The Fence @thefence.bsky.social Facts, features, fiction, etc. Buy a subscription to the UK's Only Magazine here: https://www.the-fence.com/shop/
Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk Rail engineer and writer. Hosts @railnatter.uk and @trainsatlantic.uk. HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE (https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways) available everywhere. He/him.
Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social Your Party MP for Coventry South 🌹
coventrysouth@parliament.uk
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Dr Rosalind Cavaghan @rcavaghan.bsky.social Intersectional feminist pol econ esp EU econ policy, science & tech, & the Green Deal. She/her.
Independent Consultant
Emma Goldman Fellow/Visiting Researcher U o Edin. 
Rachel Handley 🏳️🌈 @rachelahandley.com Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool.
SFF Author. Poet. 🦉
Possible Worlds and Other Stories (2022)
They/Them.
rachelahandley.com
Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social Coming in early 2026: KEYWORDS/KEYIMAGES IN GRAPHIC MEDICINE
Current projects: #IllnessPolitics, chronic forms, & multi-modal pedagogies in action. Author of ILLNESS POLITICS & HASHTAG ACTIVISM, TREATMENTS, & INDIRECT ACTION.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social Shamelessly HIV+ actor, writer, public speaker based in London.
Former CEO of aidsmap and Gay Men Fighting AIDS.
He/him. 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🌍🌱
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Political Geography @politicalgeography.bsky.social Political Geography advances knowledge in all aspects of the geographical and spatial dimensions of politics and the political. Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Filippo Menga https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/political-geography
British Sociological Association (BSA) - Early Career Forum @bsaecf.bsky.social The Early Career Forum (ECF) is a BSA working group that addresses the needs of early-career sociologists. This forum recognizes the challenges facing early-career sociologists and provides various opportunities to help them overcome those barriers.
Kylie Noble @ksen12.bsky.social Irish journalist living in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
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Scott Trust and Washington Ireland alum.
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social Your go-to place for women’s history!
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Lucy Haigh @lucyhaigh.bsky.social PhD on Queen Alexandra & the political press, 1863-1925 🗞 Femininity, & monarchy 👑
Chair of @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social
@historythroughher.bsky.social
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CSSGJ @cssgj.bsky.social Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice
yash @yashwinacanter.bsky.social “yesh-win-ah” | she/they | you probably know me from book stuff. | reader, sports dork, boots-wearing overalls enthusiast, & mixed-race indian dyke to watch out for 📚🌈| nsh➡️cle➡️ox➡️pdx | cle guardians❤️ nsh predators💛 mil admirals 💙
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Gala Rexer @galarexer.bsky.social Feminist sociologist writing on reproductive & environmental injustice, bodies, racial capitalism
Author of "Demographic Anxieties: Bodies, Borders, and Reproductive Injustice in Palestine/Israel" (2026, UC Press)
galarexer.com
Penguin Random House @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 
Feminist City @feministcity.bsky.social Femme the city! Exploring the (re)production/labor/work/care in/of/for/as the city
[PhD in progress on 1970s feminist spatial politics in London + NYC]
Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com movement building reporter @us.theguardian.com
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Emma-Louise Anderson @profemmalanderson.bsky.social 
Streetphantom @streetphantom.bsky.social Sabcat Printing. Graphics, banners, screen printing.
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Acid House.
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Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants @lgsmigrants.bsky.social Through fundraising and direct action, we stand in solidarity with all migrants. We build on a proud history of queer solidarity to say: no one is illegal.
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Xanthe Whittaker @xanthewhittaker.bsky.social Lecturer in Work & Employment Relations | Future of work | AI & data tech at work | Inequalities at work | Care work | Dancer | Skater 🛼
London/Leeds
Sicily Fiennes 🍉 @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social Post doc fellow at @nationaltrust.org.uk on the @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social project. Working on increasing access to nature. they/them 🏳️⚧️
https://conservationsensationblog.wordpress.com/
Angharad Beckett FAcSS, FRSA @angharadbeckett.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology & Social Inclusion, University of Leeds (UK). Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (www.ijdsj.online). Human Rights | Open Science | Social Innovation | Kindness. Lover of cake. She/her.
