alex benzer @alexbenzer.com head of product @bsky.app
Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social Barrister, blogger and author of Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System. Fully updated paperback out now.
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Ian Bull (Elbows Up 🇨🇦) @ianbull.com Software engineer passionate about tools, languages, and simplicity 🦀🚀. I'm not very interesting; I mostly chop wood and carry water. I also help run a youth sports league. https://ianbull.com
mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social I cut film and tv
i used to be @mtsw on Twitter
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Rory Stewart @rory-stewart.bsky.social Author The Middleland linktr.ee/middleland, PlacesinBetween, Jackson/Yale. PoliticsOnTheEdge. @Restispolitics podcast w Alastair Campbell.
Parody
Chloe Cheung 張晞晴 @chloecheung.bsky.social Public Affairs and Advocacy Junior Manager at @thecfhk | Hong Kong Activist. Based in London
✉️chloe.cheung@thecfhk.org
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute 
Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social "Former energy czar" - the Guardian. "Energy big brain" - Politico.
António Costa @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu President of the European Council
Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social Cyber War. Huh. What is it good for?
Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social Brighton-dwelling World Trade Editor at the Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/peter-foster
Sometime Brexit nerd & author of 'What Went Wrong with Brexit' https://t.co/VsIipD7JBr
Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com Co-founder of @protect.earth, a registered charity (England & Wales) creating/restoring woodlands and other knackered ecosystems to sequester carbon and fight the biodiversity crisis. Electric van/boat life, bikepacking, and boycotting fossil fuels. he/him
Elizabeth Liddle @pingu1.bsky.social Part-time boat-dweller, cognitive psychologist / viol player, aging cat lady with ADHD. Trans Inclusive Cis Feminist. Pronouns she/her.
Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI.
All views strictly my own.
Author FANTASTIC KINGDOM John Murray 2026. www.helenevonbismarck.com
Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social Historian of modern Britain, singer and political nerd. Author of "Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum & Seventies Britain". "A jaw-dislocating page turner"(Andrew Marr). Deputy-director @mileendinstitute.bsky.social, Reader @QMHistory
Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social Not an MP.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460169/why-we-were-right-by-holt-rosie/9781529924558
Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
James Breckwoldt @jamesbreckwoldt.bsky.social Senior Research Analyst @focaldata.bsky.social
https://jamesbreckwoldt.substack.com
Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social Editorial Director and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (@ecfr.eu)
https://ecfr.eu/
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social Staff writer, The Atlantic | Author, Difficult Women (2020) and The Genius Myth (2025) | Podcaster, Page 94 | Doom scroller, the internet | uk.bookshop.org/shop/helenlewis
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social 
Massdriver @massdriver.cloud Standardize infrastructure, boost developer experience, and enable self-service. Massdriver empowers teams to scale IaC without drowning in debt or fragile pipelines. 🚀 
Tom Hamilton @tomhamilton.bsky.social Not all views my own. I disagree with lots of views.
Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social MP for Birmingham Yardley
Frank Hennessy @frankhennessy.bsky.social Love Mountains, Beaches, Travelling. Used to own and run an independent outdoor gear shop. Munro Completist now climbing the Corbetts and other mountains.
Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social Ukraine correspondent. British-Lebanese conflict journalist & filmmaker. Director of The Battle For Kyiv. Interested in human rights. RTs ≠ endorsement.
https://ko-fi.com/ozkaterji
Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com Author of Why Politicians Lie About Trade | Trade and Negotiations Explainer. Forever D&D DM.
🇺🇦 Born. 🇦🇺 Raised. 🇨🇭 Based.
Media and training: explaintrade.com
Consultancy network: auroramacro.com
Speaking representation: cwgspeakers.com
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad.bsky.social Researcher on info ops, narratives, security-related topics, and hybrid warfare from Syria to Eurasia.
Editor, Security and Defense, Capital.
Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab.
DRM Journal co-founder.
https://bio.link/ruslantrad
Yazan Badran @yazanbadran.bsky.social Assistant professor, media, journalism, politics, Syria/MENA/SWANA at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. ECHO/SCOM/FWO
I call Latakia, Nagoya and Brussels home.
https://researchportal.vub.be/en/persons/yazan-badran
Aaron Francis @aaronfrancis.com Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins! Co-founder of tryhardstudios.com
- https://MasteringPostgres.com
- https://HighPerformanceSQLite.com
- https://screencasting.com
- https://mostlytechnical.com
- https://aaronfrancis.com
Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social Columnist @TheDailyBeast, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia.
I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to.
Author of a book "In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions."
Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social Head of Audience Development @australia.theguardian.com. SEO, social media, community, analytics, newsletters etc. All the digital news things
Rand Fishkin @randfish.bsky.social Cofounder of SparkToro, Alertmouse, & Snackbar Studio. Geraldine's husband.
Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com Minimalist
Pete Crane @petecrane.bsky.social Stravaiging & posting about Scotland's great outdoors, ancient & modern, & other stuff .. inc life in the #Cairngorms
Director Mountaineering Scotland & MBA vmo
Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social Barrister. I defend people.
Christabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social Director of Research at ThinkLabour. Interested in politics and data. Interested in how people think about politics and data.
Latika M Bourke @latikambourke.com 📰 Writer-at-Large, The Nightly | London
📧 Subscribe to me at www.latikambourke.com
🎙️ Latika Takes: The Podcast on all apps
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
bryan newbold (⛱️ sabbatical mode) @bnewbold.net oscilloscopes, cycling, snow, big cities, wiki. I like speculating about found objects.
protocol engineer @bsky.app (on 2026 summer sabbatical). formerly archive.org
elsewhere: bnewbold.net / @bnewbold@social.coop
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social Artist
Coldwarsteve.com
walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk The website for enjoying Scotland’s Great Outdoors, on foot. Views are not ours - they belong to everyone.
