Rhi Storer @rhistorer.bsky.social Policy Correspondent with @newstatesman1913.bsky.social | Spelling mistakes always | Email me here: rhi.storer@newstatesman.co.uk | London via Birmingham
James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social Senior Research Analyst @focaldata.bsky.social
https://jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com
@pollytoynbee.bsky.social @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor at The Spectator
Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social I do refugee and asylum policy at the Refugee Council, so most likely a lot of the posts will be about that.
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.
Marc Stears @mds49.bsky.social Political theorist, author, speechwriter, campaigner. Director UCL Policy Lab.
Tom Ambrose @tomambrose.bsky.social Live blogger @theguardian.com
Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social Writer, comedian, podcaster, stone-clearer, snookerist, ventriloquist
Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social Campaigning collaboratively, locally and nationally, to transform asylum in the UK.
Andrew Jacobs @andrewjacobslnd.bsky.social L&D strategist and innovator. Author and producer of the Women Talking About Learning podcast. Not a guru or rock star.
Ben Bradshaw @benbradshaw.bsky.social Ex Labour Minister & ex MP for Exeter, now growing olives in Sicily.
He/him
@solomonhughes.bsky.social @solomonhughes.bsky.social
Jon Will Chambers @jonchambers.co.uk Mostly looking for safety from the algorithms. #Eurovision obsessive and #F1 fan. Designer, writer and campaigner working with people and organisations to try make the world a better place.
Steven Everts @sbeverts.bsky.social Thoughts on Europe and the world. Director of @EUISS.bsky.social - the EU think tank on foreign and security policy. Views here are strictly personal - but we can share them.
Type 1 Diabetes UK @type1diabetesuk.bsky.social
Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social MP for Norwich South “The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make and could just as easily make differently” - David Graeber
Kaz Self 🏳️⚧️ @kazself.com * Labour Councillor for Southmead, Bristol, UK
* Transport and Connectivity Committee member
* Chartered Engineer (retired)
* LGBT+ Labour Exec. Committee
One of ‘those women who best embody the Bristol spirit of rebellion’ (Bristol Post - March ‘25)
Brigid Fowler @brigidfowler.bsky.social Policy Analyst, House of Lords European Affairs Committee - so, here mainly to post on the Committee's work @lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk & see what others are doing/saying/publishing, re: mainly UK, EU, UK-EU politics, economics, policy, IR, nat sec
Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution, Brunel University London @brunelcce.bsky.social
https://www.rebeccasear.org/
Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-heart-that-works-rob-delaney/3f4398e419f2db84
Ian @luci70.bsky.social English Dad, Techie, two wheel enthusiast who wants society to look after everyone in it.
Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation, focusing on social security, poverty and living standards
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.
David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social Yorkshire based. Interested in politics.
Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social Strategy, futures and impact | London | andymartin.net
David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sussex (own views, obviously).
Interested in British (and Western) foreign relations in the Middle East and elsewhere, and how they're shaped by legacies of colonialism.
@niallsmith.bsky.social @niallsmith.bsky.social
@geoffmulgan.bsky.social @geoffmulgan.bsky.social
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
@davidfrost1.bsky.social @davidfrost1.bsky.social
Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl Politicoloog/Political Scientist | @UniLeiden.bsky.social | @Peilingwijzer.bsky.social | @stukroodvlees.bsky.social | Opinions are my own | Dutch & English
https://www.tomlouwerse.nl
Ewan Hoyle @ewanhoyle.bsky.social Author of the Sprint for PR Substack: @ewanhoyle.substack.com
Advocate for ranked preference polling and voting systems.
We can fairly (and totally) remove Reform UK's path to power through electoral reform.
Paul Frame @paulframe85.bsky.social Not worth following or paying attention to.
Dan Hall @danhalll.bsky.social frittering away my youth on bluesky
views my own
Chloe Chaplain @chloechaplain.bsky.social Senior Political Correspondent at The i Paper - covering all things Westminster
Alex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social Democracy Programme Lead / Senior Researcher - mySociety/TheyWorkForYou. Also for some reason Postman Pat reviews.
James Butler @piercepenniless.bsky.social Writes & talks @lrb.co.uk
Jim Johnson @jamesmcneile.bsky.social Sheffield, UK but born in Speke. Evertonian, STH 1968/69! The world is a dark place trying to brighten it up with a wide variety of tastes, art, music and creative stuff.
