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@waterslee.bsky.social
@sionbarry.bsky.social
Business editor of the Western Mail and BusinessLive Wales (also content on WoL).
@speedupdating.bsky.social
Cardiff | Caerdydd ๐กโป๏ธ๐ฑ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Head of Nations & Regions BT Group Pennaeth Cenhedloedd & Rhanbarthau my views | fy marn
@lewiseldred.bsky.social
County Councillor for Kidwelly & St lshmael ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐น https://linktr.ee/lewiseldred
@balwen76.bsky.social
Archifydd, hanesydd, Cymro a Cristion gyda Morris 1000. Caws, cathod a threnau yn dda/Archivist, historian, Welshman and Christian with a Morris 1000. Cheese, cats and trains are good.
@councillortudor.bsky.social
Labour & Co-operative Councillor, Grandad, music lover and sport fan, not necessarily in that order. LGA Peer, LGIU Board member, Key Cities Exec member. Once batted for Councillors on Labour's NEC. Council Leader Plymouth: Britain's Ocean City
@catrinhj.bsky.social
@jessblair.bsky.social
Trying to make democracy a bit better ๐ณ๏ธ Either travelling or planning the next trip ๐บ๏ธ Cat convert ๐โโฌ ๐โโฌ Views my own
@rheastevens.bsky.social
mum. Dolly Parton super fan. director of external affairs at Community Housing Cymru
@edgarethpoole.bsky.social
Darllenydd, Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd Reader, Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University en - cy - nl
@nyedavies.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics at the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University. Studying Welsh Labour, political thought and ideology. Author of two books on Aneurin Bevan: https://www.uwp.co.uk/author/Nye-Davies-3777/
@swalesmetroprof.bsky.social
Stuff (Physics, IT, biotech, transport) in Cardiff Manchester London EU & US. South Wales Metro since 2010 Prof Practice in Connectivity cugeogplan.bsky.social #cardiff #metro #transit #tod www.cardiffmetro.wales www.linkedin.com/in/mark-d-b
@hiraethpod.bsky.social
Cartref gwleidyddiaeth cyfoes Cymru The home of modern Welsh politics www.walespolitics.com
@thatsdevolved.bsky.social
Pointing out the mistakes the media make about devolution across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. your favourite policy wonks favourite policy wonk. not legal advice. For new articles tag us/ email: thatsdevolved@gmail.com
@emilypricejourno.bsky.social
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Journalist based in Wales ๐ฆ Wildlife lover @NationCymru / @bjtc accredited Got a story? Drop me an emailโฆemily.price@nation.cymru
@bolycscymraeg.bsky.social
Yn ail ddweud hanes Cymru llun wrth llun.... gair wrth air. Ewch i'n gwefan am ragor o gynnwys www.bolycs.cymru A cofiwch am ein siop www.siop.bolycs.cymru
@evansthecrime.bsky.social
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ช๐บ Ridiculously proud to be the crime and court reporter on my hometown newspaper, the South Wales Evening Post. Biscuits, tea, and Neath RFC.
@calvjones.bsky.social
Regional Economist and sometime troublemaker. Energy, climate, post-growth, guitars, Sci-Fi, bikes, world-systems.
@mimosacymru.bsky.social
Scriptwriter, producer, Podlediad Yr Hen Iaith, worker bee. Nerth gwlad ei gwybodaeth. Cymro, Pontypriddian, Proxy Canadian & รresdansker ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ (cyfrif personol/personal account)
@jaclarner.bsky.social
Politics Lecturer Cardiff University & Fellow Edinburgh University. Political Psychology ๐ง & Public Opinion. Working on Welsh & Scottish Election Studies https://jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/
@charliehicks.bsky.social
๐น๐ Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Cowley on Oxfordshire County Council | Cities & Future Generations Policy ๐๐ฟ
@ldncdo.bsky.social
Chief Digital Officer for London, working for Mayor of London and all Londoners. Using #data to support a fairer, safer and greener city for everyone #cities #innovation #smartcities https://medium.com/@chiefdigitalofficer4london
@a-b-evans.bsky.social
Devolution anorak, parliamentary history nerd & recovering academic. Any views expressed are not those of my employer (yada yada etc passim) Academic work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Evans-11
@jostevenslabour.bsky.social
UK Labour & Welsh Labour MP for Cardiff East. Secretary of State for Wales. Mum, sister, daughter.
