Teresa Degenhardt @drtdegenhardt.bsky.social academic - Queenโs University Belfast- She/her https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/teresa-degenhardt
social change- processes of criminalization in the international sphere- war- borders- detention of migrants - security - technology- feminist
Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
matthewbarnfield.co.uk
Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ activist in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Views entirely my own
Co-founder @endconversiontherapy.scot
Serial political policy author
(he/they) โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
Michael Gallagher @michaelgtcd.bsky.social Emeritus professsor political science Trinity College Dublin. Co-editor How Ireland Voted 2024 (Springer 2025) and of Politics in the Republic of Ireland 7th ed
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social Historian of UK and ROI politics and political economy. Senior Lecturer at QMUL and Deputy Director of Mile End Institute (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/murphycolm.html). Book on Labour and 'modernisation' (https://tinyurl.com/37tzatvk).
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social Chair of European Movement UK. ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐บ
Founder of the Bylines Network.
Founder of Scientists for EU.
Lover of science, Europe and humanity. ๐
Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social Covering politics, elections and data at The Economist
James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
Fellow @ Tech Policy Press
Fellow @ Demos
PhD researcher @ UCL Laws
newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic โ How QAnon Contaminated The World. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://www.jamesrball.com/
The National @scotnational.bsky.social The newspaper that supports an independent Scotland. Read at thenational.scot
Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social Imagining a Scottish Democracy since 2007.
Bylines at the Guardian, Open Democracy, Herald, DeSmog, Bella Caledonia, Sunday National.
The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social The official Bluesky page of the worldโs longest-running national newspaper.
Join us online and in print for expert opinion, news and unrivalled insight.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/
Steph Brawn @stephbrawn.bsky.social Political Journalist at The National and Sunday National. Got a story? steph.brawn@thenational.scot
Will ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @willdv2002.bsky.social ESRC Funded PhD student in Politics at Cardiff University, studying electoral reform in Wales
(personal account)
Research profile: https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/research-staff/daviesw18
@lucidtalk.bsky.social @lucidtalk.bsky.social 
Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Nate Silver Tweets @natesilver538bot.bsky.social Automatically reposting Nate Silver Tweets, DM if you are Nate and you want this account
@NateSilver538
New Book, On The Edge, #5 NYT Bestseller!
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Elect Her @electheruk.bsky.social We are a non-partisan organisation working to motivate, support and equip women in all their diversity to stand for political office, in Britain, and thrive once there. 
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
Amanda Ferguson @amanda.ie North Belfast woman. Freelance journalist c2010. NUJ member. Writer. Talker. Events. Consultant. Reasonable. A wee bit fancy.โ๐ปโฃ๏ธ#BeanUltach Also Director @wimbelfast.bsky.social And everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/amanda.ie
Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social The Electoral Reform Society is an independent organisation leading the campaign for your democratic rights. Sign up for updates: http://ers.tools/subscribe
Alex Bogdan @alexbgd.bsky.social Talks about polling, democracy, elections, politics and policy, survey methods. Openly obsessed with Hackney, gardening and Doctor Who. Photography: https://www.instagram.com/alexbogdan_alex/
Works at @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, but views strictly my own.
Marta Miori @martamiori.bsky.social UK Politics Impact Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford
Voting, public opinion, longitudinal methods, nice graphs
Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social Hello I used to Tweet but now I only tweet
Extremely Gay, extremely Scottish, mostly angry queerposting, no Yanks in the replies (Nice Americans welcome)
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
Jennifer McKiernan @jennifermckiernan.bsky.social BBC Westminster political reporter. British Journalism Awards finalist 2023. Amnesty International media awards winner 2021. Also Northern Ireland, Holyrood & Brussels
Andy Maciver @akmaciver.bsky.social Founder/Director of Message Matters ๐ข + Wednesdays on Holyrood Sources ๐ง ๐ฅ๏ธ + Fridays in The Herald & occasionally in The Spectator ๐ฐ ๐ป
Louise Wilson @louisewilso.bsky.social Political Editor โ๐ป Holyrood magazine ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Policy geek ๐ค Board game lover ๐ฒ Not-bad climber ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ Newbie crocheter ๐งถ
She/her
Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social Devolution anorak, parliamentary history nerd & recovering academic. Any views expressed are not those of my employer (yada yada etc passim)
Academic work: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Evans-11
Jayne McCormack @bbcjaynemcc.bsky.social BBC News NI Political Correspondent ๐บ ๐ฑ ๐ป Part-time fringe.
