Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk Educational charity promoting the reading, writing, teaching & study of Scotland's literature & languages, past & present.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social 🏴When the people of Scotland have no democratic route to achieving Scottish independence , then this is not a union, it’s a british Prison🇬🇧
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Phil Kneen @philkneen.bsky.social Photojournalist & Documentary
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Archaeology Scotland @archscot.bsky.social Inspiring people to discover, explore, care for and enjoy Scotland's archaeological heritage! We are an independent charity: https://www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk
NTS-Archaeology @nts-archaeology.bsky.social Exploring Scotland’s past through archaeology at National Trust for Scotland sites. Follow for updates on digs, discoveries, and history! #ForTheLoveOfScotland. Where we are and what we're doing.
God @thegodshow.com Creator of the Universe.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social A non-partisan think tank that aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just.
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80s Lyrics @80slyrics.bsky.social Just here to post 80s lyrics…hope you enjoy & join me…
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk 🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data
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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social Editor of The Daily Reckless www.dailyreckless.com MD ANT. Author of 40 Odd Years Of The Fall: https://gregmoodie.com/product/40-odd-years-of-the-fall/ DJ - https://www.dailyreckless.com/radio
Grace Wright @graceq22.bsky.social PhD student, crafter, Sgitheanach (not always in that order)
Research: 19thC women, Highlands and Islands, crofting & land agitation
CFCUJY @cfcujy.bsky.social Studying Scottish Gaelic and Highland History
Retired engineer
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Conchúr Ó Giollagáin @conchurog.bsky.social Minority language academic. Link to Gaelic Crisis book: https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/res-themes/humanities-and-arts/language-sciences-institute/news/free-online-access-to-gaelic-crisis-book.html
Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde is an independent economic research unit providing expert analysis and insight on the Scottish economy. fraserofallander.org
National Theatre of Scotland @ntsonline.bsky.social On stage, on screen, on tour
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies @abdnriiss.bsky.social Promoting research into the languages, histories and literatures of Ireland and Scotland, and of their global diasporic communities. Est. 1999 at the University of Aberdeen.
Isla Ratcliff @islaratcliff.bsky.social Scottish fiddle player, singer and composer
Suzuki violin and fiddle teacher
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Ragna's Islands @ragnasislands.bsky.social A project researching the place-names of Orkney & Fair Isle built around a new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by @judithjesch.bsky.social
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The Culture Tutor @culturaltutor.bsky.social Always learning
Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social A collective voice for community landowners throughout Scotland, representing and supporting land reform through community land ownership
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social Published January, 2026: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and Planet. Check out my newsletter: System Change, https://annpettifor.substack.com/
Island Voices: Guthan nan Eilean @islandvoices.bsky.social Slices of mostly Hebridean life and work presented in Gaelic, English, and other languages. On Wordpress and YouTube, also Facebook. Posts by Gordon Wells.
Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com Covering the military history of the Jacobite Risings and the wider Jacobite period from the Revolution of 1688 to the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and beyond. Posts by @neilritchie.bsky.social
Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social I'm going on tour in 2026.
Listen to my show 'No Room' on BBC Radio 4 if you like.
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Angus MacDonald MP 🔶 @angusmacdonaldld.bsky.social 🔶 Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye, West Ross-shire
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Jamie Stone MP @jamie4north.bsky.social Liberal MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. Current Chair of the House of Commons Petitions Select Committee.
Proud Highlander, failed musician and occasional panto dame. 
marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social Classicist
Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot Land campaigner, former MSP, forester, author The Poor Had No Lawyers. http://andywightman.scot & http://whoownsscotland.org.uk
Malcolm V Tucker @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. Yes, that’s really my cat.
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Leopards Ate My Face @leopardsatemyface.bsky.social never thought leopards would eat MY face!
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Sue Jane Taylor @suejanetaylor.bsky.social Fine Artist, native to the Scottish Highlands, Honorary Fellow UHI (University of the Highlands & Islands)
Scarfolk @scarfolk.bsky.social Scarfolk is a town called Scarfolk. For more information please re-read.
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy.
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Val McDermid @valmcdermid.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, civil(sometimes) partner, mother, lesbian feminist, lover of libraries, vocalist with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Once described as the ‘gobby shop steward of crime fiction’. Www.valmcdermid.com @quineofcrime on Insta
Liam McIlvanney @liammcilvanney.bsky.social Crime writer in the Deep South of Aotearoa New Zealand
weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social Opinionated gobshite, stroke survivor, older gay man, Scottish independence supporter, columnist with @scotnational.bsky.social huge languages and linguistics geek. Blog at https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com Not interested in your crypto investment.
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social President of @eminternational.bsky.social. #IAmEuropean🇪🇺
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Politics For You @politicsforyou.bsky.social As seen on Elon Musk’s fascist hellscape.
Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged, and other books. Guardian, Architects' Journal, iPaper, Observer, whatever. Grandpa. STATE PENSIONER.
Louise Wilson @louisewilso.bsky.social Political Editor ✍🏻 Holyrood magazine 🏴
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social A reader-funded newspaper that truly sits outside the established system and answers only to the public.
