Fathom Deep @fathomdeep.bsky.social "Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise." — Cato
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Andrew McRae @mcraeandrew.bsky.social English prof, Uni of Exeter. Prone to talk about UK politics, higher education policy, the 17th century, the excellence of English studies, & Aussie sports.
Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social Large, slow-moving, land mammal. Bed-dweller. Horizontal guitarist. Loser of remote controls, vapes and plectrums in blankets. Deactivater of account for no reason sometimes. Late adopter of fuzz. Haver of Long Covid. He/him/Moog
Dr Lesley Choucri @lchoucs.bsky.social Been a midwife for 45 years! Now Volunteering with NHS. Enjoying being a Teyta to Zachary & Lydia.Thankfully we have Labour in charge!
Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social Bourgeois interests, proletarian instincts.
Tom Wilson @feedthedrummer.bsky.social Known for other things but mainly use this to talk about video games to be honest with you.
Kate de Selincourt @katedes.bsky.social Writer - sustainable building and the environment
Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social Cambridge Historian, London-dweller, author of Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood, now writing the social history of retirement for Penguin/Allen Lane. https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/prof-helen-mccarthy
Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com Data/govt etc freelancer gavinfreeguard.com
Starting @sotf.org.uk
@connectedbydata.org, Data Bites @publicdigital.bsky.social, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk, Think Digital Partners, @kinship.works, @transformgovtalks.bsky.social
Pic @paulclarke.com
Drachinifel @drachinifel.bsky.social 
David Rhys Lewis ⚽️🏉🏏 @taffneydave.bsky.social Mostly here for sport & music.
Proud Taffney, Arthritic ex Con,
Friend of Bill W, Autism Daddy.
MUFC, LUHG🔰 Glory hunter since 72/73 season.
Love Welshcakes & an Ulster Fry 😋
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social Associate Curator at the Museum of the American Revolution and a public historian. Focused on France and America during WWI and the 18th century.
(All views my own)
Dr Nick Dickinson @nickdickinson.bsky.social Political Scientist | British Politics and History | PhD on political salaries (Exeter) | Mst. Modern British and European History (Oxford) | Teaching methods and stats in social science
Chris King @northernwrites.bsky.social Former knife swallower
Unlikely to be the Chris King you are looking for. Unless I am. Then I am currently unable to take your call. 
Beth Cooper 🏏 @bethcooper.fyi It's nice to be nice. Appreciate what you have, not what you don't. Follow your heart. Pay tax. Give blood. Sponsor me for the 2026 Loch Ness Marathon https://www.justgiving.com/page/bethcooper
Curator of cricket starter packs (see pinned post)
Kris @cookieduh.xyz Insurance X Emerging Tech , Test Cricket Tragic , Sometimes Singer , History Nerd . Your random internet lurker :)
Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social 17 years as an energy market analyst, now working on asset transactions and investment advice across the energy industry. All views are my own.
More background: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-haddon-62aa7642/
WillP @wiilp.bsky.social Energy, science, engineering, environment.
Lynette Nusbacher @nusbacher.bsky.social Strategist, historian, veteran, leadership expert, health sector leader 🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🕍
Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social MIT professor, Brookings senior fellow, series editor at Cornell Press ⎮ Foreign policy, military operations, civil-military relations, nuclear weapons, authoritarianism ⎮ Views are my own ⎮ Book: The Dictator's Army
https://www.caitlintalmadge.com/
Phil Lowthian @phillowthian.bsky.social OBE. Retired Civil Servant. Love Politics, Sport and Music.
St Helens RLFC; MCFC; Golf; Cricket and Guitar hero!
Tom Kelsey @tomkelsey.bsky.social Lecturer in Defence Studies at the UK Defence Academy, King’s College, London. Writes on industrial strategy, British politics, and the history of technology.
Chris Netherclift @cjnetherclift.bsky.social Military historian - MA British FWW history (Wolverhampton MAfia). F1 McLaren, Harlequins & Hants CCC fan. GWG, GWAS, WFA & Independent Company member.
Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social Historian. I post a selection of facts on history that happened on this day at 9AM (BST) on Bluesky and X. It’s a daily journey to inform, educate and entertain.