The Irish Times @irishtimes.com Official account of The Irish Times. Diverse opinion, thorough reporting and outstanding writing from http://irishtimes.com
David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social Lecture, Write & Commentate about Politics & Elections. Columnist with @irish_news All musings are my own.
Robin Swann MP @robinswannmp.bsky.social Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim & Former Minister of Health
Mark Devenport @markdevenport.bsky.social Broadcaster, Commentator, Conference Chair, former BBC United Nations Correspondent, Ireland Correspondent & NI Political Editor
Andrew Muir MLA @andrewmuirni.bsky.social Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | Alliance North Down MLA | Email casework andrew.muir@alliancepartyni.org | Member North Down Athletic Club | Founded Crawfordsburn and Bangor parkrun events | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Claire Sugden @clairesugden.bsky.social Independent MLA for East Londonderry
David Ford @david-ford.bsky.social Was: Alliance Councillor, Antrim 1993-2010; MLA, South Antrim 1998-2018; Party Leader, 2001-16; Minister of Justice for NI 2010-2016, President, Alliance Party 2019-2022.
Now: grandfather, p/t farmer, Alliance footsoldier, Rathlin CIC, Jubilee Farm, NFFN.
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Andrew Teale @andrewteale.me.uk Quizzer. Clarinettist. Lancastrian. Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com https://andrewspreviews.substack.com . Edits the Local Elections Archive Project https://andrewteale.me.uk/leap/
The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social (โฏยฐโกยฐ)โฏ๏ธต โปโโป all views my own except those im paid to express by the global jewish conspiracy, obvz
Polling stuff: irishelectionprojections.com
John L @johnlf.bsky.social Can't sing, can't dance, looks awful...
Occasional poster.
Curator of the UK Politics feed:-
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mziptt6o2ngf4scj7jiwacde/feed/UKPolitics
Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social Professor of European Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Elections, parties, social democracy & the radical right. he/him. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social public opinion, behaviour, attitudes, &c.
Associate Prof, @sotonpolitics.bsky.social; Assoc. Editor, @poqjournal.bsky.social & @jeppjournal.bsky.social
ColU, Pompey, music, books, & pubs
https://djdevine.org
Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social Athro Gwleidyddiaeth Cymru
Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social Tracking the Right's journey after Brexit and also the culture war's highly charged boundaries. Once a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, now centrist. Telegraph watcher.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandmcs
buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m
Email: peter.walker@theguardian.com Secure email if needed: peter.walker.guardian@protonmail.com
Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social Producer, Welsh Politics commentary, Welsh Politics Pod/Hiraeth/Yr Hen Iaith ๐ Pods. Nerth gwlad ei gwybodaeth.
Cymro, Pontypriddian, Proxy Canadian & รresdansker ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ
(cyfrif personol/personal account)
Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social Politics Lecturer Cardiff University & Fellow Edinburgh University.
Political Psychology ๐ง & Public Opinion.
https://jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/
Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social Head of Quant Research at Public First. Professional collector of other people's opinions
Gillian Martin @gillianamartin.bsky.social MSP for Aberdeenshire East since 2016, and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs in the Scottish Government
Mathew Nicolson @eyjarskeggi.bsky.social Recovering from a PhD in the history of Scottish island political & constitutional history. Shetlander.
Can be found doing things at:
@EuropeElects.bsky.social
@ShetlandElects.bsky.social
@HistoryofElections.bsky.social
@ScotHistNetwork.bsky.social
Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot Scottish elections and polling data. Not my polls. OG 'Britain Elects but Scottish'. PR fan account. Trans rights are human rights.
