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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social Author of Upon A White Horse: Journeys In Ancient Britain & Ireland. Also, Steeple Chasing: Around Britain By Church, & A Tomb With A View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards. Substack: https://smallfinds.substack.com
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social Interested in all things parliament, government, and constitution at the Institute for Government. PhD in modern US/UK history.
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Shona MacLean @shonamaclean.bsky.social Scottish writer. Not sure about this at all.
James Bloodworth @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social Author of Hired and Lost Boys (June 2025). Writing on Substack: https://www.forthedeskdrawer.com/
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Scott Dougal @scottdougal.bsky.social Fail we may, sail me must.
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Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Proudly repping British industry and the Black Country. Trade unionist, mama, runner, reader
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Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social New book coming next year. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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Alex Massie @alexmassie.bsky.social Columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times, specialising in Scottish affairs. Also, co-host of The Ponsonby & Massie podcast, available on all pod-platforms.
Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social Writing in The Times Thursday and Saturday, talking on Times Radio Monday-Thursday. Also, other things. Latest novel, Rabbits, found here: https://amzn.eu/d/hUQTsSW
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Anna Pickard @annapickard.bsky.social Writer, on call Voice & Tone doctor for random tech companies, fan of museums, nerd about words, restless human. Really trying to avoid everyone yelling at each other.
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Elizabeth Fremantle @lizfremantle.bsky.social I wrote a book, QUEENS GAMBIT, they made a film, FIREBRAND
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Sarah Wise @misssarahwise.bsky.social Historian, researcher, author, tutor,
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misssarahwise.co.uk
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Latest book: The Undesirables
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social “Hilarious”- Stephen Fry. "Psychedelic." - The Guardian. "Made me laugh out loud." - David Sedaris. "Not humerus at all." - Amazon review. Social media is transient nonsense. Read more of my stuff here: https://www.tom-cox.com
Giles Lane @gileslane.bsky.social Storymaker + Maker of Mischief • Founder of Proboscis & Bookleteer. FRSA.
Principal Consultant, Futures & Dialogue @raeng.org.uk
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Dan Rebellato @danrebellato.bsky.social World-renowned playwright and exotic dancer. http://www.danrebellato.co.uk
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social Operating partner, RedBird Capital Partners. Former FT journalist
Paul S-H @pauls-h.bsky.social Founder of parkrun
Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social Writer of nonsenses for “the wireless”, contributor to Private Eye & the Guardian. I like books.
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JR Moores @spinal-bap.bsky.social Author of Electric Wizards and Off The Ground.
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Dan Dickens @brockwellgrecian.bsky.social Cryptic crossword setter. Grecian in the Independent and Brockwell in the Guardian.
Imogen Robertson/ Marina Palmer @imogenrobertson.bsky.social Many words. Westerman & Crowther, Paris Winter, The Russian Doll as Marina Palmer. The House w Tom Watson. Chair HWA. Ghost. Last Retreat out in Aug. Pre-order away! (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1635/9781399709781)
Jonathan Main @booksellercrow.bsky.social Bookseller. Chump. Little Richard once asked God to bless me.
Gareth Bellamy @thebellow.bsky.social Working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. Maximising shareholder value. Here if you need anything, let me know.
Graham Holliday @grahamholliday.bsky.social Flea markets mostly, bits of art, music. Oh, and books, I like books | https://linktr.ee/graham.holliday
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Lissa Evans @lissakevans.bsky.social Novelist (Old Baggage, Small Bomb at Dimperley, Wed Wabbit etc), ex TV producer (Room 101, Father Ted), voracious reader, owner of an adored and ancient dog.
Nick Masters @nickmasters.bsky.social Music. Arsenal. Digital comms. PwC. West London. Watchet.
Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social Prof of EBM @UniOxford, author, Bad Science person, more... I run http://bennett.ox.ac.uk making tools+papers from data http://OpenSAFELY.org http://OpenPrescribing.net
Dominic Young @dominicyoung.bsky.social CEO of axate.com Building a better future for media by turning users into customers. Also talking about AI thanks to my past life as an IP director and defender...