Thomas Ableman
🎤 Creator of Freewheeling blog and podcast www.freewheeling.info/blog
🚫🚗 Author with Helen Chandler (she’s on Insta) of www.carefreecarfree.com - tips and tricks for living carfree.
🚇 Former Director of Strategy & Innovation at Transport for London
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People operating, changing or commenting on transport & mobility in the greatest city in the world.
@beyondthetopline.bsky.social
Analysis of polling and elections, with a particular focus on looking under the bonnet to draw out nuances in the electoral landscape. Prone to typos.
@danielsohege.bsky.social
Director of human rights consultancy Stand For All. Specialist in refugee and migrants' law, rights policy, comms and advocacy. NOT A LAWYER. Also talking about being autistic and LGBTQIA+ rights. (They/them). Purely my views, no-one else would want them.
@ogilvie.org.uk
One time rail- & Yorkshireman. Economic migrant 🇮🇹. Italian heritage rail traveller 🚂 🚢 Discovering cargo ships are the ultimate travel experience. https://cargshiptrip.blog/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisOgilvie
@jonnymood.bsky.social
Director at National Audit Office (https://bsky.app/profile/nao.org.uk) - value for money and improving public services. Transport, knowledge sharing and strategy
@forestbike.bsky.social
Your favourite eBike app in London 🌳 This account isn't monitored 24/7. If you have any issues or questions please get in touch with our friendly Customer Service team! Email: cs@humanforest.co.uk Live Chat: https://chat.forest.me
@katie0martin.ft.com
FT, E17, Unhedged podcast, gardening, making bread, climbing, cycling, 6 Music Mum. I don't deserve my bad Uber rating and I never give investment advice - if it looks like I am, it's a scam.
@edmorrish.bsky.social
Leeds man & audio/comedy producer. Work stuff @leadmojo.bsky.social My posts, since you asked: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhglb2ub3qwkn2kpxlwekst3/feed/aaaaqszrsfcwo
@generalboles.bsky.social
Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper & senior advisor to Sir Keir Starmer before he became unpopular
@buffer.com
Create and share social media content anywhere, consistently. Built with 💙 by a global, remote team. ⬇️ Learn more about Buffer & Bluesky https://buffer.com/bluesky
@rogergeffen.bsky.social
Campaigner at Low Traffic Future www.lowtrafficfuture.org.uk. Views my own.
@etwritehome.bsky.social
Storyteller and prolific public transport rider. Host of Roundel Round We Go podcast. Professional gadabout usually found on a bus. Trying to visit every branch of every chain supermarket in London. she/they https://linktr.ee/emilytakesthebus
@londoncycling.bsky.social
🚲 Registered charity with 20,000+ members & supporters making cycling in London safe and enjoyable for everyone
@heidialexander.bsky.social
Swindon girl. Labour MP for Swindon South. Secretary of State for Transport. Email: heidi.alexander.mp@parliament.uk
@jonworth.eu
EU politics and sustainable transport, especially railways. Brit who became German and lives in a village in France. When he's not escaping it on a train or a folding bicycle. Teaches at College of Europe, still writes a blog, photographs with a drone.
@mrjasonprince.bsky.social
Director at @UTG-UK, the UK’s network of transport authorities. Listen to our podcast: https://urbantransportgroup.podbean.com/ for your transport fix. 🌈
@cyclingmikey.bsky.social
Teaching the unwilling - reported 2,075 drivers since 2019. 2,460 penalty points, £150,537 in fines (not all results). YouTube: http://youtube.com/@CyclingMikey
@leilama.bsky.social
PBS Newshour Special Correspondent traversing the wider Middle East & Africa. Ex-TheEconomist. Mother of hounds, proud daughter of immigrants. leilamolanaallen.com
@maxsullivan.bsky.social
Labour Councillor, Bayswater, Westminster City Council (London, UK) Cabinet Member for Streets Liveable cities - walking, cycling, public transport, density Work in advertising 🇮🇪 in 🇬🇧
@johnsiraut.bsky.social
Senior Director Economics at Jacobs mainly covering transport but also labour markets - exiled Mancunian
@richardbarfield.bsky.social
Management consultant. Adviser on governance, risk and regulation in financial services. Developing skills in semi-retired activities and caretaker of https://BrexitFactBase.com London-based.
