Jane @localnotail.bsky.social local, no-tail, mostly harmless, bit gonzo, sometimes sweary
taking notes, library & research assistant
English. From Norfolk, of Birmingham, in Europe, on Earth.
Meet me in my pinned if you want.
Fair Witness.
Politics UK @dailycorruption.bsky.social Daily Politics and News in the UK. Fact-check and comment. Previously: Daily Corruption on X on 14yrs of Tory.
#fbpe #news #politicsuk #politics
📍 LONDON 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Josh Russell → @MVTFWD @joshfwd.bsky.social Coordinator at @mvtfwd.bsky.social (on sabbatical)
#GE2024
helped 1.5 million voters getting an extra 91 Tory MPs out
#GE2029
let’s use our millions of votes together to get policy
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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
Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social Palaeoecology, natural history, science, flora, fauna, microfossils. Researcher, writer, editor, photographer, and crocheter apparently, she/her
Blog: https://www.marshscapes.online/
Online shop: https://marshscapes.teemill.com
Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social A carefully curated account of political and humorous shite. Prone to outbursts about Brexit and Tory corruption
Fionnbharr @fionnbharr.bsky.social “He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
― Douglas Adams
Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social We expose all forms of racism and fascism in Ireland and further afield. 
Climate Resistance | Resist Reform! @climateresistance.bsky.social Reform are bankrolled by billionaires to push the interests of the super rich. Join us to resist them.
https://linktr.ee/climateresistance
Duncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social Director of Policy @TransparencyUK.bsky.social, governor at Westminster Foundation for Democracy, JRRT director, and former MP (2010-15). Husband to @joswinson.bsky.social, Dad to 3 boys, and recent King’s war studies MA. All views here are my own etc.
Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social Challenging corruption, strengthening integrity, and fighting for a fair society based on the rule of law.
European Briton 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 #RejoinEU #FBPE @europeanbriton.bsky.social Asylum seeker from dark horizon of X land in search of bluer sky. Proud to be British. Awake to injustice (aka “Woke”). Still European. One of the Pro Rejoin majority. #FBPE #FBPPR Willing Ukraine to succeed.
Hen Gymro Heb Wlad @hengymrohebwlad.bsky.social Old Welshman without a country.
Welsh. British. European. Gen X. Migrant.
Putting the "grey" into "emigré".
Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
Verbatim @verbatim-media.bsky.social https://www.verbatiminvestigations.com/
Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social Incoherent views expressed are my own
He/Him 🏴🏳️🌈
Слава Україні🇺🇦
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Sam Coates @samcoatessky.bsky.social Deputy Political Editor, Sky News
Co-host Politics at Jack and Sam’s Podcast
Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Bolton West | Chair APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax
Email: phil.brickell.mp@parliament.uk
Phone: 01204 958 436
Website: www.philbrickellmp.co.uk
Rhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social Celtic Revivals and Imperial Cultures. Research Fellow at University of Wales (CAWCS) on C18th/19th travel in Wales, Scotland, and India. Cymrawd Oddi Cartref
Book: 'Welsh Revivalism in Imperial Britain' (2025), Francis Jones Prize Winner
He/They/Fo/Nhw
Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social Dr. Awkward, Prof. of Pedantics at Wokeborough University
https://www.thetranslobby.com/
Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social Security correspondent at
@theipaper.com, author of 'Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed'
Currently on maternity leave
Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org Art, Activism and Accountability
https://linktr.ee/ledbydonkeys?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Helen Warrell @helenwarrell.bsky.social FT investigations. Previously defence & security editor, political and home affairs correspondent. Get in touch: helen.warrell@ft.com
Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social Senior international correspondent at The Guardian. Author of the Secret Life of War. Orwell Prize winner.
Elly Griffiths @ellygriffiths.bsky.social Crime-writer 
Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social Official account of the world’s largest library. Explore collections & plan a visit. All Library accounts: https://loc.gov/connect
Soph0571 @soph0517.bsky.social Feminist, Ally, Friend, Political Nerd.
Love photography - amateur (obvs) practicing to improve all the time.
All pics my own other than reposts.
No DM's pls
Richard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social Emeritus Prof, Co-Chair @TBIJ, previously Director BBC News. Also photography and LFC
Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social Historian: Mughal & colonial India and Hindustani music, FRAS FRHistS. Head of Music @ KCL. Musicians at risk 🇦🇫 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly (work in progress). Whippet owner. Immigrant. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/katherine-butler-schofield
Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania
Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social CEO of @taso.org.uk, Chair of Trust for London, Executive Committee of Political Studies Association. The usual disclaimers.
IS HE DEAD YET? ..Dave hater of racism , ignorance and hypocrisy @davehaterofracism.bsky.social I sell classic car parts and swear at racists
son of a man who joined ANTIFA in 1939
All genocide deniers will be blocked on sight
Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.
Sarah Chapman @sinurata.bsky.social Loves: cats, politics, music, GOOD chocolate. Do not think that giving me chocolate kittens as a gift is in any way acceptable. especially if they are made of inferior chocolate. That's about it really.
