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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
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Zach Dickson @zachdickson.bsky.social Postdoc at LSE researching climate politics and party competition
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Ursula Hackett @uhackett.bsky.social Reader in Politics | Churchill Associate Professor in U.S. Politics at the University of Oxford (from Sep 1)| Author of America's Voucher Politics: How Elites Learned to Hide the State
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social UK in a Changing Europe is an academic think tank providing impartial, research-based analysis of the critical issues facing the UK.
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Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social An academic collaboration between University of Reading, London School of Economics, and University of Southampton, designed to advance the research, teaching, and practice of public opinion and political behaviour measurement and analysis
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy, Inequality, and Opportunity at University of Oxford. Director, Inequality Programme at INET Oxford. Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College.
Positive news @positive-news.bsky.social Posting positive news stories, to remind you how much good there is in the world. Follow to help balance out the negative slant of your news feed. (Uk- focused)
Lauren Sukin @laurensukin.bsky.social Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Nuffield College, University of Oxford | Nuclear Weapons | Alliance Politics | Emerging Technology | Contact: lauren.sukin@politics.ox.ac.uk |
Fintan Smith (Mac Gabhann) @fintan-smith.bsky.social Previously: Polling things at YouGov, Labour
Now: Co-founder of polling and market research company @convergent-opinion.bsky.social
Often confused with a dog called Fenton https://youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU
Hotblack @invalid-handle.com Will talk science, tech, economics, politics, post stupid puns and captions for pictures
Cares about inequalities and exclusion, particularly around health
Enjoys cricket
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Lukas Seibert @seibertlukas.bsky.social PhD student in Politics at Oxford University
Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social • political reporter @politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering Westminster and where politics meets social media and tech
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Tim Shipman @shippersunbound.bsky.social Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social Classicist
Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social Sociologist @Cornell. Currently interested in the history of inequality statistics, and the role of economic expertise in climate policy. “Venceréis, pero no convenceréis.”
The Weekday @professormusgrave.bsky.social Professor of political science. Willing expat becoming an unwilling emigre. Essentially millennial, analytically millenarian. https://musgrave.substack.com
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social Pen name of Andrew Scott.
Fake History, Fake Heroes and Notorious.
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William Lane @williamjtlane.bsky.social Policy, Public Affairs and Electoral Analysis (and occasionally Photography)
'Political Analyst' - Aaron H. Ellis
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Broadcaster & environmental campaigner
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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science" - Albert Einstein
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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social Political Scientist: democratic crises and political behaviour
Head of Survey Data Curation at @gesisorg.bsky.social
Professor of Empirical Social Research at the University of Cologne
Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social Executive Director, Institute for Government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health. Interested in all things good government
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Esther Bintliff @estherbintliff.bsky.social UK editor, The New York Times. Born in Bradford, raised in Durham, now in London.
Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social Barrister, blogger and author of Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System. Fully updated paperback out now.
Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social 🌹 Economist MP who loves the pub
Department for Business and Trade PPS
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Emma Burnell @emmaburnell.bsky.social Editor of LabourList. Playwright. Cool aunt.
Sarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social Professor in Comparative Politics @leuphana, party competition, European politics, CEE, democracy, corruption, radical right, former @IPZ_ch | PhD @IPWunibern #FirstGen
Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
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Substack at edrith.co.uk 
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m
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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
matthewbarnfield.co.uk
Ian Musgrave @ianmusgrave.bsky.social Cheshire-based Arsenal, culture and politics fan. Occasional tennis, pickleball and ukulele player
Alex Sutherland @criminologist.bsky.social Criminology, public policy, research and experiments
https://sites.google.com/researchdesign.uk/alexsutherland
Newest paper https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11292-025-09726-0
Lawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Reading - urban-rural divides, political trust, public opinion, UK/W Europe. Sometimes music/film/F1. Professional Simpsons reference overuser.
Jade Pickering, PhD @jadepickering.bsky.social Working at the intersection of open/reproducible science and product management. Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University of Oxford.
Alex Bogdan @alexbgd.bsky.social Talks about polling, democracy, elections, politics and policy, survey methods. Openly obsessed with Hackney, gardening and Doctor Who. Photography: https://www.instagram.com/alexbogdan_alex/
Works at @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, but views strictly my own.
Damian Lyons Lowe @damiansurvation.bsky.social Founder & Chief Exec at Survation. Father of 4. Northerner, Londoner. I lead our research offering. http://survation.com/our-services/ damian.lyonslowe@survation.com
Dr Nigel Fletcher @nigelfletcher.bsky.social Wanderer in the fourth dimension. British political and constitutional historian. Co-founder, Centre for Opposition Studies.
Distracted by cats and camp classic telly. Will run for cake.