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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social Do investigations for the FT, into dubious accounting and dodgy characters mainly. Wrote a book called Money Men about a spectacular fraud
@para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social Former X Profile Para Handy
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Brian Donnelly @brianpdonnelly.bsky.social Award-winning business correspondent at The Herald
David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
Kirsty Hughes @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
Renee @saoghalbeag.bsky.social Librarian, migrant, teacher, reader. Small town girl. From Ugarapul land to Innse Gall #alwaysreading📚 #reconstructing✝️
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social Imagining a Scottish Democracy since 2007.
Bylines at the Guardian, Open Democracy, Herald, DeSmog, Bella Caledonia, Sunday National.
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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social 🏴 First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP.
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Lesley Riddoch @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social Journalist, Blossom, Thrive, Director http://nordichorizons.org, Columnist http://thenational.scot Podcast http://lesleyriddoch.com NEW Finland film screenings https://lesleyriddoch.com/events. Denmark & other films https://www.youtube.com/@Lesley_Riddoch
R M Murray @roddymurray.bsky.social 
The Gaelic Books Council @leughleabhar.bsky.social Chaidh Comhairle nan Leabhraichean a stèidheachadh gus leughadh, sgrìobhadh agus litreachas na Gàidhlig a leudachadh.
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Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Gaelic, University of Edinburgh
Dùn Èideann 
Anndra @anndra.bsky.social Gael, writer, translator, communist, mapgame obsessive. Glasgow-based
He/him/e
Isle Develop CIC @isledevelop.bsky.social isledevelop.com is a digital agency in the Scottish islands. This account exists to aggregate news to the Highlands & Islands News feed, and to the Scottish Small Business feed.
Isle Develop is run by @wodieskodie.bsky.social.
Rhoda Meek @wodieskodie.bsky.social Scottish island dweller with strong opinions about the future. SAAS CX, PM and Comms. Wrangler of tireetea.co.uk and isledevelop.com, @ScotNational columnist. Gàidhlig. Geek. Crofter. She/her/tired. Go shopping at scottishislandgifts.com.
Gaelicsinger @gaelicsinger.bsky.social Scottish Gaelic singer living in the Highlands. Shennie to 3 wee ones. Border Collies also rule!Proud author of biography of folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw Fionajmackenzie.scot
Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk Powerful citizen journalism from Yorkshire | IMPRESS regulated
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE AUSTEN? (French & Saunders, BBC Radio 4) writer. AND OTHER STORIES collection: https://tinyurl.com/msmv7amc. IMAGINE A FRIEND:
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Gaby Hinsliff @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 
burnt undertones @burntundertones.bsky.social big bold simple ~ muse
I’m new, I don’t know what to do.
just a messenger, don’t shoot me.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
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Calum @handle.invalid Island born & raised arty lad. I make videos at- http://youtube.com/c/calumraasay
WillieMillersMoustache @williemillersm1.bsky.social 50% of football's greatest centre back pairing
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Aonghas MacCoinnich @aonghas-macc.bsky.social Gàidhealtachd, Eachdraidh, cànan. Highlands, Gaelic, History.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/aonghasmaccoinnich/
Bryan Ferry @bryanferry.com Official account of Bryan Ferry, singer, songwriter, solo artist, and founder of Roxy Music. "Loose Talk" out now. https://bio.to/bryanferry
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Daily Record & Sunday Mail - Scottish News, Sport, Politics and… @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy The first for Scottish news, sport, UK and world news. Get breaking news on Scottish football teams including Rangers, Celtic FC, Hibs FC and more
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Crazy Scottish Politics 🏴 @scotpolcrzymmts.bsky.social | An infinitely incomplete compilation of bizarre moments in Scottish Politics | DM with suggestions |
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk Artist, animator, utter nonsense. Don't believe a word except when I'm being serious. Did that gif once, those noseflags and other stuff.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social Artist
Coldwarsteve.com
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Paul Chalk @paulchalk.bsky.social I've been in the sports journalism game since 1999, after moving from Glasgow to Inverness. Experience began with Highland News, Inverness Courier. Since 2021, I've been writing for The Press and Journal, focusing largely on Caley Thistle and Ross County.
The Inverness Courier @invernesscourier.co.uk The Inverness Courier is the city’s main source for news, sport, features, and entertainment.
The Press and Journal Sport @pandjsport.bsky.social All of the latest news, views and analysis from The Press and Journal Sport team, including Aberdeen FC, Ross County, Caley Thistle, the Highland League and all other north of Scotland sport.
The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social The official Bluesky page of the world’s longest-running national newspaper.
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social Our readers have understood the concept of Buyer's Remorse since 1979.
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social indiewire film critic. 
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social Lawyer, Filmmaker, Big Issue top 100 Changemaker 2024, CEO CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE https://www.cfsj.co.uk/
Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social Fridge magnate
Dr. K Gow @kgjura.bsky.social Island dweller / accidental academic studying island connections & return migration at the University of Aberdeen / James Hutton Inst. Funding: Macaulay Devt Trust. Co-convenor of SICRI New Voices in Island Studies network.
#IslandStudies #IslandsResearch
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social Chair of European Movement UK. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
Founder of the Bylines Network.
Founder of Scientists for EU.
Lover of science, Europe and humanity. 🙌
The Trawl @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
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