Shawsy @shawsy.bsky.social Me, myself, and I...
Family, friends, oh and Everton 💙
Stephen Ryan 🌻🍉 🌍 Stiofán Ó Riain @stephenryanrathlin.bsky.social Dubliner living on Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim.
Recovering academic. Politics, history, sociology, music, Liverpool FC and some photos of an island.
Was never a member of The Stars Of Heaven, sadly.
#WeAreHopeDespiteTheTimes
Go Higher – University of Liverpool @gohigherliverpool.bsky.social Go Higher at the University of Liverpool: a supportive, part-time route into higher education for adults returning to study. Build confidence, develop academic skills and discover what comes next.
Kathryn Blennerhassett @kathrynb.bsky.social Retired so I’m old but I didn’t vote for Brexit and moving to the left not right!
Irish but living in the UK for a long time. 🙅♀️🇮🇪🎾🇫🇷🧘♂️🇪🇺
Alexander Davenport @alexanderdavenport.bsky.social Postdoc at the Czech Academy of Sciences, PhD from EUI. Studying voter behaviour, political attitudes etc. My book, 'The Unfulfilled Electoral Potential of West European Liberal Parties', is out now with OUP.
https://www.alexanderdavenport.eu/
James @jawida.net These are probably my opinions only. If you see something that doesn't seem right...
📍 Liverpool, UK
@cornwallrose.bsky.social @cornwallrose.bsky.social
DJ Eddie @electricshock25.bsky.social
Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social Hoping to connect with all those with an interest in progressive politics & better society in the U.K.
Lib Dem member & campaigner for #ProportionalRepresentation🗳
#GetPRDone
#StopReformUK
#MakeVotesMatter
#FBPPR
#RejoinEU🇪🇺
#LibDems 🔶
#StopReformUK
Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social Constitutional law and national security law etc at the University of Glasgow
Chris McCorkindale @chrismccork.bsky.social Public law @ Strathclyde Law School.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social Short misadventurer in archaeology, mischievous military historian, author, broadcaster, relentless miniature painter & collector. Follows cricket but doesn't understand it. Looks a little like Asterix 🙂 Rep @Pastpreservers; TCD, SDUC, NI, Wales, Co. Down!
@jameswmcauley.bsky.social @jameswmcauley.bsky.social
The Constitution Society @consoc.bsky.social The Constitution Society is a charity which promotes public understanding of the UK constitution. Founded 2009. www.consoc.org.uk
Keith @keitholo.gy ☕ I drink tea and I code things
☘️ Belfast, Northern Ireland
🔗 https://keitholo.gy
Prof Siobhan O’Neill @profsiobhanon.bsky.social Mental Health Champion NI | Prof Ulster Uni | mental health, trauma & suicide | mum
Jack Russell @jackru.bsky.social Londoner in Norn Iron | Data Communicator | Humanist | Dad of girls | Glastonbury Pilgrim | Strange Loop | Runner | ENTP
Author of @believethedata.org
Co-founder of @pfie.bsky.social
Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
Trina O’Connor @trinaoconnor.bsky.social Criminologist - Host of ‘Real Lives Untold’ Podcast - tweets are my own opinion not that of any of my employers - 💙 Dublin #GAA
Annika Bergman Rosamond @a-bergman-rosamond.bsky.social Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in IR and Gender, University of Edinburgh. Director of Students, School of Social & Political Science. Co-convenor Gender and Politics Research Group, UoE. Former Chair of FTGS & Co-convenor GIRWG;FFP; autism advocate
Quintin Oliver @quintinoliver.bsky.social Conflict resolution, peace-building, referendums - participatory politics in and from N. Ireland.
Carnegie Oldpark Library co-owner.
@daradebrun.bsky.social @daradebrun.bsky.social
Ralph @ralphg85.bsky.social
David Lane @davidflane.bsky.social The more I know, the less I understand
Jane Kirkpatrick @janekirkpatrick.bsky.social Senior Lecturer Politics and International Relations UWE Bristol. Director E-International Relations. Civil society, resistance, Parliament, teaching using videogames and other stuff.
Ann @historyannics.bsky.social spins plates - history and heritage - politics, conflict and security - SEND - schools - governance - photos, usually of the sea - powered by coffee and crisps - phd fhea
@aninjarainbow.bsky.social @aninjarainbow.bsky.social
Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social Think tanker, political speechwriter, historian.
Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social Athro Gwleidyddiaeth Cymru
Michael O’Neill @michaeloneill.org Inorganic Chemistry || University of Liverpool || Education || Blogging || Textbooks || www.michaeloneill.org || PERIODically Podcast supporter
Brian Pope @brianpope10.bsky.social 'Middle of the Road' politics. Former elected councillor. Chartered Civil Engineer and Infrastructure campaigner.
Len Metson @lenmetson.com PhD candidate @LSEGovernment 📚 Interested in campaigns, applied data science and field experiments 💻 he/him
🌐 lenmetson.com
Patrick Butchard @patrickbutchard.bsky.social International Law, House of Commons Library
Director, International Justice & Human Rights Centre, Edge Hill University
https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/persons/patrick-butchard
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/authors/patrick-butchard
Jo Rothery @jorothery.bsky.social Researcher at Canterbury Christ Church University. PhD student obsessing over the politics of place and the Labour Party. Interested in political, cultural, economic and social domination within Britain. Plus all things politics!
Nick Fitzhenry @nickfitzhenry.bsky.social Postdoc at CAMPOP & King's College, Cambridge
PhD in Economic History, LSE.
nicholasfitzhenry.co.uk
Research: death, disease & doctors during Apartheid
Methods: Applied econometrics & historical demography.
Teaching: Industrial Rev., History of Middle East
Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social I bring the world to life |
Environmental social scientist @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social | Affiliate @snowleopardcons.bsky.social | '23 Nuffield Farming Scholar | Malawi Mountain Gin Founder | Author | Filmmaker
#coexistence https://linktr.ee/jonnyhhanson
Josef Mühlbauer @josefmuehlbauer.bsky.social Author, Speaker, Peace Researcher: josef.muehlbauer@uni-graz.at
Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social Lib Dem Life Peer. Party President 2020-5. Author, "Polling UnPacked" / http://www.theweekinpolls.co.uk / https://libdemnewswire.substack.com / imprint + privacy http://markpack.org.uk/legal-privacy / he/him
James Prentice @jamespren.bsky.social Researcher, likes data, graphs, infographics and telling stories with data. PhD in political analysis from Sussex uni - like all social science subjects. Mainly post about political analysis and my research within the Hastings & Rye area. Fabian member.
João Seixas @joaoseixas.bsky.social Flâneur in Brussels.
Aimee J. Smith @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social Social Scientist | Peace, education and childhood/youth | Outdoorsy person and music lover | Belfast | All views my own
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Juliane Röleke @jroeleke.bsky.social Historian, Phd on West Germany and Northern Ireland during the Troubles @zzfpotsdam @huberlin
Educational Work for various Memorials & Football Clubs
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social Head of Policy, Progs and Media at AdviceUK. Former Dep Director at Women’s Budget Group, interim CEO and Dep Director of The Runnymede Trust & CEO of Equality Trust. Worked across Government and on national Commissions. Views my own.
Laura McQuillan @lmcquillan.bsky.social GP. Federation Clinical Research Lead.
Interested in health inequality and medical education.
📚⛰️👟🎶
Northern Ireland
Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy at University of Manchester. Soon to be Birmingham.
Dave Kitching @davekitching.bsky.social Advocacy, research & comms. Politics & Music. GAA hobbyist. Mayo interloper in Dublin
NI Assembly Library @assemblylibrary.bsky.social The Research and Information Service (RaISe) of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
RaISe Blog available at: http://assemblyresearchmatters.org
Uniting UK @unitinguk.bsky.social Pro-Union campaign in Northern Ireland, backing a united NI in a better UK, and celebrating our unity and diversity. We are all better off in the UK. #NIIN ☂️
Giacomo Salvarani @gsal.bsky.social Political scientist at Urbino Carlo Bo
Kenn Rushworth @kennrushworth.bsky.social Expert in comparative Voter Registration. Also found writing on Politics of Football and Icelandic Politics.
Occasional drummer, very occasional poet, very very occasional midfielder.
Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham. Writes on 🇬🇧 intelligence.
Remains an opinionated Northerner & Mancunian. ✍ Vetting, 'Friends' & UK intelligence 📚 🇺🇦 Views my own.
