Jules Birch @julesbirch.bsky.social Journalist interested in anything connected with housing. Which means just about everything. Doctorate in housing since the financial crisis 
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor of Astrophysics, Edinburgh University. Author of How to Design a Universe. @astronomerroyal on insta (She/her)
UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social Reporting the latest updates from Downing Street and Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Here until Downing Street setup an official account. I also run @royalfamilyuk.bsky.social.
Paul Johnson @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social From August, Provost, The Queen’s College, Oxford. Previously director, Institute for Fiscal Studies. Author “Follow the Money”
Eduin Latimer @eduinlatimer.bsky.social Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies, interested in low-paying labour market and the tax and benefit system. 
Dr Chloe Brimicombe @chlobrim.bsky.social 🌞 Climate Scientist
☔ Post-doc at University of Oxford
🥵 Research in Climate Change, child and women health and policy.
Own views 👀
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Polly Smythe @pollysmythe.bsky.social Reporter @londoncentric.media | stories and tips to polly@londoncentric.media | signal: pollysmythe.92
Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social Fridge magnate
Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social I turn Art into Sports (and vice versa) | NO AI USED | “Everything I didn't know I needed" - follower testimonial
Daniel Estrin @danielestrin.bsky.social NPR International Correspondent, Mideast
David Milliken @davidmilliken.bsky.social Reuters economics reporter covering the Bank of England, HM Treasury, bond markets and UK data.
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.
Rory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social oil market researcher
founder of https://CommodityContext.com
former bank economist
markets, code, barbecue
Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social "an already elusive subject is considered here from a variety of oblique angles"
Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Weird Guitar of the Day @weirdguita.rs Strange stringed instruments, posted (hopefully!) every day.
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James Riding @jamesriding.bsky.social Living Markets Editor at Inside Housing | Book reviews in The Times | Press Awards 30 Under 30 2024 | james.riding@oceanmedia.co.uk
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social Mainly Unions, Europe
Retired. Former Head EU & International @the-tuc.bsky.social , Head of Staff @etuc-ces.bsky.social , President @eesc.bsky.social
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social South Asia bureau chief at The Economist
Jeffrey Barrett @jeffbarrett.eu Professor of Computational Predictive Medicine, University of Helsinki. Posts about genomics, returning to academia after 10 years in industry, and the great outdoors.
James Hay @jameshay.bsky.social Research Fellow at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford. Using maths and stats to understand infectious disease dynamics, mostly viral kinetics and serology. https://hay-idd.github.io/
Dave West @ HSJ @davewwest.bsky.social Deputy Editor of Health Service Journal. News on the English health and care system, its policy, performance and leadership.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/dave-west/2231.contributor?page=1
Glenn Moore @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social Comedian, and nephew to three gorgeous uncles. Enquiries: CGagon@avalonuk.com
Glennmoorecomedy.com
YouTube.com/@buttonboyspodcast
Tom McKinney @tommckinney.bsky.social Breakfast on BBC Radio 3. Monday to Friday, 6.30-9.30.
I'm here for birds, music, birds, all things radio, birds, mountains, birds and birds.
Prof. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social Epidemic epistemic trespassing.
Knows a lot about graphene.
Monash Uni. Directed fleet.org.au.
Fellow @scienceacademy.bsky.social
Plays bass for:
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Andy Zaltzman @zaltzcricket.bsky.social Comedian, Cricket Statistician, Podcaster. Host of The Bugle podcast and BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz. Taskmaster champion. Test Match Special statsmonger. Live shows: andyzaltzman.co.uk
Dan Haile @danhaile.bsky.social Economist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk
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 ☀️
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James Butler @piercepenniless.bsky.social Writes & talks @lrb.co.uk
David Woodruff @dmwoodruff.bsky.social Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, LSE. CPE, central banks, BoE & quantitative tightening, monetary history, Keynes, Karl Polanyi, Soviet economic history, complaining about neoliberalism, etc. He/him. Views my own not employer's.
General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper & senior advisor to Sir Keir Starmer before he became unpopular
John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social Irishman between Yorkshire and Addis Ababa. Historian of language, education, migration at the University of Leeds. Editor of Renaissance Studies. Occasional BBC radio presenter. Currently learning Amharic/አማርኛ እየተማርኩ ነው. Dad!
Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social Random lines from Moby Dick. Bot conceived, coded, and curated by @samplereality.bsky.social. Follow the companion bot @findmobydick.bsky.social for sources.
Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social One of the Daily Telegraph 50 Funniest Comedians of the 21st Century (49th). Also an author. And producer. And a whole life away from work if you can imagine.
Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com Financial Investigations Editor at the Financial Times.
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Neal Hudson @resi-analyst.bsky.social UK housing market analyst. Personal account.
Analysis and commentary at https://builtplace.com/
Visiting Fellow at Henley Business School.
Columnist for FT Weekend’s Money.
Mutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social low flying panic attack
Sussex Ornithology @sussexornitholo.bsky.social The SOS has grown to become one of the largest county bird clubs in the UK, with a membership of over 2000. Registered charity No 256936
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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, Barbara Cartland fan
Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com Author 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade' | Trade and Negotiations Explainer. Forever D&D DM.
🇺🇦 Born. 🇦🇺 Raised. 🇨🇭 Based.
