Martin Geissler @mmgeissler.bsky.social Radio, TV and podcast presenter with BBC Scotland.
Hearts fan.
Stephen Jardine @stephenjardine.bsky.social Journalist and broadcaster
Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social The gentle rumble of distant dub thunder.
https://www.rob-chapman.com
Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social Writer (on science, travel & curiosity), Yorkshireman, tedious enthusiast, professional overthinker, Megathreader. Now: Scotland.
Writes Everything Is Amazing: https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/
Ruth Dawkins @dorkymum.bsky.social Freelance writer & blogger • Science, environment, travel, books, family, islands • Green, socialist, feminist • Trans rights are human rights • Free Palestine • She/her • Lutruwita/Tasmania via Scotland • #MDANT • dorkymum.com • ruthdawkins.net
Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social Professor, LSE. Philosophy of science, animal consciousness, animal ethics. Director of The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience.
Catherine Hartmann 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇧🇪 🇮🇪 @cathhart.eurosky.social Photographe amateur, UE, Bruxelles Francaise, grande voyageuse, aime sa bâtarde malchi Maya
EU policies, based in Brussels and citizen of the world, amateur photograph
Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics at LSE. Posting mostly about energy/enviro research. https://stephenjarvis.github.io/
Tariq Modood @tariqmodood.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy, University of Bristol
Leading author on multiculturalism, secularism, Islamophobia and cultural racism
RTs are not endorsements and may be sent while I print it to read later.
David Whitley @mrdavidwhitley.bsky.social Travel writer. Nerd. General annoyance.
I never met a joke I liked that I didn't want to drill into the ground.
Writes quizzes at https://geograquiz.com/ . Shares unsolicited thoughts at https://planetwhitley.com/ .
John Bull @garius.bsky.social He/Him. Writer. Historian. Host of "The Untitled History Podcast." Strategy streamer. Tech Strategist. Founding Editor of @lonrec. Orient fan. Business/Writing: business@longformist.co.uk. Agent: @pastpreservers.bsky.social
@scotty59.bsky.social @scotty59.bsky.social US citizen. Lives in Arlington, VA. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland.
Glen Darroch @glendarroch.bsky.social Not everything needs to be a binary culture war.
We can get through this. Most folk just want to live peaceful and productive lives. Let them.
Ed Byrne @mredbyrne.bsky.social New special, “Tragedy Plus Time”, now available at edbyrne.com
Ian Gorrie @iangorrie.bsky.social 35 years in Telecoms. Scot living in England = British. Dundee Angus & Redditch Worcestershire Uk. Interested in Technology, Aviation, History, local culture, military history, politics for the people. Aviation Museum volunteer. Tone deaf pedants blocked.
Edward Philips Art @edwardphilips.co.uk Freelance designer & illustrator in UK. Endangered species due to AI slop. Birds, music, nature, & vintage rail posters. Commissions welcome, it’s cheaper than you think. Buy artwork from www.edwardphilips.co.uk. Or https://edwardphilipsart.teemill.com. xx
Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social 
Helen Martin @helen-m-martin.bsky.social Interested in economy, work, trash TV and tennis. Norn Irish in Scotland
Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social A non-partisan think tank that aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just.
https://www.futureeconomy.scot
Kevin Parry @kevinbparry.bsky.social ✨ Director & one-man studio
🪄 Handmade stop-motion & VFX illusions
🔗 https://kevinparry.tv/learn
John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com Working to open doors to public life and politics for young people, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, to give them the opportunity to serve.
Director: Eddie Barnes
🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com
📍 University of Glasgow
Laurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social Co-director @FutureEconScot.bsky.social Fellow UCL IIPP and the Democracy Collaborative. Co-author ‘Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing’ 
Marc Geddes @marcgeddes.uk Political scientist mostly based at the University of Edinburgh and sometimes found at the Institute for Parliamentary Research in Berlin.
Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social Politics Lecturer Cardiff University & Fellow Edinburgh University.
