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
Institute on Religion & Democracy @theird.bsky.social The Institute on Religion & Democracy is an ecumenical Christian think tank committed to responsible Christian witness in society rooted in historic church teaching. We affirm democracy, human rights and religious freedom for all. www.theird.org
Will Haire @willohir.bsky.social Irish Quaker, enjoying walking the countryside and seeking a shared Ireland
Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs & Director of European Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison. International political economy, international relations, & international finance. 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 politics & economic policy. Tradeoffs in everything.
Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social Co founder @Byline.com and @BylineTimes.bsky.social. “Destructive British media” according to the Kremlin. Six nominations for sanctions from their Mofo MFA! An Oscar record
The Elders @theelders.bsky.social Founded by Nelson Mandela, we are independent global leaders working together for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet.
linktr.ee/theelders_org
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Elina Grigoriou (she/her) @elinagrigoriou.bsky.social Interior Design, Wellbeing, Innovation & Sustainability. Director @ Grigoriou Interiors, SKArating. FRSA. HonRICS. Author. Trustee @ FSES.
www.grigoriou.co.uk
Andi Mohr @andimohr.bsky.social Green Party elections manager. Brummie in the Black Country. Community led housing. #UTV Always pro-🕊️
Poppy Leeder @poppyleeder.bsky.social Green, vegan, tofu-eating wokerati type. Research Manager at University of Leeds. Walker of 2 rescue dogs. More enthusiastic than skilled gardener. Retrofitting and behaviour change to be lower consuming
Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition.
And in open social science, universities.
Kelsey Jost-Creegan @kelsitajc.bsky.social Acting Director, Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic | Loves mangroves, mapping, movements, and making sure corporations are held accountable | she/her/ella 🌱
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"
Birmingham Schools of Sanctuary @brumschofsanctuary.bsky.social 
Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com Historian | Author of ‘Utopia for Realists’ (2014), ‘Humankind’ (2020) and ‘Moral Ambition’ (2025) | Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition | moralambition.org | rutgerbregman.com
📖 substack.com/@rutgerbregman
📺 youtube.com/@rutger.bregman
Anne Wilkinson @leveldigger.bsky.social 
Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social Vice Chair of the European Movement 🇪🇺 Former Green MEP 💚 Grandma 👵
Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social Co-Director @climatemajority.bsky.social | Emeritus Prof of Philosophy | Author, WHY CLIMATE BREAKDOWN MATTERS and TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATION | Home-grown dissident | Free thinker | Earthling.
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Mary Marshall (UK green) @greenmarykm.bsky.social IT Senior Software Tester, Green Party life member since 2015. Quaker & Community gardener at Hitchin Quakers who occasionally attempts to get elected to the local council 🙂 Personal green views.⬆️📸 is a short walk away🙂
Lesley @lesleyjgrahame.bsky.social Jewish by birth, Quaker by choice, Green by necessity. Zone of Interest: local WMD base USAF Lakenheath, that's preparing a nuclear Holocaust 42 miles near Norwich. www.lakenheathallianceforpeace.org.uk
https://hopenothate.org.uk
Quaker.org.uk
@martinaweitsch.bsky.social @martinaweitsch.bsky.social 
Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social 🍏 Green MP for North Herefordshire and leader of the Green Party MP group in Parliament. Mum, activist, optimist!
Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social Retired research biochemist. Quaker. Climate activist. Co-founder Quaker Support for Climate Action (QS4CA), Networker, Green.
#NotMyKing #TogetherWithRefugees
Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social The official page of the Friends World Committee for Consultation. Connecting around 400,000 Quakers in 100+ countries around the world. Find out more at fwcc.world
Medact @medact.bsky.social Health workers for health justice! https://medact.org
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social UK membership organisation researching and campaigning on climate change and sustainability, military emissions, nuclear disarmament, AI and robotics, and more.
