Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social Historian of evolutionary biology and scientific racism who has somehow turned into a historian of the physical sciences. Expect lots of cat pictures and general miscellany. Baltimore.
Judy Webb @judyw.bsky.social Passionate about life on Earth. Detest violence & cruelty. Feminist. Frustrated star gazer. Beneath the pavement the forest. The UK's exit from the EU was an act of national self harm and a betrayal of the European community. 🇪🇺⭐🇺🇦☮️🎗️🦖
Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
Alberto Nardelli @albertonardelli.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg. In Europe, mostly. I have strong opinions about food and football. DM for Signal.
Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social FT Alphaville reporter. Ex-“veteran” fund manager. Resolution Foundation Assoc. Baring Foundation Trustee.
Zamira Rahim @zamirarahim.bsky.social Staff editor for The New York Times (in London). Previously writing for CNN and Time Magazine. One of those Brits who ended up in American media.
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
Tom Chivers @tomchivers.bsky.social "Far too nice to be a journalist," per Terry Pratchett. Lead writer on Semafor's Flagship newsletter. DMs open; chiversthomas(a)gmail.
Latest book, Everything is Predictable: geni.us/EIPBook
Podcast, The Studies Show: https://www.thestudiesshowpod.com
Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social Calm the FUD down
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
Buy my book: http://shorturl.at/BJOUV
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
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).
Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer for European Politics and History at King's College London. Opinions my own. RT not always endorsement.
Also to be found at @APHClarkson
https://www.ullstein.de/werke/die-macht-der-diaspora/hardcover/978354910
Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can-end-our-very-british-culture-war-sunder-katwala?variant=40518936559694
Evertonian
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player. 
Polly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social Co-founder and CEO, Zinc Innovation Partners - helping turn science into real-world change. Fomerly Demos, UAL, MMHPI, No10. Adviser at Future Governance Forum, Family Business UK, Door10 Recruitment. Writes at https://howtorunacountry.substack.com/
Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social Political sketch writer at the New Statesman.
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Samira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social Freelance journalist (mostly for the Guardian Long Read) and author of Karachi Vice. I am also on Substack @samirashackle.
megan kenyon @meganekenyon.bsky.social political correspondent, new statesman
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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social Senior Correspondent ARD London 2008- 2025 • previously Warsaw/New York • Loving London • Living on a Narrowboat • Also writing for Prospect/Blaetter and others.
Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social I present programs on TV and Radio, write history books and present a podcast called Empire with William Dalrymple. NOT IN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT!
Jack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social I write the newsletter, Lines To Take, bringing you one big story of the day, every day.
Sign up for free: https://www.linestotake.com/
I like human rights and French cuisine.
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.
Shanti Das @shantidas.bsky.social Senior investigations reporter, The Times. Previously: The Observer / The Sunday Times. Orwell prize for exposing Britain’s social evils 2023
📝 shanti.das@thetimes.co.uk / @shantidas.01 (Signal)
Sarfraz Manzoor @sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social I am a screenwriter (Blinded by the Light), author (Greetings from Bury Park, They), journalist (Guardian, Times and lots of others), I teach at UCL and am working on my first stage play. Mostly though I am a husband and father of two young children.
Aveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social Strategy Fellow, Global Health & Wellbeing at Coefficient Giving. Views my own
Marianna Spring @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social BBC’s Social Media Investigations Correspondent | Radio 4 podcasts | @BBCPanorama & current affairs | #Americast host | ARIAS & British Podcast best host
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Fi Glover @figlover.bsky.social Chatting for a living on Times Radio and the Off Air with Jane and Fi podcast. Janeandfi@times.radio if you feel the need for comms. And please do.
Keeping a small urban zoo for fun.
Ronnica Fatt @ronnicareads.bsky.social Ravenous reader. Opinionated woman. Diverse book recs. 💙📚 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/ronnica
Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team Canadian wanderer in Ireland. Trying to make the internet a better place. Bluesky Head of Trust and Safety.
File a report in the app or via moderation@blueskyweb.xyz - not via mentions/replies.
https://aaronrodericks.com
David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
Jessica Stephens @jessicastephens76.bsky.social Mum of one, almost bankrupt owner of two Great Danes, barrister
Olivia Beach @oliviabeach.bsky.social Barrister - public law, human rights and community care at @onepumpcourt | Human Rights Lawyers Association Exec Committee | views my own.
Tim James-Matthews @tjamesmatthews.bsky.social Barrister at Matrix Chambers. 🇦🇺 in 🇬🇧. Views my own. 
Heidi Stonecliffe KC @hskc.bsky.social Criminal Barrister | King's Counsel | Governing Bencher Inner Temple | Employed Barrister Committee | Member of the Criminal Bar Association and South Eastern Circuit | Supporter of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and the Rule of Law
Tara McCarthy @tarabarrister.bsky.social Barrister at Thomas More Chambers. From Nottingham originally. Likes listening to the radio. Owner of two beagles.
https://www.thomasmore.co.uk/ 
Barrister79 @barrister79.bsky.social Criminal barrister practising on the North Eastern Circuit.
