Charlie Parker
News Reporter at The Times 🖋️
Covering everything from crime, defence and politics to protests, disinfo and foreign interference
Stories 📰 https://www.thetimes.com/profile/charlie-parker?page=1
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@alxluck.bsky.social
Chinese Military. Bundeswehr/NATO. MA Pol Sci/History. Cats, dogs, motorcycles. Überbringer schlechter Nachrichten. Analysis@ NavalNews.com. Contributor@ hartpunkt.de. Previous articles at FPRI.org.
@defencegeekuk.bsky.social
Jon. military & geo-political news. Views my own. Producer & Host @TheOsintBunker Podcast. Senior Editor with @UKDefJournal. 31.5K followers on Twitter
@hannahalothman.bsky.social
Journalist @guardian. Northern Powerhouse, running bore 🏃🏽♀️, MUFC 👹. Send news: hannah.al-othman@theguardian.com. DM for WhatsApp/Signal
@davespencer.bsky.social
Head of Crime & Justice for Westminster think tank, Co-founder @Police_Now, Previously @metpoliceuk police officer, “Not a terrible human”
@alanlester.bsky.social
British Empire Professor, University of Sussex. Co-editor, MUP Studies in Imperialism series. Views here own. Blogs on politics of colonial history here: https://alanlester.co.uk Editor https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-truth-about-empire/
@venetiamenzies.bsky.social
Journalist and photographer 📸 | Assistant Data Editor 🗺️| The Times and Sunday Times 🗞️
@sarahdavidson.bsky.social
CEO, Carnegie UK - the wellbeing policy foundation. Hon Prof at Centre for Public Policy at Glasgow University. Chair of WEvolution Scotland.
@lizzieroberts.bsky.social
Assistant Editor The Times and The Sunday Times, Scotland https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland
@defencegeek.bsky.social
Jon. military & geo-political news. Views my own. Former Producer & Host @TheOsintBunker Podcast. Senior Editor with @UKDefJournal. Used to have 32.2K followers on Twitter/X.
@kristiraik.bsky.social
Director, International Centre for Defence and Security in Tallinn. Adjunct Professor, University of Turku. Feeling home in Estonia, Finland and at sea.
@geoallison.ukdefencejournal.org.uk
Journalist | Editor of the UK Defence Journal, one of the UK's largest independent defence and security news websites. | Cyber Security graduate. | Member of the National Union of Journalists | Talks about 🚢s & ✈s.
@rusi.bsky.social
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Founded in 1831, RUSI is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world. Website 💻: https://rusi.org/ WhatsApp 📱: https://bit.ly/4h0M5FQ
@williamcrawley.bsky.social
BBC presenter. @BBCNIreland, @BBCNewsNI. @BBCR4Sunday. #BBCTalkback. Member @RIADawson. @EF_Fellows. Cynophilist. Talking on-air against my better judgment. Check my List for: Northern Ireland https://go.bsky.app/VGXofMD
@kizzybray.bsky.social
Socials Assistant Producer for podcasts | The Times & The Sunday Times
@jnorthcroft.bsky.social
Football correspondent for The Sunday Times. "A carefully rehearsed piece of tomfoolery."
@channel4news.bsky.social
Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations. Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4. Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk --- website: www.channel4.com/news youtube: www.youtube.com/@Channel4News
@davidcollinsnews.bsky.social
Sunday Times northern editor. Investigative reporter. Co-presenter Cocaine Inc podcast. Author of The Hunt for the Silver Killer & Saffie (out April 2025) stories to david.collins@sunday-times.co.uk https://greyhoundliterary.co.uk/authors/david-collins?
@andywoodcock.bsky.social
House of Lords. Formerly The Independent and Press Association. Personal account. Any views expressed are not those of my employer.
@hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social
Independent inspectorate reporting on conditions for and treatment of those in prisons, young offender institutions and immigration detention facilities. Learn more at: https://hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/
@roxywright.bsky.social
Ben Kentish and Vanessa Feltz’s producer on LBC radio. Email: Roxanna.wright@global.com
@jhurfurt.bsky.social
Investigator, journalist, occasional photographer and all round flâneur. Run investigations for Big Brother Watch. Into surveillance, civil liberties, state power and transparency.
@palebackwriter.bsky.social
author / journalist / columnist writing on housing, urban planning, architecture, cities, travel, place 📚HOW TO BUILD A CITY out 2026 with Headline Press
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
Host of daily podcast The News Agents. And author of Strangeland. Available at all good bookshops….
@m0llywrites.bsky.social
Formula 1 reporter for The Times 📰 Previously (and still sporadically) women’s and men’s football. Probably on a ✈️
@julietcampbellmp.bsky.social
Labour Member of Parliament for Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social
Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
@lucyrigby.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Northampton North | Solicitor General | For casework, please contact lucy.rigby.mp@parliament.uk
@lukepollard.bsky.social
Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. Minister for the Armed Forces. Big fan of cake. He/Him.
@darrenpjones.bsky.social
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Labour Member of Parliament, Bristol North West
@amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland. Chair of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. Promoted by A. Carmichael of 4 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR.
@laylamoran.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon | Chair of the Health & Social Care Select Committee | Here because Musk ruined the ‘other (social) place’ | she/her | Promoted by the Lib Dems, Unit C5 Grange Court, Barton Lane, OX14 3NB
@luketaylorld.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam, frontbench spokesperson for London and Councillor for Sutton West and East Cheam Ward.
@sebastianpayne.bsky.social
Leader writer and columnist @thetimes.com Previously seen at Onward and FT. Author of Broken Heartlands and The Fall of Boris Johnson.
@profbriancox.bsky.social
Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester and Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science
@ecourea.bsky.social
Political correspondent for the Guardian Get in touch — eleni.courea@theguardian.com or carob7@proton.me
@iainmartin1.bsky.social
Director of the London Defence Conference. Engelsberg Ideas editor. Weekly newsletter at Reaction on Substack. Author.
@henrynewman.bsky.social
Runs TheWhitehallProject on Substack, former Uk Government adviser, ran think tank Open Europe Sign up at https://whitehallproject.substack.com/
@kieranjsmith.bsky.social
Covering telecoms and tech for the Financial Times. Contact: kieran.smith@ft.com
@alexmassie.bsky.social
Columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times, specialising in Scottish affairs. Also, co-host of The Ponsonby & Massie podcast, available on all pod-platforms.