Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Christine Feldman-Barrett @feldmanbarrett.bsky.social Mod scholar, youth culture historian, Beatles expert, American academic in Australia. Author of A Women's History of the Beatles (Bloomsbury 2021).
Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy.
Not in the Epstein Files, but in Alan Bennett's Diaries
Is it about work? Please contact: Rob Aslett roba@avalonuk.com
Avi pic by Clara Wolden. Background pic designed by Gentleman Jim Gloster.
This account mutes killjoys.
Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-heart-that-works-rob-delaney/3f4398e419f2db84
Patrick Kincaid @patrickkincaid.bsky.social Doctor of Shakespeare, Master of Writing. Author of THE CONTINUITY GIRL (“A wistfully entertaining romantic comedy” Jonathan Coe). Workshops for Prisoners for Stratford Literary Festival.
Drewy @drewy78.bsky.social In managed decline
Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social Your Party MP for Coventry South 🌹
coventrysouth@parliament.uk
Promoted by Zarah Sultana at CWU South Midlands, Coventry, CV1 3EG
Ven @grandbudapesthotel.bsky.social We like the music, we like the disco sound and the metal sound and the hip hop sound etc etc etc. Very amateur gardener and football aficionado
Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social Posting the worst medical takes. Have a submission? DM or @ me. #MedSky https://ko-fi.com/badmedicaltakes
Nick Mohammed @nickmohammed.bsky.social Actor: Nate, Mr. Swallow, Anthony Stappan etc.
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/
Colin McFarlane @colinamcfarlane.bsky.social Actor and Campaigner. Batman Begins & The Dark Knight. Outlander. Dr Who -The War Between The Land And The Sea. Prostate Cancer & Justice 4 Windrush generation campaigner. Based in London.
Nick Quantrill @nickquantrill.bsky.social Writer of crime novels and does Hull Noir. Will also contain football and moaning. #MDANT
"Cast No Shadow" out now via Black Spring Press.
Dave Shaw @daveshaw66.bsky.social Human man, I’m not a cat. Hull. Likes music
Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social Our readers have understood the concept of Buyer's Remorse since 1979.
Buy the Profanisaurus or Subscribe here: https://lnk.bio/vizcomicofficial
Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social The former Conservative MP for Dorset East.🇬🇧
Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social I like to wear flares and do the jokes. Bit of a woke prick. He/him.
Mags @deadbloke.bsky.social Spam expert
James Brown @jamesjamesbrown.bsky.social Unlikely to complete course. Likes reading, travel, football, water.
Stuart Maconie @stuartmaconie.bsky.social Aluminium Cladding. Attentive. Courteous. Reliable. Also will take on writing/broadcasting
@lucyabeaumont.bsky.social @lucyabeaumont.bsky.social
Brian W Lavery PhD @brianwlaverywriter.bsky.social Scottish writer, journalist & university lecturer based in Hull. Author The Headscarf Revolutionaries & The Luckiest Thirteen (barbicanpress.com)
Website: brianwlavery.com
Teaches Univ. of Leeds Lifelong Learning Centre
Features writer Fishing News et al
Cog @cog1889.bsky.social Sheffield Glasgow Hornsea
Jeremy Clay @jezclay.bsky.social Journalism lecturer at the Soarbonne.
Criminal Law Solicitors Association @crimesolicitors.bsky.social The Criminal Law Solicitors' Association proudly represents law firms and solicitors working in the field of criminal law throughout England and Wales.
Stuff By Mark @stuffbymark.bsky.social Mediocre Artist. Putz.
https://www.stuffbymark.co.uk/shop
Top Flight Time Machine @tftimemachine.bsky.social Podding nice with Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney. Amazing gentlemen that know what they are talking about. It's not for everyone.
@bertiehibbert.bsky.social @bertiehibbert.bsky.social
Sam Delaney @delaneyman.bsky.social Britain's Best Journalist
"Stop Sh**ting Yourself - 15 Life Lessons That Might Help You Calm The F*ck Down" out 27th Feb 2025
https://linktr.ee/samdelaney
Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social The official BlueSky account for Carole King. Singer/Songwriter/Pianist/Author
& Environmentalist
caroleking.komi.io
Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social Writer of nonsenses for “the wireless”, contributor to Private Eye & the Guardian. I like books.
Derry Fraser @derryfraser.bsky.social Engineer, investor, golfer, football watcher, guitar player.
John Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social Official account of John Robb musician and writer. Upcoming memoirs and tour https://louderthanwar.com/john-robb-memoirs-and-spoken-word-tour-may-2026/
Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social Author. One half of Ambrose Parry. One sixth of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
Angus Young @angusyoung61.bsky.social Freelance Geordie journalist based in Hull. All views are my own.
Email: aqyoung61@gmail.com
@majudlups.bsky.social @majudlups.bsky.social
Chris Donald @chrisvizdonald.bsky.social Cartoonist, editor, former DHSS clerk
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Archive TV Channel. Keeping celluloid alive! Freeview82 Freesat306 Sky324 Virgin445 Freely36. FREE catch-up via Freeview Red Button and http://tptvencore.co.uk
LF Lightning-Barugh @cheeseford.bsky.social Registered in Brighouse for tax purposes. He/they. "The man who gave us Fred Dinenage's 3ft long egg" - (@ChinnyVision)
@eddie-smith.bsky.social @eddie-smith.bsky.social Eddie Smith; Singer, poet, artist, nurse etc.
