Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social Environment Editor at The Times. Clean it Up water campaign. When not working, usually running. Previously New Scientist and Guardian.
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Dr Anita Sethi 🍃📚 @anitasethi.bsky.social writer, journalist & broadcaster 📝
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Cult Manchester @cultmanchester.bsky.social Cult things happen in Manchester.
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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social Advocate for the public power of music. Campaigner. Dad. "Incredibly cheerful": The Daily Telegraph 
Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk Not even the most famous person in my bedroom. Full biog: https://tinyurl.com/29skn3p6
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social Space politician. ‘’Face of the Establishment’. Sane.
Sonia Overall @soniaoverall.bsky.social writer, psychogeographer, walking artist, educator, performer; lover of the weird and folkloric
Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social It's pronounced PECK-a-check. Artist, Crawford Award-winning writer of THE WEST PASSAGE, third thing now and then. He/him. Seattle. https://linktr.ee/jpechacek repped by Jennifer Azantian. Preorder WHERE FIRE REIGNS, out February 2027 from Tor!
Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social EX Editor, the Guardian/ prospect magazine. The New World. ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration, land policy ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social Annoying journalist, bestselling author, sweary podcaster and so forth. New Book: 31 Inventions That Built Our World (UK, out now) / A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions (US, 13 October).
Richard Partington @rjpartington.bsky.social Guardian Senior Economics Correspondent
Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social music ∙ geekery ∙ media and comms ∙ more random musings than you can handle ∙ DC vibe checks & street photography ∙ somehow has a PhD ∙ opinions all mine ∙ once called "the bus passenger" by People Magazine
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz Vapid Response Unit. Tired dad. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi
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Rob Parsons @robparsonsna.bsky.social Executive Editor - Local Democracy Reporting Service for Reach Plc
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
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Sanchia Berg @sanchia7.bsky.social Former staff now freelance BBC Correspondent -Today Programme TV News - Family Courts -Archives- Investigations
Cameron Barr @cameronbarr.bsky.social Investigations editor at Mill Media; Former Washington Post managing editor
John Hannen @jhannen.bsky.social Business Development Lead for @vsnw.bsky.social - Connecting, empowering and championing the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector to shape a brighter future for the North West
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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com Writer, Field Maneuvers boss, PT, comedy, 50+ ultra marathons, west Wales knotweed farmer
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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk Consumer journalist | Feature writer | Columnist for Times Business | Make TV progs, chats on radio | Host conferences, panels etc.
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Richard Jones @richardaljones.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation Policy, University of Manchester. Science & innovation policy, regional economic growth, polymer physics.
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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social Features journalist. Book: 'Something: The Women Who Made the Beatles' - May 2027.
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David @Unimatrix Zero @wildpalmsltd.bsky.social I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.
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Stacey Meadwell @staceymeadwell.bsky.social Nerdy property writer for built environment businesses. Ex journo. Media trainer. Moderator. Self-employed. Also love films, theatre and rollercoasters www.staceymeadwell.com
Iconoscape @iconoscape.bsky.social Iconoscape | Architecture • Design • Culture
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The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) @heritagenation.bsky.social Promoting good practice in heritage management through research & education | https://heritagemanagement.org/
Alan Good @alangoodld.mcrlibdems.uk Liberal Democrat councillor for Ancoats & Beswick. Group Secretary, Manchester Lib Dems.
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Jaimieferg @jaimieferg.bsky.social Urbanism & public realm specialist. Design advice that is straightforward, visionary & accessible. Creative leadership that realises value in place.
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Geordie now at home in Manchester
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social The leading monthly magazine for social housing professionals in the UK
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Architects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk The UK’s leading professional architecture magazine | Always #RetroFirst | IBP Editorial Brand of the Year 2020, 2021 and 2023
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The Journal of Architecture @thejoa.bsky.social The RIBA's peer-reviewed architecture journal. Published by Taylor & Francis |
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Jim Leaviss @jimleaviss.bsky.social No bond content here. Modernism only.😘
Factory Records, Toxteth Day of the Dead, art history between the wars. He do the police in different voices.
Precious historical record only via Spotify: Uncle Jim’s World of Bonds
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE AUSTEN? (French & Saunders, BBC Radio 4) writer. AND OTHER STORIES collection: https://tinyurl.com/msmv7amc. IMAGINE A FRIEND:
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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.
Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy.
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Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social Host C4N Fourcast Indicators pod, writing @Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social Co-founder/Editor of theQuietus
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Mark McNulty @markmcnulty.bsky.social North Wales based photographer. Originally from Liverpool. Portrait and documentary. Music, culture and community.
Luke Bainbridge @lukebainbridge.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author and ghostwriter. Festival organiser and consultant. Dad to Ava and Edie.
Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social BBC Music correspondent, occasional songwriter. Lady Gaga once told me a story about blueberry coffee that’s unprintable anywhere. 
mary anne hobbs @maryannehobbs.bsky.social wild horse..