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ThinkLabour @thinklabour.bsky.social ThinkLabour is a new strategic force generating bold ideas for Britain | Media enquiries: press@thinklabour.co.uk
Garvan Walshe @garvanwalshe.org Civic entrepreneur building broadsheet social media at kronkite.social. Lobbyist for electric planes.
I chair Unhack Democracy, do green libertarianism @ epicenternetwork.eu
My substackSurvival & Success on liberalism and globalisation: garvanwalshe.org
Eva Marlene Hausteiner @evahausteiner.bsky.social Political theory/history of political thought at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. 
Rachel Statham @rachelstatham.bsky.social Policy advisor, toddler mum ☕️. Found in deepest whitehall or south wales.
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social Features journalist. Book: 'Something: The Women Who Made the Beatles' - May 2027.
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Brian Cooper @theomnisis.bsky.social Bit broken. MD of omnisis.bsky.social
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.
Andrew Lewin MP @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield🌹
🏏 Still an occasional cricketer.
Always a Pro-European.
www.andrewlewin.co.uk
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Kenn Rushworth @kennrushworth.bsky.social Expert in comparative Voter Registration. Also found writing on Politics of Football and Icelandic Politics.
Occasional drummer, very occasional poet, very very occasional midfielder.
EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social The European Political Science Society: the not-for-profit professional association for political science in Europe and beyond
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social The UK's leading research centre on constitutional change, covering parliament, government, democracy, elections and more.
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Oxford Econ Policy @oxrepjournal.bsky.social Peer-reviewed journal bridging the gap between academic economics and policy debates since 1985. RTs aren't endorsements.
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social 'Fiercely hetrosexual for bluesky'
Outdoors. Politics. Sport. Not always in that order. Labour. Trade Unionist. Trying to do community things. Views entirely my own
Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social Assistant prof at IE University. Previously EUI and Oxford.
Researching what we think is ok to do in a democracy & how that changes.
Book on the normalization of the radical right: https://academic.oup.com/book/57946
More at www.vicentevalentim.com
Peter Barnes @barnespa.bsky.social I work on politics and elections at the BBC. Anti-relativist.
Dan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social Trust Leader (CELT, Cornwall)
Educator
Live in beautiful Devon
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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social An ESRC-funded academic study of voting in Scotland
👩🏻💻 https://scottishelections.ac.uk
Cameron Garrett @camerongarrett.bsky.social Polls and politics @ Ipsos. Views my own 📈
Ed Hodgson @edhodgsoned.bsky.social Researcher
Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social Politics, policy, public attitudes. Work in polling and comms. Director, Persuasion UK. ex- Shelter, civil service and various other things. 🏳️🌈
https://persuasionuk.org/about
https://strongmessagehere.substack.com/
Morgan Jones @morganj0nes.bsky.social i work for persuasion uk and i edit the journal "renewal"
Persuasion UK @persuasionuk.bsky.social Researching what is shaping UK public opinion on the issues that define our politics @ persuasionuk.org.
Director: @steveakehurst.bsky.social
Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social Author, THE DEATH OF CONSENSUS (The Times Politics Book of 2022)
GHOSTS OF IRON MOUNTAIN ("riveting" - New Yorker)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1035903857
POWER FAILURE (Future Governance Forum)
Last on Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002styf
Rachel Bernhard @rivb.bsky.social Associate Professor in Politics, Nuffield College, Oxford. 
Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social Tracking the Right's journey after Brexit and also the culture war's highly charged boundaries. Once a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, now centrist. Telegraph watcher.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandmcs
buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social Small Language Model. Discontent Provider. Group Editor of @PodmastersUK, home of Oh God What Now?, Bunker and more podcasts. Inventor of landfill indie. Social media binfluencer.
Matthew Lebo @matthewlebo.bsky.social American politics professor in Canada at the University of Western Ontario.
Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social Global Editor, Reuters Breakingviews. Usual disclaimers apply. My free weekly newsletter: https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/the-week-in-breakingviews/
Markus Kollberg @markuskollberg.bsky.social Political Scientist | Comparative Political Behaviour, Political Parties, Empirical Democracy Research | Experiments, Surveys, Text-as-Data
https://www.markus-kollberg.net
Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social Departmental Lecturer in Comparative European Politics at University of Oxford.
🌐 simonecremaschi.com
G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com i write the data-driven politics newsletter Strength In Numbers: gelliottmorris.com/welcome
pollster: https://wavepolling.com
book: wwnorton.com/books/Strength-in-Numbers
polls/forecasts: @fiftyplusone.news
formerly 538 & The Economist
Michael Hudson @michaelwhudson.bsky.social Pulitzer-sharing journo + author
current gig: head of investigations @GuardianUS
prior gigs: @ICIJorg (Panama Papers, etc.), Associated Press, Center for Public Integrity, Wall Street Journal, Roanoke (Va.) Times
linktr.ee/michaelwhudson