🔗 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/people/daniel.lomas
Toby @tniblock.bsky.social ESRC NINE PhD Researcher | Ulster University | Researching drug markets in Northern Ireland
Maëlle Gibbons-Patourel @maellegp.bsky.social Senior Policy Officer 🇪🇺
Foodie, cat lady, polyglot 🇨🇵🇬🇧🇪🇦
Views are my own
She/Her
Paddy Hoey @paddyhoey.bsky.social Craigavon/ Lismore Comprehensive/ Armagh GAA/ Celtic FC. 'Top tier tarrier'. Media/ Politics and football activism scholar. Adopted Scouser - pronouns: lid/ la.
http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526114259/
Steven Curtis @stevencurtis.bsky.social National Teaching Fellow (2011) | Associate Professor of International Relations
Diplomatic Studies | Public & Diaspora Diplomacy | Higher Education | Learning & Teaching in Politics and International Relations | Film and Music
Peter Heaney @peadarheaney.bsky.social Head of Region, Northern Ireland Trocaire
interested in global justice, climate and international development, all views my own.
PSA Ethnopolitics Specialist Group @psaethnopolitics.bsky.social We are the Ethnopolitics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Convenors: @giudifontana.bsky.social and @lpcooley.bsky.social
Web: https://www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/ethnopolitics
Fergus Turtle @flturtle.bsky.social Welsh politico | left of centre | pro environmentalism | views are not my employers etc.
Koulla Yiasouma @shriekinggreek.bsky.social Greek Cypriot from London living in Northern Ireland.
Will share ice cream 🍦 and washing line 🧺adventures as well as my love for Arsenal.
May also go on about Children’s Rights and social justice.
Lord Norton of Louth @lordnortonlouth.bsky.social Professor of Government, University of Hull. Devoted to the study of the Constitution, Parliament, and the Conservative Party.
@niallodoc.bsky.social @niallodoc.bsky.social
Department for the Economy NI @economy-ni.gov.uk The official channel of the Department for the Economy. Managed by Press Office during office hours (Mon-Fri , 9.00am - 5.00pm).
Donna Smith @drdonnasmith.bsky.social Open University Politics Senior Lecturer, Director of OU Tuition Programme. PFHEA. CMgr MCMI. CODE Fellow. Political Studies Association Honorary Secretary. Views own.
Alexandra Meakin @ameakin.bsky.social Lecturer in British Politics & Programme Director BA Politics and Parliamentary Studies, @polisatleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social Wrote PhD on the Restoration & Renewal of Palace of Westminster. Reposts ≠ endorsements
James Stinson @fieldmouse70.bsky.social
Toby S. James @tobysjames.bsky.social Professor of Politics & Policy, @UEA
Electoral Integrity Project co-Director
Policy Studies Editor: @policy-studies.bsky.social
Researching and teaching on: democracy, electoral integrity, political science.
https://tobysjames.com
Cathal Mac Coille @cathalmaccoille.bsky.social I write for Tuairisc.ie and post in English and Irish. Iománaí ar an gclaí.
Politics. 🎶 Ceol. Hurling. Cyclist.
Deep down quite shallow.
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Niall Parfitt @niallpar.bsky.social CEO Atlanticus Digital | Trustee CIM, Children’s Heartbeat Trust and Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland | Area Leader Federation of Small Business | HubSpot Partner | Accredited Teamwork Partner | Chartered Marketer and Fellow CIM
Zack @zniven7.bsky.social pointlessly political
UoS Politics grad, SNP member
Anna Taylor @annigee.bsky.social Peer review manager & research development professional at University of Liverpool. Views my own.
Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett @chantal-st.bsky.social Senior Research Associate @cast-centre.bsky.social and University of East Anglia
Currently, I work on climate politics in the UK & Germany. Other interests include political communication, discourse and German politics. PhD on German Greens @Uni of Leeds
Andrew Defty @adefty.bsky.social Associate Professor of Politics, University of Lincoln. Parliament, the intelligence services, a little bit of social policy.
Russell Holden @russinthezone.bsky.social Author. Researcher, Lecturer, Mentor and Broadcaster on issues where Sport and Politics overlap. Cricket, Jazz and dog lover.
Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social Author of bestselling novel Freebourne. Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport & Public Realm on Hounslow Council. CEO of Carter Fleet. Journalist. FRSA
Promoted by Ted Wall on behalf of Hounslow Labour cllrs
Cllr Richard Kemp CBE @cllrkemp.bsky.social Lib Dem spokesperson on Housing. Former Lord Mayor of Liverpool and Councillor for the fabulous Penny Lane ward. Married to Ald. Erica Kemp CBE with three children and five grandchildren
Cat Mahoney @catmahoney.bsky.social Senior Lecturer Communication and Media at University of Liverpool. Researching television, gender, collective memory, convergence and Dungeons & Dragons. Common or Garden Nerd.
