Some of the best
My favourite journalists, broadcasters, commentators, experts, satirists, comedians, campaigners, artists and general legends
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@stevesweet.bsky.social
@nickreeves.bsky.social
Democracy is a rare and precious gift. Either we defend it or leave the world to tyrants and oligarchs. #FBPE #NAFO #RejoinEU
@jolyonrubs.bsky.social
Co-Founder of JOLLY GRIFFIN LTD || BAFTA-Winning Film Maker || Satarist || Activist. Agents: Independent Talent
@brexitbin.bsky.social
Veteran Remainer 🇪🇺 UK & Germany 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 • Posts on #Brexit & #Politics • NON PARTISAN • ANTI-FASCIST • PRO FACTS • PRO WOKE 🏳️🌈 • (Slightly dyslexic, so sorry about the typos🙈) #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊
@johannasaunders.bsky.social
Anti Tory, Anti Brexit, Anti Trump, A bit sweary, crazy about my kid and furious at climate change denial which is destroying her future. Full time carer, veggie, total insomniac and usually reading, watching or listening to stuff!
@ottocr.at
Anglo-Schwäbisch eurocrat | maker of EU foreign policy & spätzle | guerrilla knitter | cross-Channel commuter | was once @ottocrat | currently clean on OPSEC
@alistairbarrie.com
Comedian, allegedly. New special 'Woke in Progress' out now on ITVX: www.alistairbarrie.com
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
We use the law to create a better, fairer and greener future. Support us: https://goodlaw.social/donate-bsky Contact us securely: https://goodlaw.social/got-a-tip-off-bsky
@simonblackwell.bsky.social
Screenwriter/showrunner: Breeders, Back, Veep, The Thick Of It, Peep Show, In The Loop, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Four Lions
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social
Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy. Is it about work? Please contact: Rob Aslett [email protected] Avi pic by Clara Wolden. Background pic designed by Gentleman Jim Gloster.
@edmorrish.bsky.social
Leeds man & audio/comedy producer. Work stuff @leadmojo.bsky.social My posts, since you asked: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhglb2ub3qwkn2kpxlwekst3/feed/aaaaqszrsfcwo
@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"
@thetrawl.bsky.social
We scroll through socials so you don’t have to 🙅🏻♀️🙅🏼♀️ @JemmaForte.bsky.social & @Marina-Purkiss.bsky.social discuss what’s trending - wherever you get your podcasts https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social
Political sketch-writer for the Guardian. Author. Latest book out now 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10'.
@implausibleblog.bsky.social
Content Creator 🤓 Photo Video & Drone Pilot 🎥 Entrepreneur & Tech Geek 🤖 Food & Chocolate Judge 😋 And now news as frustrated 👀 Better together: 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺 [email protected]
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Ex-Guardian & Observer journalist till I got replaced by Nick Clegg. Fighting the Broligarchy since 2016. Please sign up to my (free!) newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/broligarchy
@explodingheads.bsky.social
Anthony Richardson & Mark Davison Sports Horn http://lnk.to/SportsHorn Buy us a coffee! http://ko-fi.com/explodingheads explodingheadsproductions@gmail
@bremaininspain.com
A pro-EU campaign group set up to oppose Brexit, protect the rights of British migrants living in Spain/EU & to rejoin. We believe freedom of movement is a force of good; in a democracy free from division & interference; equality. www.Bremaininspain.com
@alynsmith.bsky.social
Scottish European | Vice President @euromovescotland.bsky.social | Chair @CreateStirling | Board @RadicalWeavers | Columnist @ScotNational.bsky.social | MEP 2004/19, MP 2019/24 | @theSNP.bsky.social NEC | (Photo the brilliant @thekiltedphoto.bsky.social)
@larryandpaul.bsky.social
Writers. Actors. But most of all: Mothers. 🎬 SKETCHES: http://youtube.com/larryandpaul 💸 SUPPORT: http://ko-fi.com/larryandpaul
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Byline Times. Journalist. Writer. Speaker. Curious explorer of the forces that shape us. Outside. Looking in. Identities. Politics. Media. Culture. Nuance. Complexities. Contact: [email protected] / hardeepmatharu.wordpress.com
@simonubsdell.bsky.social
Still raging about the abject moral abomination of Brexitism. Things I rage about less: Herodotus/Sophocles/5thc Athens, mograph/VFX, music.
@mvtfwd.bsky.social
Mobilised 1.5m Brits to Vote Tactically at the election ( http://StopTheTories.Vote ) Next: put Proportional Representation on the agenda of the new gov. MVTFWD.com/links Contact: @joshfwd.bsky.social
@dminghella.bsky.social
Screenwriter / Producer / Showrunner / Writer, Creator of TV series eg ITV's Doc Martin / Political, Charity & Business Strategy & Comms / www.minghella.com/about
@dangoyal.bsky.social
Fighting for health equality. Medical Doctor and Researcher. Host of The Debrief podcast. My substack is here: https://dangoyal.substack.com?r=1lppfd&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
@jemmaforte.bsky.social
Wangs on - normally about politics - on telly and on The Trawl podcast.
