Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
frankrennie @frankrennie.bsky.social Professor Emeritus of Sustainable Rural Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Islander, Scot, & European. Anything relevant to birds, geology, ecology & landscape, human ecology. Also Gaelic/Celtic culture, history & archaeology.
Ipsos in Scotland @ipsosinscotland.bsky.social Social researchers with a passion for understanding the world. Part of the @ipsosgroup.bsky.social based in Scotland.
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
Centre for Thriving Places @thrivingplaces.bsky.social Centre for Thriving Places is a place-based not-for-profit consultancy offering strategic support, research, training and tools that help put the wellbeing of people, place and planet centre stage.
@prof-alistair.bsky.social @prof-alistair.bsky.social
@robertdunbar.bsky.social @robertdunbar.bsky.social
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social Citizen. Environmentalist. European. Spatial Planner. Democrat. Geddesian. Withered Botanist. Lapsed Munro-Bagger.
Leigh @little-wren.bsky.social
Ruth Boyle @ruthboyler.bsky.social Working on poverty in Scotland at the Poverty Alliance | Trustee at SPFLTrust | Fan of cats, books and Celtic | All opinions are my own
Ewan Allinson @ewanallinson.bsky.social Sculptor, drystone waller. PhD on local knowledge and its philosophical character at University of Dundee. Skipper at Newhaven Coastal Rowing Club.
www.ewanallinson.com
Making Rights Real @makingrightsreal.bsky.social Making Rights Real is a grassroots human rights organisation for Scotland. 🧡
http://makingrightsreal.org.uk
Scottish Charity No: SC050342
Clare MacGillivray @claremacg.bsky.social Director @Rights_Real |
Senior Atlantic Fellow @AFSEE_LSE @LSEInequalities | 🎙
@fearless_pod | 🧡
Former Trustee @@Creative_Voices @IACDglobal 🌍
Hanna Wheatley @hannawheatley.bsky.social Senior Economist at Future Economy Scotland
@futureeconscot.bsky.social
Helen MacDonald @hmacdonald.bsky.social Tobermory
Chris Dalglish @cdalglish.bsky.social Community led housing and development. Partnership & Learning Manager, South of Scotland Community Housing (https://sosch.org). Trustee, European Community Land Trust Network (www.clteurope.org)
Geraldine Murray @msgeraldinemurray.bsky.social Named by Oxford English Dictionary as the first recorded user of “dad-dancing”. Highlands. Cat staff.
Fèis Rois @feisrois.bsky.social Fèis Rois enables people of all ages & abilities to access, participate in & enjoy traditional arts & Gaelic language through a diverse programme of activities in Ross & Cromarty, across Scotland & beyond.
www.feisrois.org
Iain Angus MacMillan @angyman11.bsky.social Hebridean, Gaidhlig Speaker, Married, one son. Passionate about History, Gaidhlig Culture,Rangers, Books, Podcasts, Photography, and Music of all genres. Interested in both Religion and Politics. Studying History with The Open University. Tha mi an seo.😀
Arthur Cormack @artmaccarmaig.bsky.social Sgitheanach, Gaelic Singer, Occasional Broadcaster, Director of Macmeanmna Ltd and former CEO of Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
Beachdan pearsanta a-mhàin an seo.
Helen Todd @helenrambler.bsky.social Chair Planning Democracy; board member Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre; volunteer with Spokes; Hon Fellow Scottish Env LINK, worked for Ramblers Scotland before retirement.
Walking, cycling, mountains, Scottish politics, CND, climate change, gardening.
@malibooo.bsky.social @malibooo.bsky.social Facilitator of marag dhubh at Isle of Skye Black Pudding Co, and development officer for Dunvegan Community Trust. Mum to a lovely bunch of young people.
