Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, new book “Britain Is Better Than This” gavinesler.substack.com
Contact: lfennimore@noelgay.com
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.
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/
MadeInDex 📰 🌎 @madeindex.bsky.social 🌍 The #Sustainability Index
🌲 Environmental News & Guides about sustainable Products, Companies & their impact
💻 Privacy, Journalism, Politics, Humor, AI, Pacifism, Animal Rights, Cleaning nature
💚 Vegan & vegetarian topics
🔗 madeindex.org
MainLine Grrl @mainlinegrrl.bsky.social Love working in higher education. Have rescued dogs and cats (almost all from abusive situations). Philadelphia is my home (yes, I say "wudder"). Geek, instructor, techie & accessibility advocate. Democrat.
Will not follow you if all you have are reposts.
Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social Research Associate in the School of Journalism, Media & Culture at Cardiff University / Researcher for DRAGON at Swansea University.
Research interests: #radicalright, #politicaldiscourse & #onlineharms.
https://drkeighleyperkins.co.uk
The Richmond Society @richmondsociety.org.uk We’re local people who love Richmond upon Thames, a beautiful part of south-west London.
Suzanne Raine @suzanneraine.bsky.social Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge; Visiting Professor KCL; Trustee of IWM, RUSI and IBCC Lincolnshire. Before that the FCO.
Colleen Murrell - ivorytowerjourno @ivorytowerjourno.bsky.social Researching & teaching broadcasting, international news & digital media. Former journalist BBC, ITN, AP. Writing on media for The Conversation. New book on BBC newsgathering out 2025! #TeamCanada 
Jonathan Lomax @jonathanlomax.bsky.social Work in live music industry for IQ Magazine and ILMC. Dad of two, husband to one.
Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social Author of bestselling novel Freebourne. Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport & Public Realm on Hounslow Council. CEO of Carter Fleet. Journalist. FRSA
Promoted by Ted Wall on behalf of Hounslow Labour cllrs
Tony Moorey @tonymoorey.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Europe
🇬🇧 London + Manchester
🇪🇸 Cádiz
💼 https://www.meliora.company previously Bauer Media, Absolute Radio, Virgin Radio, BBC
Simon Pattern @simonpattern.bsky.social Retired broadcaster
Avid volunteer
Living life at the end of the line in Hull
Armin Ganguly @arminganguly.bsky.social German-Brit rebel made in the 60s, RIBA architect & designer by trade. Mentor & writer by passion. Building dreams, breaking pencils. Living proof that realistic optimism is structurally sound 👍 Motto: 👉 #alwayslookup
Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com Edinburgh-based journalist, translator, climber. IWMF Ukraine Fellow. Words: NYTimes, The Guardian, WIRED UK, FT HTSI, Nat Geo, The Fence etc. https://www.natalie-berry.com/
Fr David Goode @frdavidgoode.bsky.social Master of narrowboat Grumpy in The Fens. Amateur photographer. Priest in the Old Catholic Apostolic Church and the Order of the Holy Spirit. Police Chaplain. Hospital chaplain. Fellow and Praelector of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.
Sanchia Berg @sanchia7.bsky.social Former staff now freelance BBC Correspondent -Today Programme TV News - Family Courts -Archives- Investigations
Betty Redondo @bettyredondo.bsky.social Senior Broadcast Journalist at the BBC News Channel. Ex showbiz reporter; lover of Strictly & Eastenders. Often found on holiday!
Declan Curry @declancurry.com Biz journalist for 25+ yrs. Thanks for following! Might amuse or inform. If you don’t like whimsy or sarcasm, look away now. No one else wants these views. 👬
Rob Foley @robfoley.bsky.social Professor of Human Evolution and Fellow of King's College Cambridge. Emeritus, so I now do the research there was never time to do before. Interested in anything evolutionary, from humans to lithics to ecology and stars.
James Wickham @jameswickham.bsky.social 📻Founder, Phonogram.
Previously co-Editor live business progs BBC World Service & senior producer & newsreader BBC Radio 5 live.
🏏Still Head of Men's Cricket @HMcricket
Gareth Wyn Williams @garethwynwilliams.bsky.social Gohebydd / Senior Journalist Reporter BBC Cymru Wales
From Ynys Môn / Anglesey | Ex-Local Democracy Reporting Service | Fy sylwadau i | 🏴
✍️ garethwyn.williams@bbc.co.uk
Roibeárd Meillear @beaniebob.bsky.social Accidental Anarchist. Retired journalist and NUJ Life member but still a union activist. Garage artist just for the joy of it. Stout drinker again just for the joy of it. Ex-rugby union player. For my sins in a past/current life still a ManU fan.