Bold Politics @boldpolitics.bsky.social Bold Politics is the podcast making hope normal again with Zack Polanski.
https://linktr.ee/boldpolitics
Gary Bainbridge @garybainbridge.bsky.social Owner-operator of Liverpool's premier bijou editorial services provider, Bus Stop. Occasional bus traveller. Used to be a small deal.
Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social "an already elusive subject is considered here from a variety of oblique angles"
Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social Polling editor at CNN, keeping (cross)tabs on public opinion and the news. I like puns.
Timby2 @timby2.bsky.social It's not how much you're given, it's what you do with what you've got. Folk music, archaeology, football and lefty views. Semi-retired, the boss will be furious when she finds out. Looking for hope and laughter.
Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social South African in Scotland. Will probably post about politics/movies/tennis/rugby/gay nonsense.
https://letterboxd.com/JordanP/
Alistair Green @mralistairgreen.bsky.social
Simon Parker @simonparker.bsky.social Public servant in search of a better future. Communities and service users first. Desires to unbuild walls.
Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social CEO @praxisprojects.bsky.social. Chair @refugeestogether.bsky.social. Brummie. All views own (subject to personal growth and development).
The Campaign for Compulsory Voting @compulsoryvoting.bsky.social Everyone should vote.
https://compulsoryvoting.org.uk/
The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social Enjoy The Observer journalism in print every Sunday, and digitally, seven days a week 🗞️
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James Willby @jameswillby.bsky.social Brit, Londoner, former New Yorker in Astoria. City Boy, "Woke" Liberal & D&D DM. Also loves Fin Tech, CRPGSs, Sci Fi, 40K, Man Utd & her. Very bad at Golf. Married to Thorrun.
Nilo @nilo.bsky.social Mentally I’m on the beach.
Railway Electrification
Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city.
Posts, errors & typos all mine.
@kmeinnes.bsky.social @kmeinnes.bsky.social
BergerBrakes @bergerbrakes.bsky.social Riding the wave
Chris Annous @chrisannous.bsky.social Rugby Player | Stood for Parliament | Associate at More in Common
Jakub Krupa @jakubkrupa.bsky.social Europe Live, Guardian / Board Member Fulham Supporters Trust, in H5. / One stop shop for all things #PolesinUK.
Dr. Sarah Wagner @sarahwagner.bsky.social Lecturer (Assistant Prof) Queen's University Belfast. Formerly University Mannheim, PhD from Uni of Essex. Interested in Parties and the Radical Left. Football Fan. She/her.
Anne Oldfield @anneoldfield.bsky.social
Jennifer Thomson @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath | ESRC New Investigator - Feminist Foreign Policy | https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/jennifer-thomson
London Centric @londoncentric.media A modern news outlet for London, covering the city in the old-fashioned way. Edited by @jim.londoncentric.media. Subscribe now for a 25% discount: www.londoncentric.media
Rachel Rees @rachel-rees.bsky.social Journalist at the Financial Times, ex London Centric. Not the former chancellor. Email me on rachel.rees@ft.com
Wes Ball @wesleyball.bsky.social Mid-Herts Young Referee of the Year 1995. England and Poland. Brentford and Spurs. Durham and Surrey. I support two teams. What of it?
Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social Lib Dem based in Oxfordshire
County Cllr for Kidlington North & Otmoor; Cabinet Member for Economy and Environment
Elected Member of Federal Policy Committee
Promoted by Oxon Lib Dems at Unit C5 Grange Court Business Park, OX14 3NB
Cathie Wood @cathiew.bsky.social Trying to escape twitter & re-build on Blue Sky. Pro-European 🇪🇺 #fbpe hate Brexit. Labour 🌹. Owner of 2 beautiful black rescue cats Mojo & Coco 🐈⬛🐈⬛. #AdoptDon'tShop. Love wildlife gardening, bees & house martins & swifts. #NoMowMay.
James Harvey @keepof4worlds.bsky.social Liberal. Gay. Green. Countryman. Living in Ebernoe, Sussex and Kennington, London. he/him
Nathaniel Sablan @nathanielsablan.bsky.social PhD Student researching Select Committees in the House of Lords 🇬🇺🇬🇧
Would go to war for Ruben Neves 🐺
Joel Budd @joelbudd.bsky.social Journalist at the Economist, writing about life in Britain. Author of "Underdogs".
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer of stuff.
