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.
Gus Ironside @gusironside.bsky.social
Lizzy Bell @lizzybell.bsky.social Leading the digital team at the Crown Prosecution Service. Old lag of digital government. Ex DHSC, DfE, Ofsted
Stephen Madill @sadiq-filastin.bsky.social Socialist, pro-feminist, anti-racism/bigotry, Celtic daft. Work: to end domestic abuse, post in personal capacity. Likes: comedy, food, film, books, fairness. I'm still in "the other place"!
Stop Surrogacy Now UK @wombsnotforrent.bsky.social Grassroots campaign launched in direct response to the UK Law Reform proposals in the 2019 public consultation.
James P Boardman @jamespboardman.bsky.social Prof of Neonatal Medicine, Edinburgh. Past president @NeonatalSociety. Interested in the brain. Views own. Picture: The Library, Trinity College Dublin.
Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland @cfoiscot.bsky.social CFolS campaigns for a robust legal right to access information so people can find out how they are governed and how 'public' services operate.
Máire McCormack @mairemcc.bsky.social Environmentalist. Feminist. Former SGP. Retired ( but not really). Currently travelling. The old world is dying etc....
Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender @sullivan-review.bsky.social Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Dr Kathryn Webb @drkathrynwebb.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist & Researcher @ University of Oxford
Researching sex and gender stuff
https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/people/kathryn-webb
Bustin Jowie @justinbowie1997.bsky.social Politics Reporter for The Courier and Press & Journal. Pub quiz host. Send any story tips to justin.bowie@dcthomson.co.uk.
Katie Alcock @wontsomeonethi2.bsky.social Developmental psychologist, gender critical, lefty, the Bay area (the rainy one in England). Views my own and those of the Supreme Court, not my employer.
David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social Former economist and civil servant. Former (age related) national cycling champion. Still a music fan. Sewn up member of the Zipper Club.
Quentin Sommerville @sommervilletv.bsky.social BBC’s International Correspondent
https://www.youtube.com/@sommervilletv
James Cook @bbcjamescook.bsky.social Scotland Editor, BBC News
Occasional presenter of Newscast
Ex North America Correspondent
Blair McDougall MP @blairmcdougall.com Labour Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire. Minister for Reindustrialisation. Sanctioned by Putin for being rude to him. Contact me at blair.mcdougall.mp@parliament.uk
Rachel Coxcoon @rachelcoxcoon.bsky.social Director: Climate Guide - Local Gov. climate strategy
PhD researcher: 'Climate Citizens', Lancaster Uni - researching ideological influences on attitude to climate policy
Centrist. On Bluesky. Quickly now comrades, summon the Thought Police…
Feminist Dissent @feministdissent.bsky.social A journal examining the multifaceted links between resurgent religious fundamentalism and gender. Reposts are not endorsements. Banner image: Shamsia Hassani
Tara Fiztpatrick @tarafitzpatrick.bsky.social Media and comms. Former Journalist at STV News and Scotland Tonight. Fan of books, films, music and wine. (she/her)
Labour Unions @labourunionsuk.bsky.social Bringing the collective voices of 4 million working people to the heart of the Labour Party ✊🌹 Promoted by National TULO, 20 Rushworth Street, London SE1 0SS.
🌐 https://labourunions.org.uk 🌐 https://linktr.ee/labourunionsuk
Mike Wade @mikewadejournalist.bsky.social Freelance journalist, formerly long-serving news and features from (mostly) Scotland for The Times. Likes: cats. Dislikes: dogs.
Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor 👩🏻⚕ Author 📚 Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 🫀 Founder: Hospice Ukraine 🇺🇦 Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander 📝
www.drrachelclarke.com
Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday
Eddie Mair @eddiemair.bsky.social Lack of Influencer
Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social Political editor of The Observer. Sign up for my weekly newsletter here: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters
Stian Westlake @stianwestlake.bsky.social Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council. Metascience, evidence, data infrastructures, economic growth.
Sienna Rodgers @siennarodgers.bsky.social Deputy editor of The House magazine in Parliament.
Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social Bride of Art. Presenter:Front Row, Newswatch, Art of Persia @SquareWindowPod.bsky.social. 20th Century Society Pres. BFI Film Classics Bk on A Hard Day's Night out now: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hard-days-night-9781839029394/
https://samiraahmed.blog/
Alice Thomson @alicettimes.bsky.social Columnist/Interviewer on The Times. Presenter with
@RSylvesterTimes of podcast Past Imperfect. Author: The Singing Line/ What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Young
Wild Womyn Workshop @wildwomynworkshop.bsky.social #Radfem shop. not the fun kind.
