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@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@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
@hern.bsky.social
AI writer at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
@janinegibson.ft.com
Editor of Weekend FT • sinkhole tracker • Do not buy crypto from me or anyone who appears to be me
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Political columnist, The Guardian Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
@arusbridger.bsky.social
Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
@alanbeattie.bsky.social
Opiner for Financial Times in London. Globalisation, econ, snark. RT≠👍. Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://subs.ft.com/spa3_tradesecrets?segmentId=357afa03-959c-93ed-0842-58e2115025d4.
@barristersecret.bsky.social
Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman. Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth• Also writes thrillers as S.J. Fleet. The Cut Throat Trial coming 28 Aug 2025.
@robertshrimsley.bsky.social
Chief political commentator and executive Editor, Financial Times
@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social
Guardian columnist & writer, author of Half a Wife, sometimes on telly/Guardian Politics Weekly podcast. No, I didn't write the headline. Event host & speaker https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705
@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.
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social
Investigative journalist. Author of best-selling book Democracy for Sale - and best-selling newsletter of same name. Sign up for Democracy for Sale newsletter: https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
@gavinesler.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, new book “Britain Is Better Than This” gavinesler.substack.com Contact: lfennimore@noelgay.com
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
@catneilan.bsky.social
Whitehall Editor for the Observer. Politics, investigations and taramasalata
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@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
@aljwhite.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of @politicshome.bsky.social and @thehousemag.bsky.social. Exhausted.
@severincarrell.bsky.social
Scotland editor for the Guardian. A personal account. Born 319.62ppm. Likes and reposts ≠ approval or endorsements (with thanks to Dr Seuss) I’ll have you know I once played in the second violins for the Edinburgh primary schools orchestra. Just once
@rolandmcs.bsky.social
Brexitologist and disillusioned former Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute. Posting on Brexit, the populist & conspiracist fallout from it and the political Right's general descent into hell. Curator of mad Telegraph headlines buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
@josiah.writes.news
Chief Reporter at UK political outlet Byline Times. I write the 'On the Ground' column in our print edition. Interested in democracy & protest. 'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson Content may include my cat, and bits of music. Got a story? Get in touch
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Writer & Political Commentator | Monitoring threats to democracy from authoritarianism and tech oligarchy. Feature on BBC, TimesLive, i24News, Mail & Guardian. Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamJSchwarz
@prospectmagazine.co.uk
A politically independent monthly current affairs, culture & ideas magazine Established 1995 Editor: Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social; https://prospectmagazine.co.uk
@jydenham.bsky.social
Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics, Southampton. Former Labour Minister, Interested in England's governance, devolution, identities and relationship with its unions.
@leightonandrews.bsky.social
Prof Cardiff Uni. Ex Education Minister then Public Service Minister in Welsh Government. Chair, Cardiff City Football Club Community Foundation. Books:Ministerial Leadership; Facebook, the Media and Democracy. Cymro/Welsh. Substack: ukania.substack.com
@andrewphillips.bsky.social
Policy and Research Manager at Phoenix Insights, focusing on employment, skills and labour market. Previously worked at Demos (@demos-uk.bsky.social) and Institute for Government. Views my own. www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insights
@beany.bsky.social
The same remoaning remoaner from Twitter. Anti Brexit, Anti Tory, Anti Trump. Pro Facts, Pro Fun, Pro not putting up with racism.
@georgecaulkin.bsky.social
Senior writer for The Athletic, Pod on the Tyne nonsense-spouter, Patron of The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/george-caulkin/
@t-rexit.bsky.social
Pro-European Dinosaur. T-Rexit! Left Wales 🏴for Ireland 🇮🇪 Applying for Citizenship 🇪🇺#FBPE Sometimes Parody… :):
@nufcsanjay.bsky.social
@nufcblogcouk.bsky.social
✍️⚫️⚪️ News & views written by fans, for the fans 🎙️ Podcast: https://bit.ly/3MuwZKb nufcblogsubmissions@gmail.com 📩 http://facebook.com/nufcblog.co.uk/ 📲
@nufc-index.bsky.social
Once disenfranchised, now excited and hopeful. Highly opinionated. Enjoy designing from time to time #HTL #NUFC
@lukeedwardstele.bsky.social
Northern Football writer for the Daily Telegraph and BBC podcaster. Leyton Orient fan. Natural cynic
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com 📝 ft.com/jbm