Joel Budd @joelbudd.bsky.social Journalist at the Economist, writing about life in Britain. Author of "Underdogs".
Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Minister for Women & Equalities.
Chair of the Labour Party.
Proud MP for Houghton & Sunderland South.
FC St. Pauli EN @en.fcstpauli.com Official English account of FC St. Pauli 🏴☠️
POPULAR FRONT @popularfront.co 🔥 Live from the frontlines
www.popularfront.co
Coda Story @codastory.com Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit, such as the abuse of new technologies, the rise of oligarchy and the manipulation of scientific fact.
Dawn Lockwood-Haley @dawnlockwoodhaley.bsky.social 
Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
Mandy Pearse @mandypearse.bsky.social Award winning PR & Comms consultant, speaker & trainer. Amateur 📸.
Previous CIPR president & Board member Global Alliance (GA) for PR. GA European Council, iProvision Board Member and Vice chair @ciprlps.bsky.social Founder: www.seashellcommunications.com
Sunderland AFC @safc.com Home of Sunderland AFC on Bluesky.
Hannah Al-Othman @hannahalothman.bsky.social Journalist @guardian. Northern Powerhouse, running bore 🏃🏽♀️, MUFC 👹. Send news: hannah.al-othman@theguardian.com. DM for WhatsApp/Signal
Joe Morris MP @joemorrismp.bsky.social Labour MP for the Hexham constituency
Sam Wallace @samwallace.bsky.social Chief football writer @telegraphnews @telegraphfootball
Sharon Hodgson MP @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South🌹
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social MP for Islington North
Sacha Lord @sacha-lord.bsky.social Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester.
Co founded WHP/Parklife
Chair NTIA
Kieran Maguire @priceoffootball.bsky.social Slightly rippled, with a flat underside
Juergen Maier CBE @juergenmaier.co.uk Austro-British Industrialist. Chair of Great British Energy, Co-founder @vocl_uk, Former CEO #Siemens UK. Views my own. 🏳️🌈
Nina Sawetz @ninasawetz.com Media and crisis advisory for CEOs and Comms teams | Clients across UK, US, Europe, ME | Based in London & Madrid | nina@thisisfuture.co.uk
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social South Asia bureau chief at The Economist
Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social Writing for The Economist—mostly on the US economy, with occasional forays elsewhere. Recreational Britain-watcher. Previous lives in macro investing and polling.
Substack at: https://notes.archie-hall.com/
Cllr Gavin Callaghan @cllrcallaghan.bsky.social Labour Leader of Basildon Council.
Sunderland AFC Supporter.
Business owner.
Sucker for punishment.
https://linktr.ee/cllrcallaghan
James Wright @jameswrighttv.bsky.social Documentary producer and director. BBC, Discovery, Sky, PBS and Permission To Know on YouTube
www.youtube.com/@PermissionToKnow
George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social Journalist.
Gavin Foster @gavfostereditor.bsky.social North Regional Editor for Newsquest/ Group Editor Northern Echo
gavin.foster@newsquest.co.uk 
Chris Fryatt @chrisfryatt.com Journalism, PR & photography. Comms Manager at Education Partnership North East and #SAFC and #Boro photographer for National World.
Bethanie Durham @bethaniejane.bsky.social Associate Director at NORTH - search agency. Based in the North East of England, lover of food.
@thenorthernecho.bsky.social @thenorthernecho.bsky.social 
Richard Paul @rjohnp.bsky.social 
Joshua Nichol @joshuanichol.bsky.social ✍️Reporter at The Northern Echo, The Great Daily of the North | joshua.nichol@newsquest.co.uk | DMs open | Words in Private Eye, Non-League Paper | Views my own | He/Him
Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social Chief Executive (Interim) @TransparencyUK.bsky.social, JRRT director, and governor at Westminster Foundation for Democracy. Husband to @joswinson.bsky.social, Dad to 3 boys, King’s war studies MA, and former MP (2010-15).