Run by Angela Wild
#Terf before it was cool, Dyke, Witch,
Dangerous Organisation
Survived and escaped X
#ThisWitchDoesntBurn #xx
#FeministsAgainstRacism #4b
AntiTrump
pronouns: Her/Ladyship
Liberal Voice for Women @libvoice4women.bsky.social Protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls from within the Liberal Democrats
liberalvoiceforwomen.org
Matilda Gosling @matildagosling.bsky.social Independent social researcher and non-fiction author. Teenagers: The Evidence Base and Evidence-Based Parenting (both Swift Press) are out now.
James Kanagasooriam @jameskanag.bsky.social Pollster. Chief Research Officer of @focaldata.bsky.social and Honorary Professor @UofGlasgow.bsky.social
Alasdair Smith @alasdairmsmith.bsky.social Trade economist at Sussex (UKTPO and CITP); ex-VC University of Sussex; member of Competition Appeal Tribunal. So I have views on trade, and higher education (also fiscal sustainability, and pensions), but no views on anything to do with competition.
Helen Mott @helenmott.bsky.social
Hannah Barnes @hannahsbee.bsky.social Associate Editor & Writer @NewStatesman; Author, Baillie Gifford & Orwell shortlisted “Time to Think” http://bit.ly/TimetoThinkBook; Formerly @bbcnewsnight
Cllr Katherine Dunne @katherinedunne.bsky.social Councillor for Syon & Brentford Lock, London Borough of Hounslow | Overview & Scrutiny Chair | Climate, environment & transport | Research funding | Women’s rights
Promoted by Ted Wall on behalf of Hounslow Labour councillors at 367 Chiswick High Road
FairPlayForWomen @fairplayforwomen.bsky.social Defending the sex-based rights of women and girls.
Verdi @verdimurray.bsky.social All views my own blah blah etc etc...
Catherine McKinnell MP @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Newcastle North and Minister for School Standards. https://linktr.ee/catherine.mckinnell
Lucy Bailey @labailey.bsky.social Producer on BBC World Service radio's Newshour. Background / interest in science, politics & law esp. international / human rights. NUJ (union) rep. Jazz / garden / nature / food enthusiast now living in Tunbridge Wells. lucy.bailey@bbc.co.uk
@forstater.bsky.social @forstater.bsky.social
LGB Christians @lgbchristians.bsky.social Challenging Homophobia: Championing Freedom, Faith and Sex-Based Rights.
Global, UK-based, ecumenical and non-party political.
info@lgbchristians.org.uk
https://linktr.ee/lgbchristians
Juemin Xu @jueminxu.bsky.social
Professor Alice Sullivan @profalices.bsky.social Professor of Sociology at UCL.
http://profalices.co.uk/
- F @franperrin.bsky.social @franperrin.bsky.social
Jeni Harvey @gappytales.bsky.social Woman, feminist, writer. "Like a meth addicted Mary Poppins".
https://jeniharveymindthegap.substack.com/
bea jaspert @hogotheforsaken.bsky.social Sexagenerarian.
Jane Ayres @janederbys.bsky.social
Emina Ibrahim @eminaibrahim.bsky.social Labour Cllr Noel Park, Haringey Council. Chair of Alexandra Palace and Park Board. Gooner till I die! Views my own. Socialist
JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social Building a fairer UK justice system within everyone’s reach.
https://linktr.ee/JUSTICEuk
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC @caoilfhionn.bsky.social Human rights lawyer.
@profjophoenix.bsky.social @profjophoenix.bsky.social
Sarah Summers @sarahsurviving.bsky.social Survivor trying to secure the option of single sex rape crisis therapy for women. Court case pending.
Zoe Hollowood 🔸 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @zoehollowood.bsky.social PhD Scientist. 2 + 2 = 4. Chair Liberal Voice for Women. Views My Own.
Adam Wilson @adamdwilson.bsky.social 29, Vice Chair Edinburgh Northern and Leith Labour Party | Parliamentary staffer | former Cllr and Finance Cttee Chair | Labour | Coop | GMB 🏳️🌈
Maryam Namazie @maryamnamazie.bsky.social Iranian-born writer & campaigner. Called 'immoral, corrupt & a harlot’ by Islamic regime of Iran; ‘distressing & objectionable’ by @TedX. #WomanLifeFreedom
Suzanne Moore @suzannemoore.bsky.social Moi : suzannemoore.substack.com
Columns :The Daily Telegraph
I am a fighter not a lover.
Stuart Ritchie @stuartjritchie.bsky.social
Chris Musson @chrismusson.bsky.social journalist
IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social We are Scotland’s progressive think tank. We are dedicated to supporting and improving public policy, working tirelessly to achieve a progressive Scotland.
Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Researching democratic reform in the UK and around the world. Views my own.
enlighten @enlightenscot.bsky.social Scotland's independent non-party think tank
A public policy institute which works to promote increased economic prosperity, opportunity for all & more effective public services. Enlighten is independent of all political parties.
Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com Just published The Foundations Of The Digital State - a report for the Scottish Government
http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/
and blogs at
digitalpolicy.substack.com
Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
Kate Stafford @katestafford.bsky.social “I’m not a zoomer-arounder, like you … I’m a lay-arounder. I could lay around the whole day.”
Actor, writer, director based in Glasgow.
katestafford.co.uk
ChameleonTheatre.net
Aggression or rudeness = blocked. This is not Twitter.
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social The conversations we need on integration and migration, identity and race.Contact: info@britishfuture.org
Director: @sundersays.bsky.social
Chris McCorkindale @chrismccork.bsky.social Public law @ Strathclyde Law School.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mccorkindalechristopherdr/
Colm O'Cinneide @colmocinneide.bsky.social Professor of Constitutional and Human Rights Law, UCL. Irishman in London (and sometimes Brussels).
Ruth Fox @ruthfox.bsky.social Director of the Hansard Society, working to make Parliament more effective.
🎧 Co-host of the Parliament Matters podcast | https://hansardsociety.start.page/
George Julian @georgejulian.bsky.social I like people watching, good food and people who speak out about injustice. Crowdfunded #OpenJustice journalist, reporting mainly about #LearningDisability and #Autism. Also can be found with a needle, all things #sewing #quilting #knitting
Jane Callaghan @janeemcallaghan.bsky.social Violence, gender, mental health, #domesticabuse #IPV #childhood. Psychologist. Associate Dean for Research #ADR. Dogs. Cats. Hiking. Crafts. Professor. Mother. Adoptive Scot (never leaving). Trustee FV Rape Crisis. Personal social media. Bi. She/they.
Gerda Wielander @gerdawielander.bsky.social Professor of Chinese studies; walls, religion, politics, society and happiness in contemporary China.
Nina Welsch @ninawelsch.bsky.social Bluesky's resident reactionary feminist.- T Tania Branigan @taniabranigan.bsky.social Foreign editorials writer at the Guardian. Author: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution, winner of the Cundill History Prize. UK paperback: 1 February https://linktr.ee/redmemory and US: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324051961
David Walker @davidwalker44.bsky.social Elgin-born, Glasgow-educated. Scottish political reporter at the Scottish Daily Express. Views my own.
Meral Hussein-Ece @meralhece.bsky.social Londoner. Human rights. Turkish speaker. House of Lords. Lib Dem.
Susanna Rustin @susannajrustin.bsky.social Guardian journalist; author of Sexed: A History of British Feminism. Londoner
Saladin Rospigliosi @saladinrospigliosi.bsky.social (Semi?) retired higher education professional, father of a disabled daughter. Sex based rights must be protected
Sonia Sodha @sonia-sodha.bsky.social Columnist & broadcaster. Presenting for BBC Radio 4, news reviews for This Morning & Sky News. Highly commended/shortlisted Society of Editors' Commentator of the Year 2023 & 2024.
soniasodha.com
Cathy Ratcliff @cathyratcliff.bsky.social Live in Scotland.
Work internationally.
Russia & Africa.
These Islands @theseislands.bsky.social These Islands is a forum for debate standing unabashedly for the view that more unites the people of the United Kingdom than divides them.
FrancesCrook@bsky.social @francescrook.bsky.social Co-convenor of the Commission on Political Power https://commissionpoliticalpower.uk
Francescrook.Substack.com
Judith Green @tybilalper.bsky.social Co-founder and director @womansplaceuk.bsky.social
Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social Freelance Academic: Sport Policy. Feminist Philosophy.
Ex. Senior Lecturer, Uni. of Cumbria. Ex. Sec. British Phil. of Sport Assn. Labour Party.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cathy-Devine-2/research
DMs not in use as won't upload personal ID.
Viv Pointon @drvivp.bsky.social
Laura Pascal @pascallaura.bsky.social
Head of Public Affairs at FiLiA.
Former civil servant (DHSC and DfE) and Labour Party hack
Also interested in adult social care & childcare markets
FiLiA @filiacharity.bsky.social Building Sisterhood and Solidarity, Amplifying the Voices of Women, Defending Women’s Human Rights
#FiLiA2027 is in Blackpool, Lancashire
Tickets and so much more @ https://linktr.ee/filiauk
Kiri Tunks @kiritunks.bsky.social Another world is possible.