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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
@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
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
@arusbridger.bsky.social
Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.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/
@codendahl.bsky.social
European economics editor @TheEconomist. London via Berlin, Stockholm and Cologne. Have no plans to write a book.
@nigelslater.bsky.social
A cook who writes. Observer columnist. Author. Gardener. Books: The Kitchen Diaries, The Christmas Chronicles, A Cook’s Book, A Thousand Feasts. Instagram.com/nigelslater
@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
@bethrigby.bsky.social
Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday
@damianbarr.bsky.social
Writer & broadcaster. 🏴 🌈 🖊️📚 🎭 📺 📻 🪴 🐔 🥃 He/Him 📕 The Two Roberts is my new novel (Sept 2025). I’m also curating a show about them for Charleston. 📕 Maggie & Me. 📕 You Will Be Safe Here. 📺 Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.
@oonuch.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative & Ukrainian Pols UoM Democracy in wartime, GeoPols EU DisInfo Vote Protest Identity Polls 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇦🇷🇪🇺 📚Zelensky Effect 📚Mapping Mass Mobilization Visit. Prof College D’Europe Prev Oxford Nuffield/St Antonys; Harvard; UofT
@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
@gideonrachman.bsky.social
FT columnist. Also have podcast. Author of three and a half books. Four kids. Two cats. One wife. Numerous friends. Fulham fan.
@rory-stewart.bsky.social
@johngapper.bsky.social
Chief UK Business Columnist of the Financial Times. London, ex-New York, with a bit of Tokyo
@tomnuttall.bsky.social
@rcolvile.bsky.social
Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.
@alexebarker.bsky.social
World News Editor at Financial Times, ex Brussels bureau chief and media writer. Podcast: Hot Money. Sometimes dreams in Turkish. alex.barker@ft.com
@andrewchadwick.com
Prof Political Communication, Loughborough University. Ed. Oxford Studies in Digital Politics. Been referred to as “that hybrid media guy.” Here after a four-year break from social media. Occasional posts on music. First-gen undergrad. andrewchadwick.com
@fromtga.bsky.social
Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com
@emilythornberry.bsky.social
Labour MP for Islington South, Finsbury & De Beauvoir. Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. https://www.emilythornberry.com
@donalgriffin.bsky.social
Bloomberg News finance reporter in London. Tips at dgriffin10@bloomberg.net//Signal: donalgriffin.97 Stories: www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQDQOc_taYU/donal-griffin
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@christophersmith.bsky.social
University of St Andrews; Executive Chair, Arts & Humanities Research Council; International Champion and Creative Industries Sector Champion UK Research and Innovation All views my own, but none of the poetry.
@rgsibg.bsky.social
We are the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world.
@foysolchoudhury.bsky.social
Member of the Scottish Parliament | 🌹Scottish Labour MSP for Lothian Region | Shadow Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development | Equality Campaigner | Dad | Edinburgh | Scotland 🌎 www.foysolchoudhury.co.uk
@bayesianstats.bsky.social
Posts about Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo, etc from a Reader in Statistics at the University of Warwick https://bsky.app/profile/warwickstats.bsky.social. Personal account. https://richardgeveritt.github.io/
@paulcallaghan.bsky.social
Culture, economics, regeneration, business, politics & football. #SunderlandMusicCity #SAFC My own views. Retweets are not an endorsement http://MACTrust.org.uk MusicCity.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcallaghan/
@georgewparker.bsky.social
Political Editor Financial Times, former FT bureau chief in Brussels. Presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Crystal Palace and Somerset CCC supporter
@rogerhighfield.bsky.social
Museum exec, MRC, visiting prof at the Dunn School, Oxford, and UCL Chemistry. Ex Editor of New Scientist, and Science Editor of the Telegraph. Co-author #VirtualYou and more books. Neutron bouncer
@danravenellison.bsky.social
Guerrilla Geographer. Founder and maker of #SlowWays, London #NationalParkCity & #EarthIn100Seconds. Coming soon.. Housing for Good. National Geographic Explorer. slowways.org nationalparkcity.london danravenellison.com #Exeter #UK
@ingyingram.bsky.social
Posting on public policy etc. while surgeons + physios fix me | Vice Chair, Patients' Voices @rcoanews.bsky.social | Former int'l civil servant + NGOs on human rights + development | A Jew, obviously | https://linktr.ee/jamesingram
@peterjonesuk.bsky.social
Vice Chair, MAG International. Head of Global Strategies, LSE IDEAS. Distinguished Fellow, Royal United Services Institute. Chair, British Italian Society.
@florianeder.bsky.social
Journalist l Builds and leads @sz-dossier.de l Co-founder POLITICO Europe l Professor at the Florence School of Governance EUI l Council Member ECFR l Munich, Berlin, sometimes Florence.
@clarered.bsky.social
CEO of Watershed, a home for culture, technology and society. Also Chair of Wise Children and trustee of RSC. 🏳️🌈 Queer, nature loving, anti racist.
@patrickjfl.bsky.social
Data Journalist at Focaldata. Hoping this platform takes off. (he/him) 🏳️🌈 patrick@focaldata.com
@huwdavies.bsky.social
Freelance writer and sub-editor, Wales fan and former FourFourTwo managing editor (so I talk a lot of football). SFA OK.
@mwilli.bsky.social
Senior Fellowing @AmericanProgress. Formerly @BGAlliance. Former local elected official. All opinions mine… I hope.
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@scott-mcd-1.bsky.social
Chief Executive @BritishCouncil | Former President & CEO @OliverWyman | Former Vice-Chairman @MarshMcLennan | Advisory Board member of @nature_org and @Yodomoco