Become a member and support our work: https://www.sgr.org.uk/join
https://www.sgr.org.uk/
Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social Fighting for human rights across UK & the world 🌍 follow for activism & news. Amnesty UK (Charitable Trust & Section).
http://amnesty.org.uk/
Christian Aid @christianaiduk.bsky.social We exist to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. https://caid.org.uk
Veterans For Peace @veteransforpeace.bsky.social Exposing the true costs of war since 1985
https://www.veteransforpeace.org/
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) @jrct.bsky.social A Quaker grant-making organisation supporting those who address the root causes of conflict and injustice.
https://linktr.ee/jrct_
Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social Exec Director & founder, Uplift; "provocative and not entirely without merit" according to Energy Voice, Standard disclaimers, incl. that all views are my own.
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
Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social We campaign in solidarity with social movements to fight the causes of poverty and injustice. Join us: http://globaljustice.org.uk/stay-informed
Carne Ross @carneross.bsky.social Writer, diplomat, dissident, anarchist
For deep analysis - https://www.youtube.com/@carnewross
For course, books, blogs - www.carneross.com
ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
A coalition of 700+ NGOs in 100+ countries working with governments, ICRC and the UN to eliminate nuclear weapons. #nuclearban
Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social CEO @praxisprojects.bsky.social. Chair @refugeestogether.bsky.social. Brummie. All views own (subject to personal growth and development).
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
ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) @whatthewomensay.bsky.social Advancing #WomenPeaceSecurity through thought leadership, solidarity and support to women peacebuilders. Spearheading #WASL network & #SheBuildsPeace campaign.
WILPF UK @wilpfuk.bsky.social We are the UK Section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, an international, membership-based organisation working towards feminist peace.
United Nations Association - UK (UNA-UK) @una-uk.bsky.social The UK’s leading source of independent analysis on the UN. We build movements, deliver expert insight, & design campaigns to inspire a global community united in its pursuit of equality, sustainability & peace
una.org.uk
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) @glanlaw.bsky.social Challenging powerful actors involved in human rights violations, environmental harms & systemic injustice.
-Climate litigation & environment
-Abuses in value chains
-Accountability for atrocity crimes
https://linktr.ee/glanlaw
Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social Investigating the US and UK military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats. By @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @cplusc.bsky.social.
Rethinking Security @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social We're a network of organisations, academics and activists working together for human security based on justice, co-operation and peacebuilding. www.rethinkingsecurity.org.uk
QCEA @qcea.bsky.social The Quaker Council for European Affairs brings a vision based on the #Quaker commitment to #peace, #justice and #equality to Europe and its institutions. 🌐 https://www.qcea.org/
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Yasmin Alibhai Brown @yasminalibhaibrown.bsky.social Left-wing columnist, author, provocateur 
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social Emeritus Professor. Member, UK House of Lords.
If with all your effort and might you do not reach the mountain top that is not failure; failure is that you did not even try.
David Walker @bishmanchester.bsky.social Bishop of Manchester. Chair of USPG. Member of UK House of Lords. Regular presenter on BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day. Franciscan
Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social Putting fairness at the heart of public debate and policymaking in the UK.
https://linktr.ee/FairnessFoundation
Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org We're a group of American millionaires fighting to tax the rich, pay the people, and spread the power!
Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social A registered charity that works to improve the quality of life in the UK by reducing economic and social inequality.
https://linkin.bio/equalitytrust/
More in Common UK @moreincommonuk.bsky.social https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
The Methodist Church @methodist.org.uk God loves you unconditionally, no strings attached. That's the good news. Follow us to learn more about Methodism in Great Britain.
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo
Author, ‘Win Every Argument’
British-American
Institute for Policy Integrity @policyintegrity.bsky.social Using economics and law to protect the environment, public health, and consumers.
Non-partisan think tank at NYU School of Law
Integrity Institute @integrity-inst.bsky.social 501(c)(3) non-profit • founded by integrity professionals with industry experience • dedicated to building a better internet • www.integrityinstitute.org
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. #Empireworld #EmpireLand #TheBoyWithTheTopknot #MarriageMaterial. New book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador, out now. https://shorturl.at/qhPlJ
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Youth for Tax Justice Network @youthtjn.bsky.social Promote youth participation in creating progressive Tax systems and optimum Natural resources management and Utilisation.