Donate; http://liberapay.com/ballotboxscot
Willie Rennie MSP @willierennie.bsky.social Scottish Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on education, economy and social justice
Will Jennings๐๐ณ๏ธ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social Institute of #irishstudies @liverpooluni.bsky.social: world-leading research & teaching in peace & conflict, women's studies, literature & history.
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
zoegardner.net
Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social Multi-award winning journalist and author based in Cardiff.
I conduct investigative journalism and help people better understand Wales/Cymru.
You sign up to my newsletter here: willhaywardwales.substack.com
Columnist at The Guardian.
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social Pen name of Andrew Scott.
Fake History, Fake Heroes and Notorious.
Represented by Pew Literary
Links:
https://linktr.ee/OttoEnglish
Centre on Constitutional Change @ccc-research.bsky.social Leading research centre for the study of constitutional change and territorial politics in the UK & beyond.
Researching the issues. Informing the debate.
More at https://www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/
Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social Political Editor of the world's longest-running national newspaper @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Email tips/stories/news to andrew.learmonth@heraldandtimes.co.uk.
DMs open.
Matthew Price @matthewbprice.bsky.social Political data guy at Focaldata.
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
Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social Author of โBorderlinesโ (Hodder, 2024) and previously Reggie Maudling, John Major. Psephologist, cat โownerโ, flรขneur. Against cruelty, which used to be a consensus position. https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/lewis-baston/borderlines/9781399723763/
Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธ Scottish politics & elections | ๐ Quant social & political science | ๐ผ Associate Advisory Director @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social |๐ Associate Member @ccc-research.bsky.social | ๐๏ธ in various publications
Ireland Election Projections @irishelection.bsky.social Tool to project your own results of the Irish elections ๐ณ๏ธ
https://irishelections.ie/
Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social The campaign for Proportional Representation at UK general elections. Promoted by Make Votes Matter, 27 Old Gloucester Street, WC1N 3AX.
Lesley Riddoch @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social Journalist, Blossom, Thrive, Director http://nordichorizons.org, Columnist http://thenational.scot Podcast http://lesleyriddoch.com NEW Finland film screenings https://lesleyriddoch.com/events. Denmark & other films https://www.youtube.com/@Lesley_Riddoch
Slugger O'Toole @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social Dumping politics out of boxes | Provocative conversation
Ben Walker @bwalker.uk Co-Founder of @britainelects.com | walker@britainelects.com
Jonathan Vincent @jonathanvincent.bsky.social Editorial Data Scientist @financialtimes.com
Conor J. Kelly @conorjkelly.bsky.social Bingham Early Career Fellow in Constitutional Studies at Balliol College, University of Oxford | Researching Irish, UK, & EU politics focusing on Northern Ireland | Usual disclaimer
From Donegal. Profile: https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/person/conor-j-kelly
Graeme Beale @midfyffe.bsky.social Works in @RESAS in the Scottish Government. Head of the Strategic Research Programme - Rural/Environment. Quaker. Writer of sub-par cat poems and other things.
Dave Gould @davesgould.bsky.social Senior advisor for the Mayor of London. Spurs fan. Cricket lover. Opinions my own and normally daft.
London news, sport and culture | The Standard | London Evening โฆ @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy Latest London news, business, sport, culture, celebrity and entertainment from The London Standard
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Alba Party @albaparty.bsky.social Campaigning for Scotlandโs Independence
Linktr.ee/albaparty
Reform Party UK @reform-uk-official.bsky.social Britain Needs Reform. Party led by Nigel Farage ๐ฌ๐ง
London Green Party @londongreenparty.bsky.social ๐ Real Hope. โ
Real Change. ๐ณ๏ธVote Green.
๐ฃPublished and promoted by Danny Keeling on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.
