UK Politics & Culture
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@stephc.bsky.social
@ungagged.bsky.social
Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://linktr.ee/ungagged STOP THE GENOCIDE. Team posts.
@toryfibs.bsky.social
Care about fixing poverty, protecting our NHS & eradicating homelessness (Green Party)
@alanferrier.bsky.social
I live in Glasgow and my hobbies include arranging my CDs in alphabetical order, discovering new and exotic whiskies, sheep-spotting and flying my kite.
@rosscolquhoun.bsky.social
💻 Head of Digital @theSNP @YesScot on 8 winning national elections 🎸 Co-founder of National Collective 🎨 Edinburgh College of Art grad 📱 The revolution will be digitised.
@wgsaraband.bsky.social
Portuguese turned Scot. Artist. Pro-indy Scotland. LGBTQ+. Husband. Books. Games. MA Medieval Islamic History. Sweary. Owned by 2 cats. He/Him My artwork: wgsaraband.com
@jocaulfield.bsky.social
STAND-UP COMEDIAN & COMEDY WRITER “★★★★★ Scotsman” - “★★★★★ Observer” - “★★★★★ The Herald” - “★★★★★ SGFringe" - “Quite simply one of the most consistently funny and creative comics in the country" - The Guardian
@doubledown.news
Serving People Not Power Join the Future of Journalism ► http://www.patreon.com/doubledownnews Support DDN ► https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TLXUE9P9GA9ZC&source=url
@broadcastscot.bsky.social
Scotland's Independent Broadcaster www.broadcastingscotland.scot
@garyseconomics.bsky.social
Inequality Economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game. Other Economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.
@scottishgreens.org
For People. For Planet. 🌍 All posts are promoted by the Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN
@minnierahman.bsky.social
CEO @praxisprojects.bsky.social. Brummie. All views own (subject to personal growth and development).
@tuckerslaw.bsky.social
‘Unbelievably rude’ - Rupert. The V is for vitriol, vilification, vendetta and volley of verbal abuse. Indiana Jones had the right approach to Nazis. Voice on https://bsky.app/profile/angryscotland.bsky.social
@kirstyshughes.bsky.social
European, Scottish and UK politics - and sometimes photography/nature/landscapes. Blogs on Europe & Scotland https://open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhughes?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8ztbl
@kennyfarq.bsky.social
Columnist with The Times in Scotland. Editor of The Jaggy Thistle substack. Orwell Fellow. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
@foundationsofthedigitalstate.com
Just published The Foundations Of The Digital State - a report for the Scottish Government http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/ and blogs at digitalpolicy.substack.com Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Independently championing Labour Party values for a fairer society. Not affiliated with official Labour Party. Join us in amplifying voices, championing policies, and working towards a brighter future.
@paulmason.bsky.social
📈Journalist 📖 Writer 🎥 Film-maker 🤷🏻♂️ Public Speaker 🌏 Security & Resilience 🚩Labour 🏭 Industrial strategist 🐾 Wheaten Terrier owner 📰 https://open.substack.com/pub/htsf?r=2sidg&utm_medium=ios
@michaelspicer.bsky.social
Please listen to my radio show. It's called No Room. Thank you. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yrzs
@ingridoliver100.bsky.social
Actor/Ice Skater. Currently doing an MA in Politics and Contemporary History at King’s College London. All round liebling. From Sweetpea, Watson & Oliver, Peep Show, Dr Who etc.
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Journalist (Guardian/Observer, MOJO, BBC Culture, the i), podcaster (Origin Story, Oh God What Now?) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism. Website: https://private-eye.co.uk Subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk
@hopenothate.org.uk
The UK’s leading campaign group against the far right | Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate LTD at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF. 🔗 https://hopenothate.org
@ianfraser.bsky.social
Author and journalist. Latest edition of my book ‘Shredded: Inside RBS The Bank That Broke Britain’, about the pivotal role of what's now called NatWest in the global banking crash, was reissued in 2024. Recovering financial editor.
@goodlawproject.org
Founder and Director, Good Law Project. King's Counsel. Live your values. Fight the power. Keep the receipts. He/him. goodlawproject.org
@disappoptimism.bsky.social
I’m that guy that looks just like this that did that tweet that made you laugh that one time. UK based.