30 May 1963 to 9 September 2014
Dave Lee @davelee1968.bsky.social The future of rock n roll.
www.davelee.net
Shit Planning @planningshit.bsky.social A celebration of all the Shit Stuff imposed on our environment. Perpetrated by Architects, Planners, Surveyors, Engineers & other environmental ne’er do wells.
Olliers Solicitors @olliers-solicitors.bsky.social Specialist criminal defence and regulatory law firm | Top tier firm in Legal 500 2026 and Chambers Guide 2026 | Times Best Law Firm 2026 | Manchester Legal Awards Crime Team of the Year 2025
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
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
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Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social Berserker!
Out now from all good bookshops, and bad ones, and ones in between.
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
Al Murray @almurray.bsky.social Tickets to my brand new tour on sale NOW via my website!
Andy Parmo @andyparmo.co.uk Use? No. Ornament? Also no.
Geordie in Middlesbrough. MD ANT.
Lucy Nichol @lucynichol.bsky.social Writer. Flunked punk. Serial catastrophiser. 📚 WHEN SALLY KILLED HARRY (03/25 HarperCollins) PARKLIFE, THE 27 CLUB, NO WORRIES IF NOT! (HarperCollins) SNOWFLAKE (Hachette). Rep: Jo Bell, Bell Lomax Moreton
Newcastle via Hull
https://linktr.ee/LucyNichol
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Dan Maier @danielmaier.bsky.social
Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social That bloke from off of Twitter. Writes books. Likes cats. That sort of thing.
You can give Ko-Fi donations too, if you fancy it:
https://ko-fi.com/nickpettigrew
Jon Holmes @jonholmes.bsky.social Fiddling on this place while the other place burns.
Makes #TheSkewer for the BBC, among other nonsense. weareunusual.net
Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. (UK) Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform.
'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
Joe Heenan @joe-heenan.bsky.social Award losing stand up comedian
Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social Professor of EU and Human Rights Law. Usual disclaimers. Latest book: European Union Law, 5th edition, co-edited with Catherine Barnard.
Sam @sam-bambs.bsky.social The first rule of Cliff Richard Club is we don’t talk anymore
Jude Rogers @juderogers.bsky.social Journalist on culture and news, author of The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives, radio programme maker, public arts project leader. Ten Sunday Spells for you every week on juderogers.substack.com
Andy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social Participant in @AthleticoMince.bsky.social @TFTimeMachine.bsky.social and @unseriousdarts.bsky.social. My life is well within its usual frame.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social Writer. Occasional Broadcaster. TV's 'Clangers Expert'.
timworthington.org
Craig Deeley @craiguito.bsky.social I do stand-up and post silly things. I also did a podcast https://www.podbean.com/pi/pbblog-zf537-286755
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Jon Ronson @jonronson.bsky.social THE CASTLE! Things Fell Apart, Debutante, 🦋 Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath📋, Kubricks 📦, Lost at 🌊, 🧔🏼😶🐐, Them Jonronson.com
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social Funniest Joke Edinburgh Fringe 2019-2022. Comedian, kids book author, illustrator, Art person. All my stuff is here: https://linktr.ee/Ofalafel
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law, history, and policy.
At The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social Hello lovelies. This is my official account.. 💙💙
Glad to be over here from the "other place"😂
It's like breathing clean air again 👍🏼
Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social Writer and arts journalist. MOJO, Guardian, and The Sunday Times. Sight & Sound's TV columnist.
Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social Singer, songwriter, writer
Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social Burkey with the good hair. My woke take brings all the c*n*s to the yard. Profile pic by Nancy fancy pants contact@themasonsisters.com
John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social Political sketch-writer for the Guardian. Author. Latest book out now 'Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10'.
Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social Not an MP.
I’m going on tour: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/rosie-holt
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social Journalist, podcaster (Origin Story) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story books). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social It may look to the untrained eye, I'm sitting on my arse all day.
https://www.patreon.com/c/NeedleMythology
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
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
Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social Yep, that one.
Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social Creator of @scarfolk.bsky.social. "This guy, who apparently saw the future" - Edward Snowden. Running an ASD/ADHD operating system.
https://www.richardlittler.com
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social Screenwriter/showrunner: Breeders, Back, Veep, The Thick Of It, Peep Show, In The Loop, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Four Lions
Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com Leeds man & audio/comedy producer. Work stuff @leadmojo.co.uk
My posts, since you asked: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhglb2ub3qwkn2kpxlwekst3/feed/aaaaqszrsfcwo
Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social I write poems.
Shows: https://brianbilston.com/events/
Books: https://brianbilston.com/books/
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk Artist, animator, utter nonsense. Don't believe a word except when I'm being serious. Did that gif once, those noseflags and other stuff.
HappyToast.co.uk
patreon.com/HappyToast
redbubble.com/people/HappyToast/explore
https://ko-fi.com/happytoast
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:
https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Julia Raeside @jnraeside.bsky.social 📚Don’t Make Me Laugh out now.
Shortlisted for CWIP Prize 2025 & Chortle Awards 2026.
juliaraeside.com
🗞️ 📻 iPaper, Times, Guardian, BBC radio.
Presents @boxdelightspod.bsky.social
Agent: @charlotteatyeo.bsky.social
Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Presenter @ Britain's biggest news podcast The News Agents (Mon-Fri) and Sunday with Lewis Goodall on LBC 10-12.
Website: lewisgoodall.com
Email: lewis.goodall@global.com
Substack: https://goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social Writer & highwayman.
Ladybird, Cunk, Wipe, Be Funny Or Die, Framley, Candidate band, Comfort Blanket, Broken Veil etc
https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit
AGENTS, website, links, bio etc: www.gralefrit.co.uk
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.
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts