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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.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
@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
@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
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
@carolvorders.bsky.social
Hello lovelies. This is my official account.. 💙💙 Glad to be over here from the "other place"😂 It's like breathing clean air again 👍🏼
@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
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
@adambienkov.bsky.social
Editor of BylineTimes.com Lobby journalist in the House of Commons. 📩Adam@bylinetimes.com Subscribe to my Substack ⬇️ https://www.adambienkov.co.uk
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Political columnist, The Guardian Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
@arusbridger.bsky.social
Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
@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
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
@politicshome.bsky.social
Fast, informed, comprehensive coverage of UK politics. With debate & insight from Parliament via The House magazine. Subscribe to our podcast: http://bit.ly/3M8d963
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
Chair of European Movement UK. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Founder of the Bylines Network. Founder of Scientists for EU. Lover of science, Europe and whisky. 🥃
@newsagents.bsky.social
Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond. With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player. .
@bestforbritain.bsky.social
Fixing the problems Britain faces after Brexit. Change Minds → Change Politics CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social GUEST ~AA @SturdyAlex.bsky.social
@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.
@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.
@robertshrimsley.bsky.social
Chief political commentator and executive Editor, Financial Times
@jamesrball.com
Tech, policy, politics. Pol ed @ the New European, fellow @ Demos, writer in various other places. Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World https://www.jamesrball.com/
@paulbrand.bsky.social
Journalist and broadcaster. UK Editor of ITV News, Presenter of ITV’s flagship Tonight programme, Good Morning Britain, LBC. 6 x Royal Television Society Award winner.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Editor and CEO, Zeteo Author, ‘Win Every Argument’ British-American
@shippersunbound.bsky.social
Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
@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
@danneidle.bsky.social
Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social
Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
@duncanrobinson.bsky.social
Write Bagehot column for the Economist. Comment writer of the year at British Journalism Awards 2024
@the-independent.com
News, comment and features from The Independent, the world's most free-thinking newspaper.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Analysis, exclusives, robust interviews. Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two with Victoria Derbyshire and Faisal Islam.
@catneilan.bsky.social
Whitehall Editor for the Observer. Politics, investigations and taramasalata
@maitlis.bsky.social
Co host @thenewsagents . Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Powerful citizen journalism | regulated by IMPRESS https://bylinesnetwork.co.uk A network of 10 not-for-profit, volunteer-led news publications from across the UK Donate via https://bylinesnetwork.co.uk/donate/ Email info@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
@jessicaelgot.bsky.social
I'm the Guardian's deputy political editor in Westminster Story? Email - jessica.elgot@theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jessica-elgot
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social
Political sketch-writer for the Guardian. Author. Latest book out now 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10'.
@adampayne26.bsky.social
Editor, PoliticsHome. Sometimes heard on our podcast The Rundown. Formerly Business Insider. Contact: adam.payne@politicshome.com & DMs.
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@mikebarker2.bsky.social
Deputy CEx Oldham Council and Director of Health & Care Integration for NHS Greater Manchester. Chair of YMCA Together in my spare time