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Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
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Robert Saunders @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
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ido @ido.bsky.social European cybersecurity editor, Ingeniøren; before that at the BBC and New Statesman.
John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social Social historian of modern places. Tales of the Suburbs, on LGBTQ+ history, out now. Wrote Concretopia and Outskirts. Disappointingly unserious. Podcast: Monstrosities Mon Amour
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Northern History @northernhistory.bsky.social Academic journal that publishes work on the history of the seven historic Northern counties of England.
Hannah Barker @historyhannahb.bsky.social Professor of British History, University of Manchester. Social historian of northern England. Currently partial to a bit of material culture, religion, digital community history, popular culture and boxing. 🗃️
Hugo Rifkind @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
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Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social Architect and urban planner working on mobility, road safety and street design. Walking, cycling and new mobility.🚶🏻♀️🚲🛴
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com Dutch-Canadian authors and urban mobility advocates who strive to communicate the benefits of happier, healthier, more human-scale cities.
Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social Ancienne Maire de Paris
Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl The Dutch Cycling Embassy (DCE) supports cities and regions worldwide in making cycling a natural part of daily life.
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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.
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Oliver Mantell @olivermantell.bsky.social Cultural audience researcher.
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Amna @aglasgowgirl.bsky.social 🏴 Screenwriter | page & press
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Paul Wood @thestreettree.bsky.social Tree Hunting: 1,000 Trees to Find in Britain and Ireland’s Towns and Cities. Published May 2025 🌳🌲🇬🇧🇮🇪
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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social Urban History features articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities. We're worldwide in scope.
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Kaid Benfield @kaidindc.bsky.social Environmental lawyer and longtime advocate of sustainable cities, towns, and rural areas. Author, People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think About Greener, Healthier Cities. Widely diverging interests, resident of Washington, DC. For more, see peoplehabitat.com.
Drew Bennellick @drewbennellick.bsky.social Head of Land, Sea & Nature Policy UK at National Lottery Heritage Fund. Nature Towns & Cities, Landscape Connections, nature recovery and diversity. My own views 🇬🇧
Anna Walsh @annaannawalsh.bsky.social Contemporary historian. Interested in migration, cities and towns, visual and material cultures, 20th century buildings, photography, leisure centres, pubs, creative methodologies, Irish and British history and oral history. Liverpool.
Philip Hahn @philiphahn.bsky.social Early modern historian at Saarland University, interested in the history of cities and towns, migration and mobility, the senses, #bookhistory and reading
Yuriy Akopov @yakopov.me True men don't kill coyotes
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Huddersfield Literature Festival @huddlitfest.bsky.social Award-winning annual community festival held in the Spring in venues across Huddersfield and online. Championing accessibility, diversity and under-represented groups and showcasing emerging artists alongside major names https://www.huddlitfest.org.uk
RailMapOnline @railmaponline.bsky.social RailMapOnline.com contains interactive maps showing past and present UK, Irish and US railways. Now with historic canals, trams, trolleybus and military airfields too.
Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️ @daveproudlove.bsky.social Writer - urbanism, place, football, buildings, music | Published by Pitch Publishing | Appears in Tribune, Football Heritage, Brum Dispatch, & others | Socialist | #MDANT | LM ♥️ | Dad to Dylan
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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration, land policy ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social Bradford - all of us
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Julianna 💎 @batariangal.eurosky.social Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Kill the boy, and let the woman be born.
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Alan Burnett @abfixby.bsky.social One time teacher, one time writer on European social policy, now retired, walking the dog and doing a little harmless blogging. In love with the interface between words and images.
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Ben Aaronovitch @benaaronovitch.bsky.social Author of the Rivers of London Series
Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social Author: Men at War - Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 on British masculinity, sexuality & the cultural memory of WWII on W&N Books/Orion. First 📖 Out of the Woods, 2019. Co-founder: The Quietus. My stuff: https://linktr.ee/luketurner ⚒️🏳️🌈
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MrMoz @mrmoz.bsky.social I like cats - Photography and stuff, I'm not sure yet
Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social The YVBSG was formed in 1972 to study and record the traditional architecture of Yorkshire. We survey buildings; organise conferences, day schools and visits; and produce newsletters and an annual journal. https://www.yvbsg.org.uk
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West Yorkshire Cycling @wyorkscycling.bsky.social West Yorkshire Cycling: Dangerous driving videos with real police outcomes • Incident map • Weather hazard warnings. Calm & factual. Safer roads for all.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
Tyron @tyron.bsky.social Raise taxes, repair the country. Inspired by joy, Marcel Duchamp, Kelis, Mata Hari, and whatever sticks the landing on the bit.
Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social Principal Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - UK poverty, social policy, politics, research and data. Occasionally crochet, gigs and nature
Adam @adamcobb.bsky.social Digital marketing type, European politics bore, language enthusiast, one of those gays you hear about, Eurovision nerd, that guy in the window seat. Next trip: 🇫🇮
Tom Bridges @tombridges.bsky.social Arup UK Government Leader. Former local gov officer. Cities, towns, economic development, transport, town planning. Walking, golf & CPFC.
University of Huddersfield @huddersfielduni.bsky.social The University of Huddersfield. Yorkshire-rooted, globally connected, and here for every student, at every step.
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Jane Scullion @janescullion.bsky.social Former Labour Leader, Calderdale Council.
Holocaust Centre North @holocaustnorth.bsky.social Open to all, based at The University of Huddersfield.
Telling a global history of the Holocaust through local stories from the North of England.
https://holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/
The European Bar Guide @europeanbarguide.bsky.social theeuropeanbarguide.com
Your Guide to the Greatest pubs and bars in Europe! ✨ 🍻
Scandifriend @scandifriend.bsky.social Wigan-based diminutive middle-aged would-be punk elfin. Obsessed with all things Scandi, chess, politics, music, languages, cooking, and doing the washing up https://worldlyscandifriend.wordpress.com/
Paul Swinney @paulswinney.bsky.social Chief Economist at The Data City. Formerly of Centre for Cities. Posting mainly about economics.
the modernist @themodernist.bsky.social magazine, bookshop, gallery, publisher, events. 20th century architecture & design. a non profit social enterprise.
https://the-modernist.org/
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade @thetrupgrade.bsky.social Delivering more frequent, faster, greener trains on a better, cleaner, more reliable railway between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York 🚞