@mattgreencomedy.com
Comedian, satirist, writer, actor SEE ME LIVE ON TOUR THIS AUTUMN! https://www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-tickets-adp1421297
@snellarthur.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster and former diplomat. https://www.rusi.org/people/snell arthursnell.substack.com
@sararoseg.bsky.social
Comedy wordwench. Author of Drama Queen. Autistic Jewish witchy cat lady. Clinically weird. Co-thingy of The Daily Tism. Producer of The Daily Tism News. “Not normal” - neurotypical man at Daily Tism talk. She / Her
@kevinschofied.bsky.social
Labour client journalist and member of the right-wing MSM, apparently. Also political editor of HuffPost UK.
@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
Welcome to my shiny new echo chamber… hoping here that I can keep it clean and tidy and ‘woke’. IRL - lawyer (of the lefty, campaigning variety).
@quietriotpod.bsky.social
More passion. Less shouting. A new podcast by Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social, Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social, and Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/quietriotpod https://quietriotpod.com
@russincheshire.bsky.social
Columnist for Byline Times, author of "The Decade In Tory", "Four Chancellors and a Funeral", and "Tories: The End of an Error". Software monkey and slave to an idiot dog. Cheshire, UK https://unbound.com/books?collection=russell-jones
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
Broadcaster, author, journalist, dad, grandpa, heroic Substacker to be found at davidaaronovitch.substack.com. Recovering tweeter
@ledbydonkeys.org
Art, Activism and Accountability https://linktr.ee/ledbydonkeys?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
@pimlicat.bsky.social
CEO @bestforbritain.bsky.social Podcaster @quietriotpod.bsky.social NED @RoSPA
@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
@mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social
In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
@emmakennedy.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter, Lego builder. I’m @emmakennedy from the Bird Place.
@bestforbritain.bsky.social
Fixing the problems Britain faces after Brexit. Change Minds → Change Politics CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social GUEST ~AA @SturdyAlex.bsky.social
@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
@explaintrade.com
Author of Why Politicians Lie About Trade | Trade and Negotiations Explainer. Forever D&D DM. 🇺🇦 Born. 🇦🇺 Raised. 🇨🇭 Based. Media and training: explaintrade.com Consultancy network: auroramacro.com Speaking representation: cwgspeakers.com
@jonronson.bsky.social
Writer: The Debutante, Things Fell Apart, Last Days Of August, 🦋 Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath Test, Kubrick’s 📦, Lost at 🌊, Men who 😶 at 🐐, Them. https://linktr.ee/jonronson
@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/
@brianklaas.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Global Politics @UCL. Author of “Fluke." Writer @TheAtlantic. Host, Power Corrupts podcast. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
@danneidle.bsky.social
Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
@davidheniguk.bsky.social
Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
@ottoenglish.bsky.social
Professional irritant. Born Andrew Scott. Write books, journalism and far, far too many social media posts. Books https://linktr.ee/OttoEnglish
@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 👍🏼
@workingclasshistory.com
History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by us: billions of ordinary people. https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
@owenjones.bsky.social
Socialist, antifascist, writer in various places, geriatric millennial, GQ's 9th Worst Dressed Man in 2016. He/him. YouTube channel http://bit.ly/33iARb3 🏳️🌈
@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.
@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.
@number10cat.bsky.social
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my sixth Prime Minister. Unofficial. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
@helenebismarck.bsky.social
Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI. All views strictly my own.
@sturdyalex.bsky.social
I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. One third of the @quietriotpod.bsky.social with @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social Support me on https://ko-fi.com/quietriotpod
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
jester of goodwill (journalist, author, radio person, etc) marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
@nigella.bsky.social
Just to let you know, there are many, many recipes waiting for you on www.nigella.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
@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
@snp.org
🏴 Scotland's largest political party and party of Government. All posts are promoted by Scottish National Party, Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh.
@stephc.bsky.social
Why the name? If you have to ask.... Well, I just got into town about an hour ago. Took a look around, see which way the wind blow.