Stephen Fisher @seaspitfires.com Author, historian & archaeologist, Lindblad Expeditions guide, National Geographic expert. Has a soft spot for WW2 Coastal Forces, landing craft, LCT 7074 & D-Day. Servant to Flynn. Writes books for Penguin.
www.seaspitfires.com
Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social Former political researcher and professional elections nerd specialising in electoral and party systems. Current day market research analyst for museums, heritage, the arts and charities around the world. UK's number one Romania-phile. Still a nerd. He/him
Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social The perfect mix of Saturday night and the rest of your life
He/Him
https://www.instagram.com/tpgeats
Sarah Churchwell @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social Public Humanities Prof, School of Advanced Study, Univ London. American abroad. Journalism, US politics, cultural & literary history esp 1920s & 30s & F. Scott Fitzgerald. Podcast: Journey Through Time with David Olusoga. @throughtimepod.bsky.social
Alternative MUFC @alternativemufc.bsky.social Same game, just a little different.
Dr Bryony Coombs @bryonycoombs.bsky.social Art Historian ¶ Medieval & Early Modern PhD, FSA Scot, FRHistS
¶ Edinburgh Uni writing about Scottish MSS
¶ Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance (EUP, 2024)
¶ Anselm Adornes (Brepols, 2026)
https://edinburgh.academia.edu/BryonyCoombs
https://bryonycoombs.com
Emily Collins @emily1collins.bsky.social jusqu'ici, tout va bien
William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol All the world’s a stage
Richard @rikyoung.bsky.social Work in #FinTech. Into Marvel, Doctor Who, Sci-Fi/Fantasy books, comics, film and TV, etc.
🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️🌈(he/him)
Lion & Unicorn @lionunicorn.bsky.social Culture | History | Politics
thelionandunicorn.com
Eddie Cochrane @cobrabay.bsky.social Science Fiction fan, SF con-runner, CAMRA member, gaffer-taping new code onto obsolescent platforms for a living.
Cis (he/him), Human (DBDG)
Pivot to AI [Unofficial] @pivot-to-ai.com.web.brid.gy It can't be that stupid, you must be prompting it wrong
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://pivot-to-ai.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/pivot-to-ai.com
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association @vickersmg.bsky.social Registered Charity No. 1210266 (England and Wales). To advance the education of the public in the subject of military history and firearms, in particular (but not exclusively) in relation to the Vickers machine gun.
CRICKETher @crickether.com Women's cricket news, views & charts.
Catch the CRICKETher Weekly with Raf Nicholson and Syd Egan on https://www.youtube.com/@crickether
Shane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social Housing guy. Researcher at UCLA Lewis Center, host of UCLA Housing Voice Podcast, author of The Affordable City, resident of Los Angeles.
ceej @ceej.online just here to have fun online
Samantha Burns @cheesecakechik.bsky.social Rhaya Feoreil on FFXIV, WHM extraordinaire
skeet dreams (of you) @judenonesuch.bsky.social Sentimentality mode? We were children together!
Chris Sams @jerijerod14.bsky.social World War 1 & 2 Naval historian, also likes RAF bombers & the Luftwaffe between 1935-45. Working on Bristol Beauforts & WW1 U-boats.
https://linktr.ee/jerijerod14
The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social A vibrant group of nerds trying to teach the world about The Great War. Join us at https://greatwargroup.com
Alison Oliver @alisonoliver.bsky.social Gardens, cricket, history, rtd nurse, wildlife& natural world.
Gareth Morgan @garethmorgan.bsky.social Corporate Affairs Executive Director, #BJJ Brown Belt, UKBJJA Board member, #Labour civil war veteran.
Trumpton @trumpton.bsky.social Trumpton is a small town run by an egotistical Mayor who isn't really qualified for office, very much like the UK. Created by @mikedicks
Christina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social The Viz one
AKA Evie
Council worker and writer
Both jobs death related
Ashes to Admin and Get Ahead of Being Dead out now
Locate International ambassador
https://linktr.ee/eviekingwrites
GD's Tales @tanktales.bsky.social Once a soldier. ND. I post about:
* Israel/Palestine.
* The Balkans.
* Iraq.
* Edges of empires in Europe.