@jurybrief.bsky.social @jurybrief.bsky.social Criminal barrister @ 36 Group
Opinions are mine alone.
donallawler.bsky.social @donallawler.bsky.social Barrister, 187 Chambers
Tim Kiely @timkiely1.bsky.social 💚 Irish; barrister; poet; Green Party member. Chat on all of the above - views my own.
📚 Buy my books at timkielybooks.bigcartel.com
Russell Fraser @russelljfraser.bsky.social Criminal defence barrister at Garden Court chambers. Executive committee member and former chair of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers
Dréa Becker @dreabecker.bsky.social Barrister, criminal/international law
Siân Smith @familylawbarrister.bsky.social Family Law Barrister, specialising in Finance and Children matters. Joint head of Financial Remedies and Private Law Team at 42BR Barristers. Accepts instructions via Direct Public Access. Legal 500 Leading Junior.
Eloise Le Santo @eloiselesanto.bsky.social Lawyer (Barrister)
📍London 🏳️🌈
Thom Dyke @thomdyke.bsky.social Barrister at Deka Chambers | Expertise in Criminal, Public, International, and Police Law | Ranked in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 | Bencher at Inner Temple | Advocacy Trainer | BHRC Exec Committee 2026/7
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5844-3088
Charlotte Wilk @charlottewilk.bsky.social Barrister at Gatehouse Chambers. Photographer of Libraries. British-American-Jewish-Irish. Legal 500 “Rising Star” in Costs Law. Also practising in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Insurance, Housing & Commercial. Mother to Maud, the working cocker 🐾
@pibarrister.bsky.social @pibarrister.bsky.social Still not a pi barrister
Nick Barraclough @nickbarraclough.bsky.social Specialist criminal law barrister at 2BR.
www.nickbarracloughbarrister.co.uk
Sir Robert Buckland KC @robertbuckland.bsky.social Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE KC is Third Church Estates Commissioner. Barrister, Foundry Chambers. Member, Policy Unit, DAC Beachcroft. Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE Law School. Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Ex MP & Cabinet Minister.
Harriet Johnson @harrietejohnson.bsky.social Barrister at Doughty St (views mine not theirs); Author of "Enough: the violence against women and how to end it"; always #QPR
Hannah Gomersall @hannahgomersall.bsky.social Family law barrister at Coram Chambers,
Vice-Chair of Society of Labour Lawyers
Oliver Lewis @droliverlewis.bsky.social Health and human rights barrister at @DoughtyStPublic. https://linktr.ee/droliverlewis. Views my own
Can Yeğinsu @canyeginsu.bsky.social Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings. Faculty, Columbia Law School and @georgetownlaw.bsky.social, Fellow, @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social.
Elizabeth Darlington @edarlington.bsky.social Barrister, Mediator, Arbitrator, Author 
Nick Swift @nickswiftwrites.bsky.social Crime fiction writer #amquerying, coffee lover, Devon dweller, former barrister, occasional indie music PR ... 💙📚 #Exeter #Topsham via #Hull
Toby Cadman @tobycadman.bsky.social Barrister | International Law | Co-Founder of the Guernica 37 Group | Joint Head of G37 Chambers | ShaolinKungFu | https://g37chambers.com | https://tobycadman.com | https://chiswick-kungfu.org
Suchitra Vijayan @suchitrav.bsky.social I write books. Founder & Publisher The Polis Project. Teach @NYUgallatin & @columbia. Barrister. Chair, International Human Rights Committee, New York City Bar
Tom Royston @tomroyston.bsky.social Social security law and its neighbours. Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers
https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/tom-royston/
Jessica Leung @jessicaksleung.bsky.social Solicitor (Eng & Wales) | Columnist | 🇬🇧🇭🇰| Former Secretary General at Civic Party | Non-practising Hong Kong barrister | LSE Human Rights and Politics | Talks about #criminaljustice #civilliberties #humanrights #hongkong #china
Dr Mara Malagodi @maramalagodi.bsky.social Reader (Associate Professor) School of Law, University of Warwick | Non-practising barrister (call 2016) | Scholar of Middle Temple | Filmmaker | Co-EiC of Constitutional Studies | UKCLA ExCmt |
📧 https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/people/mara_malagodi/
Graham Denholm @gdenholmlaw.bsky.social Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. All views my own. https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/graham-denholm
Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social Barrister. History, politics, art & music
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
Lois Romano @loisromano.bsky.social NYT Bestseller: "An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln." : https://tinyurl.com/yc5uud3s
Former Editor WaPo Live, WaPo national staff, Senior Writer Politico.