Alan Kavanagh @alankavanagh.bsky.social Software engineer from Ireland 🇮🇪
🎓M.Sc. M.Sc. B.Sc. PG.Dip. 🎓
Problem solver, tech enthusiast, and lifelong learner 👨💻
Building software, learning Spanish 🇪🇸, and always listening to music 🎶
David Ford @david-ford.bsky.social Was: Alliance Councillor, Antrim 1993-2010; MLA, South Antrim 1998-2018; Party Leader, 2001-16; Minister of Justice for NI 2010-2016, President, Alliance Party 2019-2022.
Now: grandfather, p/t farmer, Alliance footsoldier, Rathlin CIC, Jubilee Farm, NFFN.
Thomas Leahy @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social Senior Lecturer British/Irish Politics & Contemporary History, Cardiff Uni. Research Irish Republicanism, Irish Gov & conflict legacy. Also have RR Multiple Sclerosis and Cardiff/Vale MS Society group organiser. Mavenclad since 2025. Views own.
John Nagle @johnnagle1.bsky.social Academic with an interest in divided cities, protest and power-sharing.
ECH @echop.bsky.social IR Masters grad of UoL; Lover of travel, history, politics (centrist lib, apologies); and overall humanities bore. Please give me a job.
Jennifer Thomson @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath | ESRC New Investigator - Feminist Foreign Policy | https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/jennifer-thomson
David O'Brien @david-obrien.bsky.social "We are a primitive people," confessed a third emigrant, "wandering widely in a strange land."
History grad student - @SalemState MA
Dr Sean Haughey @drseanhaughey.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at @irishinstitute.bsky.social, University of Liverpool. Interested in parliaments, power-sharing & institutional reform.
Dion Curry @dsdcurry.bsky.social Ornery Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy
Michele Crepaz @michelecrepaz.bsky.social Illuminate Fellow at the Centre for Public Policy and Administration at @QUB @HAPP
Senior Lecturer (Associate Prof)
michelecrepaz.com
Vice Pres of PSAI
Political Science | Public Policy | Lobbying | Lobbying Regulation | Interest Groups | Transparency
TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social A Tipperary, Ireland based indie bookseller of new, old and inbetween books. Spend €20 & get free shipping !
Gaeilge agus fáilte.
www.thebookshop.ie
linktr.ee/thebookshop.ie
https://www.instagram.com/thebookshop.ie/
Antain Mac Lochlainn @antainmac.bsky.social Scríbhneoir agus aistritheoir.
Michael Pierse @michaelpierse.bsky.social Academic at Queen's University Belfast. Irish Studies. Working-class writing. Left politics. Gaeilge. Tweets own opinions. RTs not endorsements.
Jim Kelly @james-kelly.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Concordia University. Donner Prize Finalist 2005, 2024. Judicial politics. Retired QB. Toronto Blue Jays fan. Belfast born 🇮🇪 @JamesB_Kelly https://www.ubcpress.ca/james-b-kelly
Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social Medievalist. She/Her. All DMs are blocked (Bluesky ID issue)
Duncan Green @duncangreenlse.bsky.social LSE Prof in Practice & Director of its 'Activism, Influence & Change programme/blog'. Recovering Exfamer. Current passion teaching/training next & current gen of change makers, both at LSE and beyond. Author How Change Happens, From Poverty to Power
Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social Brexit/WF - etwas Trade.
Hier wird repostet sowie aus Reden & Interviews zitiert – ebenso aus Arbeiten der polit. Think-Tanks, Stiftungen & Printmedien.
X (Twitter): @KirstenDE999
@roloclark.bsky.social @roloclark.bsky.social Modern European History. Religion. Too much fascism.
Conor Humphries @conorhumphries.bsky.social Reuters corro Dublin. Politics. Finance. Airlines. Northern Ireland. Ex-Moscow, Kyiv...
conor.humphries @ reuters.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorhumphries
Caoimhe Archibald @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social Minister of Economy in NI Executive.
SinnFéin East Derry MLA. 6 Co Cúige Ard Comhairle rep. PhD grad QUB. she/her. Fairweather runner🏃🏼♀️