bantams663 followers | Follow
Steven Tuck
Local Government Web Developer interest: Communities, Social Media, mountaineering, climbing, fell running, guitar, music, & working out how to be a good dad660 followers | Follow
Dan Harris
Love to cook // PS3 owner // Good food fan // Like to travel // Community manager // Web Content // Designer. Opinions are mine only646 followers | Follow
Brian Hoadley
Digital Consultant, Writer, Entrepreneur. All comments are my own.633 followers | Follow
Open Up Now
It’s time to Open Up politics. We need great government and a strong democracy more than ever. Sign our petition for open primaries www.openupnow.org623 followers | Follow
Paul Canning
Cambridge based webbie consultant. Can drone on about egov, marketing, usability .. Also activist.medhikazemi.com622 followers | Follow
Andrew Lewin
Web/social media/tech geek also into motorsports, DVDs/movies & writing. Currently employed at @coigovuk, but don't blame them for any of my opinions!616 followers | Follow
PublicSectorBloggers
UK public sector blogging in one place! Tweets generate automatically from featured blog posts, so reflect their authors' views.614 followers | Follow
Mary McKenna
Tech entrepreneur - like collecting people, drinking tea, surf music, laughing - a lot, driving the Fig, exchanging views, fingers in a lot of pies...605 followers | Follow
Hugh Wallace
Edinburgh-based Glaswegian and social media wannabe; formerly with Oxfam now Head of Digital Media at National Museums Scotland: news and views here are my own580 followers | Follow
Alan Colson
Technology evangelist, user, and gadget geek. Smurfing around the internets, and working in IT. Part time goth/rivet head. I live in Birmingham (the UK one).541 followers | Follow
Hugh Flouch
Founder of @NetwkdNeighds & @harringayonline, working with citizens & organisations to use 2.0 for civic empowerment & collaborative governance535 followers | Follow
Mash the State
Getting government data to the people. Updated by @adrianshort534 followers | Follow
Chris Davies
Lone parent – and life is good and we are happy! My personal Twitter account, MY opinions. I am Web Manager for Weldmar Hospicecare Trust - @weldmar532 followers | Follow
Social by Social
Social by Social: A practical guide to using new technologies to deliver social impact. Handbook, game, and conversations!506 followers | Follow
Ross Ferguson
Work in central government digital media by day (FCO). Views are personal. Dulcius Ex Asperis.466 followers | Follow
Julia Chandler
government webby @ DFID. Views here are my own. Outside work, likes castles, libraries and wilderness places.466 followers | Follow
Harry Harrold
Medium sized fat bloke. Helps build web stuff. Does UCD in public and third sector. Likes learning from games.456 followers | Follow
Stephen Cross
UK local government digital communications, web services and social media.452 followers | Follow
JennyPoole
Head of Digital Engagement at BIS, tweeting mainly about non-work related minuatie.450 followers | Follow
UK online centres
UK online centres give people the opportunity and support to use computers and the internet441 followers | Follow
Andrew Beeken
Local gov web designer, gamer, musician, writer, movie fan and indie filmmaker. All views stated are my own and not those of my employer :)434 followers | Follow
micheleidesmith
Local gov web manager and HCI research student, interested in UX and the social web. Fan of Jack Russell terriers.421 followers | Follow
sue lawson
Shedlover, Manchester librarian, Bobcat, Dungenessophile, fan of Folkestone www.librarydust.info417 followers | Follow
eGovernment Bulletin
The first and leading email newsletter on the use of technology to enhance government, democracy and politics.417 followers | Follow
Paul Nezandonyi
Public sector PR guy, @AFRIL Chair & @lgnite_UKPR Trustee offers random assortment of personal musings on PR, politics & diversity. And everything in-between.416 followers | Follow
Lee Jorgensen
Snr. web comms officer @Blackburn with Darwen Council/freelance websmith. Web design, social media, modx, mean bass player, Warcraft. Opinions + views=mine405 followers | Follow
LGcommunications
Promoting partnership and excellence in local government communications.400 followers | Follow
LocalGovChannel Team
We are the Local Government Channel, home of your leading local government broadcaster!398 followers | Follow
Paul Jennings
ICT Innovation in the public sector and how ideas can be turned into practice. A member of Solihull Round Table381 followers | Follow
Kevin Nellies
Lord of the Jungle and an Englishman abroad in Paris. Soon to be head of webby stuff at the IEA/OECD. Help me I don't speak French374 followers | Follow
Jack Pickard
Web dev, accessibility, social media + local gov stuff. Plus beer, science, politics and personal ramblings.366 followers | Follow
Neil Mackin
Work: citizen insight for local govt' at CACI; interests include allotments, cycling, parenting, theology, politics, canal history, railways, real ale.366 followers | Follow
Peter McClymont
Local govt slave, web 2.0 sheep, veggie dullard, allotment bore, serial blogger. Me own views.354 followers | Follow
Kirsty Russell
Interested in social innovation,research,social sciences,blogging,fashion and an obsession with cupcakes.350 followers | Follow
LilianBarton
Independent, innovative marketing consultant. Big advocate of social networks, eco friendly living, accessibility and motherhood. Also fluent Hungarian speaker346 followers | Follow
Peter Cruickshank
E-Participation research - very broadly defined (think OSS, risk management, organisational factors)338 followers | Follow
Thomas Calver
Local government (Blackburn with Darwen BC) and Royal Air Force communicator. All opinions are my own.329 followers | Follow
Anna Maybank
317 followers | Follow
Philip McAllister
