Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social Politics, policy, public attitudes. Work in polling and comms. Director, Persuasion UK. ex- Shelter, civil service and various other things. 🏳️🌈
https://persuasionuk.org/about
https://strongmessagehere.substack.com/
Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc
Nature, climate, people.
Prof at Cambridge.
https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez @jpozsgai.bsky.social Associate Professor at Osaka University and founder of the Japan Network of Anti-Corruption Researchers (JANAR). Obsessed with everything about (anti-)corruption.
Jon Narcross @jonnarcross.bsky.social UK media & comms @transparencyuk.bsky.social |
Interested in politics, people, power and democracy | Views mine
Jem Mills-Sheehy @jemm-s.bsky.social Make videos for @transparencyuk.bsky.social. Anti-corruption, political integrity, economic crime and other things that take my fancy. Former IfG. Views my own.
Always open to sandwich recommendations.
Another 🦘in London. He/him. 🌈
(Anti-)Corruption Publications @anticorrpub.bsky.social Sharing new (anti-)corruption publications. List curated by Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez.
Suzana Salim @suzanasalim.bsky.social Comms Manager at Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) Research Programme @giace.bsky.social
✨Views are my own.
Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social GI ACE research aims to generate actionable evidence that policymakers, practitioners, and advocates can use to design and implement more effective anti-corruption initiatives.
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Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI @cfs-rusi.bsky.social Specialising in the intersection of finance and global security
Serious Organised Crime & Anti-Corruption Evidence (SOC ACE) @soc-ace.bsky.social SOC ACE research generates evidence that aims to support the development of politically feasible approaches for countering organised crime, illicit finance, kleptocracy & corruption around the world.
https://www.socace-research.org.uk/
Louise Russell-Prywata @louise-rp.bsky.social Deputy ED, @openownership.bsky.social | Senior Atlantic Fellow, LSE Inequalities | Raising two ASD superstars✨ | Posting on #anticorruption #taxjustice #elites My views, RT≠agree
Maria Nizzero @marianizzero.bsky.social Principal for Sanctions Policy at UK Finance. Former Research Fellow at the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI. PhD in Int Relations. geopolitics, illicit finance and asset recovery.
male parta, male dilabuntur.
all views are my own.- 2 dqE1E12E1 @2412412rdwd12e.bsky.social Research, Investigations & Policy (financial crime, corruption, sanctions, procurement, trade etc.). English/Castellano/Català
Ed Siddons @edsiddons.bsky.social Investigative reporter at TBIJ.
Stories for: Guardian, 1843, Sunday Times, Observer, BBC Panorama, C4 Dispatches, Times, etc.
Read my work: https://edsiddons.me/
Susan Coughtrie @skcoughtrie.bsky.social Executive Director @fpcthinktank.bsky.social + Co-founder and co-chair of the UK Anti- #SLAPP Coalition. Views my own etc.
Eternally between Scotland and somewhere else.
Jodi Vittori @jodi1994.bsky.social Professor/scholar of nexus of corruption, illicit finance, conflict, and national security. Military Veteran. Views are my own; likes are not endorsements.
Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social The UK's first academic centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on corruption (Univesity of Sussex)
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-study-of-corruption/
Drew Sullivan - OCCRP @drewoccrp.bsky.social Publisher and Co-Founder OCCRP. Creating a global space where reporters can cover corruption and organized crime.
Liz David-Barrett @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex
State Capture Accountability Project @state-capture.bsky.social An international non-profit that works to counter state capture through collaborative investigations, policy advocacy, and legal action.
Ramin Shirali @raminshirali.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher at https://bsky.app/profile/weareceu.bsky.social | PhD at @eui-eu.bsky.social | Researching the causes of civil servants’ ethical behavior at the intersection of psychology and institutional dynamics | #FirstGen
APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax @appgonacrt.bsky.social Building a fair and transparent tax system. Campaigning against corruption and dirty money. Working cross-party for real change.
Chaired by Phil Brickell MP
Anastasia @anastasia-austin.bsky.social Freelance investigative journalist and security analyst in LatAm focusing on organized crime, corruption, and the people who fight it.
Former InSight Crime investigator. Read my work: https://muckrack.com/anastasia-austin-1
REDRESS Trust @redress.org We help torture survivors obtain justice and reparation.
Follow us on LinkedIn: company/redress | IG: @RedressTrust
#UnitedAgainstTorture Consortium Member
Tom Shipley @tshipley1.bsky.social Research Fellow, Anti-Corruption @giace.bsky.social and @sussexscsc.bsky.social
Megan Davis @megandavis-lawthor.bsky.social Lawyer and Author megandavis.co.uk. Associate @spotlightcorruption.org. Sunday Times Thriller of the month in @thetimes.com Winner @bridportprize.bsky.social & @lucycavcoll.bsky.social fiction prizes. Rep: Peter Straus @ RCW
CiFAR - Civil Forum for Asset Recovery e.V. @cifar.bsky.social Accountable, transparent and participatory asset recovery.