Join my sci-fi book club:
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nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
Aaron H. Ellis @aaronhughellis.bsky.social https://threehostages.substack.com/
Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social Reuters Journalist of the Year 2025: 'Scoop of the Year'
Senior correspondent, UK economy and north of England.
☀️ Stockport ☀️
💬 Signal: bruce.369
PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/local-politics-and-governance
Martin Shaw @martinshaw.bsky.social One of the first genocide scholars to recognise Israel’s genocide. Author of ‘The New Age of Genocide’, and ‘What is Genocide?’. Sociology/IR professor, IBEI Barcelona/University of Sussex. martinshaw.org, martinshawx.substack.com
Benedict Vigers @benedictvgallup.bsky.social Senior Global News Writer @ Gallup
Emile Chabal @emile-chabal.bsky.social Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Edinburgh. Historian of 20thC France/Europe, incl. politics, ideas, (im)migration, empire. Editor, Contemporary European History. "Age of Hobsbawm" out 18 Aug: https://tinyurl.com/mwvt75fs
Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
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@jeuasommenulle.bsky.social @jeuasommenulle.bsky.social The weight of a bird landing on it is enough to move the Earth
Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social Professor of European political economy, Cardiff University. Essayist. Dislikes partisans, likes paradoxes. Author of two books with Manchester University Press.
Simon Cereda @simoncereda.bsky.social Public opinion and social research @focaldata.bsky.social.
Love documenting quality pubs over at instagram.com/simonspubtour.
Forza Milan!
ScandinoIR @scandinoir.bsky.social Mallorcan but also a bit Basque, and with a pinch of Britishness, a touch of Swedish and some Bosnian for good measure.
The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au The Australia Institute is a leading think-tank based in Canberra http://australiainstitute.tv | Authorised by E Bennett, The Australia Institute, Canberra 2603
Alan Smith @theboysmithy.ft.com Head of Visual and Data Journalism @financialtimes.com; Honorary Prof @UCL Social Data Institute. Views expressed are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett @chantal-st.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics at University of Liverpool.
@cast-centre.bsky.social affiliate.
Interested in climate politics, political communication, British and German political parties, and social movements. PhD on German Greens from University of Leeds.
George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social Assoc Director & Head of Centre for Economic Justice IPPR. Previously IIPP at UCL. Innovation is political. All things policy, politics & running. Views own. 🌈
Sam Blewett @samblewett.bsky.social U.K. political correspondent at @politico.eu — still occasionally holding the pen on London Playbook
Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social Small Language Model. Discontent Provider. Group Editor of @PodmastersUK, home of Oh God What Now?, Bunker and more podcasts. Inventor of landfill indie. Social media binfluencer.
MrMRF8 @mrmrf8.bsky.social Irish blood 🍀 English heart 🖤 Raised in the steel city 🏭 Educated in the midlands 📚 Autodidact 🥷🏼 Self-appointed Field Marshal ⚔️
Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social Creative Director of the world's best History Channel https://linktr.ee/HistoryHit | I host the Dan Snow’s @HistoryHit podcast
Johnny Runge @johnnyrunge.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow at The Policy Institute at King's College London. Research Associate at Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence. Interested in economic & financial literacy, education, pay & jobs. I specialise in evaluation & qualitative research.
Roberto Robles @roberto.robles.uk public policy. dad of girls.
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
Harry QP @harryqp.bsky.social Director of IPPR. Progressive policy and politics. Non-Exec Director at West London NHS Trust.
Joni Lovenduski @jonilo.bsky.social Feminist, retired professor of political science, politics obsessed,cat lover, Bridge player, Italy, food.Quite annoyed about quite a few things.
Ansgar Hudde @hudde.bsky.social Social scientist, mainly quantitative:
- Political attitudes, voting & electoral geography
- Family & gender
- Sustainability & mobility 🚲
- Methods & data viz
Lecturer ("akademischer Rat a.Z.") @ Uni Cologne
Here's my website: hudde.me
British Voter @britishvoter.bsky.social I'm a bot, posting voters from the latest British Election Study
Built by @jacobweinbren.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @cjterry.bsky.social
We're open source: https://github.com/JacobWeinbren/British-Voter-Bot
David Ogle @davidogle63.bsky.social Early-retired primary head, ex magazine editor, now 11-plus/KS1, 2 & 3 tutor (www.do-more.info), UK couch-based activist/active Labour member, doggy dad, allotmenteer and occasional hillwalker, open water swimmer and gig-goer… when the ME/CFS allows.