Wilson McLeod @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Gaelic, University of Edinburgh
Dùn Èideann
Mairi McFadyen @mmcfadyen.bsky.social Independent researcher & collaborator in the Scottish Highlands, working on role of cultural heritage in nature recovery & climate action. Here to seek out & share glimmers of more hopeful futures. ✍️Substack: https://substack.com/@mairimcfadyen
Dan Paris @danparis.bsky.social Director of Policy and Engagement at @scotlink.bsky.social. Interested in the environment, and other things.
🏴🌍
www.danparis.net
CG in retirement @goldishcj4.bsky.social Scottish environmentalist, ex advisor, regulator, EU & rights advocate. b.315.98 Worked in: 🇮🇸, Antarctica, 🇳🇴, Oxford, Seattle, Alaska,🇨🇭, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Brussels, Glasgow, Shotts, Stirling, Adelaide, 🇮🇹, 🇵🇹, 🇲🇩, 🇳🇱.
Institute of Health Equity @marmotihe.bsky.social The UCL Institute of Health Equity was established in 2011 and is led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Irene Beautyman @irenebeautyman.bsky.social People. Planet. Place. Place & Wellbeing Partnership Lead at Improvement Service & Public Health Scotland.
Michael Marmot @michaelmarmot.bsky.social Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association
Eilidh MacPhail @emacp.bsky.social Lecturer, Sustainable Development, UHI. Scottish & EU politics and public policy researcher. Rural. Islands. Communities. Online learning.
Karly Kehoe @karlykehoe.bsky.social Professor of History & Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities. Working on issues & legacies of migration, religion, & empire. Committed to science diplomacy & freedom and responsibility in science.
https://www.smu.ca/history/karly-kehoe.html
David Worthington @davidworthington.bsky.social Historian. Manager. Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Business and Education, University of the Highlands and Islands. https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/about-uhi/senior-management/professor-david-worthington/
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social Writer commentator academic. Books Editor, Bella Caledonia; Co-founder Kirkcudbright Fringe Festival; Co-editor, 'Britain Needs Change: The Politics of Hope & Labour's Challenge', pub. Nov. 28 2024.
Muriel Gray @murielgray.bsky.social Person
Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social Award-winning political journalism from Holyrood magazine. https://www.holyrood.com/
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
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
Miriam Brett @miriambrett.bsky.social Co-Director Future Economy Scotland | Green New Deal Rising board | My own views | she/her
Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social Our charity is proud to:
🥾Break down barriers to walking
👟Fight for the places we love to walk
🗺️Champion access rights
🚶🏽♀️ Run 3,500 group walks a year across Scotland
ramblers.org.uk/scotland
Lloyd Austin @lloydaustin3.bsky.social Freelance environmentalist, birder, policy geek, Hibee and Dad. Fellow ScotLINK; Chair ERCScot; Hon Fellow RoyalScotGeoSoc; Formerly with RSPBScotland.
Deborah Long @naturepower.bsky.social Chief Officer at Scottish Environment LINK. Just Transition Commissioner in Scotland. Ecologist, gardener, traveller. Posting in a personal capacity.
Stephen Boyd @stephenboydippr.bsky.social Director IPPR Scotland
Views my own
PeatWorrier @peatworrier.bsky.social Prolixity from Dr Andrew Tickell. Law & Scottish politics. Senior lecturer in law at GCU Law, Jacobin scribbler, Sunday National columnist, and jaded flâneur.
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc
Nature, climate, people.
Prof at Cambridge.
https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
Liam McAleese @redscrees1.bsky.social Director at the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Working on Nature Recovery, Climate Change, People and Place. Personal account - own views.
Mark Shucksmith @markshucksmith.bsky.social Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University. Rural sociologist. New books: Rural Poverty Today (2023); Rethinking Rural Studies (2024).
New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social Change the rules. Share the wealth. Protect the planet.
