Dr Iain Overton
⚔ Investigative journalist and reporting on war - Action on Armed Violence
📗 History of suicide bomber: The Price of Paradise
📘 Global gun harm: Gun Baby Gun
☞ PhD for war-reporting
☞ Write for Byline Times / Declassified / The Guardian
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Conflict and Arms Trade experts
This list features prominent individuals and organisations actively engaged in advocacy, disarmament, investigative journalism, human rights, and foreign policy.
@phplus.bsky.social
Award-winning green building magazine For: comfortable, healthy, low carbon buildings with tiny energy use. 🇮🇪+ 🇬🇧 print editions + projects from whole 🌎. Passive house / Passivhaus Tomato / tom8to www.passivehouseplus.co.uk
@bylinetv.bsky.social
🎙️ Join us in building a better media. 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@BylineTV 👉 byline.tv/join
@bdpeaceintdev.bsky.social
University of Bradford. First Peace Studies Department in the UK.
@una-uk.bsky.social
The UK’s leading source of independent analysis on the UN. We build movements, deliver expert insight, & design campaigns to inspire a global community united in its pursuit of equality, sustainability & peace una.org.uk
@lukemoffett.bsky.social
Prof of Human Rights and #IHL researching on redress, civilian harm, OSINT and AI, working on rewilding the north coast
@czapsticks.bsky.social
writing improvising dancing - London, UK Writer @ the List, Springback Collaborator @ Chisenhale Dance Space Regular performer @ Hoopla & FA improv https://linktr.ee/domczapski
@ianvisits.co.uk
@rasmusweschke.bsky.social
Working for Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) on humanitarian disarmament
@okhromeychuk.bsky.social
Historian of East-Central Europe, PhD. Author of The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister (2022), ‘Undetermined’ Ukrainians (2013). Director of Ukrainian Institute London. www.olesyakhromeychuk.com
@joemulhall.bsky.social
Director of Research @hopenothate. Writer, historian, journalist, anti-fascist. Latest book: Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now!
@julesmontague.bsky.social
Writer | Former Neurology Consultant | Presenter BBC R4 "The Imaginary Patient" + "Lost and Found", as featured on Radio 4 (Start the Week, Woman's Hour) and in the Times, Sunday Times and Guardian. Telegraph Books of the Year. I write for newspapers too.
@olgabbc.bsky.social
BBC Journalist, Multilingual I Specialist on Eastern Europe & conflict reporting I British Journalism🏆I Best Interview 🏆(Kyiv, Честь Професії) I Doc films I Own views Yes, my home’s bombed, my family isn’t Ok
@commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle | 158th Speaker of the UK House of Commons. Father, grandfather and animal lover. https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/
@ukparliament.parliament.uk
Where the House of Commons and the House of Lords scrutinise the work of the Government. Explore Parliament on a tour this winter.
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
@trisstock.bsky.social
We don't now, and never have had a meaningful democracy in the UK. Without democracy, then, whither freedom? Socialist, procrastinator and spaniel wrangler in Penzance, Cornwall. User number: 402,198
@adgonvel.bsky.social
Maths teacher. Mum. Philosophy UniAndes. Gardener. Aikidoka. Caleña in Cambridge.
@benscoble.bsky.social
Infected by the Remainer Mind Virus! Brexshit. 💩
@nafeez.bsky.social
Systems theorist. Futurist. Investigative journalist. New book: ALT REICH: THE NETWORK WAR TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY FROM WITHIN alt-reich.com
@columnist.bsky.social
‘The view from the column is ever distant’ (Anon, early 21st century) Befuddling mix of politics, art, literary theory, philosophy, financial markets, international relations, cooking, and…dog photos… ‘Wow just wow what a skeeter’ ‘Such a cute dog’
@roberthutton.co.uk
RobDotHutton from the broken site. Parliamentary sketches and film columnist for The Critic, co-host of classic cinema love-in War Movie Theatre. New spy book "The Illusionist" is out now.
@lizziedearden.bsky.social
Contributing reporter to the New York Times in London, author of 'Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed' Website: https://www.lizziedearden.com/
@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
@alaintolhurst.bsky.social
Chief Reporter at @PoliticsHome.bsky.social and host of The Rundown podcast 🎧Listen here: bit.ly/3M8d963 📧Alain.Tolhurst@politicshome.com
@ashcowburn.bsky.social
Political Correspondent at the Daily Mirror ashley.cowburn@mirror.co.uk
@fisherandrew79.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, trade unionist and socialist https://inews.co.uk/author/andrew-fisher
@davehillonlondon.bsky.social
Publisher and editor of journalism website OnLondon.co.uk. Also does: https://davehillonlondon.substack.com/ Plus documentary podcasts for The London Society, fiction and sketches as John Vane. Busy.
@thomaswpenny.bsky.social
Writer, editor, bereaved single Dad, Quaker, allotmenteer and very amateur musician.
@tomcalver.bsky.social
Data Editor, @thetimes.com I write a weekly data column called Go Figure 🔗 https://www.thetimes.com/profile/tom-calver 📧 thomas.calver@the-times.co.uk
@nicolakellywrites.bsky.social
Journalist. Used to work for the Home Office, now report on it. 'Anywhere But Here', my book on the small boats crisis, out now. Pre-order: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14936/9781783968558 My Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/notanothersnowflake
@lewisbaston.bsky.social
Author of ‘Borderlines’ (Hodder, 2024). Psephologist, cat ‘owner’, traveller, flâneur. https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/lewis-baston/borderlines/9781399723763/
@jillongovt.bsky.social
UK in a Changing Europe and Institute for Government. Government, civil service, policy and Brexit. Cricket fan and tennis player.
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Journalist (Guardian/Observer, MOJO, BBC Culture, the i), podcaster (Origin Story, Oh God What Now?) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social
@uofglasgow.bsky.social PhD studying political contention of self-determination groups | 📊 Quant PoliSci | 🗳️ Scots politics & elections | Associate Member @ccc-research.bsky.social | ✍🏻 @heraldscotland.bsky.social
@britishfuture.bsky.social
The conversations we need on integration and migration, identity and race.Contact: info@britishfuture.org Director: @sundersays.bsky.social
@jamieklingler.bsky.social
Co founder Reclaim These Streets, campaign for women’s safety and police reform in UK. Writer, speaker, activist, puppy Smalls, run PSU Alum in UK and Chief Comms Officer for Tomorrow Group. Philly born, Eagles/Phillies https://linktr.ee/jamieklingler
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social
Director, Policy Institute at King's College London and Chair of the Campaign for Social Science
@svenjaodonnell.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, editor. Reformed lobby hack. Owned by dachshund.
@minnierahman.bsky.social
CEO @praxisprojects.bsky.social. Brummie. All views own (subject to personal growth and development).
@nigelfletcher.bsky.social
UK political historian, lecturer and writer; Co-founder of the Centre for Opposition Studies. Cake, campery & historical/constitutional trivia. 🍰🏳️🌈 📖 🇬🇧 Website: www.nigelfletcher.org Subscribe to my newsletter: https://nigelfletcher.substack.com
@philbc3.bsky.social
Does political sociology @DerbyUni | Blogger | Author: 'The Party's Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak' | Bylines @Tribune & @Jacobin | Bits of SF too | Writes things: http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk
@fletchersimon.bsky.social
Former adviser to Labour leaders, former chief of staff to the Mayor of London. Director of winning Labour leadership campaigns. Socialist. Political campaigns II writing and analysis II consultancy https://linktr.ee/simonfletcher