Zoe Tongue @whiterxbbit.bsky.social Dr | Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds | abortion, international human rights law, animal rights, science fiction, comics | vegan | artist | bisexual | she/they
Ludmila Lupinacci @ludludlud.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social ✨digital tech & everyday life, experiences of liveness (whatever that means), scrolling nonsense, moods & vibes ✨ ludmilalupinacci.com
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Karen Throsby @karenthrosby.bsky.social Professor of Gender Studies and Head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, UK. Gender, technology, bodies, health, food. Swimmer, vegan, owned by two cats. All views my own.
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social Director of Policy, Research, Impact, TrussellTrust Trustee NatCen. Former JRF & Pro Bono Economics. Author: Want (Giants: A New Beveridge Report) http://amzn.eu/d/hk1ojO6
The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org Educational charity. Peer-reviewed sociology journal, public sociology magazine, podcasts, Connected Sociologies teaching resources, ECR opportunities.
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POLIS at Leeds @polisatleeds.bsky.social The official Bluesky account for the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds
Derek Edyvane @derekedyvane.bsky.social Professor of Political Theory (University of Leeds) and editor of British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Still likes hip hop.
Maša Mrovlje @mmrovlje.bsky.social Maša Mrovlje is Associate Professor of Political Theory at the University of Leeds. She is exploring the political value of disappointment within resistance.
Luna Yihan Fu @lunayihanfu.bsky.social PhD student @CIGSLeeds | feminist and anti-fascism👊🏼🇵🇸 ICE OUT|Researching Chinese masculinities, gender and work
Jessica Martin @jessmartin.bsky.social Lecturer at the University of Leeds. Assistant editor at the European Journal of Cultural Studies. Interested in gender, politics & popular culture.
Anna Tarrant @profatarrant.bsky.social Professor of Sociology
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Following Young Fathers Further
Chair of Trustees of the North East Young Dads and Lads
Research, education and training about father-inclusive practice and policy
https://followingyoungfathersfurther.org
Emma Hyde @emmarhyde.bsky.social PhD Researcher in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds. Interested in: youth transitions, parental co-residence, families & inter-generational relationships, social inequalities, life course, qualitative methods.
SociologyMag @sociologymag.bsky.social https://sociologymag.com/ is the website for sociology students and academics. We create engaging content based on academic sociology to help you understand the world better.
CTIS Leeds @ctisleeds.bsky.social The award winning Centre for Teaching Innovation and Scholarship at @polisatleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Home to the Politics and Pedagogy Podcast.
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https://rss.com/podcasts/politicsandpedagogy/
White Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social We work collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable individuals from all backgrounds to thrive within our institutions.
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Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds @sspatleeds.bsky.social Studying societies at Leeds since 1946. We are home to research specialisms including gender, disability studies, racism and ethnicity, family and life course, health technologies and social and political thought.
https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/sociology
Lauren Wilcox @laurenbwilcox.bsky.social Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Director of @Cambridgegender. She/her. Should be writing.
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Women in Higher Education @womeninhighered.bsky.social National monthly dedicated to enlightening, encouraging, empowering & enraging women on campus.
Eike Mark Rinke @emrinke.bsky.social Politics, Media, and Open Scholarship @universityofleeds.bsky.social | Co-Director @cdpleeds.bsky.social | Leeds Local Network Lead @ukrepro.bsky.social | AE @polcommjournal.bsky.social
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Alexandra Meakin @ameakin.bsky.social Lecturer in British Politics & Programme Director BA Politics and Parliamentary Studies, @polisatleeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social Wrote PhD on the Restoration & Renewal of Palace of Westminster. Reposts ≠ endorsements
Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com Associate Professor of Politics, University of Leeds. Editor, BJPIR
Laura Considine @lauracon.bsky.social Nuclear weapons, international politics, narrative politics, feminism at University of Leeds UK
Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com That writer guy you like. Bi, trans, polyamorous, slutty, neurodivergent, hot. Buy my book that explains why politics has gone weird. I live in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. https://linktr.ee/iheartpolitics
David Spencer @davidaspencer.bsky.social Prof of Economics and Political Economy (Uni of Leeds, UK).
Work; Work Time; Work Reform. Authored: "Making Light Work" (2022) https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=making-light-work-an-end-to-toil-in-the-twenty-first-century--9781509548620
Stuart Mills @stuartmills.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Leeds. Visiting Fellow of Behavioural Science at the LSE. Interested in Digital Economy + Behaviour + Political Economy. All views are my own.
