Darren Henley CBE
@henleydarren
CEO Arts Council England. New book ‘The Arts Dividend: How investment in Culture Creates Happier Lives’ published 30th January 2025
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Jim Robbins
@jimrobbins
dad, husband, Leader of Swindon Borough Council, Labour & Co-op Party, Ipswich Town, love Libraries, proud European. 🇪🇺
Participation People
@participationpp
Facilitating award-winning #YouthVoice programmes that help decision makers deliver better services. Playful in practice, serious about solutions. 👋
UK Prime Minister
@10downingstreet
Official page for Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer’s office, based at 10 Downing Street.
Richard Brabner
@richardbrabner
Executive Chair of @UPP_Foundation. Come for views on higher education, with a bit of politics/policy and sport thrown into the mix too. Views my own.
Mark Phillips
@englishcadence
School development and music education consultancy. Formerly HMI, SHMI and Ofsted's National Lead for Music. Following West Ham United. All views personal.
Arts Professional
@artspro
The UK's leading independent arts journal and independent voice of the culture sector. For the latest jobs & events follow @ArtsPro_Opps.
Tony Butler
@tonybutler1
Executive Director @derbymuseums includes @museumofmaking Committee Member @HeritageFundM_E Founder @HappyMuseum #Pompey fan
Dr Michelle Phillips
@___michelle____
Senior Lecturer in Music Psychology & Head of Enterprise @RNCMlive, @Cambridge_Uni grad, music & time, Parkinson’s, live music, audiences, PI @StARTcreatives 🎷
Paul Waugh MP
@paulwaugh
Labour and Co-Operative MP for Rochdale. Email me on: [email protected] Also here: @paulwaughmp.bsky.social facebook.com/PaulWaughUK/
Tom Bird
@tomwbird
Chief Executive at Sheffield Theatres (@crucibletheatre @sheffieldlyceum). Once of @YorkTheatre and @The_Globe. North-easterner. These views are my own.
Edward Boott
@boott
Artistic Director & CEO @wearenonsuch. Theatre, Culture, Travels, Food & Nonsense
Marc Stears
@mds49
Director of the @UCLPolicyLab; Pro-Provost (Policy Engagement) @ucl; Professor in @uclspp; co-author of England from @BloomsburyBooks
Stephen Maddock
@stephenm68
Principal, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Midlands team, BBC Radio 4 Round Britain Quiz. Tweets mostly personal, and far too often about @ManCity
Abigail Scott Paul
@abigailspaul
Global Head of the Humanise Campaign at #HeatherwickStudio. Formerly Director of External Relations @leeds_2023. Prior to that, 10 years @jrf_uk
graham hitchen
@graham_hitchen
Policy Unit Director and Prof Loughborough University; Head of Strategy Creative Industries Challenges, UKRI. #PublicPolicy #CreativeIndustries #London
Stephanie Peacock MP
@steph_peacock
🌹Proud to be the Labour Member of Parliament for Barnsley South | Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society & Youth | ✉ [email protected]
Sharon Heal
@sharonheal
Director @museumsassoc chair @our_MOH, trustee @thackraymuseum @museum_forum Passionate about equality & anti-racism, Leeds lass & feminist @mspaceinvaders
Natasha Clark
@natashac
Political editor @LBC 📻 🎙📸 💻👩💻 Previously @TheSun @TheTimes @PoliticsHome 🗞 [email protected]
Uni of Reading
@uniofreading
Official account of the University of Reading. Partnering for the Planet to help make the world a better place. Warning: may contain geese.
Arts Council England, North
@ace_thenorth
Your national development agency for creativity & culture. Proud to award funds from @dcms & @TNLUK. #LetsCreate! 📸© Mr Wilson's Second Liners, Graham Wynne
Arts Council England
@ace_national
Your national development agency for creativity & culture Awarding @dcms & @TNLUK funds • #LetsCreate Got a question? artscouncil.org.uk/contact
Royal Northern College of Music
@rncmlive
Fuelling the aspirations of young musicians, composers, conductors, educators, and entrepreneurs from all over the world since 1973.