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/
Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social Did I mention I wrote a book...?
Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social Lives in a forest in the NW Scottish Highlands (Shieldaig / Torridon). Writes music for a living. Posts random photos of Highland life. Never without a dog.
https://SteveCarter.com
John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social BBC lifer since 1966, international affairs editor since 1982. Presenter of ‘Unspun World’ on BBC Two, BBC World & World Service. Two daughters, one son, six grandchildren, a loving wife, lots of books, and an Irish terrier. Defender of the Oxford comma.
Scott Gottlieb, MD @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Partner, New Enterprise Associates. Contributor CNBC. 23rd Commissioner of the U.S. FDA. Boards: Pfizer, Illumina, TempusAI, United Health
European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk Help us build a future in Europe.
Join European Movement UK today.
André Valentin @andrevalentin.com Director of Engineering @laravel.com
Taylor Otwell @taylorotwell.bsky.social Creator of Laravel.
Ned Potter @nedpotter.bsky.social Right then, this is the one. I'm all in.
Libraries, Higher Ed, communications, and life.
As a freelancer I run workshops on marketing, social media and presentation skills: https://www.ned-potter.com/training
Eilidh @eilidhcarr.bsky.social 33 // Berneray, Outer Hebrides. Van adventures, drone photography, prosecco & otters 🚐🦦🥂 Owner of a little gift shop, Coralbox 🏴
Duncan Stott 🏗️🇺🇦 @duncanstott.bsky.social Geeky YIMBY liberal
Housing, politics, liberalism and growth
Oxford UK
Only lurking here for now
John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social Guardian. Free Substack pieces at maybeimamazed.substack.com Plus music writing in MOJO. Maybe I'm Amazed, my new memoir about autism & music, out now. Order here https://linktr.ee/maybeimamazed
David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things.
Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario.
Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com
DMs open to followers
Jen Scotney @jenscotney.bsky.social 📕 Author of ‘Running Through the Dark’ a memoir on grief and my ultrarunning adventures
🎙️ Host of Resilience Rising Podcast
💻 Work in Politics | Ex-lawyer
⛰️ Live Scottish Highlands
Seb Dance @sebdance.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Transport and Deputy Chair, TfL | Former MEP for London, Vice-Chair EP Environment Committee (ENVI) and Deputy Leader European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP)
Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social Professor of Energy & Climate Change at Universities of Manchester & Uppsala.
Translating climate science, through carbon budgets, into policy goals & mitigation options.
Co-founder https://climateuncensored.com
John Kampfner @johnkampfner.bsky.social Author, journalist
website: www.jkampfner.net
newsletter: https://johnkampfner.substack.com/
Berlin, London
Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader & Co-Leader of @greenparty.org.uk.Co-President of the European Movement. Mum of 2, plus puppy Nell. Author, Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story. Still writing & campaigning on climate & nature 🌎
Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social Live straight out of Bucha 🇺🇦
Fell Running Guide @fellrunningguide.bsky.social Dave Taylor, UK Athletics Fell & Mountain Running coach providing specialist training for trail, fell and mountain runners.
Sub 24hr Paddy Buckley, Charlie Ramsay and Bob Graham rounds.
Also - camping, mountains, nature.
https://fellrunningguide.co.uk
The Sad Cycle Lane @cyclesad.bsky.social Oh what a waste.
A small but perfectly formed contra flow cycle lane. Aiming to get people in Sheffield safely and legally to their destination.
Ron 🇳🇱 🏴 🇩🇪 @ronsteenvoorden.com Friendly EU citizen, fuelled by damn fine coffee and plenty of fresh air.
Photos all my own. See www.ronsteenvoorden.com 😀
Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
Beth Rigby @bethrigby.bsky.social Political Editor, Presenter and Podcaster, Sky News. RTS Political Journalist of the Year. Electoral Dysfunction podcast out every Friday 
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
Samuel @samuel.fm human puppet for claude @ bluesky
📍 the posting mines
Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com CTO at Bluesky. Not a nerd.
Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
Buy my book👇
https://tr.ee/ElementalBookshopOrg
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https://tr.ee/ElementalWaterstones
If you don't want to buy my book, you could buy me a coffee👇
https://ko-fi.com/snellarthur
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
Chris Boardman CBE @chrisboardman.bsky.social Pedalling a people powered panacea since….well for ages
Dries Vints 👨🚀 @driesvints.com 💰 Billing engineer at @laravel.com working on Cloud ☁️
💻 Building @moneytrees.app, @eventy.io & @laravel.io
⭐️ @github.com Star
🔗 https://pinkary.com/@driesvints
John O'Nolan @johnonolan.bsky.social Founder/CEO at @Ghost.org - Geographically restless.
Mostly posting about publishing, media, open source, JavaScript, Laravel, bootstrapping, SaaS, activitypub, and design. 
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
Sophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social Lead Politics Presenter, Sky News
@faisalislam.bsky.social @faisalislam.bsky.social 
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.
Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social UK & EU refugees & migration. LGBTI+, feminism & generalised incoherent ranting to boot. She/Her. I do policy, research & campaigns.
zoegardner.net
Tim Shipman @shippersunbound.bsky.social Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social EX Editor, the Guardian/ prospect magazine. The New World. ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump 
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
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
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. One third of the @quietriotpod.bsky.social with @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social
Support me on https://ko-fi.com/quietriotpod
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/