Political Psychology 🧠 & Public Opinion.
https://jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/
Heinz Brandenburg @heinzbrandenburg.bsky.social Political scientist, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Marta Miori @martamiori.bsky.social UK Politics Impact Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford
Voting, public opinion, longitudinal methods, nice graphs
Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Mhairi Brennan @mhairibrennan.bsky.social TV lecturer, researcher, writer.
'Archiving the Referendum: BBC Scotland's TV Archive and Indyref 2014', Palgrave Macmillan, 2025
Research Associate ReCARE TV: Reality Television, Working Practices and Duties of Care, Aston University.
Scottish Journal of Political Economy @scot-j-pol-econ.bsky.social General economics journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Scottish Economic Society.
David A. Jaeger (@davidajaeger.bsky.social), Editor
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14679485
Casey Smith @caseysmithippr.bsky.social Researcher IPPR Scotland
Rosie Lockwood @rosielockwood.bsky.social Associate Director of External Affairs for CLES丨former Mayor of Selby in God's own country丨Social justice, campaigns & comms 丨Toddler mum
Peter Jackson @pjdelacour.bsky.social Co-Director, Scottish Council on Global Affairs.
Chair and Professor of Global Security, University of Glasgow.
International History, Security and Basketball. All views my own etc.
Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social Professor of Foreign Policy, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews; Founding Co-Director Scottish Council on Global Affairs
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/jbk1/
Jonathan Parker @drjparker.bsky.social Political scientist, lecturer UofG. Parties, elections, European & Scottish politics. Views my own.
Karlo Basta @karlobasta.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, University of Edinburgh. Nationalism, the state, capitalism, socialism, in a blender. Wrote The Symbolic State: https://tinyurl.com/3jb7juez. Writing Capitalists against Nationalism. https://www.karlobasta.com/
Davide Vampa @davidevampa.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Territorial Politics, University of Edinburgh
Co-director of @ccc-research.bsky.social
Lead editor of @regfedst.bsky.social
Chair of @ecprfederalism.bsky.social
Views are my own.
Centre on Constitutional Change @ccc-research.bsky.social Leading research centre for the study of constitutional change and territorial politics in the UK & beyond.
Researching the issues. Informing the debate.
More at https://www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/
Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, and Head of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️🌈
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
Lewis Miller @lewgmiller.bsky.social Politics lecturer in Dundee. Public Policy oriented - Teaching Scottish, British and EU Politics.
Chris McCorkindale @chrismccork.bsky.social Public law @ Strathclyde Law School.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
Kez Dugdale @kezdugdale.bsky.social Associate Director, @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. Prof University of Glasgow. Trustee of Shelter and Oversight Board Member of The Promise. Writes for The Courier, Talks for Times Radio.
Chris Birt @cdbirt.bsky.social Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The Union Survey @theunionsurvey.bsky.social The Union Survey is a long-running, 360° survey of constitutional attitudes in each of the UK’s four component parts.
Led by Profs Ailsa Henderson (@ailsahenderson.bsky.social) and Richard Wyn Jones (@richardwynjones.bsky.social).
Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social An ESRC-funded academic study of voting in Scotland
👩🏻💻 https://scottishelections.ac.uk
Ailsa Henderson @ailsahenderson.bsky.social PoliSci Prof at Edinburgh - run Scottish Election Study, co-run Union survey/Future of England survey
Voting, polling, attitudes to the union
@scotvoting.bsky.social @theunionsurvey.bsky.social
Rob Tanner @oneandsix.bsky.social 
Joel Beall @joelmbeall.bsky.social Senior Writer, Golf Digest | email: joel.beall@wbd.com
Connecticut via Ohio
My debut book Playing Dirty on sale: https://back9press.com/pages/beall
Captain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social The tweeter formerly known as @jxb101 at the previous place
Brexit is shite
🇨🇦🇬🇧🇿🇦🇨🇿☸️🔸
Lairn Scots @lairnscots.bsky.social The Scots Language Centre's education account. DM/Email education@scotslanguage.com to enquire about support/resources, or to let us know of a project/resource.
Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social writer, comedian, social strategist, living in the city of angels, occasionally singing about leopards. shop.franchesca.net
The Herald Politics Team @heraldpols.bsky.social Political news and analysis from The Herald’s top team at Holyrood.
Kate Duguid @kateduguid.bsky.social I'm the US markets editor at the Financial Times
Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com 🙅🏻♀️ Author (2 books & The Wayfinder newsletter), disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse.
☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org
😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult
John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk Commentator, writer, corporate/political strategy. Undertaking an MSc in International Security and Global Governance at Birkbeck.
The only Tory on Bluesky, but that's why you love me.
Newsletter at: www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
Oli Hague @olihague.bsky.social 
Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social Data Editor, @thetimes.com
🇬🇧 How is Britain doing? 👉 thetimes.com/data
🔗 https://www.thetimes.com/profile/tom-calver
📧 thomas.calver@the-times.co.uk
Christian Nightmares @christiannightmare.bsky.social Subscribe to my Substack ⬇️ https://christiannightmares.substack.com/subscribe
Guy Abel @guyabel.bsky.social Professor at HKU. Statistical demographer working on estimating #migration and demographic forecasting, mainly using #rstats.
Peter Charles @petercharles.bsky.social 2nd year law student
Garry Nicoll @garryn.bsky.social 🏴I would talk to the mirror if I wanted an echo chamber, want to hear different views but free speech has boundaries.
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Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social Policy and analysis correspondent, BBC Verify.
https://www.benchu.co.uk/
Author of "Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails", published May 2025
https://linktr.ee/exileeconomics
Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social Professor of economics at UWE Bristol. Chair of Post-Keynesian Economics Society. Progressive Economy Forum council member. Interested in macro, finance, banking, climate change, inequality, demographics.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social Musky sly old foxy stoat.
⚒️
Matt Forde @matt-forde.bsky.social Comedian, podcaster, radioer.
RNOH Charity and BCRT Ambassador.
#NFFC and ham sandwich fan.
Chordoma survivor.
Stoma owner.
Tickets: https://www.mattforde.com/mailing-list
Jocky Wulsin 🌹 @britainscot.bsky.social Middle of the road socialist, Hearts fan, golfist.
Mark Walters @muddywalters56.bsky.social Retired. 🥱🥳🍾
Dad, Grandad, Brother, Decent Earthling, appreciator of Nature, worldwide and in my Wildlife garden.
Democratic Socialist abandoned by this ‘so called’ Labour Party, but thankfully the Green Party have welcomed me.
Cannot abide injustice.
Dominic Hinde @dominicmhinde.bsky.social Sociologist, writer, Northern Europe journalist. 'Drifting North' out now in hardback. 'Journalism in the Anthropocene' in paperback.
Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social Screw it, let's do it.
Proof it's the real me: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rbranson_richard-branson-richardbransonbskysocial-activity-7267516793689124864--I14
Here's my blog: https://www.virgin.com/branson-
Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social Editor of The National 🏴
Mitchell Horton @jarlent.bsky.social Whooo buddy if you know me on Twitter we'll see
Assuming the people here are less toxic I will likely be less... confrontational with morons. 
Mike Elrick @elrick1.bsky.social Hillwalker, book lover, cineaste, Mahlerite, Aberdeen FC supporter.
@danielphilips.bsky.social @danielphilips.bsky.social 
@lesley58.bsky.social @lesley58.bsky.social 
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Richard Leonard @labourrichard.bsky.social 🌹 Socialist
✊ Trade unionist
🙌 The cause of labour is the hope of the world
Katharine Horgan @katharinehorgan.bsky.social LSE Human Rights Grad 🎓. Philanthropy Manager, JUSTICE. Founder, Young Orphans. Mentor, LSE. (She/Her)
T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social I'm only in it for the funny.