@goodlawproject.org
Founder and Director, Good Law Project. King's Counsel. Hon Prof at Durham University. Live your values. Fight the power. Keep the receipts. He/him. https://goodlaw.social/nm7n
@jmpsimor.bsky.social
Barrister, environment, energy, public law, human rights. Visiting Prof LSE & Goldsmiths.
@tanjabueltmann.net
Professor University of Strathclyde | migration & diaspora history | history of collective action | citizens' rights | commentator | immigrant | trans inclusive feminist - always | she•her | my views | https://tanjabueltmann.net
@michaelspicer.bsky.social
Please listen to my radio show. It's called No Room. Thank you. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yrzs
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
@stuzipants.bsky.social
Half Manc Half Biscuit Political pugilist - Satirical Mancster Left of centre lateral thinker Adorable, mostly “Oh can’t anybody see? We’ve got a war to fight” Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
@edwinhayward.com
Commentator and author. 'Slaying Brexit Unicorns' on Kindle & in paperback. My focus: Brexit, UK politics, AI and other fun geeky stuff. What to expect: Facts, stats, sarcasm and gallows humour. More about me: http://www.edwinhayward.com/
@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
@coppetainpu.bsky.social
In 🇨🇭, from all over. Mainly trade. Journalist. WTO Secretariat 1996-2015. Usual disclaimers. Member: http://fmg-geneva.org. Web: https://tradebetablog.wordpress.com/ (follow for alerts)
@lizwebster.bsky.social
Founder of Save British Farming, campaigning to reconnect Britain to the EU Single Market and Customs Union to Save British Farming and British Food.
@dgbailey.bsky.social
#industrialstrategy Birmingham Business School, UK in a Changing Europe Senior Fellow, Contemporary Social Science Editor in Chief, Editor Regional Studies, ‘activist academic’ (Gove’s 🪓man Max Caller), Birmingham Post Columnist, Likes EVs. Baggies fan.
@womaninhavana.bsky.social
All sorts of reluctance. From there to here. Barrister. Writer. Flâneuse. Law. Human rights. International affairs. Opinions mine.
@indiawilloughby.bsky.social
Broadcaster. Woman Of Year nom. Celeb Big Bro. Kindness Extremist. Trans. Everything Twitter and the UK hates. Rent Free In A Billionaire’s Head. Keighley Cougars 🏳️⚧️💚
@davidgauke.bsky.social
Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
@adamposen.bsky.social
President, PIIE. Globalist. Former central banker. Political economy with a policy purpose. Writes on macroeconomic policy, G7/China relations, globalization, and economies of US, UK, Germany, Japan, and PRC.
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof of Organization Studies, Royal Holloway University of London, ex-Prof Warwick & Cambridge. FAcSS, FRHistS. Now mainly analysis of Brexit including Brexit & Beyond Blog. Author Brexit Unfolded (Biteback, 2021, 2023). Elsewhere @chrisgreybrexit
@kevinschofied.bsky.social
Labour client journalist and member of the right-wing MSM, apparently. Also political editor of HuffPost UK.
@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
@alexhh.bsky.social
Ex-🇬🇧diplomat. Now an 🇺🇸. Resigned over Brexit lies. Frmr Ambassdr to 🇬🇪 . Writer Byline Times. Co-host Disorder Podcast. Patron, European Movement. Advisor Eurasia Foundation. Member, Commission on Political Power looking at how to strengthen UK democracy.
@seanjones.org
King’s Counsel, gobshite. General Editor of Tolley’s Employment Handbook. Trustee of FRU Member of Chelsea Pitch Owners board Co-founder of Billable Hour Appeal Pl
@danielsohege.bsky.social
Director of human rights consultancy Stand For All. Specialist in refugee and migrants' law, rights policy, comms and advocacy. NOT A LAWYER. Also talking about being autistic and LGBTQIA+ rights. (They/them). Purely my views, no-one else would want them.
@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
@hhesterm.bsky.social
Professor of Int’l & EU Law, Diplomatic Academy Vienna. Past: Prof., founding Director CIGAD at King's College London, specialist adviser House of Lords EU Select Committee, Référendaire CJEU
@profjacob.bsky.social
PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social; Professor in EU Law/Deputy HoD at @sdu.dk. EU & #brexit nerd. #Ukraine supporter. Member @ec.europa.eu's expert group on EU Crim Policy. Author of "Normative Foundations of EU Criminal Justice" @hartpublishing.bsky.social
@simonusherwood.bsky.social
Researcher of UK-EU relations, euroscepticism and learning & teaching. Open University and UK in a Changing Europe. Renowned for my bubbly personality, I imagine.
