James Downs
Mental health writer, researcher, patient. Professionally & pathologically flexible. Creative arts. Practicing courage, creativity, and compassion.
@thementalelf.bsky.social
🌤️ Hello, I’m the Mental Elf! 🌳 Follow me to keep up to date with the latest reliable #MentalHealthResearch. 🗓️ Coming soon: #IoPPNfestival, London, 14th May 👓 https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/ 🔗 https://linktr.ee/thementalelf
@drkaithomas95.bsky.social
HCRW Advanced Fellow at Cardiff University Lived experience researcher studying gender diversity, neurodivergence & eating disorders (@leading-study.bsky.social) linktr.ee/leading_study 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 He/him profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/thomask30
@david-haslam.bsky.social
Dad and Grandad, Former GP and ex Chair of NICE, Ex President & Chair RCGP & BMA. Author: “Side Effects. How our healthcare lost its way, and how we fix it”. A Book of the Week in The Observer. “Brilliant! (Their words!) www.haslam.org
@francescasolmi.bsky.social
Professor of psychiatric epidemiology | Wellcome Career Development Fellow | eating disorders, epidemiology, causal inference (she/her)
@machcomedyfest.bsky.social
Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2nd-4th May 2025. A weekend of stand-up comedy in the heart of Wales. Run by @Littlewander.bsky.social https://machcomedyfest.co.uk
@catrinhj.bsky.social
@deansofcardiff.bsky.social
BBC Wales online political reporter, based in Cardiff. Got a story? Email: david.deans@bbc.co.uk Signal username available on request
@conorgogarty.bsky.social
Investigations editor at WalesOnline. Specialist journalist of year and scoop of year at '24 UK Regional Press Awards. Email conor.gogarty@walesonline.co.uk
@jaclarner.bsky.social
Politics Lecturer Cardiff University & Fellow Edinburgh University. Political Psychology 🧠 & Public Opinion. Working on Welsh & Scottish Election Studies https://jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/
@sianharries.bsky.social
@robinjmorgan.bsky.social
Comedian | Writer | Presenter | Full Stand-Up Special on YouTube | New Tour On Sale! 👇🏻
@jonantz.bsky.social
Dyfed Dweller | Crew RNLI | Associate Director Marie Curie | Working to make Wales a fairer place | Forever spelling my surname | Lurcher Dad | Views own | he/him
@ceritheviking.bsky.social
history, sport, science & politics! green side but more about outcomes than party rosettes. works policy+public affairs. Also podcasting, theatre & ancient glass! Searching - “Dolce far niente”
@meganferinga.bsky.social
says y’all a lot | women’s football/soccer writer at The Athletic
@joekrossiter.bsky.social
Co-Director, Policy and External Affairs - Institute of Welsh Affairs. Views my own.
@polpsychjoe.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff University. Political Psychology. Polarization. Political Communication.
@leighsus.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Investigations, writing, broadcast, newsreading, BBC Radio Newcastle etc Editor, The Teesside Lead. 🔗 https://theteessidelead.substack.com Used to work in music. Ex-Yorkshire Post Teesworks expert. Oh, and once I saw a blimp.
@edgarethpoole.bsky.social
Darllenydd, Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd Reader, Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University en - cy - nl
@rhianejones.bsky.social
Red bluestocking. Writer, journalist and broadcaster on history, politics and culture. Co-editor @RedPeppermag.bsky.social Welsh. 🥃⚒️ Contact via DM or rhian@redpepper.org.uk. Dispatches: https://substack.com/@rhianejones
@rachelgwenllian.bsky.social
Director @dotiau.bsky.social. Visiting Professor, Wrexham University. NED, EAS. Chair of Governors, Ysgol Gymraeg y Ffin. Trustee, SRA & Chair, SRA Cymru. Founder, Doers & Improvers Book Club. Family. Insight. Policy. Social Justice. www.linktr.ee/dotiau
@jenburkecdf.bsky.social
🌹Cabinet Member Culture, Parks & Events Cardiff council | Public Affairs | Welsh Labour cllr for Llandaff North | @gmb_union |Views ≠ my employers | she/her 🇮🇪 🏴
@calvjones.bsky.social
Regional Economist and sometime troublemaker. Energy, climate, post-growth, guitars, Sci-Fi, bikes, world-systems.
@equusonthebuses.bsky.social
Historian of UK-Israel relations, British decline, and propaganda. Hittites. Blues harmonica. Aberystwyth Cricket Club. Just posting stuff that interests me really.