Marina Ahmad AM @labourmarina.bsky.social London Assembly Member for Lambeth & Southwark. Chair GLA Police & Crime Committee. Chair City Hall Labour Group. Member GLA Economy and Health Committees. GMB activist. Loves gardens, cats, running, laughing, tea, cake and a good book.
Krupesh Hirani AM @krupesh.co.uk London Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow
Leonie Cooper AM @leoniec.bsky.social Labour & Co-operative London Assembly Member, Merton & Wandsworth. Spurs & Spaniel fan. Casework to leonie.cooper@london.gov.uk 
Bassam Mahfouz AM @bassammahfouz.bsky.social London Assembly Member for Ealing & Hillingdon ๐น
Northolt Councillor, father to 2 brilliant boys, husband to 1 wonderful wife, runner, cyclist, love our ๐ and alliterations.
Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social London Assembly Member since 2016, Green Group Leader and Chair Transport Committee. Highbury Cllr 2014-26. Green Party
https://cityhallgreens.com/
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of Caroline Russell, Green Party, c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1837201724?i=1000724643828
Anne Clarke @annebclarke.bsky.social London Assembly Member for Barnet & Camden and Cricklewood councillor. Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure, Arts & Sport. Community enthusiast, cat lady. Labour & Co-op
Zoรซ Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social Green Candidate for Mayor of Hackney 2026 / Green Party Member of London Assembly / Dalston Ward Councillor.
She/her.
Promoted by Stefan Liberadzki on behalf of Zoรซ Garbett, Green Party, c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
Baroness Caroline Pidgeon @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social Liberal Democrat Member of the House of Lords. Health Spokesperson. London Assembly Member 2008-2024. Passionate Londoner.
Elly Baker AM @ellybakeram.bsky.social Labour & Co-op Londonwide Assembly Member. Chair London Assembly Transport Committee. Socialist. Trade Unionist. Organiser. East Londoner.
Contact me here - linktr.ee/EllyBakerAM
City Hall Conservatives @cityhalltories.bsky.social We hold the Mayor of London to account | Leader: Neil Garratt AM | Deputy Leader: Emma Best AM
Luke Marshall-Waterfield @lukewaterfield.bsky.social Deputy Chief Digital Officer for the Mayor of London.
@joannemccartney.bsky.social @joannemccartney.bsky.social London Assembly Member Enfield & Haringey. Statutory Deputy Mayor of London.
Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social Politically neutral campaign to regulate electoral ads. Labour, Lib Dem, Green + 3 other 2024 London mayoral candidates signed our Ad Code. Burnham too.
Lib Peck @libpeck.bsky.social Director of the Mayor of Londonโs Violence Reduction Unit. Former leader of Lambeth Council and former deputy chair of London Councils and LGA Labour.
Debbie Weekes-Bernard @debbieweekesb.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Communities & Social Justice, Chair of Praxis, formerly at JRF and Runnymede Trust - racial justice, anti-poverty, gender, equity. She/her. Views my own
Sadiq Khan @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social Londonmaxxing since 2016
Mete Coban MBE @metecoban92.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy. Founder My Life My Say. Board London Marathon. Former Hackney Councillor 2014 - 2024. Obama Leader.
Seb Dance @sebdance.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Transport and Deputy Chair, TfL | Former MEP for London, Vice-Chair EP Environment Committee (ENVI) and Deputy Leader European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP)
Chief Digital Officer for London @ldncdo.bsky.social Chief Digital Officer for London, working for Mayor of London and all Londoners. Using #data to support a fairer, safer and greener city for everyone #cities #innovation #smartcities https://medium.com/@chiefdigitalofficer4london
Simon Fletcher @fletchersimon.bsky.social Former adviser to Labour leaders, former chief of staff to the Mayor of London. Director of winning Labour leadership campaigns. Socialist.
Political campaigns II writing and analysis II consultancy
https://linktr.ee/simonfletcher
Tom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Housing โข Hon FRIBA โข Former London Assembly Member โข Former Lewisham councillor โข Geriatric Millennial