@mattgreencomedy.com
Comedian, satirist, writer, actor SEE ME LIVE ON TOUR THIS AUTUMN! https://www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-tickets-adp1421297
@markurban.bsky.social
Writing stuff for Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime presenter of Newsnight 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils and more!
@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).
@liamthorp.bsky.social
Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. 3 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot Award nominee. Loves overpriced craft ale.
@snellarthur.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster and former diplomat. https://www.rusi.org/people/snell arthursnell.substack.com
@brendanmay.bsky.social
Sustainable business entrepreneur. Advisor to multinational firms around the world. Advocate for pragmatic, fact-based environmentalism. Music lover. Found mainly in London and South East Asia.
@ukandeu.bsky.social
UK in a Changing Europe is an academic think tank providing impartial, research-based analysis of the critical issues facing the UK. https://ukandeu.ac.uk/
@marina-purkiss.bsky.social
I’m not always having a go at wrong’uns…sometimes I’m sleeping | Political Commentator & Co-Host of The Trawl Podcast https://linktr.ee/thetrawlpodcast | @jeremyvineon5 | @skynews |
@sirjjkc.bsky.social
Senior Consultant, Linklaters. Senior Fellow, Institute for Government. Hon Senior Fellow, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Visiting Prof, Durham Law School. Hon KC. Lay canon, Ely Cathedral Law, constitution, government, policy. Cocktails. Music
@pimlicat.bsky.social
CEO @bestforbritain.bsky.social Podcaster @quietriotpod.bsky.social NED @RoSPA
@reecedinsdale.bsky.social
‘Those who find themselves ridiculous, sit down next to me.’ No DMs… please. ⛔️ Actor/Director represented by https://alexpriestleytalent.com/
@robertsaunders.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain, singer and political nerd. Author of "Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum & Seventies Britain". "A jaw-dislocating page turner"(Andrew Marr). Deputy-director @mileendinstitute.bsky.social, Reader @QMHistory
@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.
@davidheniguk.bsky.social
Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
@danneidle.bsky.social
Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social
UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
@rosieisaholt.bsky.social
I am not an MP. Buy my book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/why-we-were-right/rosie-holt/9781529924558
@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
@jonworth.eu
EU politics and sustainable transport, especially railways. Brit who became German and lives in a village in France. When he's not escaping it on a train or a folding bicycle. Teaches at College of Europe, still writes a blog, photographs with a drone.
@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.
@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
@happytoast.bsky.social
Artist, animator, utter nonsense. Don't believe a word except when I'm being serious. Did that gif once, those noseflags and other stuff. HappyToast.co.uk patreon.com/HappyToast redbubble.com/people/HappyToast/explore https://ko-fi.com/happytoast
@jonathancoe.bsky.social
Writer. New novel is THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE. Previous titles include WHAT A CARVE UP!, THE ROTTERS' CLUB, MIDDLE ENGLAND, MR WILDER AND ME ... https://linktr.ee/coelinks
@lukemcgee.bsky.social
Emmy-award-winning journalist. I write about European defence and security. I know a lot about Brexit and the EU. Contributor to Foreign Policy magazine, among others.
@emmakennedy.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter, Lego builder. I’m @emmakennedy from the Bird Place.
@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. .
@mijrahman.bsky.social
Managing Director, Europe and co-head of London office, Eurasia Group. Formerly HM Treasury and European Commission. Senior Research Fellow, LSE European Institute. ECFR Council Member. My views. Seeking analytical truth https://www.eurasiagroup.net
@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
@fascinatorfun.bsky.social
Retired Lawyer, cook, Europhile, books, music, good conversations, gardens, walking. Bird site refugee 🇬🇧 🇮🇪
@bestforbritain.bsky.social
Fixing the problems Britain faces after Brexit. Change Minds → Change Politics CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social GUEST ~AA @SturdyAlex.bsky.social
@georgeperetzkc.bsky.social
KC (E&W) BL (Irl): public/constitutional law, competition, subsidies, tax, trade. Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers. Views mine and not those of Monckton Chambers.
@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/
@countbinface.bsky.social
Space politician. Sane. Down with Fascism, Up with Ceefax! Come see me on tour: countbinface.com/tour
@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 [email protected]
@stevepeers.bsky.social
Professor of EU and Human Rights Law, Royal Holloway University of London. Next book: UK Trade Law after Brexit (OUP, forthcoming). Usual disclaimers.
@jdportes.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. Books: Immigration (Sage), Capitalism (Quercus)
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Help us build the better - independent - media Britain deserves. Outside of the system. Subscribe for exclusive content only in the Byline Times news magazine: subscribe.bylinetimes.com Visit our free daily news site: bylinetimes.com
@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
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.