Nick Sutton @suttonnick.bsky.social Director of Platforms @news.sky.com. Previously Head of Digital Output at Sky News. Former Executive News Editor, BBC News Online and Editor, BBC Radio 4’s The World at One. https://onelink.to/skynews
Scott Duffield @scottduffield.bsky.social Senior Journalist BBC Politics
📺 ex STV News & BBC Scotland
🎥 Producer “Who is Nicholas Rossi?” on STV
📍 London 🏡 Glasgow/Taynuilt
Kit Bradshaw @kitbradshaw.bsky.social Political Correspondent
ITV News Meridian 📺📡
📍Westminster | My views
JEFFREY ROBINSON @writingfactory.bsky.social Old fashioned storyteller, bestselling #author 30+books, keynote speaker, television, film, radio. #9/11 #MoneyLaundering #Fraud #Fiction #BookSky
WEBSITE: jeffreyrobinson.com
https://substack.com/@writingfactory
https://linktr.ee/jeffreyrobinson
Radio Times @radiotimes.bsky.social Radically improving the entertainment life of the nation. #WhatsWorthWatching
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
Nikki Marks @nikkijmarks.bsky.social TV Director, BBC News
Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s
Deborah Wilson David @deborahwdavid.bsky.social Journalism, broadcasting and communications educator.
Director of Educational Devt, Nottingham Trent University’s Joint Institute with Communication University of China.
tudor lomas @tudorinjordan.bsky.social Brit living in Amsterdam and Jordan; woke & angry; former BBC journo/presenter; author; focus on sustainable development, fairness, environment, pol/econ, inter-cultural stuff. Supports DCFC; works with Saleh and family wadirumtours.com
Bob Ballard @bobbyb59.bsky.social Media tart - commentator/music presenter and lecturer at UCFB Wembley.- S Stephen Neal @stephen-neal.bsky.social BBC Studios Live Studio/OB director. Love a green sofa at 7 on BBC One & Eurovision any time. Ex-BBC News/BBC Three/Look East. Speak Swedish. Once an engineer.
James Moultrie @profmo.bsky.social Professor of Engineering Design at Cambridge University. Fellow at Selwyn College. Nottingham Forest fan. Parent to neuro divergent teen.
Helen Belcher @helenbelcherobe.bsky.social Former Lib Dem parliamentary candidate, current Lib Dem councillor, head of TransActual, Leveson witness, former company founder, looking for a quieter life.
Dymvue @dymvue.bsky.social Retired librarian. Wrote 3 books (see pinned post). Now carer for OH with dementia. Likes music, books, cats, choirs & silent films.
@tradingaswdr.bsky.social @tradingaswdr.bsky.social 
Tim Johns @timoncheese.bsky.social Producer, BBC Radio 2, Jeremy Vine.
News bloke. Audio nerd. Cynic.
Prone to occasional camping.
Dan O’Hagan @danohagan.bsky.social Football broadcaster. Most of the usual places. And a few unusual ones.
Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social Guardian correspondent covering international trade from European perspective, also post Brexit affairs and Ireland Former Brussels corr, Brexit corr + former media corr. Find me at lisa.ocarroll@theguardian.com
@robmliddell.bsky.social @robmliddell.bsky.social Producer of Science programmes for BBCStudios
David Rice @david-c-rice.bsky.social Conductor, organist, pianist
West Midlands, UK
david-rice.co.uk
Les Sheehan @lessheehan.bsky.social 
Carol Atack @carolatack.bsky.social Ancient politics and political thought, modern art, Plato and Xenophon. Fellow of Newnham College, FRHistS. Cambridge and elsewhere. Recent books: Plato: a civic life (Reaktion) and Xenophon (Greece & Rome New Surveys in the Classics, Cambridge).
Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social Because "Reality has a well‑known liberal bias" -
The oldest social media space for (mostly) American liberals.
Active daily since 2009,
+ 2.5M audience on FB, IG & Threads
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https://linktr.ee/beingliberal
Adam Batstone @adam-bat.bsky.social Interests range from Portsmouth FC to Bob Dylan and all points in between
Richard Preston @richardpreston.bsky.social Night editor at @theguardian.com. NUJ rep. Politics, the Simpsons and LFC get my blood pumping. Learning 🇪🇸. Views are mine, especially the good ones
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/
Ben McKnight @benmcknight.bsky.social Arts and culture comms incl Hull City of Culture, Manchester International Festival, UNBOXED, Paraorchestra, SXSW London, Mayor of London, and more. Let's work towards a common good.