* The First & Second World Wars.
* Tanks.
* WMD.
* Mental Health, Moral Injury, Neurodivergence.
* The current state of the British military.
The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social “Breaking Rommel” is now available for purchase.
“That's an impressive array of sources, but what are your credentials?"
Long-running research project on the desert war 1940-43, with a specific focus on Operation CRUSADER.
www.rommelsriposte.com
Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com writer, editor, degenerate, Luddite, decel
thetechbubble.substack.com
Allison Morrow @amorrow.bsky.social Journalist. Runner. Always looking for my next coffee/tattoo. Founder of the CNN Business Nightcap newsletter. Former WSJ.
Adrian Harvey @ade-harvey.bsky.social Writer, public policy bod, urbanist. Iceland obsessive. Author of The Whirligig, Being Someone, The Cursing Stone and Time's Tide.
www.adrian-harvey.uk
Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social Champagne socialist. UK politics, foreign affairs & overreacting to stuff we'll all have forgotten about in a week.
Charlie Ball @lmicharlie.bsky.social Jisc's Head of Labour Market Intelligence, based in Manchester. Specialist on the labour market for post-18 learners in the UK, posts about work, study, regional labour markets, county cricket. Find my work (mostly) at https://luminate.prospects.ac.uk/
Neal Hudson @resi-analyst.bsky.social UK housing market analyst. Personal account.
Analysis and commentary at https://builtplace.com/
Visiting Fellow at Henley Business School.
Columnist for FT Weekend’s Money.
Mainstream @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social The home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change.
Join us to unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.
http://mainstreamlabour.org/
William Lane @williamjtlane.bsky.social Policy, Public Affairs and Electoral Analysis (and occasionally Photography)
'Political Analyst' - Aaron H. Ellis
Views my own
Writes at https://thepartyanimal.substack.com/
Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social San Francisco stuff, tech, politics, stock markets, economics, science, fiction
ran for Congress to try to prevent this future one time...
no direct message for now please; @ me first
Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social Historian & Author on #FWW allied relations, historical games studies, & #StarWars. Rep'd Justin Nash of Kate Nash Literary Agency. Consulting partner @historystudiola.bsky.social. He/him
https://linktr.ee/chriskempshall
War and Peas 🧿 @warandpeas.bsky.social 🌹 Comics by Elizabeth Pich & Jonathan Kunz 🌹
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warandpeas
All Links: https://warandpeas.start.page
Shop: https://warandpeas.com/shop/
ambrosen @ambrosen.eurosky.social It’s all just rather a lot lately. Tell me to post some nice pictures if I’m getting boring.
Ruth Dawson @ruthd.bsky.social Ex DTI, COI, CBI, LSE & CCC. Current affairs addict also interested in history, theatre, art, reading & beer.
Tout passe, tout casse, tout lasse
JD Vance @jd-vance-1.bsky.social Christian, husband, dad. Vice President of the United States.
jdvance.com
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social Writer, Director, Actor, Producer and failed Dairy Farmer.
www.melbrooks.com
Wolfgang Feist @wolfgangfeist.bsky.social Humanist. Physicist. Educator. Engineer.
Energy efficiency is key to solving the climate crisis – and the problems associated with it. Energy efficiency is NOT an abstract concept: it is real in the form of passive houses, heat pumps, electric vehicles,...
Alan Clarke @alanclarke.bsky.social Energy & buildings engineer, Passivhaus, mountain biker, veg gardener/rewilder
James Prentice @jamespren.bsky.social Researcher, likes data, graphs, infographics and telling stories with data. PhD in political analysis from Sussex uni - like all social science subjects. Mainly post about political analysis and my research within the Hastings & Rye area. Fabian member.
Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social civilian drone technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. read my newsletter: https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io
Frank Reif @frankreif.bsky.social Mainly here for climate stuff. Decarbonizing heating and cooling.
Building science / efficiency / retrofit / mechanical engineering etc.
OTD Military History @otdmilhistory.bsky.social All about military history. Run by historian Brad St.Croix.