Martin Fitzgerald @4hundredblows.bsky.social My new book - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories - is out now. A Radio Four pick of the week.
Order details and live events - https://linktr.ee/4hundredblows
Mauro Gatti @maurogatti.bsky.social Associate Professor of EU Law, University of Bologna. Research on EU foreign policy and freedom of religion. Opinions are mine and do not represent those of my institution.
Matthew Haji-Michael @theruleoflawguy.bsky.social Political theory PhD student working on all things Rule of Law. Based in Vienna at CEU (@weareceu.bsky.social)
Website: https://www.matthewhajimichael.com/home
Institutional Page: https://dsps.ceu.edu/people/matthew-haji-michael
Daniella Lock @daniellalock.bsky.social lecturer in law, KCL
researching UK executive power, national security, political economy and human rights
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/daniella-lock
Hannah Summers @hansummers.bsky.social Investigative journalist/ family courts for @tbij.bsky.social |Best specialist journalist 2023 - Freelance Journalism Awards |Media Freedom Awards winner 2025
Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession @hlsclp.bsky.social Studying the changing dynamics of the global legal profession. Read our digital magazine: https://clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hub/magazine/
Professor Alexander I. Griffiths @profalexgriffiths.bsky.social Professor of Academic Policy & Practice and Associate Dean for Governance & University Proctor @ BPP University, own views here/posts and reposts not endorsements. Educational Social Scientist. PhD, EdD, FRSA.
Shiv Malik @shivmalik.bsky.social Author. Award nominated podcaster. Former Guardian investigations. Building Forest City - the UK’s first City in over 50 years.
Scout Tzofiya Bolton @scouttzofiya.bsky.social Radio presenter, poet, activist, ex-con. Oh c'mon it's not like nobody knows. Word was always going to get out eventually that I went on to become a radio presenter.
Www.scouttzofiyabolton.com
Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, Barbara Cartland fan
Stephen Shapiro @stephenshapiro.bsky.social Edinburgh based:
read my scholarly books below!
I work on contemporary cultural studies, horror, world-systems perspectives, and a Gramscian Marx.
Dr Stephanie Brown @drstephaniebrown.bsky.social BBC / AHRC New Generation Thinker | Historical Criminologist | History of Crime, Punishment, & Policing | Medieval to Modern | Expertise in legal & social reactions to homicide, suicide & abortion | https://substack.com/@drstephaniebrown
Cassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social Associate director in public services @Instituteforgov. Passionate about crime.
Criminal Law Solicitors Association @crimesolicitors.bsky.social The Criminal Law Solicitors' Association proudly represents law firms and solicitors working in the field of criminal law throughout England and Wales.
Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social Britain editor, New Statesman. Lead host, New Statesman Podcast (Publisher Podcast Award winner '21-24) & co-host Westminster Reimagined with Armando Iannucci.
Ben Hildred @bhildred.bsky.social Anthropologist of Sport at Durham. Director of INSA (sportanthro.bsky.social). Researching sport & social change. Cricket & Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. 
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk 
Simon Spence KC @simonkc.bsky.social Barrister, lover of the arts, avid cook, amateur pianist, Trustee @britishyouthopera.bsky.social
LLB Solicitors @llbsolicitors.bsky.social Law Firm representing clients across England and Wales in Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Professional Negligence; Will Disputes and more #ProblemsSolved
www.llbsolicitors.co.uk
Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social Editor in Chief of the New Statesman
Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation
Previous lives:
Chief Executive & Exec. Chair, Resolution Foundation
Founding Chair, Living Wage Commission
Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety
📰 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/shaun-lintern
📝 DMs open
📨 shaun.lintern@sundaytimes.co.uk
Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
📝 ft.com/jbm
Jonathan Black @jonblackbsb.bsky.social Criminal defence specialist, partner @bsbsolicitors, Past President @lccsa, campaigner, @lufc, small gig enthusiast, Trustee @tophatfoundatio @hiasjcore and border collie owner
Phoebe Whitlock @phoebewhitlock.bsky.social Tech and IP Barrister. Podcast host. Chair of the SLL Tech Group. Director of Intellectual Property Awareness Network. Chair of the Board of Trustees of Codebar. Author. Trying to bring tech law to the masses.
Laura Hoyano 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @lhoyano.bsky.social Emeritus Law Prof, Oxford Uni, Wadham College. Barrister Red Lion Chambers. Interests incl child protection, vulnerable witnesses, human rights. Cats, narrowboats & figure skating. Proud Canadian, Brit & European. Convenor @coeusjustice@bsky.social
Izzy Lyons @lyonsizzy.bsky.social News reporter, the Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.com/profile/izzy-lyons
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.
The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society @letterappsoc.bsky.social To inspire people to write handwritten letters to each other. #PostboxSaturday