Geoff Braterman
Music, politics, books, family, cooking. Not necessarily in that order.
@playedinbritain.bsky.social
Writer/lecturer/campaigner on sporting heritage/architecture + works of Archibald Leitch; erstwhile editor for Played in Britain + SGSA. Villa fan since 1962. Current professional status: 'semi-required'.
@chrism-jam.bsky.social
Pro fairness, equality, justice. Bunny hugger. Still angry about brexit 🇪🇺
@lisasaysthis.bsky.social
Mental health. Writing. Kindness. Kittens. Loved Twitter, shame they broke it.
@sueteddern.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Hovian Actually. Sheil Land Associates. Annie Stanley All At Sea, The Pre-Loved Club (Mantle/PanMacmillan)
@rachelcashman.bsky.social
Founder of Survive and Thrive, The Fearless Facilitator Method® Facilitator | Speaker | Podcaster | Feminist | Campaigner Rights of Women & Girls. Personal Bluesky
@naomicunningham.bsky.social
Barrister | Member of Legal Feminist https://www.legalfeminist.org.uk/ | Chair of Sex Matters https://sex-matters.org/ "Hateful bigot with incredible institutional power, and connections to the current UK government" A man's a man for a' that.
@paulbraterman.bsky.social
We're at war. Former chemistry professor, erratic blogger, interested in defending science, truth, and what remains of democracy, https://paulbraterman.wordpress.com/ No FB without meaningful posts or bio. I block individual money requests and pointless DM
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Prof of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
@mattchorley.bsky.social
📻BBC Radio 5 Live weekdays 2pm-4pm 🇺🇸Americanswers Mondays BBC Sounds 🎤Stand-up shows coming in 2025 ✍️Subscribe to mailing list mattchorley.com
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social
Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
@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
@maevesherlock.bsky.social
Labour peer. Minister, House of Lords. Associate minister, CofE. Live in Durham, work in London.
@maitlis.bsky.social
Co host @thenewsagents . Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
@matildagosling.bsky.social
Independent social researcher and non-fiction author. Teenagers: The Evidence Base and Evidence-Based Parenting (both Swift Press) are out now.
@shaunlintern.bsky.social
Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety 📰 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/shaun-lintern 📝 DMs open 📨 shaun.lintern@sundaytimes.co.uk
@danneidle.bsky.social
Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
@antoniabance.bsky.social
Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Trade unionist, mama.
@hugorifkind.bsky.social
Writing in The Times Thursday and Saturday, talking on Times Radio Monday-Thursday. Also, other things. Latest novel, Rabbits, found here: https://amzn.eu/d/hUQTsSW
@thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social
Advisor and consultant to various, esp creative sector. Shadow Sec of State Culture,Media&Sport 23-24. MP 2015-24. art, books, writing, roses, music, languages (I struggle but it’s worth it)
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Political columnist, The Guardian Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
@nigella.bsky.social
Just to let you know, there are many, many recipes waiting for you on www.nigella.com
@nigelslater.bsky.social
A cook who writes. Observer columnist. Author. Gardener. Books: The Kitchen Diaries, The Christmas Chronicles, A Cook’s Book, A Thousand Feasts. Instagram.com/nigelslater
@shippersunbound.bsky.social
Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
@barristersecret.bsky.social
Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman. Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth• Also writes thrillers as S.J. Fleet. The Cut Throat Trial coming 28 Aug 2025.
@generalboles.bsky.social
Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper & senior advisor to Sir Keir Starmer before he became unpopular
@timbale.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (out in pbk soon!). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
@ozkaterji.bsky.social
Ukraine correspondent. British-Lebanese conflict journalist & filmmaker. Director of The Battle For Kyiv. Interested in human rights. RTs ≠ endorsement. https://ko-fi.com/ozkaterji
@johnmct.bsky.social
@thebriefwriters.com
Politics, policy, music and blah. Partner at thebriefwriters.com, ex Senior Civil Servant, ex Labour Advisor From Stoke on Trent to the Sussex countryside.
@kyivindependent.com
Independent English-language journalism in Ukraine Become a member: http://kyivindependent.com/membership/ One-time donation: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?interval=onetime
@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.
@helenlewis.bsky.social
Staff writer, The Atlantic | Author, Difficult Women (2020) and The Genius Myth (2025) | Podcaster, Page 94 and Strong Message Here | Doom scroller, the internet
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
@lewisgoodall.com
Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Presenter @ Britain's biggest news podcast The News Agents (Mon-Fri) and Sunday with Lewis Goodall on LBC 10-12. Website: lewisgoodall.com Email: lewis.goodall@global.com Substack: https://goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
@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
@parodypm.bsky.social
Not the real Prime Minister. I survive on coffee: https://ko-fi.com/:parody_pm
@skybluejim.bsky.social
CCFC (84-) Emp Lawyer (93-) School Governor (95-98, 04-22) Cllr (96-98) Surrey CCC (11-) #ukemplaw #PUSB
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
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