Kιƚƚყ ₜₕₑ ᵥₑgₐₙ ₛₒcᵢₐₗᵢₛₜ 📎Ⓥ🌱💚🦇🌍🐠🇬🇧🇪🇺 @sparklykitten.bsky.social Feminist/Ally/Woke AF/bunny hugger 🐇
0 tolerance for trolls/bigots/fascists
Fûck Trump/Musk/Farage
Brexit is 💩
Born @ 323ppm
Childless cat lady 🐈⬛
Cancer warrior 🎗
Blocks follower farmers
#HaveCourageAndBeKind
#MentalHealthMatters
#TaxTheRich
Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social Darganfod y Gorffennol / Discovering the Past
https://glamarchives.gov.uk/
Architecture Hub @architecturehub.bsky.social #architecture #design #interiordesign #homeimprovement #sculpting #painting
Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social AKA the accidental ecologist
Fine Artist living on a rewilding farm in Pembrokeshire commissions undertaken worldwide.
Website LizaAdamczewski.art
The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social Author, very professional.
Rep: Harriet Poland at CAA.
Buy my debut novel PRESTIGE DRAMA at https://geni.us/Prestige_Drama.
Get my extremely good memoir at www.mammybook.com
Ned Hartley @nedhartley.com Writer. Comics include Bananaman for the Beano and various for 2000 AD. Books include Create Your Own Comics, Peaches’ Creatures, Science of Marvel Superheroes & Ladybird Big Book of Dead Things.
Pic by Wayne Thompson.
Website: www.nedhartley.com
Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social Hungarian-born British screenwriter.
Same hat size as Ralph Fiennes, same shoe size as Anthony Eden
As seen on the Bird App
A national security threat, according to Donald Trump
IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3416508
Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social Campaigner to support the BBC (not a BBC employee). It’s affected by savage UK govt cuts: c40% 2010-2024. BBC costs >49 pence/around 65 US cents a day per UK household. It’s a national public service broadcaster, respected worldwide for accurate reporting.
Independent SAGE @independentsage.bsky.social An independent group of scientists providing transparent advice during the COVID crisis.
Josh Halliday @joshhalliday.bsky.social North of England editor, the Guardian. Dad. Paul Foot Award winner 2025.
Steve B @moclips2002.bsky.social from Bedford UK, LGBT, partnered refugee from Twitter/X. Citizen of the World. Lover of Satire, Classical, Jazz music, Arts and Culture, bars/beers - cenocillicaphobianist on untappd.
Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social Molecular Biologist. Debunker of myths. Proud European. 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇧
www.emmamonk.co.uk
https://monkdebunks.substack.com
www.linkedin.com/in/emma-monk-780686190
https://medium.com/@info_28174
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social Lived in Antarctica for two years. Chair of BBC Gardeners' Question Time. Weatherman. Conservation volunteer. Fellow RMetS and RGS.
Peter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social Associate Prof & Head of History @YSJ. Early Soviet history and Stalinism. The Red Army and the Great Terror (2015); The Soviet-Polish War and its Legacy (2023). Working on POWs and the Soviet Red Cross. Occasional drummer https://shorturl.at/LRaWz
James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social Political Reporter at The National | Other words and work with The Economist, France TV and Vice among others | Columbia Journalism alum
Jacob Jarvis @jacobjarvis.bsky.social Presenter of American Friction @americanfric.bsky.social and The Bunker. Excited to be on Cockwomble MySpace.
Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, new book “Britain Is Better Than This” gavinesler.substack.com
Contact: lfennimore@noelgay.com
Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social Making sense of our political hell every Tues and Fri. From Podmasters UK.
Listen: https://linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
Back us: http://patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow
Posts without signatures from the production team.
The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com 🗞️ The best of our journalism
👉 https://www.thetimes.com/
crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social Crime fiction aficionado. Blogger (www.crimebookgirl.com), event chair, Theakstons & McIlvanney Prize academy member, Ngaio Marsh Awards & CWA Daggers judge - it's #AllCrimeAllTheTime!
🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social Passionate about Canada
Posts about the recent challenges faced by our amazing country
🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁
🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁
TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE
🇬🇱🇩🇰WE STAND WITH GREENLAND🇩🇰🇬🇱
#Canada #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp #TheResistance #cdnpoli #never51state
Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Minister for Women & Equalities.
Chair of the Labour Party.
Proud MP for Houghton & Sunderland South.
Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social Cartoonist/Illustrator/Doodlemonger | Sí/í/YerWan | "Keer-ee-uhk" | 🇮🇪
📨 Work Queries: ciaraioch.art@gmail.com
🎨 Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social politic_animal from the Musk shop.
Local government policy adviser by day. Timetable wrangler/travel challenge story-teller by day and night. Once branded ‘Twitter’s answer to Phileas Fogg’
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@travelling_turtle?si=WGsuH_ffy0bqKr2
Libraries for the People @librariesftp.bsky.social A leftist library project
James Alexander @jmsalxdr.bsky.social Into politics (centre-left), nature, and protecting it.
Samuel Thomas @smlthms.bsky.social Policy at Z2K, previously advice at Z2K & Shelter Scotland, views own
Bettina Struff #Woke #FBPE #FBPR #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social UK/EU based photographer
#WomensRights #LGBTQRights #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Cyclist #VaccinesWork #WearAMask Unsolicited DMs will result in a block.