Mishal Husain
@mishalhusain
Interviewer/author: new show in 2025 @business. Books: ‘Broken Threads’ (UK paperback out 8 May) & ‘The Skills: How to Win at Work’. Charles Wheeler Award 2024
Pamela Crowe
@pamela__crowe
Relationship Manager, Theatre, Arts Council England • Writer, THE BELL TOWER @TheEmmaPress @PoetrySociety @PoetryArchive @WinPoetryFest. Views my own.
LUAP
@luapnosnibor
British Artist Working in Paint, Print, Photography & Installation. The Pink Bear ™ LUAP ™
Matt Griffiths
@mattgriff1968
CEO @youthmusic / Councillor @saltashtc / Chair @LabourSaltash Speaker @speakrs4schools Opinions here my own. Also at mattgriff1968.bsky.social
vivienne stern
@viviennestern
@viviennestern.bsky.social
Fiona Twycross
@fionatwycross
Labour Peer. Gambling & Heritage Minister and DCMS Minister in the Lords.
Audiobooks
@audiobooks
A community for listeners, narrators, publishers, and more - all about audiobooks!
Sue Williamson MBE
@librarychampion
Retired not retiring!Trustee &Board Vice Chair The Reading Agency;Passionate about libraries &readaholic Former Director,Libraries ACE&President of CILIP
Nick Barley
@nickbarleyedin
Director of National Poetry Centre, Prof in Practice at Durham University
Jemima Laing
@jemimalaing
@PlymouthLabour Cllr, Dep leader @plymouthcc, PFH Culture + Children's. Writer, ex-solicitor. Poems,film,theatre. LGA CTS board,SW Arts Council. Parent. Short
CBSO
@thecbso
Proud to be Birmingham's orchestra. A family of incredible musicians, choirs and youth ensembles making music that matters to our city and beyond.
Dr Andrea Smith
@audioandrea
Shakespeare, drama, radio. Often all at the same time. Lecturer @UOSEnglish. New book #ShakespeareOnTheRadio. Formerly BBC producer. My views. 🦋 @audioandrea
Jacqui Smith
@jacqui_smith1
Former teacher; former Minister; former NHS & Children’s services leader; former podcaster & commentator NOW back in government as @educationgovuk Minister 😀
Sam Jackson
@classicjacko
Controller @BBCRadio3 & @BBCProms :: Author :: Dad of 4 :: Board member @TrinityLaban @HelpMusicians :: Phil 4:13 :: @pompey
Prof Martin Fautley
@drfautley
Emeritus Professor Music Education-Birmingham City University; BMERG. Academic, researcher, co-editor Brit J Music Ed. All views entirely personal!
The National Lottery
@tnluk
💙 We give £30M a week to Good Causes| 🤑 Since 1994, we've made over 7,000 millionaires | 🙄 No, we don't know the winning numbers | Rules Apply. 18+
Hannah Thorne
@thorney_h
@thorneyh.bsky.social Radio producer @BBCRadio3 📻 This Classical Life, Night Tracks #COYS #ClearEyesFullHeartsCantLose
Kully Thiarai.
@kullyleeds2023
Theatre Maker & arts worker
Steve Rotheram
@metromayorsteve
Labour @LCRMayor for the best region in the world! Not a town in South Yorkshire. For casework or enquiries: [email protected]
Bernard Donoghue
@bernarddonoghue
CEO @alva_uk; Chair @BristolOldVic; Chair @PHMMcr; Chair @NTloveslondon @southeastNT; former Chair & now Patron @liftfestival 🏳️🌈 EU OBE culture ambassador
Fiona Martin (She/Her)
@fionadaisyk
Deputy Director of wonderful arts centre @thecustomshouse working across Creative Engagement & Productions. Proud Trustee of The Cultural Spring & NAYT.