Simon Mayo @simonmayo.bsky.social Nil desperandum
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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social CEO of PR firm Soho Communications. Former director of comms at HM Treasury. Former political editor, occasional columnist for @cityam.bsky.social. Views my own. www.sohocommunications.co.uk
Ritula @ritula.bsky.social Love asking questions, looking for answers. Broadcaster journalist
Classic FM exBBC
Martin Shovel @martinshovel.bsky.social Speechwriter, speechwriting coach, blogger, cartoonist, sourdough baker, Samaritan listening volunteer
creativityworks.net
http://linkedin.com/in/martinshovel
Paul Murphy @bbcpaulmurphy.bsky.social BBC Correspondent, based in Yorkshire & Lincolnshire in the UK. Environment, energy and climate interests.
Stories to firstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk
File uploads: https://yourls.paulmurphy.synology.me/paul
James Buchanan @mametz.bsky.social War Bore, Picardy Spaniel entertainment officer, former journo ITN and BBC
Sarah Caddy @drsarahcaddy.bsky.social Vet, Viral Immunologist and Assistant Professor at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell NY. Fascinated by viruses, antibodies and vaccines. www.caddylab.org
Selwyn College @selwyn1882.bsky.social Selwyn College combines academic excellence with a strong, diverse community. Founded in 1882, and at the heart of the modern University of Cambridge.
Meng Wang @drmengwang.bsky.social Assistant Prof at Cornell University studying metabolism and DNA damage in cancer and aging. Alum of Cambridge and MRC-LMB. Dad!
Robert Colvile @rcolvile.bsky.social Former boss of CPS think tank and CapX, Sunday columnist for The Times, author of 'The Great Acceleration'. Politics, policy and parenting.
Dr Chris Whitaker @christheowl.bsky.social Works in disability with my own company Purple Advantage www.purpleadvantage.com. Particularly interested in making the world a more inclusive place for everyone. Loves studying (now: Exec MBA:writing publications on disability employment) sport and music.
Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social Author, @nature Editor. DISCLAIMER: Reposts aren’t Endorsements. Personal views needn't reflect those of my employer as they don’t know where they’ve been. Personal website https://henrygeewriter.blogspot.com
@bluntmanclass.bsky.social @bluntmanclass.bsky.social Teacher, wife, mum, carer, musician, Mancunian in exile, aviation & football fan
Andy Reed OBE @andyjreed.bsky.social Strategic Advisor @sajeimpact Former Labour MP for Lboro. Chair - Leics Business Board @Llepnews @sfdCoalition @activellr @sport_thinktank
Charlotte Summers @charlottesummers.bsky.social Faculty Dean & Prof of Medicine @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Critical care doctor.
Views shared are mine alone.
Jacob Gifford Head @giffordhead.co.uk Barrister & mediator.
Things I like: legal history & legal oddities; music & musical instruments; Mesopotamian history; & Portuguese wine and Port.
My professional website is: http://www.giffordhead.co.uk
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Dan Roan @danroan.bsky.social BBC Sports Editor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/topics/cd61kendv7et
Dave McPartlin @davemcpartlin.bsky.social Head of Flakefleet Primary🇬🇧BGT Golden Buzzer http://bit.ly/3FspSO5 📺Social Justice🌹Chair of Future Fleetwood🙏Mental Health🌳Relational Approach🩷Trauma informed🌦️Vulnerability in leadership🔥ADHDer🚨Keynote Speaker🚀BBC Bitesize Teacher⭐️Hartlepool💙#daretodream🌟
BJTC Journalism Skills, Training & Standards @bjtc.bsky.social Industry accredited UK journalism courses, skills, HE qualifications & grants. Supported by ITV, BBC, ITN, AP, Global, Bauer, C4, Reuters, Sky & NUJ.
45 years maintaining #journalism standards & training in the UK.
BROADCAST.DIGITAL.ONLINE
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org Evidence. Action. Hope.
CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social Arts and Media Correspondent, the i paper
Jonathan Charles @jcharleslondon.bsky.social Strategic Communications Consultant and broadcaster. Former EBRD MD Communications and former BBC Foreign Correspondent and News presenter. Now presenting The Vinyl Countdown and Best Disco In Town radio shows syndicated across more than 50 radio stations.