@deansofcardiff.bsky.social
BBC Wales online political reporter, based in Cardiff. Got a story? Email: david.deans@bbc.co.uk Signal username available on request
@metromayorsteve.bsky.social
Labour Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. Working to make Liverpool City Region the best place to grow up, grow old and grow a business.
@bleddb.bsky.social
Astropolitics | Space warfare | Academia Books: Original Sin http://bit.ly/3JYbcIe ; War in Space http://bit.ly/34Stplv ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐๐ฐ Website: https://tinyurl.com/p9pt8n9n โHe doesnโt see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.โ
@ionewells.bsky.social
Foreign Correspondent for BBC News, covering South America ๐ฅ Based in Sรฃo Paulo ๐ Also covering the US election ๐บ๐ธ On loan from BBC Politics. Also write & present.
@yeowell.bsky.social
Exec Director of futuregovernanceforum.co.uk Welsh Labour cllr for Panteg, torfaen.gov.uk Chair of gwentpensionfund.co.uk
@willhaycardiff.bsky.social
Multi-award winning journalist and author based in Cardiff. I conduct investigative journalism and help people better understand Wales/Cymru. You sign up to my newsletter here: willhaywardwales.substack.com Columnist at The Guardian.
@philipstephens.bsky.social
Writer, historian, Contrib Ed,FT, Senior Visiting Fellow STG, EUI, author These Divided Isles (Faber August 2025) British, Irish and European. philipstephens@substack.com
@drrosena.bsky.social
๐น Labour MP for Tooting ๐ฉโโ๏ธ A&E Doctor ๐ก Born and raised in Tooting ๐ง rosena@drrosena.co.uk "Rosena" rhymes with "tenner" (she/her) Promoted by Tooting Labour Party, at 89 Bickersteth Road, SW17 9SH
@theifs.bsky.social
Official account for Britainโs leading independent economic research institute. https://ifs.org.uk/
@colintalbot.bsky.social
Humanising government and public services: teacher; researcher; advisor; cooperator; commentator. Humanologist and science curious. Ex-Aikidoka. Born & bred Dover. (Thatโs my castle)
@miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Peckham Minister for Energy Consumers Miatta.fahnbulleh.mp@parliament.uk
@darrenpjones.bsky.social
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Labour Member of Parliament, Bristol North West
@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.
@fisherandrew79.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, trade unionist and socialist https://inews.co.uk/author/andrew-fisher
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Lib Dem President and Life Peer. Author, "Polling UnPacked" / http://www.theweekinpolls.co.uk / https://libdemnewswire.substack.com / imprint + privacy http://markpack.org.uk/legal-privacy / he/him
@timharford.ft.com
FT columnist, BBC journalist, author, host of Cautionary Tales, professional nerd.
@carolinelucas.bsky.social
Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader & Co-Leader of @greenparty.org.uk.Co-President of the European Movement. Mum of 2, plus puppy Nell. Author, Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story. Still writing & campaigning on climate & nature ๐
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish. https://www.jrf.org.uk/
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social
Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
@jillongovt.bsky.social
UK in a Changing Europe and Institute for Government. Government, civil service, policy and Brexit. Cricket fan and tennis player.
@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
@metoffice.bsky.social
Official UK Met Office account. Get the weather in your hand with our app: http://linktr.ee/MOContent
@edhawkins.org
Climate scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading | IPCC AR6 Lead Author | MBE | Views own | https://edhawkins.org Warming Stripes: http://www.ShowYourStripes.info
@danneidle.bsky.social
Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
@anandmenon.bsky.social
Director @ukandeu Bitter and twisted observer of politics. โNot yodaโ (DC) โSlightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone elseโs
@pmdfoster.bsky.social
Brighton-dwelling World Trade Editor at the Financial Times https://www.ft.com/peter-foster Sometime Brexit nerd & author of 'What Went Wrong with Brexit' https://t.co/VsIipD7JBr
@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/
@shippersunbound.bsky.social
Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
@robertshrimsley.bsky.social
Chief political commentator and executive Editor, Financial Times
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Scientist/Author/Speaker; Presidential Distinguished Prof/Director Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media/Vice Provost for Climate, U. Penn; National Academy of Sciences; Royal Society; Tyler Prize
@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/
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com ๐ ft.com/jbm
@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
@waterslee.bsky.social
Welsh Labour Senedd Member for the Llanelli constituency Podcast, The Fifth Floor: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y-pumed-llawr-the-fifth-floor/id1780853972