Check out the OTD YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@OTDMilitaryHistory
Support OTD through Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/OTDMilHistory
Whores of Yore @whoresofyore.bsky.social Sex History. "A Catalogue of Jilts, Cracks, Nightwalkers, Whores, She-Friends, Kind Women & Others of the Linen-Lifting Tribe”
Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social Retro tech, early web & vintage computing. 80s, 90s, 2000s nostalgia. Follow for daily posts.
@econstevem.bsky.social @econstevem.bsky.social Deputy Director for Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting at NIESR. Enjoy watching cricket and playing the piano. Using Bluesky in a personal capacity.
James C @iguandonjim.bsky.social New name, same pastry face, emigrating from The Bad Place
Pierre Landry Kabore enjoyer 🇧🇫🏴🇱🇻
MUFCGRW @mufcgrw1977.bsky.social Match going red since 1986 - the love will never die 🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪 45th generation Roman - TRA & MUST member
Tom Foale @tfoale.bsky.social Xscapee. Entrepreneur, innovator, CTO for a cybersecurity business. Working on a theory of rational government. Determined rejoiner. #FBPE. Kidney donor.
Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com #TeamFT, Unhedged pod, E17, gardening, plazzy Scouser.
I never give investment advice. Beware scammers impersonating me to sell crypto etc.
FT "Free to read" = 300 free clicks.
*Stop the pervert glasses*
Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social Policy. Political economy. Increasing bewilderment.
"The Three Economies" Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/anthonypainter
#ynwa
Margaret McCartney @mgtmccartney.bsky.social evidence
whopaysthisdoctor.org
Beira's Place
Christabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social Director of Research at ThinkLabour. Interested in politics and data. Interested in how people think about politics and data.
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Gordon Corera @gordoncorera.bsky.social Co-host of “The Rest is Classified” podcast
https://linktr.ee/gordoncorera
George Pearkes @peark.es No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForTheCrown, #COYG | 🇺🇸 via 🇨🇦. Not 🏴. | Normal man, one of the Normal Men
*ALL CAPS HEADLINES LIKE THIS ARE FROM BLOOMBERG
📍 CLT
Libération @liberation.fr ▪️ Le compte Bluesky de Libération, avec une sélection de nos articles, enquêtes, billets et chroniques
▪️ Pour suivre les journalistes de Libé : kit de démarrage
▪️ Abonnez-vous à Libération pour tout lire : https://libe.fr/bsky/
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social A career spent in government affairs & media. Now an interested eye on the news. Not always balanced; there aren’t two sides to fascism.
Now on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@news_eye?_t=ZN-8zwNc7WZeII&_r=1
Please use ALT text :-)
Kate Bevan @katebevan.com Cat pics, tech, ranting. Sweary. Londoner. Enemy of gerunds in headlines. When I want advice, I'll ask for it.
David @thefatfryer.bsky.social Left leaning small business owner. Belfast. Love politics, my husband and my French Bulldog Cybil.
I hate Brexit and all those that are responsible for it.
Also love cars, any type any age.
Mags Layton @fleasondogs.bsky.social Plays fiddle a bit, manages quantum-y type stuff, is annoyed by lack of logic, poor grammar and so much more… Knitting is therapy. Unsolicited DMs = immediate block.
Tomato Soup @souptomatosoup.uk Anything posted here are my personal views.
Anonymised UK policy generalist with far too much experience, especially economic, tax, and international.
Preferred pronouns: They/Them/Their.
@souptomatosoup on twitter
Banner credit @pickardje.bsky.social
Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social Snarky history. Hideous French battleships. Nautical nonsense. Always check the alt text.
Beverley Palin @beverleypalin.bsky.social Historian, musician, reenactor, swordsman, bellydancer, priest-wrangler and tortoise servant. Owned by Reg the WW1 trench organ. Funerals a speciality.
Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social Writer, comedian, illustrator, blogger and international woman of mystery. Sworn enemy of the Swedish Yule Goat. Writer of jokes in The Beaverton and Cracked. 🇨🇦
Sarah Clegg @readingartefacts.bsky.social 
WinchesterLunch 🇺🇦 @winchesterlunch.bsky.social Work in IT but also write historical novels. #1 bestseller debut published by Harper Collins - https://amzn.eu/d/ceHuLT7
London Irish. You can take the girl out of Cricklewood but you can't etc