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Patrick English @patrick-pme.bsky.social YouGov guy earning paychecks by researching public opinion, projecting elections, doing MRPs, running campaign and comms testing and development, figuring out how AI can help measure public opinion, and being a talking head in the media.
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Linebreak Rugby @linebreakrugby.bsky.social Dead rugby podcast clinging to a pretence of life
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Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Former minor twitter celebrity/hate figure. https://www.leonardocarella.com/
Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social Professor at Wharton, studying AI and its implications for education, entrepreneurship, and work. Author of Co-Intelligence.
Book: https://a.co/d/bC2kSj1
Substack: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/
Web: https://mgmt.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/emollick
Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social Scotland's answer to some question nobody was in much of a hurry to ask. Canal photography enthusiast.
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
Scottish Rugby Podcast @scotrugbypod.bsky.social Home of the Scottish Rugby Podcast by the Scottish Rugby Blog (@scottishrugbyblog.co.uk). Podcast available on all podcast apps https://podfollow.com/the-scottish-rugby-podcast
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
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Charlotte Pickles @charliepickles.bsky.social Director @re-state.bsky.social; all things State and public services.
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
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Simon Gleave @simongleave.bsky.social I have spent over 25 years of my career working with sports data in all its shapes and forms.
Sam Larner @samlstandsup.bsky.social Rugby analyst, journalist, coach, but mostly just a fan! Lover of flags and addicted to French rugby, specifically the ProD2. I write for Rugby Pass and Rugby World and dabble in presenting.
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I'm the former Head Coach Jordan Men and Women's Rugby (Sevens and 15's).
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
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"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social Policy thoughts: http://timleunig.substack.com Chief Economist Nesta, Director Econ PublicFirst, Vis Prof LSE Sch Public Policy, Vis Fellow Inst for Govt
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social Freelance research/policy/advocacy/writing on all things Parliament and government. Associate at IfG and Associate at State of the Future.
PhD in modern US/UK history.
Sport fan. Mum of one. Views my own.
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com Ursine Plenipotentiary. Defrocked astrophysicist. Aire échta for hire.
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“O fish, are you constant to the old covenant?”
Was @marxculture on Twitter
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.
Alex @m-ttpa.bsky.social 
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social He must not be replaced by an otter.
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
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social ‘The view from the column is ever distant’
Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com Author 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade' | Trade and Negotiations Explainer. Forever D&D DM.
🇺🇦 Born. 🇦🇺 Raised. 🇨🇭 Based.
Substack: substack.com/@dmitryopines
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social Policy and analysis correspondent, BBC Verify.
https://www.benchu.co.uk/
Author of "Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails", published May 2025
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
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Tom Forth @tomforth.co.uk Same as @thomasforth on X. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.
Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
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Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social Senior data scientist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk • Words and numbers on what the govt is up to, edu policy, doing data at a thinktank • Bilingual: 🐍/SQL • Sign up to the IfG newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xDINTz
Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social 🗳️ Scottish politics & elections | 📊 Quant social & political science | 💼 Associate Advisory Director @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social |📜 Associate Member @ccc-research.bsky.social | 🖋️ in various publications
Policy Sketchbook @policysketch.bsky.social A blog on UK public policy.
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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
Calum Weir @cwp-weir.bsky.social Research Manager at ThinkLabour 📈 - Opinions all my own - He/Him
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Keiran Pedley @keiranpedley.bsky.social Pollster at Ipsos. Genuine poll Boffin. Expect Spurs polling and politics!!
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Theo Bertram @theobertram.bsky.social Director of the Social Market Foundation
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Fabian Society @thefabians.bsky.social Britain's oldest political think tank. The future of the left since 1884.
Sam Dumitriu @samdumitriu.bsky.social Head of Policy at Britain Remade.
Marios Richards @mariosrichards.bsky.social Frequently wrong. Please correct (effort involved appreciated).
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