Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social Investigative journalist, author, and Yorkshireman. DeSmog’s UK deputy editor.
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Katherine Denkinson @kdenkwrites.com UK-based Investigative Journalist & OSINT bod.
Author of Incel:The Weaponisation of Misogyny (out now with Aurora Metro Books)
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Anthony Barnett @anthonybarnett.bsky.social ‘Notes on Now’ every month in Byline Times, Co-founder openDemocracy Led Charter 88 from 1988-2005. Iron Britannia; The Lure of Greatness; Taking Control! Etc Online articles in Authory.
Martin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social Freedom of information expert & consultant. Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College politics dept. Author, 'Freedom of Information: A practical guidebook', http://amzn.to/3L2tuKi. ExBBC political journalist & radio producer. https://rosenbaum.org.uk/
Guardian NUJ @gonuj.org The NUJ chapel for the Guardian
Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social
Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social Writer at the Guardian and assistant opinion editor
Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social Guardian columnist and journalist. Commentator of the Year 2024. Author of Who Wants Normal? (paperback out now) and Crippled.
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.
Lauren Crosby Medlicott @laurenmedlicott.bsky.social Freelance Journalist
Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org For People. For Planet. 🌍
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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social Co-leader of the @scottishgreens.org 🍉
West of Scotland MSP
'Windmill-worshipping eco-communist'
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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social Left wing journalist. Dad of Léa, Saoirse and Raven. Book ‘Abolish Westminster’ due out with Faber in November. Pre-order at: https://linktr.ee/abolishwestminster. Also at: www.abolishwestminster.substack.com
Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social Don't hate the media - change the media. We're engaging with advertisers to make media hate unprofitable.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk The UK’s leading campaign group against the far right | Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate LTD at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF.
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Migrant Voice @migrantvoice.bsky.social We are a migrant-led national organisation empowering migrants to speak out, challenge perceptions and change public debate, in the media and to policymakers. Offices in London, Glasgow and Birmingham.
Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social We support women seeking safety in the UK to rebuild their lives on their own terms.
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Fuel Poverty Action @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social Fighting #FuelPoverty for an affordable, sustainable & democratic energy system #EnergyForAll. https://energyforall.org.uk/get-involved.html
Green New Deal Rising @gndrising.bsky.social We're a movement of young people fighting for climate justice. Are you with us?
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Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social Political Editor of the world's longest-running national newspaper @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The Ferret @theferret.scot Scotland's award-winning investigative news and fact-checking co-op.
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Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social Scotland editor for the Guardian (currently on sabbatical). A personal account. Likes and reposts ≠ approval or endorsements (with thanks to Dr Seuss)
I once played in the second violins for the Edinburgh primary schools orchestra. Just once
Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social I'm the Guardian's deputy political editor in Westminster.
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Daniel Trilling @trillingual.bsky.social Journalist and author in London. LRB, Guardian Long Read and others. Books about refugees in Europe and Britain's far right. danieltrilling.co.uk for contact details etc
Satbir Singh @satbirsingh.bsky.social Campaigner, consultant, carer. Londoner via Delhi & NYC. I spend my time thinking about rights, justice & authoritarianism.
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Hyphen @hyphenonline.com hyphenonline.com | The leading media platform on Muslim life in the UK and Europe
Anita Mureithi @anitamureithi.bsky.social reporter @hyphenonline.com | previously @opendemocracy.net
Ramzy Alwakeel @journoramzy.bsky.social Deputy editor (news and investigations), @hyphenonline.com. How We Used Saint Etienne to Live out now. Propaganda account for pop music, social housing and local news. He/him 🏳️🌈
India Bourke @indiabourke.bsky.social BBC enviro journalist, writing & editing for Future and Earth. Reviews in @resurgencetrust.bsky.social . Prev @newstatesman.com , AFP & others. (Recently returned from mat leave)
Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |
Sarah Manavis @sarahmanavis.bsky.social american author of TELL ME ABOUT MYSELF (2027) on the rise and impact of psychotherapy, HarperCollins (UK) + Simon & Schuster (US). writer at the Observer + elsewhere
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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
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Helen Pidd @helenpidd.bsky.social Host of Today in Focus, the Guardian’s daily news podcast. Former North of England editor. Nominated for best host at the 2025 British Podcast Awards. Contact me in confidence helen.pidd@theguardian.com
Josh Halliday @joshhalliday.bsky.social North of England editor, the Guardian. Dad. Paul Foot Award winner 2025.
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Hettie O’Brien @hettieobrien.bsky.social Writer at the Guardian: First Edition and Guardian Long Reads | Author of THE ASSET CLASS
Robyn Vinter @robynvinter.bsky.social North of England correspondent at the Guardian. Mostly here to make bad jokes
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Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
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Isabella McRae @isabellamcrae.bsky.social Senior reporter at the Big Issue | Get in touch with me at isabella.mcrae@bigissue.com
Tom Wall @tomwall.bsky.social Journalist. News and investigations for the Guardian, BBC and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social Deputy ed at Inside Housing
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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