The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social Working to solve society’s challenges with evidence and expertise. Based at King's College London 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute
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Michael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social Geospatial analyst, OSINT investigator, and journalist. Investigating the intersection of climate resilience and human systems, and sometimes writing fiction. From 🇦🇺, now in 🇪🇺.
📍Berlin, Germany
https://www.michaelcruickshank.me/
Helen Warrell @helenwarrell.bsky.social FT investigations. Previously defence & security editor, political and home affairs correspondent. Get in touch: helen.warrell@ft.com
Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social The UK's only think tank dedicated to higher education.
Tom Kelsey @tomkelsey.bsky.social Lecturer in Defence Studies at the UK Defence Academy, King’s College, London. Writes on industrial strategy, British politics, and the history of technology.
Cal Roscow @calroscow.bsky.social 💼 Editor-in-Chief @paperweightmag.com
💼 ED of Marketing @BestforBritain.org
Read my latest articles at paperweightmag.com
Agence France-Presse @afp.com L'AFP: d'abord les faits 🌍
https://u.afp.com/liens
Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org King’s Counsel. Serious about Law, but only about Law.
General Editor of Tolley’s Employment Handbook.
Trustee of FRU
Member of Chelsea Pitch Owners board
Co-founder of Billable Hour Appeal.
Matilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social Political Reporter for PoliticsHome and writing for The House magazine
🖊️ about education (and a few other things) | prev Reporter @ Tes
📧matilda.martin@politicshome.com
(she/her)
Martin Moore @martinjemoore.bsky.social Political comms, KCL, media, politics, pig owner
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social Space politician. ‘’Face of the Establishment’. Sane.
Robbie Griffiths @robbieegrif.bsky.social Journalist | @privateeyenews.bsky.social | @npr.org
Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social News reporter at The Times. Migration, security and all things maritime.
Prior winner, Paul Foot Award, 30Under30 etc.
Want to talk stories? DM or use yeomans.97 on Signal
Pete Fussey @petefussey.bsky.social Prof @ University of Southampton ~ Surveillance, tech, rights, security, criminology. Musician & @SxSW performing artist
Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social Writes about old, unhappy, far-off things. Late museum curator. Shows polite interest. FRHistS. https://simonjoneshistorian.com/
Chris Clarke @warringfictions.bsky.social Author of Tha Dark Knight and the Puppet Master: bit.ly/300rMSK
https://www.warringfictions.net/
https://parables.substack.com/
Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk Independent think tank working to accelerate political action for a green and prosperous UK.
Visit our website, listen to our podcast and read our blog 👇
https://linktr.ee/greenallianceuk
Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social Run @whotargets.me and am a Partner @jointogether.online. Used to play drums in Fridge. Live in Cork, from London.
Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun @eaterofsun.bsky.social Author, Editor @ The Economist, Chair @ The Degrees Initiative. Climate change, planetarity, critical zones, tv, burdens of life, etc. Reposts are not endorsements
Hampstead Heath @hampsteadheathcol.bsky.social Welcome to the official Hampstead Heath Bluesky feed.
Bringing you the latest news, pics and updates from the Heath.
Ben Collier @susansegfault.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh in STS. Criminologist and author of Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy. Chair of the Foundation for Information Policy Research. Researching power and harm in digital infrastructure. Pfp Jamie Buchan
Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social Set up by Emma Bastin, Lucy Jane Santos, Karen Averby and Kathryn Ferry the Independent Historians Network is for exactly what the name suggests! A network for those historians working outside academia. Join up now.
https://independenthistorians.org
Jane Ferguson @jane-thenerve.bsky.social Co-founder of @thenerve.news
Ex-Observer New Review
The Nerve covers politics, culture & tech
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Hazel Healy @hazelhealy.bsky.social UK Editor in Chief at DeSmog. Investigations into climate and food politics.
PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social Exclusive stories and insight from Westminster via PoliticsHome and The House magazine. Read our reporting at https://www.politicshome.com and subscribe to The Rundown podcast: http://bit.ly/3M8d963
The House magazine @thehousemag.bsky.social Parliament's magazine, published bi-weekly when Parliament is in session. Learn more: https://www.politicshome.com/house-magazine.htm
County Cricket Day @countycricketday.bsky.social A fan-driven campaign created to celebrate County Championship cricket.
Saturday 16th May 2026 🏏
Nick Taylor @ntaylor.bsky.social Lecturer at Queen Mary Uni of London | History of welfare, unemployment; history of economics; finance & climate change 🚲🌳
Armida van Rij @armida.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social & Senior Nonresident Fellow @global-affairs.bsky.social. Ex-Chatham House & King's College London. European security, foreign policy & politics.
🔗 https://www.cer.eu/personnel/armida-van-rij
Luigi Scazzieri @lscazzieri.bsky.social Senior Policy Analyst @euiss.bsky.social | Non-resident associate fellow @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social focusing on European defence issues| PhD from Kings College London| My personal views
Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social Global Managing Partner Sustainable Business Practice, Brunswick Group / Advisor UNFCCC / Prior: Global COO Condé Nast / Guardian / Die Zeit
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-blau-68726244
James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk @Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff.
Read my content: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: yimbypod.com
Free the Postcode Address File!
Tera Allas CBE @teraallas.bsky.social
Ryan Swift @ryanswift93.bsky.social Research Fellow at IPPR North/IPPR - work on democracy, devolution, regional identity | PhD on the politics of Northernness
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
Nick Hillman @nickhillmanuk.bsky.social Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, Dad
Michael Tidd @michaelt1979.bsky.social Junior school headteacher in Sussex
Thomas Germain @thomasgermain.bsky.social Tech columnist for the BBC and host of The Interface podcast. I cover how we use technology, and how technology uses us
Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social Chief Executive of Total Politics Group. Writer, broadcaster, media CEO. Publisher of PoliticsHome, The House magazine, Holyrood magazine, The Parliament magazine, Civil Service World, ConservativeHome and more. Columnist for the i paper. Never a dull day.
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
MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social Your weekly fix of progressive economic analysis
🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday, wherever you listen
📩 Subscribe to THE FIX, our biweekly Substack
A podcast by Planet B.
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James Meadway @meadwaj.bsky.social Economist. Host of the weekly Macrodose podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/macrodosepod.bsky.social
Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social Historian. Writer.
John Naughton @jjn1.bsky.social Academic,newspaper columnist (Observer), blogger (johnnaughton.substack.com), photographer, optimist (despite current state of world), author, co-founder of Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (mctd.ac.uk) at Cambridge
William Cullerne Bown @williamcb.bsky.social Research, technology and politics.
Newsletter https://bit.ly/3AELZDu
Foundations of AI https://bit.ly/3WiYJab
Law https://bit.ly/40YL1fU
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) @iwf.org.uk Leading tech non-profit working globally to eliminate child sexual abuse images and videos from the worldwide internet. Partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre.
Find out more at iwf.org.uk
Report safely and anonymously at iwf.org.uk/report
Martin Johnes @martinjohnes.bsky.social Historian at Swansea Uni. Books include: Aberfan, Wales since 1939, England's Colony?, Welsh Not, Christmas & the British, History of Sport in Wales.
Stijn van Kessel @stijntvankessel.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Politics, Queen Mary University of London. Studies populism, radical right, politics of European integration. Staff page: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/vankesselstijn.html
Danny Shaw @dannyshaw.bsky.social Journalist, specialising in policing, crime, justice, prisons, security & immigration. Ex-BBC home affairs correspondent & former adviser to Yvette Cooper MP. These are all my views!
Trotters @trotters.world Just great travel writing. No PR.
trotters.world
Motorway Services Online @motorwayservices.uk Actual, real posts about motorway service stations. There's 97, by the way.
Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London. Russian foreign & security policy, US foreign policy, US-Russia relations, European security. Views are my own.