Middle distance punner and ukulele-botherer/'singer' with the multiple award-winning musical comedy idiots Plastic Jeezus.
www.plasticjeezus.co.uk
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Andrew Clark @clarkaw.bsky.social North Londoner. Communications adviser. Former Times, Guardian, Observer business journalist. Chair, Islington South Labour.
Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social Author. The Wolf That Chews Rocks, the Erin Callahan thrillers, and some politics nonsense. Wulferhampton interloper. Twat.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2CDCMV8
Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'
Own views; Adult language
Rugby columnist, author & therapist
Trustee of charity Women in Sport.
Current affairs, culture, sport, & sarcasm
Pre-order The Second Half https://linktr.ee/TheSecondHalfBrianMoore 
Jo Ingram @joing.bsky.social 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 Cat person. EU rejoiner. Liberal, not libertarian. Anti-Trump and pro-humanity. Anyone who uses ‘woke’ as an insult, can fuck right off.
🚫 If you send me DMs and I don’t know you, YOU WILL BE BLOCKED.
Andrew Cotter @mrandrewcotter.bsky.social Dogs, Broadcasting, Writing, Mountains. 
Iain Carter @iaincartergolf.bsky.social BBC Golf Correspondent, special guest on The Chipping Forecast author of Golf Wars.
Rob Palk @robpalk.bsky.social I write novels.
https://www.saltpublishing.com/products/the-crowd-pleaser-9781784634148?srsltid=AfmBOorCYZJ6lmoKe-phK0MiJM31iJceQf9neNV_Wc8uXeFHiVbQj0tB
Polly Purvis @pollypur.bsky.social Past career in tech. Founder of CodeClan, chair of Digital Xtra and Converge Challenge. 🏴 🇨🇦
Lorna Curry @lornacurry.bsky.social Wine bar revolutionary. Comment on law (finance, energy, legal ops/tech), politics (enthusiastic amateur), pugs (willing servant to Shirlie, Pickle & Pepsi) and Crystal Palace (cradle fan).
Simon @simonxfraser.bsky.social No AI.
I hate it when I look at an image and its hard to decide if its real or fake, if its computer constructed or if has been made by human ingenuity.
I'm into IR, alchemy and alternative photography.
Affected by the bee in my bonnet. zzzz
Fraser Nelson @frasernelson.bsky.social Columnist for The Times
Douglas Fraser @douglasffraser.bsky.social BBC Scotland journalist. Human, mostly. Based on the Black Isle.
Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social Reuters Journalist of the Year 2025: 'Scoop of the Year'
Senior correspondent, UK economy and north of England.
☀️ Stockport ☀️
💬 Signal: bruce.369
James Topham @jamestopham.bsky.social Screenwriter: @RidleyScottCG, @GaumontTV #BAFTA / @RocliffeForum Winner.
https://james-topham.com
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social Londoner
Disappointed but not surprised
James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social DC Studios co-CEO, #Superman, #GuardiansoftheGalaxy, #Peacemaker, dog owner, husband, servant to my cat.
ordinary @ordinaryalso.bsky.social 36 he/him Florida
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pbefxsfoltjuyja64n2eqgsr/feed/aaalqdxj3jv76
Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social I do standup and also write all manner of things. At the moment I'm very much doing this: @murderbastard.bsky.social
MK🌈 @leftypawprints.bsky.social EIS Union Rep✊ Aberdonian🩶Proud gay man 🏳️🌈Cat dad.🐈 ENFP🎉 Education 📚 SGP💚 Socialist 🚩 Gaymer🕹️Buddhist ☸️ADHD loading⚡️ Views my own☕️
~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social I like to think there's a little something for everyone here. There isn't, but I can think what I want. 
Kenny Stewart @kennystew.art 🗒️ Public affairs & comms in mental health
👍 Keen on sport, rights, & DIY punk rock (see @tiob.diy)
⬅️ Previously EHRC, Open University, Glasgow 2014 & more
🐶 Mostly pics of my dog
🚹 He/him
📍 Glasgow, Scotland.