Mike Gapes
Internationalist. Retired. Joined Labour 1968. Left 2019 on kamikaze mission. Rejoined Labour 2023. 15 years Party HQ including head of International. MP for Ilford South 1992-2019. Hammers season ticket holder. Cricket at Lords. Blues and Jazz. Rotarian.
@padraigreidy.bsky.social
89up, Little Atoms, Paul Foot Award, sad novels etc. The Susan Sontag of the 90s
@aendra.com
Creator of 📰 News feeds, @xblock.aendra.dev, @moji.blue, founder of @shoots.green. Opinions my own and usually terrible. Not a journalist (please don't tag me). she/her/ze/hir 🏳️⚧️ 🌐 aendra.com 💻 github.com/aendra-rininsland
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
Enjoy The Observer journalism in print every Sunday, and digitally, seven days a week 🗞️ Sign up now at Observer.co.uk
@duncanrobinson.bsky.social
Write Bagehot column for the Economist. Comment writer of the year at British Journalism Awards 2024
@sandertordoir.bsky.social
Chief economist @ Centre for European Reform. Eurozone macroeconomic policies | Role of 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 in EU. Formerly @ECB, @IMF, @Worldbank.
@ledbydonkeys.org
Art, Activism and Accountability https://linktr.ee/ledbydonkeys?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
@ianpkearns.bsky.social
Former Specialist Advisor on National Security to the UK Parliament. Co-founder and former Director, European Leadership Network. Personal views only. Writing at: https://europewithoutamerica.substack.com/
@callumparrish.bsky.social
Political Researcher in Parliament and have worked for MPs. Ipswich Town supporter. 2025 Labour Party Council Candidate for Cosby and Countesthorpe. Blaby Labour Social Media Officer.
@kyleworton.bsky.social
Write about jihadism, security issues, and foreign policy | Also a lot of history and religion.
@shashj.bsky.social
Defence Editor at The Economist. Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
@alanderminna.bsky.social
Associate Fellow @chathamhouse.org | @cepa.org Fellow | Senior Fellow Frivärld. Nordic-Baltic-Arctic security, NATO, European affairs. Plot twist: not from Åland. 📸 Arno Mikkor/ICDS ✍️ Northern Flank Notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/minnalander
@sophiepedder.bsky.social
Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. Author of “Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation” (Bloomsbury)
@garvanwalshe.org
Civic entrepreneur building tech for democrats of all parties and none at Article7.eu. I also chair Unhack Democracy and write on foreign affairs, defence and democracy.
@peterwalker99.bsky.social
Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m Email: peter.walker@theguardian.com Secure email if needed: peter.walker.guardian@protonmail.com
@ariehkovler.com
Writer, political analyst, comms consultant. UK, Israeli, US. Politics, current affairs and technology. arieh@ariehkovler.com. https://linktr.ee/ariehkovler
@renewaljournal.bsky.social
A journal of social democracy. Subscribe: https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/renewal
@drjohncotter.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Law at Keele University, England. Research in EU constitutional law, democracy, impeachment. Irishman living in Cheshire. Views are my own.
@pewresearch.org
Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@jeremycliffe.bsky.social
Editorial Director and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (@ecfr.eu) https://ecfr.eu/profile/jeremy-cliffe/
@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
@dawnbowden.bsky.social
Welsh Labour & Co-op Member of the Senedd for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney and Welsh Government Minister for Children & Social Care. Posting in personal capacity mainly about football (Bristol City and Merthyr Town), politics, cats and Italy!
@blairmcdougall.com
Labour Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire. Member of Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Chair of Hong Kong & Uyghur APPGs. Sanctioned by Putin for being rude to him. Contact me at blair.mcdougall.mp@parliament.uk https://linktr.ee/blairmcdougall
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Leader of @LibDems.org.uk, husband, father, carer, and MP for Kingston & Surbiton. Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PN.
@nazirafzal.bsky.social
Former Chief Prosecutor, Current Chancellor of Manchester University, member of numerous boards & patron of 9 women led charities protecting the vulnerable All views my own
@dylandifford.bsky.social
YouGov data journalist • Elections, polls, voting systems • "I like people, places and things"
@chathamhouse.org
The Royal Institute of International Affairs - Chatham House. Independent thinking since 1920. Website🔗: chathamhouse.org Podcast🎙️: https://apple.co/45Bbbny Magazine: @theworldtoday.org Journal: @iajournal.bsky.social
@coopparty.party.coop
The party of the UK's co-operative movement, in partnership with The Labour Party. https://party.coop
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@tomblenkinsop.bsky.social
I stand accused, just like you, for being born without a silver spoon. Diagnosed with MS at 43. Wobbler not a wobbly. Dabbling with ♿️ 🏉🏀🏒 #UTB 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇦🇫
@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.
@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/
@houseoflords.parliament.uk
News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government. https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/
@houseofcommons.parliament.uk
Where elected MPs represent the public, legislate, and scrutinise the Government. Find out more about their work and how Parliament happens.
@osinttechnical.bsky.social
PAI enjoyer, OSINT guy @truth.bsky.social , my views/freezing cold takes are my own. Standard spiel about not endorsing retweets, likes, and comments.
@michaelkofman.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
@heesoojang.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Media Law and Ethics, UMass-Amherst Proud UNC J-school PhD alumna heesoojang.com
@jnilssonwright.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Japanese Politics & IR, Cambridge; Head, Japan and Koreas Programme, @CamGeopolitics , University of Cambridge
@marktfitz.bsky.social
Grandpa. Ex-Exec Director of IISS-Americas & head of IISS NonProlif & Nuclear Policy Program. Ex-expat in UK. Former State Dept.
@andysaulim.com
Deputy Director & Fellow @korea.csis.org - Korea 🇰🇷, alliances, Chinese economic coercion - Koreanists starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX - Personal website: andysaulim.com - Moonlighting at @citylightsofchina.bsky.social
@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
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social
The Centre for European Reform is an award winning think-tank, devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the EU. www.cer.eu London, Brussels, Berlin
@anna-soubry.bsky.social
Criminal barrister & Sky News paper reviewer (when I have the time!) Former MP, TV Presenter & Reporter East Midlander born n bred
@gabrielmilland.bsky.social
Mainly research for strategy. Former senior UK government comms official and adviser. Once a journalist. Further back, a historian of the media, war and public opinion. Halberdier. Aggro-centrist. Bristol City FC.
@akhanlondon.bsky.social
#LeedsUnited, #Bielsa & #progressivepolitics for my sins. Have faith in what you do and don't let people put you down. Make sense? FRSA, FCMI. CEO at Citizens Advice Harlow.
@judithgarfield.bsky.social
Director Eastside Community Heritage, Labour Cllr for Barkingside, Chair of Strategy and Resources Policy Development Committee. Trustee Redbridge Rainbow 🌈 🌹
@jamesdaustin.bsky.social
This again. Outdoors. Politics. Sport. Not always in that order. Labour. Trade Unionist. Trying to do community things. Views entirely my own