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@financialtimes.com
The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis. https://www.ft.com The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | [email protected] — On 👨👶 leave until July — 📝 ft.com/jbm
@theonion.com
America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary. Get the paper delivered to your door: membership.theonion.com
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@thestudyofwar.bsky.social
ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: [email protected]. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
@chrischirp.bsky.social
Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal.
@jonnelledge.bsky.social
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Not an American.
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Political columnist, The Guardian Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
@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
@britainelects.com
Britain's leading aggregator for polling, forecasts and election results. Run by @bwalker.uk. Est. 2013 with the late, great, Lily Jayne Summers.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Help us build the better - independent - media Britain deserves. Subscribe for exclusive content only in the Byline Times news magazine: subscribe.bylinetimes.com Visit our free daily news site: bylinetimes.com
@aiannucci.bsky.social
Words and smiles. BBC Sounds Podcast #StrongMessageHere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0024cp6?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Also, Patron of Child Poverty Action Group, @cpaguk.bsky.social
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
@rhodri.biz
Vapid Response Unit. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi Also, musical human. Producer for Lush Handmade Sounds. Perform with Scritti Politti, Lost Crowns, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Spearmint etc. More info at rhodri.biz
@poorlydrawnarsenal.com
I have questionable artistic skills and a love of Arsenal. Here is where I combine the two. www.poorlydrawnarsenal.com
@annastansbury.bsky.social
Economist: Labo(u)r, Macro, Inequality || Ass't Prof @MITSloan @MIT_IWER || Nonres fellow @piie
@cathhaddon.bsky.social
Programme Director for IFG Academy @instituteforgov.bsky.social + history, Whitehall geekiness and constitutional agony aunt Subscribe to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/3dxiJ5J
@davidgauke.bsky.social
Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social
Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
@orbinho.bsky.social
Arsenal facts. Head of Opta Data Editorial since the end of the 20th Century. Creator of @OptaJoe.com Trying to convince people to use data better.
@juliaraifman.bsky.social
Evidence-based posts about public health & equity. All views are my own.
@philippeauclair.bsky.social
Writes and sings for Josimar, The Guardian and Tapete Records
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: [email protected]
@duncanrobertson.bsky.social
Policy & Strategy Analytics academic at Loughborough University; Member, Independent SAGE; Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford.
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
@draliceevans.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at King’s College London Writing "The Great Gender Divergence" Substack: www.ggd.world
@rebeccasear.bsky.social
Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution, Brunel University London @brunelcce.bsky.social. President of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association @ehbea.bsky.social https://www.rebeccasear.org/
@arsenalvisionpodcast.com
ArsenalVision podcast host. Block me here too. https://linktr.ee/arsenalvisionpodcast
@kallmemeg.bsky.social
Epidemiologist, public health trainee, mom, wife. Formerly @UKHSA. Disability advocate. Born 🇺🇸 Migrated 🇬🇧. 🏳️🌈 Personal account.
@helenbarnard.bsky.social
Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective. ➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities https://linktr.ee/instituteforgov
@pwgtennant.bsky.social
Epidemiologist with an interest in causal inference methods at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Check out my Intro to Causal Inference Course: https://www.causal.training/ #Epidemiology, #EpiSky, #CausalInference, #CausalSky, #AcademicSky
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@legrove.bsky.social
✏️ Arsenal FC writer: http://Le-Grove.co.uk | 🎙Podcast: The Arsenal Opinion
@drjenndowd.bsky.social
Prof of Demography & Population Health @oxforddemsci.bsky.social | Mortality, Epidemiology, Infections/Immunity, Biosocial science, COVID-19. | Science Communicator 🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧. Substack: https://jenndowd.substack.com
@geofftech.bsky.social
If I had more time, I would have edited you a shorter video. Transport Filmmaker : bit.ly/2TBWFsX
@profdevisridhar.bsky.social
Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer. Views own.
@njdavies.bsky.social
Programme Director at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working on public services
@timdurrant.bsky.social
Programme Director at the Institute for Government - interested in how government works and how it can work better 🏳️🌈
@independentsage.bsky.social
An independent group of scientists providing transparent advice during the COVID crisis.
@gunnerblog.bsky.social
Covering #Arsenal for @TheAthleticFC. #ArsecastExtra with @arseblog.com. Real name @jamesmcnicholas. LEZ DOO DIS 💥
@erikangner.com
Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies. He/Him. Author of How Economics Can Save the World 🛟 a.co/d/0AZASJz Web: https://linktr.ee/erikangner Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall #Econsky #Philsky
@callumalexander.bsky.social
Senior Strategic Planning Advisor | Healthcare Improvement Scotland | Public Health Masters with interest in social deprivation and health service improvement