All views here are my own etc.
Jake Hanrahan @hanrahan.tv Journalist and filmmaker. Anti-censorship.
Popular Front / Away Days / Gargoyle
www.jakehanrahan.com
Owen Jones @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 🏳️🌈
Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
Dan Sabbagh @dansabbagh.bsky.social Journalist @guardian - defence and security editor. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and anywhere else when I can.... signal: londoncalling.77
Richard Adams @richada.bsky.social education editor, the Guardian
Hannah Jane Parkinson @ladyhaja.bsky.social ✍🏻 Journalist: The Guardian, Observer, elsewhere
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social CEO of PR firm Soho Communications. Former director of comms at HM Treasury. Former political editor, occasional columnist for @cityam.bsky.social. Views my own. www.sohocommunications.co.uk
Neil Henderson @hendopolis.bsky.social Cat slave and journalist 
GEORGE CLARKE @georgeclarke.bsky.social Architect, Designer, TV Presenter, Producer, Broadcaster, Storyteller, Book Obsessive, Proud Dad
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social Pen name of Andrew Scott.
Fake History, Fake Heroes and Notorious.
Represented by Pew Literary
Links:
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@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
@poprecsltd.bsky.social @poprecsltd.bsky.social 
Graham @grahamfalk.bsky.social football writer. raptors fan.
💍 AM forever
Richard Easterbrook @1easterbrook.bsky.social Producer/presenter on @wisemensay.co.uk, one half of @friedfriespod.bsky.social
WTF Sunderland Podcast @wtfsunderlandpod.bsky.social a podcast about europa league team sunderland afc. please don't subscribe. haway the lads.
Phil Smith @philsmithreporter.bsky.social #SAFC reporter for the Sunderland Echo. Maybe some cricket and music and stuff, too. 
Harry Horton @hhorton.bsky.social ITV News Political Correspondent and #safc fan
Lauren Laverne @laurenlaverne.bsky.social Broadcaster. Slow eater, fast reader.
Frankie Francis @frankiefrancis.bsky.social Music Officer-Broadcaster-Musician
Once helped fix Edwyn Collins’ toilet
@julieelliottexmp.bsky.social @julieelliottexmp.bsky.social 
Jack Gingell @jackgingell91.bsky.social Husband. Sunderland AFC supporter. Love playing games.
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social Professor of Energy & Climate Policy at University of Oxford
Energy Programme Leader at ECI, University of Oxford
Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford
Senior Associate Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social Yep, that one.
Robyn Vinter @robynvinter.bsky.social North of England correspondent at the Guardian. Mostly here to make bad jokes
Rob Windscheffel @robwindscheffel.bsky.social Northern Producer with Channel 4 News.
Posting northern news, sport
Investigating water
Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social Reuters Journalist of the Year 2025: 'Scoop of the Year'
Senior correspondent, UK economy and north of England.
☀️ Stockport ☀️
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Rob Parsons @robparsonsna.bsky.social Executive Editor - Local Democracy Reporting Service for Reach Plc
Kris Tatum @itskristatum.bsky.social Digital Training Manager at Newsquest Media Group 💻 📰 • Love travel 🌍🗺️✈️ • Former Digital Content Editor • Personal account • Views my own
Constance Kampfner @constancekampfner.bsky.social Political Correspondent at The Times
Named one of 30 under 30 to watch (2025, Press Awards)
Young journalist of the year (2022, Scottish Press Awards)
Tips ➡️ constance.kampfner@thetimes.co.uk
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Josh Halliday @joshhalliday.bsky.social North of England editor, the Guardian. Dad. Paul Foot Award winner 2025.
Future Sunderland @futuresunderland.bsky.social Updates on developments in Sunderland, a city on the river and by the sea, undergoing one of the UK's most ambitious city centre regeneration projects.