Mairi Gougeon @mairigougeon.bsky.social
Ben Macpherson SNP @benmacpherson.bsky.social Local, experienced SNP candidate for Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith ⚓️
Promoted by Calum Carswell on my behalf at @theSNP Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh, EH8 8PJ ✉️
@ScotGov Minister 🏴
Former Lawyer ✏️
Optimist ➕
Internationalist 🌍
Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) @communityownership.bsky.social Delivering Scotland-wide, the Community Ownership Support Service supports communities and public bodies in the sustainable transfer of assets into community ownership.
coss@dtascot.org.uk - www.dtascommunityownership.org.uk
Beth Landon @bethlandon.bsky.social Reconnection - with local community, nature, the land. Sustainable development is community-led. Land Reform, Community Empowerment, environment.
Energy Projects Partnership Manager in East Lammermuir Community Council area.
Craig McLaren @craigmclaren.bsky.social I’m Scotland’s National Planning Improvement Champion, based in the Improvement Service. Planning, placemaking, public service reform and, occasionally, punk rock.
Nicola McEwen @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social Prof of Public Policy & Governance at Uni of Glasgow. Director @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. Research devolution & constitutional politics, multi-level government & public policy.
The Beatles Bible 🍏 @beatlesbible.com Not quite as popular as Jesus...
www.beatlesbible.com
Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.
www.auschwitz.org | lesson.auschwitz.org | podcast.auschwitz.org
Fraser MacDonald @frasermacdonald.bsky.social Geographer, historian.
Sarah Skerratt @sarahskerratt.bsky.social Chief Exec Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Prof Rural Society + Policy.
Passionate about evaluation, inclusion & evidence for public good.
She/her.
Posts and Reposts personal, with more detailed work posts on LinkedIn 💬
Sean Kippin @sekip.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Stirling. Assistant Editor (Communications) of Regional & Federal Studies.
Karen Grant @kgrantslc.bsky.social Good Practice Adviser on Land Rights and Responsibilities at the Scottish Land Commission. All views my own.
ScotWays @scotways.com The UK's oldest outdoor access group, we work to protect and develop access to the Scottish countryside for all. We are the authors of #ScottishHillTracks and home to the #HeritagePaths Project.
For more about us, check out our https://linktr.ee/scotways !
NatureScot @naturescot.bsky.social Scotland’s nature agency. We work to protect and improve our natural environment in Scotland. http://nature.scot #NàdarAlba #MakeSpaceForNature
The James Hutton Institute @hutton.ac.uk World-leading scientific organisation encompassing a distinctive range of integrated strengths in land, crop, water, environmental and socio-economic science.
Angus Hardie @angushardie.bsky.social Retired. Would like Scotland to have more community ownership, some truly radical land reform and local democracy worthy of the name.
Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland @weallscotland.bsky.social We are Scotland's leading network of organisations and individuals committed to transforming our economy. Together, we can build a #WellbeingEconomy that delivers social justice on a healthy planet.
Hugh Raven @hughraven.bsky.social Economy, business, environment, Highlands: MD at Ardtornish, charity founder, trustee and chair
Built Environment Forum Scotland @thebefs.bsky.social BEFS informs, debates & advocates on opportunities & challenges facing Scotland's built environment. Historic Environment Scotland supported. 🔗 https://www.befs.org.uk
Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social Protecting wildlife and restoring ecosystems across Scotland's land and seas.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/
#WordsOfTheWild
Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social I like complicated conversations about rewilding, housing, localism and sustainable transport. Fuelled by rage about the nature crisis. Sustained by all the people doing something about it.
Brian Inkster @brianinkster.bsky.social Solicitor & Notary Public | Speaker | Author | Founder/CEO of @inksters.bsky.social - Scotland's Plug & Play Law Firm: plugplaylaw.com | "maverick" Scottish Business Insider | "a one man Scottish legal institution" The Firm Magazine | brianinkster.com
Magnus Davidson @magnusdavidson.bsky.social
Lucy Beattie @lucybeattie.bsky.social Farmer, parent, and player of music. PhD Academic interest agriculture and #SciComm.
RSPB @rspb.bsky.social Filling these blue skies with birds, and saving nature while doing it.