Website: siu2lh.com
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social Managing Director, Bridges for Communities, supporting people to live well together
📍Bristol 🇬🇧
Posts on: Bristol, community cohesion & social inclusion, climate & nature, deliberative democracy, public engagement and positive news.
Views my own.
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social Beyond the grace of God, a wanderer in the outer darkness.
Lambda Award winner, Locus Award finalist, Best-selling author of MANHUNT, CUCKOO, and BLACK FLAME, out now from Tor Nightfire, and CHIMERA, coming 2027
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
Dr Jo Edge 🏴 @hagenilda.bsky.social historian of medicine & the occult 1200–1700 | FRHistS | palaeography & editing | convenor @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social | neurodivergent | co-chair UCU Anticasualisation Committee | @ucucommons.org | https://joanneedge.co.uk | agent: @knifewitch.bsky.social
Zavier Nunn @zaviernunn.bsky.social Historian changing sex. Assistant Professor @ Northwestern University. Ex-mulleteer.
Jen Evans @jennifervevans.bsky.social historian | Humboldtian | FRSC | FRHistS | PI of Populist Publics on social media and online hate | latest book, The Queer Art of History (Duke, 2023) | currently writing, Full Frontal: A New History of the Sexual Revolution and Drag After Hitler.
Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social Lecturer in LGBTQ+ History/History of Sexuality, University of Glasgow.
I wrote this book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/teaching-gender-9780198937494
kevin @kevinng.bsky.social I write about music and culture.
Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social Writer. Film: Framing Agnes (2022). Book: Boys Don’t Cry (2022). Podcast: One From the Vaults. Capricorn. UK.
cozy @bimbotheory.bsky.social writer
femme leatherdÿke
co-host of Drunk Church
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Z Samudzi @zsamudzi.bsky.social visiting assistant prof @ clark university’s strassler center, aspiring hot girl
Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social detroit native. deputy editor at huffpost. WABJ president. check out my free newsletter! --> https://www.whatimreading.net/
Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social No longer in good standing with the New York State bar
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social Writer. Illustrator. Joto.
The Love Tank CIC @thelovetankcic.bsky.social We're a London, UK based non-profit promoting health + wellbeing of underserved communities. We’re the muther-ship of PrEPster, Queer Health, Queers Beyond Borders, & Long Time No Syph.
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benjamin weil @benvyle.bsky.social writer-researcher-bodybuilder / head of research @thelovetankcic.bsky.social / they/he / insta: @benvyle / ✡️ 🍉
(london, where views are my own)
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
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
Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social I'm the programme lead for the UK energy team at E3G and an advisory board member for the Autonomy Institute. Personal account - random thoughts with a quarterly post about energy policy.
ben smoke @bencsmoke.bsky.social journalist. gobshite. chaos merchant. tree obsessive. not necessarily in that order.
bensmoke.com
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com Fuck you
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
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Amardeep Singh Dhillon @amardeepsinghd.bsky.social Inquilab Zindabad
Karolina Krasuska @karolinakrasuska.bsky.social Prof., University of Warsaw | transnational literature, gender/queer theory | “Soviet-Born: Afterlives of Migration in Jewish American Fiction” (Rutgers UP, 2024)| 🐈⬛owner | she/her
Gisela Fosado @giselafosado.bsky.social Editorial Director, Duke University Press
Jamie J. Hagen @jamiejhagen.bsky.social Feminist lesbian asking queer questions about peace & security | Lecturer at Uni. of Manchester | Jamiejhagen.com | picturesofbirds.tumblr.com/
Queering Women, Peace and Security out now with Oxford University Press http://bit.ly/45NJMBJ
JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social Associate professor of economics, John Jay College-CUNY; senior fellow, Groundwork Collaborative. Writing at jwmason.org. Study economics with me: https://johnjayeconomics.org. Anti-war Keynesian, liberal socialist, Brooklyn dad. From the river to the sea.
Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social Author & queer historian. MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90S AND BEYOND is available for preorders now! Previously: The Women’s House of Detention (2022) and When Brooklyn Was Queer (2019) linktr.ee/HughRyan
Natalie Wynn @contrapoints.bsky.social Ex-philosopher, ex-Tweeter.
Email: info@contrapoints.com
Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social Jews for Palestinian liberation & Judaism beyond Zionism. JVP Action is now doing business as JVP, as a 501c4. Our 501c3 work continues in JVP Lab.
https://linktr.ee/jvp