@pixieglas.bsky.social
🏳️🌈📽️ 'A puffed-up orb of a woman with a gaping mouth'. Enthusiast. She / her / hi. Shift Cardiff // Reframed Film // Chapter Cinema Cardiff. Views personal are mine alone. No SWERFs or TERFs or Tories os gwelwch yn dda.
@plashingvole.bsky.social
Mild-mannered lecturer by day…mild-mannered lecturer by night. Welsh lit, politicians’ fictions. Fencer, cyclist, UCU. Dysgwr Cymraeg; tá gaeilge agam. Barnau fy hun. Read books; join unions; block cookies.
@squidgerugby.bsky.social
Here on the condition people can be normal about Antoine Dupont
@garethgwynn.bsky.social
Comedy writer, presenter & producer which sounds like three jobs but these days is nearly one 📺 Tourist Trap 📻 Ankle Tag / Gareth Gwynn Hasn't Fin- 🎙️ I'm So Not Over It (https://pod.fo/e/26fdd9) 🕸️ https://www.garethgwynn.com
@nestajames.bsky.social
A lover of comedy, festivals and exercise classes. Rwy'n siarad Cymraeg. Welsh is my first language. #Annibyniaeth #IndyWales
@podcastpeldroed.bsky.social
Podcast and blog about the @Cymru national set-up. Vilifying Britain since 2014 #NoTeamGB #Cymraeg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Podcast_Peldroed Linktree: https://linktr.ee/PodcastPeldroed
@colemanhadadream.bsky.social
Welsh football podcast from Dai and Ruth. Find us at colemanhadadream.com and all our podcasts here: https://linktr.ee/colemanhadadream
@russgascoigne.bsky.social
Scriptwriter ~ MG/YA author ~ Worked for BBC Drama/European Script Fund #Screenwriting support here http://bit.ly/38B8neZ Rep'd @ Curtis Brown https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/russell-gascoigne
@llannerch.bsky.social
Sylfaenydd | Founder: @PodcastPeldroed @commdevtpodcast @valleysaletrail @GrowSocialCapit @GwylWalGoch @cf14_pip @BenthygLNG Cymraeg @YesCymru #542
@a-b-evans.bsky.social
Devolution anorak, parliamentary history nerd & recovering academic. Any views expressed are not those of my employer (yada yada etc passim) Academic work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Evans-11
@lloyd-cymru.bsky.social
Siaradwr Cymraeg🏴. CWFA Referee⚽️. Biology at Aberystwyth University🌱. Posting stats, election results & occasional ramblings. Opinions mine, obviously! Probably more active on Twitter.
@declanmclean.bsky.social
PhD Student. Conducting research on the UK’s territorial constitution
@dylanfosterevans.bsky.social
Iaith | Treftadaeth | Adarydda #Cymraeg Language | Heritage | Birding Darlithio yn / Lecturing at: @YsgolyGymraegPC.bsky.social
@hellohistoria.bsky.social
BBC award-winning Social Historian ✍️ Death, Wales & Psychiatry 💀 Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum 🧠 Workhouses | Poor Law | Lunacy 🧠 🥇BBC History Extra '30 under 30' 📚 📍Cardiff | views are my own • she/her 🔗 www.linktr.ee/louvainrees
@seiwilliams.bsky.social
Cymro Awdur / Author 'Welsh Rugby: What Went Wrong' a 'Deffro'r Ddraig: Rygbi Cymru 1995-2024' Mas nawr / Out now ar https://www.ylolfa.com/authors/46720593/seimon-williams https://amzn.eu/d/eh1qFdl
@cerysmatthews.bsky.social
Books . Music. Happy on the end of a rope. Sometimes. Programme radio shows - BBC , and sometimes out and about.
@waterslee.bsky.social
Welsh Labour Senedd Member for the Llanelli constituency Podcast, The Fifth Floor: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y-pumed-llawr-the-fifth-floor/id1780853972
@mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social
AS Plaid Cymru Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Cadeirydd CND Cymru, awdur Plaid Cymru MS for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Chair CND Cymru, author
@lowrihafcooke.bsky.social
Merch y Ddinas. Sgwennu, Darlledu, Ffilm, Bwytai a’r Celfyddydau / Author, Broadcaster @S4C @BBCWales Film & Arts Critic, Food & Travel Writer #CanllawBachCaerdydd #BwytaiCymru #AmserNadolig
@lowriwilliams.bsky.social
Tonyrefailian in Aberystwyth. PhD student in (systemic functional) #linguistics and #Cymraeg at Cardiff Uni. Pattern-seeker. Carer. Cymraes swil. /ˈlou̯ri/ (She/her) 🍉