🦅🦆🦉🐦🐤🐧
Our Website: https://brnw.ch/21wQQ1O
Cover photo: Aintright 📷
Rewild Scotland @rewildscotland.bsky.social Alan Hepburn - Teacher, Trustee SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, Scotland's Rewilding Charity and custodian of The Wildwood. Posts on Education, Biodiversity, Ecological Restoration. Views my own. https://www.the-wildwood.org.uk
Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social
🌳 The Scotland arm of the UK's largest woodland conservation charity.
💚 We create, protect & restore native woods & trees for people & wildlife, to combat climate change & build a greener future.
🌐 www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/scotland/
Jenni Minto MSP @jennimintomsp.bsky.social SNP MSP for Argyll & Bute.
For constituent enquiries email me on jenni.minto.msp@parliament.scot
Tom Arthur @thomascarthur.bsky.social SNP MSP for Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley | Scottish Government Minister for Business and Fair Work | Promoted by Tom Arthur, 49 High Street, Johnstone PA5 8AJ
Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social Scottish think tank founded in memory of trade unionist Jimmy Reid, to continue his legacy of radical political thinking and action. His words still echo.
Jim Fairlie MSP @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social MSP Perthshire South Kinross-shire. Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity.Indy 1st🏴. Promoted by Jim Fairlie MSP 61 Glasgow Road,Perth, PH2 0PE
Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social The voice of Scotland's #environment community. Over 50 organisations working together for the environment.
www.scotlink.org
James Cook @bbcjamescook.bsky.social Scotland Editor, BBC News
Occasional presenter of Newscast
Ex North America Correspondent
Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social Guardian First Edition writer
contact: libby.brooks@theguardian.com
insta: @libbyjbrooks
extracurricular: books, hills, standing stones, gingerbread, Labradors
Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social Freelance journalist & writer. Bylines at the Herald, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Big Issue, Prospect Magazine et al. Radio 4 documentaries, including Waiting for the Van & Prosecuting Polmont. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.
Kevin Stewart SNP @kevinstewartsnp.bsky.social Former SNP MSP for Aberdeen Central & Scottish Government Minister.
Roseanna Cunningham @strathearnrose.bsky.social Former SNP MP/MSP/Scottish Government Minister
I want an independent Scotland 🏴, a free Ukraine 🇺🇦, an unlimited supply of books 📚, and oh yes, 🖖🖖🖖
@nicolasturgeon.bsky.social @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social MSP for Glasgow Southside. Former First Minister of Scotland. Book lover.
Malcolm Combe @malcolmcombe.bsky.social Scots academic lawyer based at the University of Strathclyde. Interested in access to: a) land; and b) justice. Don (in the fitba sense). Blogs a bit. Demi-Gael.
John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social 🏴 First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP.
Promoted by John Swinney, 17-19 Leslie St, Blairgowrie, PH10 6AH
The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social The official Bluesky page of the world’s longest-running national newspaper.
Join us online and in print for expert opinion, news and unrivalled insight.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/
The Scotsman @scotsman.com Subscribe to The Scotsman for news, opinion and expert analysis from Scotland’s national newspaper: http://scotsman.com/subscriptions/
The Highland Council @highland.gov.uk Our Social Media Policy - https://www.highland.gov.uk/socialmedia - this account is not monitored 24/7.
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Contact details: http://highland.gov.uk/contact- C Calum Ross @calumross23.bsky.social Education correspondent at The Scotsman.
Andrew Midgley @andrewmidgley.bsky.social Working on land use policy with RSPB Scotland.
Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews.bsky.social Fàilte! Find out what’s happening across the Cairngorms National Park and be part of a community that’s helping nature and people to thrive together.
https://cairngorms.co.uk/
Shona Robison @shonarobison.bsky.social
Scottish Fiscal Commission @scotfisccomm.bsky.social Scotland's official, independent economic and fiscal forecaster. If you'd like to contact us please go to our website www.fiscalcommission.scot