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Pierre Novellie @pierrenovellie.bsky.social Stand up, co-host of BudPod w/ Glenn Moore, BUTTON BOYS w/ Glenn and Sarah Keyworth, read my comedian’s guide to autism book, listen to my Radio 4 show
Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social 🌹 Economist MP who loves the pub
Department for Business and Trade PPS
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022
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Society of Editors 2025
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Paul Mainwood @paulmainwood.bsky.social 
Rupak Ghose @ghose.bsky.social Substack author and freelance contributor
Mark Horgan @younghorgan.bsky.social As a youth I used to weep in butchers' shops • Producer @secondcaptains.bsky.social • Producer, reporter ‘Where Is George Gibney?’ • ‘Stakeknife’ is out now on BBC Sounds •
Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social Senior data scientist @instituteforgovernment.org.uk • Words and numbers on what the govt is up to, edu policy, doing data at a thinktank • Bilingual: 🐍/SQL • Sign up to the IfG newsletter: http://bit.ly/3xDINTz
Adam @adamshap.bsky.social Macrodata Refinement
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Dom White @domw.bsky.social Chief economist at Absolute Strategy Research in London. But all of the nonsense I spout on here is mine and mine alone. RTs are not endorsements unless they are.
Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social I ask a lot of questions. Lead Independent Director of Finance Bluesky. Portfolio Mangler. Take each post with a grain of sea salt. Not opinions of Bridgewater LLC.
Aiden Reiter @aidreit.bsky.social Journalist at POLITICO. Formerly the Financial Times. Opinions are my own.
Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
John Self @john-self.bsky.social Book jockey
Tom Roseingrave @tomroseingrave.bsky.social Writer: The Stinging Fly (2022 & 2024), Banshee, Profiles, etc.
Editor & founder: Frustrated Writers' Group
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Hannah Slaughter @hannahslaughter.bsky.social Principal economist at the Resolution Foundation, covering the labour market and living standards.
Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social Professor of Economics. Founding Director of the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social). Economics of education. Inequality. Research Fellow at the IFS, IZA and CESifo. 1st gen🏴�
George Pearkes @peark.es No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForTheCrown, #COYG | 🇺🇸 via 🇨🇦. Not 🏴. | Normal man, one of the Normal Men
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Rob Deering @deeringrob.bsky.social Comedian, musician, runner, writer, quizzer, family man and all-round. Entirely round.
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
paulftompkins.com/live
Matt Ashby @mattashby.com I help people use data to reduce crime. Associate Professor, Crime Science, UCL. Former police officer.
🌐: mattashby.com
Robert Cuffe @robertcuffe.bsky.social BBC News’s statistician. Number nerd 24-7-365.2425
Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social Sovereign Debt “veteran” (retd.) apparently. Finance stuff, opinions and Bottlejob FC.
Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com Editor of FT Alphaville, co-host of The Story of Money and author of Trillions and A Fabulous Debt. Norwegian, despite the Harry Potteresque name.
Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social FT opiner. "Sinecured oaf", “mutton-headed fellow”-two satisfied readers. Globalisation/trade/econ/snark. Cestrian, Londoner, Brit, European. RT≠👍 Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://www.ft.com/trade-secrets.
Dario Perkins @darioperkins.bsky.social MD Global Macro, macro themes/research/risks, central-bank specialist, started career at HM Treasury in late 90s, ex ABN AMRO, AC Milan fan
Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social He must not be replaced by an otter.
BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social Unofficial bot for what’s on BBC Radio 3.
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com Leeds man & audio/comedy producer. Work stuff @leadmojo.co.uk
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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
Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com FT columnist, BBC journalist, author, host of Cautionary Tales, professional nerd.
Kate Barker @katemb.bsky.social Erstwhile economist, Stoke City supporter. #madeinstoke
Jonny Mood - National Audit Office @jonnymood.bsky.social Director at National Audit Office (https://bsky.app/profile/nao.org.uk) leading value for money work in justice sector. Improving public services through insights into public spending, performance, delivery, with interests in strategy and knowledge sharing
Rob Wood @robwoodecon.bsky.social Chief UK Economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
@faisalislam.bsky.social @faisalislam.bsky.social 
Sebastian Funk @sbfnk.bsky.social Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics at @lshtm.bsky.social. Developing methods for making sense of outbreak data. Outside of work trying to make sense of the rest of the world.
Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social Epidemiologist/mathematician. Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Author of The Rules of Contagion and The Perfect Bet. Views own.
New book Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty available now: proof.kucharski.io
Clare Griffiths @statsgeekclare.bsky.social Demographer, former tweeting statistician and female data lad. Attempting to make a difference in public health analysis at DHSC. I ran the UK's covid dashboard. Now seen running parkruns. DMs not available. She/her 🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only.
"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
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Moyeen Islam @moyeen.bsky.social Rates and bikes. Wholly unable to deal with Thibaut Pinot’s retirement. “Gilt guru” and “ethereal bond vigilante” by day, elite level idiot with Bengali Dad energy at all other times. Baked goods and fried chicken enthusiast.
Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
Petroc Trelawny @petroc.bsky.social Presenter BBC Radio 3, author of Trelawny’s Cornwall.
Hannah French @hannahcfrench.bsky.social Presenter: @BBCRadio3’s The Early Music Show & Saturday Breakfast
Author: Sir Henry Wood Champion of JS Bach and The Rolling Year: Listening to the seasons with Vivaldi
Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social AI correspondent at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
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.
Robert Armstrong @robarmstrong.bsky.social US Financial Commentator, Financial Times. Opinions mine, unfortunately. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work. 
Matt Chorley @mattchorley.bsky.social 📻BBC Radio 5 Live weekdays 2pm-4pm
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James Waterhouse @jameswaterhouse.bsky.social BBC Paris Correspondent | was Ukraine |used to play rugby | UAL honorary fellow
Noahpinion @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev Economics and other interesting stuff
Automated feed of https://www.noahpinion.blog/, discover more at @blogsky.venki.dev
Max Warner @maxwarner.bsky.social Economist at the IFS working on healthcare, public spending and public sector productivity https://ifs.org.uk/people/max-warner
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.