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@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
@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 ā¦ love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
@arusbridger.bsky.social
Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.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
@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
@robfordmancs.bsky.social
Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Author of "Brexitland" and "The British General Election of 2019" My Substack, "The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/ https://www.robertford.net/
@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
@paulbrand.bsky.social
Journalist and broadcaster. UK Editor of ITV News, Presenter of ITVās flagship Tonight programme, Good Morning Britain, LBC. 6 x Royal Television Society Award winner.
@shippersunbound.bsky.social
Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
@matthewholehouse.bsky.social
British political correspondent at The Economist. Comment journalist of the year, British Journalism Awards 2023.
@cjayanetti.bsky.social
Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits - these days mainly for the Observer, Big Issue and Politics Home. Not a tribalist. I like good things and I don't like bad things.
@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.
@georgeeaton.bsky.social
Senior Editor (Politics), New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/author/george-eaton
@timbale.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (out in pbk soon!). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
@antoniabance.bsky.social
Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Trade unionist, mama.
@davehillonlondon.bsky.social
Publisher and editor of journalism website OnLondon.co.uk. Also does: https://davehillonlondon.substack.com/ Plus documentary podcasts for The London Society, fiction and sketches as John Vane. Busy.
@opiniumresearch.bsky.social
Strategic research & insight agency built on insights with impact.
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social
Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
@ecourea.bsky.social
Political correspondent for the Guardian Get in touch ā eleni.courea@theguardian.com or carob7@proton.me
@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
@psurridge.bsky.social
Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values. SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
@sarahowen.org.uk
Labour MP for Luton North | Chair of @commonswec.parliament.uk | Promoted by and on behalf of Sarah Owen at 3 Union Street, Luton, LU1 3AN.
@electionmaps.uk
š³ļø Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
@darrenpjones.bsky.social
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Labour Member of Parliament, Bristol North West
@simonlightwood.org.uk
Labour & Co-operative MP for Wakefield and Rothwell. š³ļøāš For constituency casework please email simon.lightwood.mp@parliament.uk
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Peckham Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta.fahnbulleh.mp@parliament.uk
@yeowell.bsky.social
Exec Director of futuregovernanceforum.co.uk Welsh Labour cllr for Panteg, torfaen.gov.uk Chair of gwentpensionfund.co.uk
@keiranpedley.bsky.social
Pollster at Ipsos. Genuine poll Boffin. Expect Spurs polling and politics!!
@callumandersonmp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Buckingham, Bletchley, Tattenhoe, Winslow and the many villages in between. Always thinking about tomorrow. Email: callum.anderson.mp@parliament.uk Website: callumanderson.org.uk Newsletter: https://shorturl.at/fGEMf
@kevinschofied.bsky.social
Labour client journalist and member of the right-wing MSM, apparently. Also political editor of HuffPost UK.
@jimmcmahon.co.uk
Labour & Co-operative MP for Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton | š¬š§ UK Minister of State for Local Government & English Devolution | Chair of @CoopParty.bsky.social
@lukepollard.bsky.social
Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. Minister for the Armed Forces. Big fan of cake. He/Him.
@sebastianpayne.bsky.social
Leader writer and columnist @thetimes.com Previously seen at Onward and FT. Author of Broken Heartlands and The Fall of Boris Johnson.
@beckymontacute.bsky.social
Head of Research & Policy @suttontrust.bsky.social socio-economic inequality in the early years, schools & colleges, apprenticeships, HE and the workplace. Trustee at INQUEST. Mental health campaigner. Views own. linktr.ee/beckymontacute
@ballotbox.scot
Scottish elections and polling data. Not my polls. OG 'Britain Elects but Scottish'. PR fan account. Trans rights are human rights. Donate; http://liberapay.com/ballotboxscot
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check usernameš) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@mrsamjtalbot.bsky.social
Walthamstow, Labour & Football on the whole. Sit on the London Labour REC.