Daniel Figueroa @danielfigueroa25.bsky.social #Chevening Alumni
#Anti-Corruption
(Posts, my views)
Prof Nic Cheeseman @fromagehomme.bsky.social Prof of Democracy, Director @CEDAR_Bham at @unibirmingham, founder @AfricaDemocracy, columnist @TheAfricaReport, collab with @thecontinent_, retwts not...
Alexandra Gillies @agillies.bsky.social Impact team @OCCRP.bsky.social
Anti-corruption; Pro-democracy, transparency & women's basketball.
Author of Crude Intentions: How Oil Corruption Contaminates the World.
Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za Open Secrets holds the profiteers of economic crime, human rights abuses, and war to account. We go where it’s hard to disrupt networks of power.
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Jackson Oldfield @jacksonoldfield.bsky.social Asset recovery | anti-corruption | human rights | he/him
Policy & Research @cifar.bsky.social
Open Ownership @openownership.bsky.social Driving the global shift towards transparency and accountability in corporate ownership and control.
#BeneficialOwnership #transparency
The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social Uniting more than 100 organizations in the U.S. to promote policies to combat corrupt financial practices and create a fair and transparent tax system.
https://thefactcoalition.org/
Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social National & financial security. Former UK civil servant and financial intelligence professional. Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social CFS. Loves ideas, cult fiction, anomalous stuff, landscapes and sanity.
Views own.
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre @u4acrc.bsky.social U4 is a resource centre for development practitioners who wish to effectively address corruption challenges in their work. http://u4.no
UNISHKA @unishka.bsky.social An Alaska-based consulting and research organization with a global reach, dedicated to fighting corruption. Sharing educational content on anti-corruption and OSINT research.
Foreign Policy Centre @fpcthinktank.bsky.social The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is an outward-looking, non-partisan international affairs think tank based in the UK. https://fpc.org.uk/
Prof Robert Barrington @csc-barrington.bsky.social Professor at Centre for the Study of Corruption; ex UK head of TI; UK govt adviser. BVI News: ‘Who is this punk Barrington?’ ‘Thug in a suit.’ ‘Needs to stfu.’
International Anti-Corruption Conference @iaccseries.bsky.social We are the world's biggest anti-corruption forum. The #IACC2026 take place in the Dominican Republic. By @anticorruption.bsky.social Imprint: http://anticorru.pt/2EJ
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Ben Noble @benhnoble.bsky.social Associate Professor of Russian Politics, UCL | Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social FT opiner. "Sinecured oaf", “mutton-headed fellow”-two satisfied readers. Globalisation/trade/econ/snark. Cestrian, Londoner, Brit, European. RT≠👍 Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://www.ft.com/trade-secrets.
Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social Environmental campaigner & author, The Lie of the Land (William Collins, 2024), The Lost Rainforests of Britain (2022), & Who Owns England? (2019). Forthcoming: The Ghosts of Chalk Country (2027). Agent: @jmlockhart.bsky.social
Ben Paxton @drbenpaxton.bsky.social Senior Researcher at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social. Views my own.
David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC: barrister, cross-bench peer; HL Justice & Home Aff Cttee; Chair Inter Mediate, @uclei.bsky.social; Vis Prof KCL; ex-Indept Reviewer Terrorism, Prevent Commr, AFPS; history, nature, sea kayaking, Suffolk
Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social Political sketch writer at the New Statesman.
Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org A voice for the persecuted.
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Bolton West | Chair APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information through legal & policy reforms. Everywhere
The Ferret @theferret.scot Scotland's award-winning investigative news and fact-checking co-op.
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Finance Innovation Lab @thefinancelab.bsky.social The Finance Innovation Lab builds power to transform the financial system for people and planet.
Rose Whiffen @rosewhiff.bsky.social Researcher for @transparencyuk.bsky.social on political integrity issues and wider corruption. All opinions my own.
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social The UK's leading research centre on constitutional change, covering parliament, government, democracy, elections and more.
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David McNair @davidmcnair.bsky.social Author | Campaigner | Using Data to Protect People and Planet | Executive Director @ONEcampaign | Council Member @ECFR | Board @AfricaEuropeFdn 🏊♂️🎸👨👩👧
Mikhail Khodorkovsky @khodorkovsky.com A leader of the Russian opposition, reformer. Ex-political prisoner (2003–2013). Follow for insights on current events in Russia and beyond.