BBC 6 Music Sunday 6-8pm
The 6 Mix Friday 11pm
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Michelle @producermichelle.bsky.social I’m a mum, grandma and wife. I produce Marc Riley & Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music … best jobs in the world 🌎
The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies @theanchoress.bsky.social Songwriter/Producer 3x@musicproducersguild nominated. Management: sean{at}drownedinsound.org
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Deb Grant @djdebgrant.bsky.social Dubliner, BBC6Music host 
Skyliner @skylinermcr.bsky.social Cultural placemaking strategist. Critical-thinking tours. Fighting for inclusivity in public realm. Sculpture, urban art & bench dork. Gehl Public Life Champion
Cerys Matthews @cerysmatthews.bsky.social Food.Action.Music.Books. Happy on the end of a rope.
Programme BBC radio shows -write books, make music and get out and about.
Hannah Peel @hannahpeel.bsky.social Composer, producer, synther, all the eerrrrs
Broadcaster on BBC Radio3 #nighttracks & 6Music #Instrumental // Mgmt: steve@randommusicmgmt.com
Stuart Maconie @stuartmaconie.bsky.social Aluminium Cladding. Attentive. Courteous. Reliable. Also will take on writing/broadcasting
John Kennedy @johnkennedydj.bsky.social DJ/Presenter/Producer: X-Posure Radio X Fri & Sat 11pm-2am / X-Posure Daily Global Player Mon-Thu / Tape Notes http://linktr.ee/johnkennedydj
Hannah Barker @historyhannahb.bsky.social Professor of British History, University of Manchester. Social historian of northern England. Currently partial to a bit of material culture, religion, digital community history, popular culture and boxing. 🗃️
Tim Jonze @timjonze.bsky.social Guardian culture writer. Just trying to get through the day without cocking up, and drink as many hot drinks as possible in the process.
Warp Records @warprecords.bsky.social 
Jack Dale-Dowd @jackdaledowd.bsky.social CEO at Contact | Manchester | Dogs | Arts | Terrible Films
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged, and other books. Guardian, Architects' Journal, iPaper, Observer, whatever. Grandpa. STATE PENSIONER.
Sam Wollaston @samwollaston.bsky.social Feature writer at the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/samwollaston
XS Noize @xsnoize.bsky.social xsnoize.com is an online music magazine & podcast. Featuring daily music news, interviews & album reviews. Vuelio Top 10 UK Music Blog 2026. https://linktr.ee/xsnoizemusicpodcast
PopMatters @popmatters.com Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999. Independent and women-owned.
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Jack O'Connor @jackstanoconnor.bsky.social Cultural Historian
New project researching 1980s Hulme, Manchester - https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/about/our-people/institute-staff/hulme-manchester/
History PhD from Sussex Uni on the New Universities of the 1960s.
Philippa Vishnyakov @revealmcr.bsky.social Manchester Green Badge Tour Guide. Walks and tours. The original lunchtime Manchester Netwalks for business.
I can't access DMs so please contact via website.
www.revealmanchester.co.uk
Highlighting women in the footnotes of Manchester history.
The Smile @thesmiletheband.bsky.social The new album Cutouts out now.
https://www.thesmiletheband.com/
Stanley Donwood @stanleydonwood.bsky.social 
Thom Yorke @thomyorke.wastehq.social https://waste.lnk.to/thomyorke.linksBS
Colin Greenwood @colingreenwood.bsky.social plays in Radiohead, learning classical guitar, author of 'How To Disappear - A Portrait of Radiohead'
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Philip Selway @philipselway.wastehq.social Philip Selway of Radiohead https://philipselway.com
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Radiohead @radiohead.wastehq.social https://radiohead.com
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The RSC @the-rsc.bsky.social The Royal Shakespeare Company
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Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social UK registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve Grassroots Music Venues.
https://linktr.ee/MusicVenueTrust
Jay Taylor @showbody.bsky.social Son of a bass player and a showgirl. Delighted Dad. Music Venue Trust. Greater Manchester Music Commission. Slack City Radio. Open Door. 
Richard Bond @ricbond.bsky.social North West-based PR, comms and content consultant. Fan of live music, vinyl records, comedy and cooking.
Lee Thomas @leethomas.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief / Founder of @faroutmagazine.co.uk
One Fell Swoop @onefellswoopagency.bsky.social Marketing, publicity & events agency. Festivals | Music | Arts |
onefellswoop.co.uk
Africa Oyé @africaoye.bsky.social The UK's biggest celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture 🎉
africaoye.com
Henrie Rowlatt @gohendog.bsky.social Radio and Podcast Producer. Produces Indie Forever on 6 Music & works freelance on BBC Sounds, 6 Music, and Radio 2
Presents a show on @nqra.bsky.social filled with incredible new music you need to hear!
https://www.concertarchives.org/henrietta
Platform Places @platformplaces.bsky.social Unlocking town centre buildings for amazing ideas 🔑
Co-founding partners: High Streets Task Force, Power to Change, British Property Federation, New Local, Radix, Shoosmiths
https://www.platformplaces.com/
Future Yard @futureyard.org More than a music venue. Live / Training / Artists / Young People / Net Zero
##thefutureisbirkenhead
Simon Ritchie @weirdyweirdtwit.bsky.social Radio Audio Music Humour Books Politics Empathy Despair MD ANT 🏅
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Michael Whitehead @mikew-83.bsky.social Planning Officer working in Greater Manchester local authority. Proud Dad, dog lover, gig-goer and Millers fan.
Trust A Fox Photography @trustafox.bsky.social Photographer and videographer in the Music Industry. Working tours, by show or promo photoshoots. UK based.