Gov Web Manager - Ofqual , ex-BBC FM&T, into infographics, open data, visualisation & social engagement.306 followers | Follow
Indra Adnan
Director, The Downing Street Project, Founder of Soft Power Network, writer, consultant, coach, mother304 followers | Follow
Chris Allan
I help folk in Local Government implement elearning. I work at Learning Pool284 followers | Follow
Barcamp Transparency
Making government and social media more transparent through technology.282 followers | Follow
Ben Capper
travelling, politics, music, liverpool - the place and the football team281 followers | Follow
kateebbutt
I do webby social innovation for @patientopinion. working on: care homes, LINks, MPs, hyperlocal sites, patient groups. I also cook and do muay thai278 followers | Follow
Alice Ainsworth
London borough local gov comms/marketing/web bod. All views my own.274 followers | Follow
Kim Willis
Global citizen. Social marketing and comms strategist. Into insight, ideas and (oat)cakes. Views are my own.274 followers | Follow
Simon Everest
Web strategy at Defra; trying to do less better. These views are my own, not necessarily that of my employer.273 followers | Follow
John Heaven
Living in Hamburg. Working for TuTech Innovation (tutech.de) which co-ordinates PEP-NET.eu, Pan-European eParticipation Network.258 followers | Follow
Helen Williams
Webbie consultant for Socitm Insight. I'm a member of the Better Connected team of reviewers - interested in everything web-like for local gov252 followers | Follow
caseyleaver
A civil service internal communicator working for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, and food, cooking and eating obsessive.248 followers | Follow
Nick Halliday
L plate geek, keen on digital engagement, opensource user (Linux); Open Knowledge supporter. These are my personal views not the NAO.246 followers | Follow
John Suffolk
235 followers | Follow
simon smith
Interested in emerging web technology - all views expressed are mine and mine alone211 followers | Follow
alexstobart
209 followers | Follow
Sebastian Crump
Web manager @coigovuk This account is for my personal views though.207 followers | Follow
Julian Scarlett
Dad, Local Gov web manager (views expressed here blah blah), walker, inadequate musician, neophytic luthier175 followers | Follow
dextrousweb
We build exemplary websites for the public sector. ^H is Harry (@harrym) and ^T is Tom (@holizz)171 followers | Follow
Emily Robinson
Public Affairs Consultant for the Local Government Association, specialising in campaigning and speechwriting160 followers | Follow
Adrian Capon
Strategic Marketing Manager @North Lincolnshire Council in Scunthorpe. Views are my own + not council's.148 followers | Follow
Elizabeth Sanderson
interested in, web, web 2.0, social media. i'm the web content manager for Leeds City Council. Outside of work raving, most sport like tennis and golf144 followers | Follow
Adrian Hancock
Married, kids at Uni :-) enjoy motorcycling, weekends away, standup comedy and a very wide range of music. MD of Socitm ...travel a lot :-(144 followers | Follow
Daniel Barley
UK Civil Servant working on brand and content creative. Border terrier owning father of two. These are my own views.140 followers | Follow
Marilyn Browne
Communities, people, web design and open source, flamenco, salsa, song, healing133 followers | Follow
Pippa Norris
Digital help @ Force for Good. Motorbikes, diving, my labrador Oscar, David and travelling.132 followers | Follow
Daniel Atkinson
UK public sector web, talking about digital engagement. Views expressed are my own and not that of my employer.130 followers | Follow
JackieAhrens
Head of User Experience in UK Parliament - everything here is my opinion and not that of my employer120 followers | Follow
Simon Hogg
Exploring online accessibility and disability in government. Plus assorted geeky stuff.118 followers | Follow
Paula Rixon
Innovation from Kent County Council (KCC) - A pilot project enabling people to mash, customise and share publicly available information.110 followers | Follow
Michael Norton
Working on embedding Knowledge Management into Local Government in the UK through through the use of Communities of Practice, Social Media and simple KM tools110 followers | Follow
Andrew Entecott
dad, getting people online, educational charity manager, accessibility champion, cook, photographer, musician, tenacious (but bored with it now) fundraiser108 followers | Follow
vicky sargent
I'm a communications consultant working mostly in the public and not-for-profit sectors105 followers | Follow
Adam Bailin
105 followers | Follow
annkempster
North London N1, N5, N16). GCN, gov comms, civil service, social media. Photography, art, books All views posted here are my own personal views.104 followers | Follow
Lincs CC Web Team
We maintain the Lincolnshire County Council website - LCC Connects99 followers | Follow
Dennis North
Chief Technical Consultant, working on Govt. Common Desktop Strategy & PS Flex: at Cabinet Office98 followers | Follow
Andrew Smith
My work twitter a/c. Primarily interested in local government (over 14yrs experience) and project management. But loves technology and social media (and Gov2.0)96 followers | Follow
RMBC Web Team
Follow the work of Rochdale Borough Council's Web Team - opinions aren't endorsed by Rochdale Borough Council.74 followers | Follow
lizthorpetracey
geek groupie government communications events ideas connections marketing motivation people73 followers | Follow
tony singleton
73 followers | Follow
Liz Azyan
This is Liz Azyan - Blogger at Local Government Engagement Online Research Blog, PhD Researcher, social media specialist for government73 followers | Follow
Gary Marston
39 followers | Follow
Chris Schubert
35 followers | Follow
Matthew Godfrey
34 followers | Follow
David Hamilton
20 followers | Follow
Brigitte Wilson
9 followers | Follow
Curated by Paul Canning
UK public sector twitterers, workers and contractors