Wendy Pilmer @wendypilmer.bsky.social Trainer & consultant, supporting independent journalism around the world. I’m perched on the glorious Northumberland coast. Expect pictures of travels, big skies and hikes. 🌎🥾🧳
Richard Horsman @leedsjourno.bsky.social Former radio news ed. Proud to have *trained* 400+ journos. Reviewer, traveller, observer. Loves #radio. Likes wine, art & sunshine. Needs coffee
John Cornelius @johncornelius01.bsky.social Languages, the arts, dogs, countryside and wildlife, politics and current affairs. Anything really, except golf and F1.
ruth mackenzie @ruthmackenzie.bsky.social Loves art, culture, creative industries, politics, climate-action, equity, feminism, sunsets, London, Paris, Adelaide, Arts Minister @dcms @ukgovernment
Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can-end-our-very-british-culture-war-sunder-katwala?variant=40518936559694
Evertonian
Chris Carnall @cjcarnall.bsky.social Interests include History, Words and Language, Politics, Space, and the Green Bay Packers! Lay Minister in the Church of England.
Unable to receive DMs as not age verified 🙂
Guy De Launey @guydelauney.bsky.social Balkans Correspondent
📹 🎙 BBC, DW, CBC
🖋️ Monocle Magazine, The Observer, The New World
Presenter 🎙 Monocle Radio
Moderator ⚖ at large
Tadej Pogačar's mountain domestique
No Abba
https://monocle.com/contributors/guy-de-launey/
DrOwainGardner1253 @drowaingardner.bsky.social 🇪🇺 Medievalist, Grosseteste/Bach Obsessive, Liberal Artist (Trivium + Quadrivium), Jaguar XJL Driver - Pro tanto quid retribuamus?
Philip Kemp @philipkemp.bsky.social General Manager, Creative Talent Studio @ Independent Talent Group Ltd - Europe’s leading talent & literary agency.
Former BBC Strategy Director & UK Government Special Adviser.
Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
@deborahmattinson.bsky.social @deborahmattinson.bsky.social 
@esselte974.bsky.social @esselte974.bsky.social Winning starts with beginning.❤🎁👀 https://linktr.ee/ericdrulavip
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Einar Thorsen @einarthorsen.bsky.social Professor of Journalism & Communication
Executive Dean, Faculty of Media & communication at Bournemouth University
Chair of Media, Communication, and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA)
Trustee of the Conversation UK.
Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social Former civil servant, enjoying the freedom to speak my mind. Published in Times, Byline Times, Bylines Scotland, West Country Voices. Member of European Movement in Scotland.
Noah Keate @noahkeate.bsky.social Writer. Journalist. Sunday Crunch Author for @politico.eu. Loves cats, Edinburgh, 'The Archers', trains and Earl Grey Tea. Email: nkeate@politico.co.uk
Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social EX Editor, the Guardian/ prospect magazine. The New World. ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
Cllr John Haywood @ringwodian.bsky.social Labour and Co-operative district councillor for Ringwood North and Ellingham on New Forest District Council. Town councillor for Ringwood North on Ringwood Town Council. Vice-chair of Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley Parish Council. Own views.
cush @slumminginsw11.bsky.social London-based woman in tech. Occasionally releases inner kiwi - hokey pokey squiggles are at risk. Ngaruawahia massive, innit?
Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social Campaigner to support the BBC (not a BBC employee). It’s affected by savage UK govt cuts: c40% 2010-2024. BBC costs >49 pence/around 65 US cents a day per UK household. It’s a national public service broadcaster, respected worldwide for accurate reporting.
Jean Prince @jpgrackle.bsky.social Guardian reader | #birds | #environment | Deutschlernerin 🇪🇺
Cambridgeshire, UK
Chris Waiting @cwaiting.bsky.social Chief Executive, The Conversation UK
twofourseven.bsky.social @twofourseven.bsky.social Strategy, International Strategic Communications and Investment and Innovation Adviser. I work with governments, corporates and investors in the UK and overseas.
Half English / Spanish. Like travel, food, different cultures and football - Arsenal.
Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social Media/politics(Washington Corr covered 2 US presidential elections); Fairness - Author of TO BE FAIR https://menschpublishing.com/books/to-be-fair/ Formerly: Chair, Orwell Journalism Prize; FT chief media corr; Telegraph Senior Reporter & DC correspondent
Louise Hawley @louiseah.bsky.social Returned to Uni - now European Studies MA (KCL). Euro integration Political Economy UK and EU
Career Qual researcher, listening ears on.
Very sensitive to pronouncements based on single focus groups
Polly Fiona @coachpolly.bsky.social Ex-TV Exec Producer, now an effective Life Coach: nottinghillcoach.co.uk Relishes popular culture, politics, and nonsense, I'm a broad church