Bridge Theatre @bridgetheatre.bsky.social That theatre with the view of Tower Bridge
Max Warner @maxwarner.bsky.social Economist at the IFS working on healthcare, public spending and public sector productivity https://ifs.org.uk/people/max-warner
Cait FitzSimons @caitfitz.bsky.social Executive Producer, Reduced Listening.
Frank Witte 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇨🇵 @alarcos.bsky.social UCL, Computational Economist & ex-Theoretical Physicist, Bass player, Glacier hiker, DoB: 30 Messidor CLXXIV.
Zoë E. Heriot-Shaw @zeheriot-shaw.bsky.social Interests: cellular automata, cosmology, foundational physics, ontological continuum, philosophical fantasy, physics of clocks and philosophy of time/philosophy of clocks and physics of time, structural fabulation. Location: realm of Platonic ideals
CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social Parliamentary adviser on immigration and asylum. Child of the Common Travel Area. Views, if any, are my own. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/authors/cj-mckinney/
Jean Fisch @jeanfisch.bsky.social Analysis, rationalism & objectivity are my sins
Yvonne Singh @yvonnesingh.bsky.social Editor, Journalist, Writer. Lecturer at City Lit, London and Canterbury Christchurch. Judge 2020 @SI Leeds
Roads.org.uk 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @roads.org.uk I write about UK road infrastructure and history! Join me for updates and other stuff from the UK's favourite roads website, www.roads.org.uk
Purna @purnasen.bsky.social Visiting Prof CWASU, UK Feminista Board, Int Coalition Against Economic Abuse
Formerly SpAd ICC, UN, Commonwealth Sect, Amnesty International, LSE, Respect chair
Long time policy, rights, anti-vawg person. Veggie; cat/animal and nature devotee
Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev Co-founder & editor, Works in Progress. Writer, Scientific Discovery. Podcaster, Hard Drugs. Advisor, Coefficient Giving.
Newsletter: https://scientificdiscovery.dev
Podcast: https://harddrugs.worksinprogress.co
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Helen McKee @helenthev.bsky.social Likes dead languages and medieval manuscripts. She/her.
Jane Setter @janesetter.bsky.social Professor of Phonetics at the University of Reading, UK. NTF, SFHEA, FRSA. Rock singer. Accents & speech, language & prejudice, pronunciation, sci-fi, cats. She/her/hers
Anthony Wells @anthonyjwells.bsky.social Global Head of Politics at YouGov. Dartfordian. Hates agree-disagree statements.
Gareth Millward @millieqed.bsky.social Historian, Univ. Southern Denmark, working on the history of the British Welfare State. Erstwhile Birmingham, Warwick, LSHTM.
Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights. Head of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social (opinions my own, obvs.)
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u
Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & editorial board @cpcs.bsky.social
Rod Dacombe @rod-dacombe.bsky.social Head of the School of Politics and Economics at KCL. Researching conspiracy theories and democracy. Former 🚒🚑
Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain (Penguin 2023)/An Alternative History of the British Empire (HUP 2024). Is Free Speech Under Threat? (2024).
https://linktr.ee/charlottelydiariley
repped by Carrie Plitt @FBA
views are all mine 💫
@historicalwriters.bsky.social @historicalwriters.bsky.social
Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social Cambridge Historian, London-dweller, author of Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood, now writing the social history of retirement for Penguin/Allen Lane. https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/prof-helen-mccarthy
The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social Academic history journal, publishing in all fields and periods.
Find our content here:
https://academic.oup.com/ehr
Alix Mortimer @alixmortimer.bsky.social I(i)mpact and engagement for my brilliant colleagues in politics, economics, social sciences @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Often I dream of islands.
🚢 ships
🏺archaeology
🏰 medieval history
🇭🇷 učim Hrvatski
Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social Writer. New novel coming in November: LESSONS IN HARMONY. Previous titles include What a Carve Up!, The Rotters' Club, Middle England, The Proof of My Innocence ...
https://linktr.ee/coelinks
Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social Editorial Director and Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (@ecfr.eu)
https://ecfr.eu/
Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social Giving new life to old books since 2015. Bookshop.org Indie Champion. Find us: backlisted.fm, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Support us: patreon.com/backlisted.
Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social "Estimable" Sir Jonathan Jones KC
Associate Prof in Public Law, Durham Law School. Looks at how legislatures and govt works. https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/benjamin-y-yong/
Mastodon: @bymyong@mstdn.social
theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social theartsdesk.com - a daily serving of incisive, well-informed arts coverage. Enjoy criticism at its best.
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Owen Gower @owentg.bsky.social He/him | sometime historian of medicine (vaccination + smallpox) | museums + heritage | folk tales + music | resilient + empowered communities | climate action | anti-capitalist solutions | ever hopeful | rooted in rural Gloucestershire | owengower.co.uk
Fiona Bawdon @fionabawdon.bsky.social Founder http://ImpactSocialJustice.Org & @lalyawards.bsky.social / Legal affairs journo / Comms @webelonguk.bsky.social / Londoner / Not a lawyer / Always cold / Dogs *and* cats
Isabel Berwick @isabelberwick.ft.com I head up the FT's Working It brand - we do audio, newsletters, video and events. All the non-trad things. All things workplace, management and leadership, for a broad audience. Author, The Future-Proof Career. Often found @LinkedIn - DM me here or there
Nick Hilton @nickfthilton.bsky.social Chief TV Critic: @theindependent
Podcaster in Chief: @podotpods
Other "chief" roles: tbc
Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | indexer | lay canon @stedscath.bsky.social | series editor for @universitypress.cambridge.org
Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social Journalism for the energy transition. We cover Europe's move to climate neutrality based on 10 years expertise with Germany's Energiewende.
www.cleanenergywire.org
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Martin Weller @edtechie.bsky.social Emeritus Prof at the Open University, living in Cardiff. Professional interests include Educational technology & open education. Fun interests include ice hockey (Cardiff Devils), vinyl, dogs, horror books, walking in Wales.
Marion Messmer @mgmessmer.bsky.social Programme Director for International Security at Chatham House
Former BASIC, King's College London
Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com Freelance science & technology journalist. 12+ years experience. Irish/Polish. Writes for the BBC, Wired, The Guardian and others!
Portfolio: chrisbaraniuk.com
Newsletter: thereengineer.pro
Coaching: chrisbaraniuk.com/coaching
HQ: Belfast, N. Ireland
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Weeknights 11/10c on Comedy Central and Paramount+
The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social Megaliths and✨SO MUCH✨more.
Browse our🗿WORLDWIDE 📜 ancient site 🗺️ map/database/gallery. 🪨 Human prehistory🦣 to🏺1100CE 🏛️ Andy B posting✨
Main site: https://www.megalithic.co.uk
More: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/linktree/
John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social Social historian of modern places. Tales of the Suburbs, on LGBTQ+ history, out now. Wrote Concretopia and Outskirts. Disappointingly unserious. Podcast: Monstrosities Mon Amour
Find out more: https://linktr.ee/johngrindrod
Edward Craig @edccraig.bsky.social Ex-cricket editor, ex-golf editor, ex-Olympics editor – now head up B2B content at Haymarket. Given a chance, I'll bore anyone about Ulysses – and other books. Love reading stuff that's survived the critic of time.
Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social Writer, Humanities Prof, University of Birmingham
Vice-President, British Academy
WE ARE FREE TO CHANGE THE WORLD: HANNAH ARENDT'S LESSONS (2024),
OLD WOMEN: A HISTORY OF OUR FUTURE (COMING 2027)
Rep Zoë Waldie RCW
https://lyndseystonebridge.com/
Nick Young @nickneek.bsky.social Post Doc at the University of Genoa
Working on the ERC Project 'The Philosophy of Experiential Artifacts'
https://nickyoung.eu/
Peter Williams @petermwilliams.bsky.social Managing Editor, Prospect
Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social Professor of European political economy, Cardiff University. Essayist. Dislikes partisans, likes paradoxes. Author of two books with Manchester University Press.