Email - info@ytjn.org
Global Alliance for Tax Justice @globaltaxjustice.org South-led global coalition for tax justice 🌍
https://linktr.ee/globaltaxjustice
Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social A better tax system that benefits everyone in the UK. Sister organisation of @taxjusticenet.bsky.social
https://taxjustice.uk/
Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net We believe our tax systems are our most powerful tools for creating a just society that gives equal weight to the needs of everyone. Every day, we inspire and equip people and governments to reprogramme their tax systems. taxjustice.net
Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social 🌎 Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader @greenparty.org.uk Professor of Practice, University of Sussex. Author of 'Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story'. Writing & campaigning on climate & nature 🌎 linktr.ee/carolinelucasbrighton
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 
Rory Stewart @rory-stewart.bsky.social Author The Middleland linktr.ee/middleland, PlacesinBetween, Jackson/Yale. PoliticsOnTheEdge. @Restispolitics podcast w Alastair Campbell.
Parody
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social Quaker.Writer.Editor.Slow poet. NUJ. FRSA.Some recent work at archival site of @ekklesia.co.uk
https://www.ekklesia.co.uk/author/jillsegger/
My book #WordsOutofSilence is available here https://www.ekklesiapublishing.co.uk/books/words-out-of-silence/
Quakers in Britain Peace Team @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk We support #Quakers to live out their deep commitment to #Peace.
RTs not an endorsement.
Quakers in Britain, Friends House, NW1 2BJ
FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). A nonpartisan Quaker lobby in the public interest working for peace and justice for 80+ years.
www.fcnl.org
Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk Faith community grounded in stillness. We believe in working together to create a more just, equal and peaceful world.
Quakers in Britain, Friends House, NW1 2BJ.
www.quaker.org.uk
Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social Green MP for Bristol Central.
Former Co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.
Engineer. Bi 🏳🌈. She/Her.
Need to get in touch?
📧 carla.denyer.mp@parliament.uk
https://linktr.ee/carladenyer
Catherine West MP @catherinewestmp.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Friern Barnet | UK's Trade Envoy to Pakistan | Mum of two
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social Senior national political reporter, NBC News
Capitol Hill, elections, Formula 1 🏛️🗳️🏁
Signal: sahilkapur.30
https://linktr.ee/sahilkapur
Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social host of @connectwithjacob.bsky.social. weekends 10AM ET on @ms.now. author of NYT bestsellers Firestorm and Separated.
jacobsoboroff.com
Henry Zeffman @hzeffman.bsky.social BBC Chief Political Correspondent
Instagram: @hzeffmanbbc
Shane Goldmacher @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social New York Times national political correspondent
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social Trying to adapt. Also, Chief Political Correspondent for the Washington Post. You can follow what I write here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-karen-tumulty/
Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m
Email: peter.walker@theguardian.com Secure email if needed: peter.walker.guardian@protonmail.com
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
www.politico.com
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social Sr. Legal Affairs Reporter, @POLITICO
Priors: ABC White House & China correspondent, CNN, NY Sun 🇺🇸🇦🇺josh@joshgerstein.com. Signal: joshgerstein.46
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social Reporter lady @ms.now
Signal username: brandyzadrozny.53
Email from a non-work account: brandy.zadrozny@ms.now
Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social Politics Managing Editor, NBC News amanda.terkel@nbcuni.com
Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/
http://brightlinewatch.org
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel
Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bloomberg.com. Political Analyst, MSNOW. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social I'm the Guardian's deputy political editor in Westminster.
Story? Email - jessica.elgot@theguardian.com
Signal - jessicaelgot.51
Always #lufc
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jessica-elgot
Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social Chief political commentator and executive
editor, Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/robert-shrimsley
https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/robert-shrimsley/
Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social Staff writer at The Atlantic. Politics, etc. Iowan 🌽
makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social writing about politics + the internet
formerly: @wired.com, @theverge.com
DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32
FAQ, Instagram, + everything else at linktr.ee/makenakelly