Graeme Young @graemewyoung.bsky.social Lecturer in Social and Public Policy, University of Glasgow
Substack: https://graemewyoung.substack.com/
Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu Social data scientist with too many questions | Assistant Professor at Leiden University | PhD from @EUI
https://laurenleek.eu/
https://laurenleek.substack.com
Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social CBE FREng. Chief Executive of the Met Office. Weather, climate, physics, digital & data, with a scatter of wildlife, Dartmoor, old churches and choral music 
Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Email: matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
Siobhán Jolley @siobhanjolley.bsky.social Some time writer, educator, and curator; full time Mary Mag Hag | Currently lecturing @uomreligion
Hilary Cottam @hilarycottam.bsky.social Author of Radical Help and The Work We Need (out May 2025), Hon Prof @iipp-ucl.bsky.social Trustee @jrf-uk.bsky.social. Doer. Free Radical www.hilarycottam.com
Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology (SBET) @scottishbulletin.bsky.social A biannual journal produced by Highland Theological College, SBET promotes evangelical theology across biblical, doctrinal, historical & practical fields, and seeks to reflect & engage with current church & national issues. Edited by Prof. Mark Elliott.
@europebyrail.eu @europebyrail.eu EUROPE BY RAIL: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE. By Nicky Gardner & Susanne Kries. 19th edition published 22 June 2026. #EuropebyRail. Published by @hiddeneurope.eu
Public Health Scotland @publichealthscot.bsky.social Public Health Scotland is the national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.
Find out more at publichealthscotland.scot
The Glasgow Wrap @theglasgowwrap.bsky.social The best way to stay updated on Glasgow's local news: ad, clickbait & clutter-free curateed newsletter delivered to your inbox at 7am daily 💌
Edited by @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social
The Sunday Post @sundaypost.com The official page for The Sunday Post in Scotland.
⚫ News worth waiting for. 
Ethical Consumer @ethical-consumer.bsky.social We're an indie, NPO, CO-OP & world leading ethical consumption magazine, est. 1989.
Esther Addley @estheraddley.bsky.social Guardian senior news writer, Derry Girl. Likes old stones and potatoes. 
Erik Eklund @eklundsays.bsky.social 3x award-winning Nabokov specialist
literature and religion at Northwest
research fellow, Russian stuff at Northwestern
author, AND THEN NOTHING (2026)
great at parking
“The dumbest smart person I’ve ever met”
—my beloved wife
Karen Campbell @writerkcampbell.bsky.social Book writer. Scottish. European. www.karencampbell.scot
Chris Quine @chrisquine.bsky.social Forester, foodie, FICFor, FRSE. Formerly Chief Scientist at Forest Research. Vice chair of Royal Scottish Forestry Society. Views my own.
Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social Edinburgh Correspondent The Herald #StandFree ✝️🦅
josh.pizzuto-pomaco@newsquest.co.uk
Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social American historian, religion, environment, pop culture, the South. Author: The Devil's Music (Harvard, 2018). Prof of Am & Brit Studies, Univ of Oslo. Fulbright alumnus.
Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social Physics, bubbles, oceans, hot chocolate and curiosity. Professor at UCL, writer, broadcaster. Author of Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine https://linktr.ee/helenczerski Co-host of BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth
Kirsten Oswald @kirstenoswald.bsky.social Eastwood.
Interested in people, places, politics. Independence is normal. 🏴
Jenny Gilruth @jennygilruth.bsky.social MSP for Mid Fife & Glenrothes // Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Local Government in @scotgov // jenny.gilruth.msp@parliament.scot for constituents
Promoted by Jenny Gilruth MSP, 12 Commercial Street, Markinch, KY7 6DE
Jenni Minto MSP @jennimintomsp.bsky.social SNP MSP for Argyll & Bute.
For constituent enquiries email me on jenni.minto.msp@parliament.scot
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 🌍
Alyn Smith MSP 🏴🇪🇺 @alynsmith.bsky.social Scottish European. MSP for Stirling. Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education.
(Photo the brilliant @thekiltedphoto.bsky.social)
Alison Thewliss @thewliss.bsky.social SNP MSP for Glasgow Central
Promoted by Angus Millar on behalf of Alison Thewliss, both at 68 St Vincent Terrace, Glasgow, G3 8DX
Dr Catherine Preston @docp67.bsky.social Welsh historian
Stephen Gethins @stephengethins.bsky.social MSP Dundee City East, Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Energy, Scottish Government, promoted by Stephen Gethins, c/o SNP offices 8 Old Glamis Rd, Dundee
ProfAFinlayson @profafinlayson.bsky.social Prof of Political & Social Theory @ UEA: regularly a political theorist, often a political analyst, always a rhetorician. Sometimes I teach people how to make political speeches; usually they are happy about it. Mostly I study Reactionary Digital Politics.
Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social Prof of Digital Humanities, Dean for Global Engagement, University of Glasgow. Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure #MDANT
Nobody wins unless everybody wins.
@jacktshaw.bsky.social @jacktshaw.bsky.social Director of Groundwork Research and Policy Fellow, The Productivity Institute. 'Veteran local government advisor'.
Read my Notes on Local Government Substack: https://substack.com/@notesonlocalgovernment
Chris Marshall @chrismarshll.bsky.social Deputy editor at Holyrood magazine, Edinburgh. Writing about Scottish politics mostly || Journalism here: https://medium.com/@chrismarshall_ https://substack.com/@holyroodchris
Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Associate editor at Carbon Brief 🐸
josh.gabbatiss@carbonbrief.org ✉️
Angus Hervey @angushervey.com fixthenews.com
Sharing stories of human progress, environmental restoration, clean energy, and scientific discovery.
John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com Working to open doors to public life and politics for young people, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, to give them the opportunity to serve.
Director: Eddie Barnes
🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com
📍 University of Glasgow
Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social EconProf, UMass Amherst
Robinson, Keynes, Meiksins Wood, Rothschild & Matthöfer Prizes | Harvard Associate in Research | 2023 TIME100 Next
Lucy Sixsmith @lucysixsmith.bsky.social Research Fellow in English 2025-29 at St John's College, Cambridge. Book history, reading, writing.
/When the Music Fades/ 2026 @canterburypress.bsky.social
https://lucysixsmith.wordpress.com/
Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social Trained journalist, Editor, documentary maker and sports commentator.
Ukraine expert. Numbers nerd.
Almost famous on Xitter!
Coffee donations accepted!
https://ko-fi.com/twmcltd 
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.
Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022
Highly commended:
Society of Editors 2025
Shortlisted:
Press Awards 2025
Press Gazette 2025
AOP 2025
Deputy Ed + Snr Policy Ed, Carbon Brief
simon.evans@carbonbrief.org
B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social University of Reading (UK) PhD student studying naval strategy and amphibious warfare. Author of books On Tactics and On Operations. Occasional blogger: https://bafriedman.substack.com/
Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics at LSE. Posting mostly about energy/enviro research. https://stephenjarvis.github.io/
Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social Professor of Public Health Policy at the University of Strathclyde. Co-Director of the Centre for Health Policy & Co-Lead of SHERU (the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit). Interested in research, advocacy and policy to reduce inequalities.
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social Ancient & military historian specializing in the Roman economy and military. PhD from UNC History. More impressive credential is that I have beaten both Dark Souls and Elden Ring.
Blogs at acoup.blog
Stephen Noon @stephen-noon.bsky.social “Be attentive, intelligent, reasonable, responsible, in love. Develop and, if necessary, change.” (Bernard Lonergan)
🏴🏳️🌈
Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social Economics Editor, The Observer
Sign up for my newsletter: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters
Petra Johana Poncarová @poncarova.bsky.social petrajohanaponcarova.com | Research, poetry & translation between Gaelic, Czech & English | Rannsachadh, bàrdachd & eadar-theangachadh eadar Gàidhlig, Seicis & Beurla
Rory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social oil market researcher
founder of https://CommodityContext.com
former bank economist
markets, code, barbecue
Alistair May @alistairmay.bsky.social Kirk Minister: church, theology, Biblical studies (PhD) and a bit of (non-partisan) Scottish politics. Dabbling in history, law, and other stuff. 
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social Economics writer. Author.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff. Some cricket.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
John Handley @jwhandley.bsky.social 
Eurosky Social @eurosky.social Building open social web infrastructure and apps in Europe. Public interest non-profit, part of Modal Foundation.
App: mu.social
Accounts: move.eurosky.tech
Discover: portal.eurosky.tech
Web: eurosky.tech
Help: eurosky.tech/help
Fund: fund.eurosky.tech
Jamie Gaskarth @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social Prof, Foreign Policy and IR, OU. Writes on British defence, intel and foreign policy. Associate Fellow, Chatham House. Views my own.
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social Alternately Defiant, Dispirited, and Despondent. Without illusions but not disillusioned. Focus on Climate, Inequality and Development.
I co-edit the Polycrisis project and newsletter https://thepolycrisis.org/
Fannie Bialek @fanniebialek.bsky.social friend, countryman, religion and politics prof @ washu
Ipsos in the UK @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social Leader in market research in the UK, part of @ipsosgroup.bsky.social.
Follow us for the latest insights 📊
Visit our website for more https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk
@loudavis.bsky.social @loudavis.bsky.social 
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations.
Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4.
Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk
---
Substack: https://channel4news.substack.com
Website: www.channel4.com/news
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Channel4News
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Amber Dellar @amberdellar.bsky.social Researcher, public services @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Focusing on schools and local government, particularly children's social care and homelessness. She/her
Bob MacLean @bobmaclean.bsky.social Assistant Librarian (rare books), University of Glasgow Library Archives and Special Collections
Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot Overlooked tales of Edinburgh, Leith & Scottish local history. Expect the unexpected: people, buildings, transport, maps & occasional attempts to be funny. Stories also published at https://threadinburgh.scot 🐦 ex-Cocteautriplets
Andrew P Rogers @andrewpaulrogers.bsky.social Practical theologian at the University of Roehampton. Teaching theological reflection, theological formation, hermeneutics and critical issues in practical theology. Researching Bible and practical theology, creeds and confession, amongst other things.
APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. Parliament's largest APPG.
Chair: @alexsobel.co.uk
Secretariat: @makevotesmatter.bsky.social & @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
🔗 https://fairelections.org.uk
David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social Historian, researcher, and co-editor of @renewaljournal.bsky.social
South of Scotland Community Housing @soscommhousing.bsky.social 
@madsdavies.bsky.social @madsdavies.bsky.social 
Georgina Sturge @georginasturge.bsky.social Statistics expert and author of 'Sum of Us' (2025) and 'Bad Data' (2022). Research Affiliate at the Oxford Migration Observatory.
Formerly of the House of Commons Library. Now writing and podcasting on Substack https://georginasturge.substack.com/
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
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.
International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social Promoting Scottish literatures globally | https://scotlit-iassl.org | scotlit.iassl@gmail.com
Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social Nuffield College, Oxford
Director, Nuffield Politics Research Centre
President, British Polling Council
Election Analyst, ITV News
Voting, surveys, explanation, singing …
Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social Composer, climate campaigner, dad.
Main site: https://hutchingsmusic.co.uk
Songs trying to save the world: http://choirsforclimate.com
Listen: http://soundcloud.com/hutchingsmusic
Videos: http://youtube.com/@choirsforclimate
he/they, Edinburgh
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
The Glasgow Bell @glasgowbell.bsky.social Glasgow's new quality newspaper. Join our free mailing list 📨
Got a pitch or tip? Give us a bell: editor@glasgowbell.co.uk
For Women Scotland @forwomen.scot 
Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social Historian of work, energy, industry and protest. Author of An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class and Coal Country. Should be running or writing.
Manon Garcia @manongarcia.bsky.social Philosophe féministe 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇺🇸 Prof @GoetheUni
We Are Not Born Submissive / The Joy of Consent / Living with Men
Theology in Scotland @theoscot.bsky.social God, Scotland, and the Universe:
https://ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TIS/index
Here to connect with friends of theology and Scotland, and to share our publications on faith, thought, and culture.
World Christianity @cswcedinburgh.bsky.social 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 leading research in #WorldChristianity since 1982 • @UoEDivinity.bsky.social, @Edinburgh-Uni.bsky.social.
https://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk
Hugh TaylorBrown🏴 @htaylorbrown.bsky.social Interests include the cultural aspects of death and funerals. Interested in rites, rituals, and commemoration. Love graveyards. Music fan, enjoy a bit of prog! Sing loudly!
Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social FRHistS SFHEA; Vice President @bars.bsky.social; Senior Lecturer @newcastleuni.bsky.social;
🇮🇪 & 🏴 Studies, 1798, labouring class poetry, transatlantic networks, MedHums; Member @thencps.bsky.social
Didn’t come up the Lagan in a bubble
Greg Johnson @pteranodo.bsky.social "The Church of the present day has as yet much to learn in the carrying out of the principles underlying this verse."
- Revere Franklin Weidner
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
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu President of the @ec.europa.eu
Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London. Russian foreign & security policy, US foreign policy, US-Russia relations, European security. Views are my own.
Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. One third of the @quietriotpod.bsky.social with @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social
Support me on https://ko-fi.com/quietriotpod
Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in US Foreign Policy, Queen Mary University of London. Out now: The Politics of Antagonism (Routledge, 2024). Researches Security/Narratives/Identity/Populism
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/loefflmanngeorg.html
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum.
heather.stewart@theguardian.com
Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social Independent investigative reporter.
http://www.benryan.net
Subscribe: https://benryan.substack.com
Gender Critical Thinker @gencritthink.bsky.social Care for some questions? Always polite and respectful.
Angie Hobbs @profangiehobbs.bsky.social Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy Emerita. Here for: philosophy; ancient Greek and Roman culture; nature; music; theatre; books; politics; cricket angiehobbs.com
Pasi Vaaranmaa @vaaranpa.um.fi Ambassador of #Finland to the #OECD and #Unesco. Interests include trade, economy and foreign policy. On the wallpaper Chateau de la Muette, home of the OECD in Paris.
David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social (he/him) Prize-winning Irish poet writing in English & Ulster Scots. Pushcart nominated. MA from MMU. Archival poetics: Islandmagee Witch Trial & Irish War of Independence
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
Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
Religion Media Centre @relmedcentre.bsky.social Independent and impartial - providing the media with information, context and expert comment