Also, on Facebook and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/FutureSunlun/
Stephen 😊
Peter Reid @reid6peter.bsky.social Football ,Cricket,Music and socialising
@creocomms.bsky.social @creocomms.bsky.social 
Michael Lough @mickylough95.bsky.social I write and talk about Sunderland in my spare time. Usually for the Wise Men Say Podcast. Also post a lot about a felled tree in Northumberland!🍀
Christoph @christophpi.bsky.social Trying to wean myself off of the bad place…
Sandancer based in Leeds. Data, football, SAFC, 🌈
Michael Graham @captfishpaste.bsky.social Football journalist, Sunderland AFC fan, and Las Vegas obsessive.
Gareth Barker @garethbarkerwms.bsky.social Wise Men Say Podcast doer. A complete waste of time.
Rory Fallow @roryfallow.bsky.social PA Announcer at Sunderland AFC
Stephen Goldsmith @stephengoldsmith.bsky.social Podcasting. Bit of football reporting. Event Planning. Higher Education. #SAFC #SunlunUni
Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social Host of Tangible Vibe Shift
Ava Santina @avasantina.bsky.social Editor and superloop fan @politicsjoe.bsky.social
John Pollock @johnpollock.bsky.social Communications for Chatham House (@chathamhouse.org) | Writer @theworldtoday.org | Think tanks and higher education | Posts on international affairs/security | China | Views my own.
Wise Men Say Podcast @wisemensay.co.uk ⚽ Longest-running #SAFC podcast, EST 2013
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SAFC Tactical @novocast.bsky.social ⚽ SAFC Tactical Hobbyist
🔴 Analysis of Sunderland performances, tactical trends, and technical issues
✍️ https://substack.com/@novocast
Alan Parkinson @alanparkinson.bsky.social Sunderland based author of Leg It, Idle Threats, Life In The Balance, Troll Life and Burying Reggie.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Alan-Parkinson/author/B008MMIMPI
Paul Callaghan @paulcallaghan.bsky.social Culture, economics, regeneration, business, politics & football. #SunderlandMusicCity #SAFC My own views. Retweets are not an endorsement http://MACTrust.org.uk
MusicCity.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcallaghan/
Kayleigh Fraser @kayleighbfraser.bsky.social Reporter at The Northern Echo🗞️
📍Darlington
📧kayleigh.fraser@newsquest.co.uk
Paul Robertson @paulrobbo.bsky.social Ashington-born former editor of Middlesbrough Evening Gazette and Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Happily retired doing the odd media project. NUFC supporter.
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
Bryn Hylton (Littleton, if you like) @brynhylton.bsky.social What do you want to know?
Athletico Mince @athleticomince.bsky.social @bobmort.bsky.social and @andydawson.bsky.social's podcast - brass hands, blue drink and more. Not really about football as such.
Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social Professor of Law, Ethics & Government and Principal of Collingwood College, Durham University. Citizenship & immigration policy — evidence cited across the 2026 Lords report on settlement, citizenship & integration. Commentator: BBC • Sky • CNN.
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
Paul Swinney @paulswinney.bsky.social Chief Economist at The Data City. Formerly of Centre for Cities. Posting mainly about economics.
Richard Newton @irnewton.bsky.social Writer, reader, traveller. Author of 'Taylor & Burton in Africa'. 
David Gallagher @tbonegallagher.bsky.social Texan abroad.
https://linktr.ee/TBoneGallagher
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Graeme Down @graemedown.bsky.social Art Editor, @mailsport. Ex-Sunday Times. Seaburn - Sevenoaks (via London & Brooklyn) #SAFC ❤️ Love summer. Shelley’s husband, Dad to 2 amazing girls
Andy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social Participant in @AthleticoMince.bsky.social @TFTimeMachine.bsky.social and @unseriousdarts.bsky.social. My life is well within its usual frame.
Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social External MPC Member, Bank of England; Senior Fellow, Chatham House; Senior Fellow, Brown University; Red Sox fan. All opinions mine.