@juergenmaier.co.uk
Austro-British Industrialist. Chair of Great British Energy, Co-founder @vocl_uk, Former CEO #Siemens UK. Views my own. 🏳️🌈
@robwilliams100.bsky.social
Portfolio career. Writing, journalism, tour guiding PR, PA, etc. Tweet as RobWilliams100 but the sky is bluer here. Still #FBPE Writes stuff, including for The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/profile/robwilliamsy
@jackstilgoe.bsky.social
Professor in Science and Technology Studies @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk)
@dansabbagh.bsky.social
Journalist at the Guardian - defence & security editor. Former news ed, media + political reporter, increasingly grizzled. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and elsewhere when I can
@robertsaunders.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain, singer and political nerd. Author of "Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum & Seventies Britain". "A jaw-dislocating page turner"(Andrew Marr). Deputy-director @mileendinstitute.bsky.social, Reader @QMHistory
@rolandmcs.bsky.social
Brexitologist and disillusioned former Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute. Posting on Brexit, the populist & conspiracist fallout from it and the political Right's general descent into hell. Curator of mad Telegraph headlines buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
@mikemunsell.bsky.social
VP of Partnerships @heatmap.news Previously: Canary Media, Greentech Media Occasionally writing Living north of Boston
@data.ft.com
The FT’s team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories. https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Analysis, exclusives, robust interviews. Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two with Victoria Derbyshire and Faisal Islam.
@bloomberg.com
The first word in business news. Newsletters: http://bloom.bg/newsletters Podcasts: http://bloom.bg/podcasts The Big Take podcast: http://trib.al/jtoXfuT
@christianwolmar.bsky.social
Transport specialist. Writer and broadcaster. Author of 20 books specialising in railways and transport. Host Calling All Stations, the transport podcast. Parkrunner, QPR fan, cyclist, driverless car sceptic. christianwolmar.co.uk
@stephencollins.bsky.social
Illustrator & cartoonist | Guardian & Prospect (full scripts in alt text) | graphic novels | children’s books | WFC | My stuff: https://linktr.ee/stephencollinsart
@stellacreasy.bsky.social
Sitting on the sidelines is for Waldorf and Statler. Promoted by Tim Dexter on behalf of Labour both at 23 Orford Rd E17 9NL.
@oldtrotter.bsky.social
Former economist and civil servant. Still a music fan and trying to return to being a cyclist after open heart surgery.
@bikefit.bsky.social
Bike fitter, personal trainer, mum, person on a bike Ranting about cycling, cats and active transport. All the good stuff Find me in London, alps or out on my bike she/her DM to join a starter pack www.hackneybike.fit
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy with @leviyonit. Author: THE ESCAPE ARTIST and, for children, KING WINTER'S BIRTHDAY
@davidgauke.bsky.social
Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
@alexhornbyrail.bsky.social
Commercial & Customer Director at Northern. Passionate about the people and places we serve, and the teams who help us do it.
@frommers.bsky.social
The most trusted name in travel since 1957. Guide books, news, features, podcasts at Frommers.com. Written by experts, never by AI. Independently owned.
@clondoner92.bsky.social
A writer for my website & ⦵ #London #Transport #TFL, #ElectricVehicle #EV & #Hydrogen enthusiast. Public Transport is the veins of the economy 🚏🚌🚐🚋🚃🚄🚇 Views are my own https://clondoner92.blogspot.com/
@diamondgeezer.bsky.social
East End blogger bloke (2002-2025) diamondgeezer.blogspot.com
@ldncdo.bsky.social
Chief Digital Officer for London, working for Mayor of London and all Londoners. Using #data to support a fairer, safer and greener city for everyone #cities #innovation #smartcities https://medium.com/@chiefdigitalofficer4london
@willnorman.co.uk
London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city. Posts, errors & typos all mine.
@holdmch.bsky.social
Two-timing refugee from X, to see if I can make this work. 50 years’ rail experience but not quite finished yet. Collected an FCIRO along the way