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net
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
NationCymru @nation.cymru News • Politics • Culture • Sports 🏴 By the people of Wales, for the people of Wales http://Nation.Cymru
Alexander Brown @alexofbrown.bsky.social Assistant Political Editor at The Mirror. COYS enthusiast. You can get me at Alexander.brown@reachplc.com
Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social The former Conservative MP for Dorset East.🇬🇧
David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social I'm the Guardian's deputy political editor in Westminster.
Story? Email - jessica.elgot@theguardian.com
Signal - jessicaelgot.51
Always #lufc
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jessica-elgot
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social Real time comments about UK politics, media & news.
https://politicsintheuk.substack.com/profile/posts
Emma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social Author, screenwriter, Lego builder. I’m @emmakennedy from the Bird Place.
Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social Caenhill countryside centre, a charity supporting young people & rescuing animals in the south west of England. My name is Chris (Quish) I work with artist Caroline, singer Kirsty Clinch, Lorna, Kate & daughter Kara https://www.caenhillcc.org.uk/support/
Josh Babarinde OBE MP @joshbabarinde.bsky.social ☀️Proud MP for #Eastbourne 🚀@ForbesUnder30 Entrepreneur 👮🏾♂️Ex-youth justice worker
🏄🏾♂️SUP-er 🔶 josh4president.co.uk
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social Whitehall Editor for the Observer & chief investigative reporter for BBC R4's The Naked Week. Politics, investigations and taramasalata
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
Subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk
Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social ~Public Historian 📜🤓
~Host & creator BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME podcast😆🧐🎙️📻📜🏛️
~ Author of 8 funny books for kids & adults ✍️📚
~ BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES (2008-19)
📺🤣
~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓
~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️
www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
Annie Gray @dranniegray.bsky.social Food historian, mainly British food ca1650 on. Writer, consultant, speaker. #BBCTKC panellist. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dranniegray
Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social Funniest Joke Edinburgh Fringe 2019-2022. Comedian, kids book author, illustrator, Art person. All my stuff is here: https://linktr.ee/Ofalafel
Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social Priest, mediaevalist, geek, Scot. All views personal. She/ her
Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social Writer and Art Historian. Old Fox stories. Edward M.Bannister catalogue raisonne and research. Reynard the Fox and Fox for All Seasons published by Bodleian Publishing. Oxford & Dorset. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnneLouiseAvery
Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social Author. The Wolf That Chews Rocks, the Erin Callahan thrillers, and some politics nonsense. Wulferhampton interloper. Twat.
Buy direct and save a few quid.
https://russelljonesauthor.com/
Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social Volcanologist, climate scientist, writer, broadcaster, activist, socialist, best-selling author of HOTHOUSE EARTH: AN INHABITANT'S GUIDE. Born @ 313
Home town, Llanelli (South Wales) - lives in the wonderful Peak District
Website: billmcguire.co.uk
Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social Vice Chair of the European Movement 🇪🇺 Former Green MEP 💚 Grandma 👵
Patrick Smith @psmithjournalist.bsky.social Digital News editor for @bloomberg.com in London. Former NBC News, BuzzFeed News and was psmith on Twitter. SWFC and St Albans City fan. Mancunian. Likes memes.
Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social European book blogger/reviewer at noveldeelights.com. Mostly crime fiction, thrillers and historical (crime) fiction. Not accepting requests. #BookSky 📚
Likes books, dogs 🦮, wine, Italy, tennis and Lego.
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social 'Fiercely hetrosexual for bluesky'
Outdoors. Politics. Sport. Not always in that order. Labour. Trade Unionist. Trying to do community things. Views entirely my own
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org We use the law to resist hate and bring hope. Injustice is not inevitable.
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Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival @burylitfest.bsky.social Celebrating books and writing in the heart of East Anglia
8-11th October 2026
David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social Forty-year veteran of British leftwing politics. Not the opinions of any publication for which I write.
Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social Hello lovelies. This is my official account.. 💙💙
Glad to be over here from the "other place"😂
It's like breathing clean air again 👍🏼
Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social Guardian correspondent covering international trade from European perspective, also post Brexit affairs and Ireland Former Brussels corr, Brexit corr + former media corr. Find me at lisa.ocarroll@theguardian.com
Rory Stewart @rory-stewart.bsky.social Author The Middleland linktr.ee/middleland, PlacesinBetween, Jackson/Yale. PoliticsOnTheEdge. @Restispolitics podcast w Alastair Campbell.
Parody
Stop Funding Heat @stopfundingheat.bsky.social Taking action to stop the spread of harmful climate misinformation. Get involved: stopfundingheat.info
Kat Brown @katbrownwrites.com Freelance journalist and editor in London, hello! Only Connect Jilly and servant to v entitled animals. My books are on ADHD and infertility, but I’m 99% fuelled by The Archers and horse riding. www.katbrownwrites.com
Yasmin Alibhai Brown @yasminalibhaibrown.bsky.social Left-wing columnist, author, provocateur