CHERIE GRIST
@cheriegrist
International selling Artist 💟 Director: Bold Place CIC 👭 Gallery: Shakmaker
The UK Association for Music Education: Music Mark
@musicmarkuk
Advocating for high-quality music education for all children and young people. Charity Nº 1118542 Supported using public funding by @ace_national
Michael Plant
@michaeldplant
Philosopher and global happiness researcher. Founder and Director, @HappierLivesIns. Postdoctoral Fellow @OxWellResearch @UniofOxford. All views yours, weirdly.
Satvir Kaur
@laboursatvir
Member of Parliament for Southampton Test. Proud Sotonian. Love people & food. She/Her (all views my own) @uklabour
Sarah Carson
@carsonsarah
chief culture writer and contributing editor @theipaper. who’s Taylor Swift anyway?
David Williams MP
@david4lcs
Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove. Promoted by Dan Mazhar on behalf of David Williams both at Bevan House, Epworth Street, Stoke, ST4 1NU
Hayley Sims
@hayleyhsims
Head of Policy and Participation at @theRSAorg. Curious about devolving power, ending inequality and pretty much everything else. Views my own. She/her🌈✡️
Lotte Wakeham
@lottewakeham
Artistic Director of @octagontheatre in Bolton (own views here). Productions include: the world premiere musical adaptation of #TheBookThief
Sarah Sackman KC MP
@sarahsackman
Labour MP for Finchley and Golders Green. Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services. Former environmental lawyer. Still a community campaigner.
Clare Lees
@clarealees
Professor of Medieval English, Director of Institute of English Studies, feminist, re-thinking early medieval studies in the 21st century. Views my own (mostly)
Tarek Iskander
@tarekiskander1
Artistic Director & CEO of Battersea Arts Centre. These just my opinions, not BAC's. I'm mostly wrong about everything anyway. he/him.
Hopetown Darlington
@hopetowndarl
Darlington changed the world as a pioneer of the modern railway. We engage and inspire innovators of the future by connecting them with our railway heritage
Persona Arts
@personaartscio
Formerly BJ Music Events, black-led, staging high quality opera and choral music workshops, performances and productions for West Midlands diverse communities.
Shannon Galinson
@shannongalinson
Gillingham Football Club Board of Directors
Toby Ord
@tobyordoxford
Senior Researcher at Oxford University. Author — The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity.
Future Arts Centres
@artscentres
Creating the arts centres of tomorrow
Ste Dunn (he/him)
@stedunn_
Programme Lead @lottogoodcauses • Festival Director @northernprideuk • Chair @rdzvousdance • creative producer & LGBTQIA+ activist
Professor Paul Crawford
@professorpaulc1
Award-winning Author, Editor and Academic. Institute of Mental Health, The University of Nottingham.
Oli de Botton
@olidebotton
CEO @careerent. Former Headteacher (and co-founder @school21_uk & @voice21oracy.) Governor @lsa. @teachfirst '03. Here for the nuance ...own views.
UCL Policy Lab
@uclpolicylab
Bringing extraordinary ideas and everyday experience together to tackle the challenges facing us all. Director @mds49.
Scott McDonald
@mcdonaldscott_
Chief Executive @BritishCouncil | Former President & CEO @OliverWyman | Former Vice-Chairman @MarshMcLennan | Advisory Board member of @nature_org and @Yodomoco
Brad Galinson
@bradgalinson
UTG
Performance Research Group
@mcrschart_prg
We influence creative development, policy and culture with our impactful research @mcrschart @manmetuni @MMU_Research. instagram.com/mcrschart_prg/
S&DR200
@sdrfestival
Celebrating 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 2025!
Harjeet Sahota
@harjeet0121
Special Adviser @lisanandy @DCMS former Head of External Relations for @keirstarmer @ukLabour 🌹aka DJ HOOPS 🎧
Kenyatta-Squire
@squirekenyatta
Claudia & Emma are job-share Director of Regions @HistoricEngland. Working to protect the historic environment, partnering w/ developers & local leaders.
Parveen Yaqoob
@parveenyaqoob
Deputy Vice Chancellor & Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation @UoR. Non-Exec Director @RBNHSFT. Views own etc.