My book 'How to Slay a Dragon: Building a New Russia After Putin' is available here — https://a.co/d/ai95jkW
Simon Bowers @sbowers00.bsky.social Investigations Editor at Finance Uncovered
We bring the best in follow-the-money journalism to collaborative investigations around the world
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Ex-@icij.bsky.social, ex-Guardian
Thom Townsend @thomtownsend.bsky.social ED @openownership.bsky.social: making sure we know who owns and controls things. Also, cats.
Natural Resource Governance Institute @nrginstitute.bsky.social We support informed, inclusive decision-making about natural resources and the energy transition. Learn more: resourcegovernance.org
Alex Jacobs @aj16.bsky.social Director of the Joffe Trust. Illicit finance, economic crime, philanthropy. Scaramouche Sailing Trust too.
Georg Neumann @georgneu.bsky.social Transparency, data viz, open data, innovation, communication, development, the world. @opencontracting previously @anticorruption @IDB_Lab
Martin Coyle @coylester10.bsky.social Correspondent covering bribery, corruption and financial crime at @MLexclusive
Email me at coyle@mlex.com. Might be the odd watford tweet.
Charlotte Leslie @charlotteleslie.bsky.social Director @CMEC. #GrainFromUkraine 🇺🇦 Global Goodwill Ambassador. Trustee Empire Fighting Chance 🥊 charity, partnered with Matchroom Boxing. Liberated from MP service in 2017.
Edward Lucas @edwardlucas.bsky.social Journalist, author, thinktanker, baker, swimmer, politician. Lifelong Kremlin-basher.
Steve Goodrich @stevejgoodrich.bsky.social Head of Research and Investigations at Transparency International UK. Formerly at Electoral Commission. Following the money.
Sarah Ulrich @sarahulrich.bsky.social Reporterin. Investigative Recherche, Reportage & Moderation. Former @gijn @netzwerkrecherche /sarahulrich.me /sarah.ulrich@posteo.de / 📷 Natalie Valeska Schüler
Emily Couch (Куч, не 🛋️) @emilycouchuk.bsky.social Human rights & democracy in Europe & Eurasia | Anti-racism, decolonisation | 🖊️ in Foreign Policy, The Moscow Times, Index on Censorship &c | Views mine
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
Charles Ubaghs @charlesubaghs.bsky.social Managing Editor @GlobalPlayer & Director of Digital Content @Global (LBC, Capital, Classic FM etc). Co-founder @PopBuzz + digital content for podcasts like @TheNewsAgents
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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.
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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social Emmy-award-winning journalist
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luke@luke-mcgee.com
Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania
Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social Tech journalist and author, who increasingly also talks on TV and radio. Interested in the sparks that happen when the online and offline worlds collide
@stokel on the other place. Buy my book: How AI Ate the World!
Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social Author. The Wolf That Chews Rocks (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-That-Chews-Rocks-ebook/dp/B0HF8SR6JR?ref_=ast_author_mpb), the Erin Callahan thrillers, and some politics nonsense. Wulferhampton interloper. Twat.
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social TV Critic and Broadcaster. Must Watch + Remember Me? podcast. My book "OUT NOW" is out in September. Dyslexic / Autistic.
Simon Mayo @simonmayo.bsky.social Nil desperandum
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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social Editor in Chief of @politicshome.bsky.social and @thehousemag.bsky.social. Exhausted.
Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
Sarah Churchwell @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social Public Humanities Prof, School of Advanced Study, Univ London. American abroad. Journalism, US politics, cultural & literary history esp 1920s & 30s & F. Scott Fitzgerald. Podcast: Journey Through Time with David Olusoga. @throughtimepod.bsky.social
Tim Bradshaw @tim.fo Global tech correspondent at the Financial Times
Mike Butcher @mikebutcher.bsky.social Founder & Editor, @pathfounders.bsky.social | Formerly @TechCrunch | mike@pathfounders.com | Signal: mikebutcher.04 | Pathfounders.com | linkedin.com/in/mikebutcher | Speaker / Moderator | Founder: TheEuropas, Techfugees, TechVets | (MBE)
Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com Tech, cats, cat-tech & being catty about tech. Basically I'm a tech writer who also runs a cat rescue. Well, I do have a lot of mice.
Scott Reid @ascottreid.bsky.social At BBC Sport. Bouncing between Glasgow (nearly) and Salford. Will go on about news, sport, Scottish stuff, Eurovision etc. Any rare views are very much my opinion alone.
Martin SFP Bryant @martinsfp.bsky.social A big chunk of my life is made up of working in quantum technology and going to gigs. Occasionally I talk about those things here.
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