Rachel F. Stapleton @rachfreedleton.bsky.social Editor of good books & recovering academic (PhD complit)
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JD Vance @jd-vance-1.bsky.social Christian, husband, dad. Vice President of the United States.
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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social Host @CleaningUpPod. CEO Liebreich Associates. Managing Partner Ecopragma Capital. Founder, Contributor @BloombergNEF. Ex Board TfL, Board of Trade. Olympian. Don't message me - I'm not prepared to give away personal data to prove my age. Srsly BlueSky!
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Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday 
Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social Professor, Wharton School, and Senior Fellow, Lauder Inst (both at UPenn). Allianz Chief Economic Advisor. Chair, UnderArmour Board of Directors. Board member, NBER. CFR. Former co-CIO/CEO PIMCO and President, Queens' College, Cambridge University.
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social Climate, water, birds, bluegrass mandolin. Member US National Academy of Sciences, MacArthur Fellow, Carl Sagan Prize, author of The Three Ages of Water (2023) and When the Well Runs Dry (2026). Email me at pgleick (at) gmail.- D David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social Director, Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution
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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
George Parker @georgewparker.bsky.social Political Editor Financial Times, former FT bureau chief in Brussels. Presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Crystal Palace and Somerset CCC supporter
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Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
Michael Clarke @mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social Defence and Security Analyst. Former Director General, Royal United Services Institute. Former Professor of Defence Studies, King's College London. Now Visiting Professor at KCL and University of Exeter and holds Fellowships at a number of institutions.
Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social Nottingham-born West Londoner. Author of Flip Chart Fairy Tales blog. Patient #NFFC supporter.
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Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social Geographer. New book, HOUSE SOCIETY, forthcoming in Feb 2027 (with Allen Lane)
Colin Church @drcolinchurch.bsky.social CEO of IOM3, the global materials network. CETF Chair. Former CEO of CIWM, civil servant. All my own views though!
Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social Senior Fellow at Carnegie China. For speaking engagements, please write to chinfinpettis@yahoo.com
Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social Reuters Journalist of the Year 2025: 'Scoop of the Year'
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Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
Tera Allas CBE @teraallas.bsky.social 
Robert Colvile @rcolvile.bsky.social Former boss of CPS think tank and CapX, Sunday columnist for The Times, author of 'The Great Acceleration'. Politics, policy and parenting.
Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social Host C4N Fourcast Indicators pod, writing @Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
Eric Lonergan @ericlonners.bsky.social Author of Angrynomics, Supercharge Me, Money. Policy interests: monetary, fiscal. Market interests: all things confounding.
Ed Balls @officialedballs.bsky.social Dad, cook, pianist, economist, Harvard, King's London, Holocaust Fdn co-Chair, NCFC, podcaster, retired dancer, former Cabinet minister, sometimes on TV & Radio
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Henry Zeffman @hzeffman.bsky.social BBC Chief Political Correspondent
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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
Jon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social Host of daily podcast The News Agents. And author of Strangeland. Available at all good bookshops….
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
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Anna Valero @asvalero.bsky.social Professor in Practice and Growth Programme Director, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Sam Coates @samcoatessky.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
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David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social Broadcaster, author, journalist, dad, grandpa, heroic Substacker to be found at davidaaronovitch.substack.com. Recovering tweeter
Alex Massie @alexmassie.bsky.social Columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times, specialising in Scottish affairs. Also, co-host of The Ponsonby & Massie podcast, available on all pod-platforms. 
Tom Baldwin @tombaldwin66.bsky.social Journalist, once a senior Labour Party adviser, and author of the best-selling biography of Keir Starmer, now out in paperback with a new chapter on the election and first weeks in power.
Bank of England @bankofengland.bsky.social As the UK's central bank, we work to ensure low inflation, trust in banknotes and a stable financial system.
Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social Media Editor for @theguardian.com. Likes ≠ endorsements, obv. Story? 👇👇👇
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Patrick Maguire @patrickmaguire.bsky.social Chief political commentator, The Times
Tim Shipman @shippersunbound.bsky.social Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social EX Editor, the Guardian/ prospect magazine. The New World. ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social Economist
Nick O'Donovan @nickod.bsky.social Political scientist and occasional policy wonk, interested in big tech, the digital economy, taxation and inequality. Author of Pursuing the Knowledge Economy: https://www.agendapub.com/page/detail/pursuing-the-knowledge-economy/?k=9781788215145
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Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social Political sketch writer at the New Statesman.
Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social Nuffield College, Oxford
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Election Analyst, ITV News
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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social Guardian columnist & writer, author of Half a Wife, sometimes on telly/Guardian Politics Weekly podcast. No, I didn't write the headline. Event host & speaker https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705 
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social Alternately Defiant, Dispirited, and Despondent. Without illusions but not disillusioned. Focus on Climate, Inequality and Development.
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James Watson CEng, FIET @engineerlondon.bsky.social Engineer. Historian. Beer-Drinker. Publican's Friend. Hi-Fi Anorak. Technocrat. Patriot. Improving Husband. Feminist. “The Attenborough of the Relay Room”
Richard Jones @richardaljones.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester. Science & innovation policy, regional economic growth, polymer physics.
www.softmachines.org
Pseudoerasmus @pseudoerasmus.bsky.social I bleat about the history of global economic development
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Jonathan Ford @grepsul.bsky.social Former newspaper person. Likes trouble, cycling and regional crime drama. Doing A Long Time in Finance podcast with Neil Collins, and also a substack on stirring business stories, grepsul.substack.com
Steve Fisher @stevefisher.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, Trinity College, University of Oxford. https://electionsetc.com
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Julian Jessop @julianhjessop.bsky.social Independent economist. Likes charts. IEA Economics Fellow. Schools speaker. Diploma in Law. FRSA. COYG. Views here mine only. More on website at www.julianhjessop.com. Also on substack at https://substack.com/@julianhjessop
Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Presenter @ Britain's biggest news podcast The News Agents (Mon-Fri) and Sunday with Lewis Goodall on LBC 10-12.
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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
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Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com Head of Lex @FT. Ex @BBCNewsnight, @WSJ. 
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.
Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social AI correspondent at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
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).
Jemima Kelly @jemima.bsky.social Financial Times columnist and writer.
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social European political economy and geoeconomics commentator. Publisher of the Wealth of Nations newsletter. Previously chief Europe commentator @WSJ, chief leader writer @TheTimes. Runner, cold water swimmer, aspiring chef.
https://nixons.substack.com/
Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s
Chris Cook @chriscook.news FT enterprise editor. South London nationalist. Articles with my byline get posted automagically on @cook.report
Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social Professor of economics at UWE Bristol. Chair of Post-Keynesian Economics Society. Progressive Economy Forum council member. Interested in macro, finance, banking, climate change, inequality, demographics.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social Managing Director, Europe and co-head of London office, Eurasia Group. Formerly HM Treasury and European Commission. Senior Research Fellow, LSE European Institute. ECFR Council Member. My views. Seeking analytical truth
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social Annoying journalist, bestselling author, sweary podcaster and so forth. New Book: 31 Inventions That Built Our World (UK, out now) / A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions (US, 13 October).
Evan Davis @evanhd.bsky.social The bloke who presents the BBC Radio 4 PM programme as well as the Bottom Line. And Dragons Den on BBC1. I try to be reasonable, but it is sometimes a struggle.
Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com Author of "How to Win a Trade War"
FT econ columnist
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only.
"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social Economist and occasional politics dabbler. Working on a project to improve labour markets. Associate fellow, Centre for European Reform. Visiting fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Bath University. Accusations of bad faith or lying = block.
Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social Brighton-dwelling World Trade Editor at the Financial Times
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social "if that's the strangest thing you ever seen in your life, I'd say you haven't done much"
Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk Author, parliamentary sketchwriter and co-host of classic cinema love-in War Movie Theatre. Books about chaotic detectives, sneaky spies, and misleading words.
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
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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
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social Chief Executive, The British Academy
Chair, Our World in Data
Board, National Audit Office
Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE
Visiting Professor, Kings College London
Fellow, Birkbeck College
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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social Economist and economic historian. Directeur de Recherche, CNRS and Professor of Economics, Sciences Po, Paris.
Website: kevinhorourke.com
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum.
heather.stewart@theguardian.com
James Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. In the seventh year of my four year project, THE ARENA.
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
Currently reading Geoff Dyer / Homework
Mike Brewer @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social Deputy Chief Executive Resolution Foundation, CPAG Trustee & Visiting Prof in Practice at LSE Social Policy. 'Calm, Measured, Withering' http://tinyurl.com/y6wxlxhj). 'Cool, calm analysis' (More or Less, 8/10/25). He/him