Neil @stopfordianneil.bsky.social A kind and interesting gentleman (not my words)
Still known as Ian-Neil.
Founding member of #bobblehatclub and Lord Neil of Bobblecestershire
‘Stable but dangerous’
Nigella says I’m lovely.
Definitely not a Hot Dad. Hopefully an Adequate dad.
Thomas Bell @realthomasbell.bsky.social Getting through this with everyone else.
Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social One of the Daily Telegraph 50 Funniest Comedians of the 21st Century (49th). Also an author. And producer. And a whole life away from work if you can imagine.
Rupert Stubbs @rupertstubbs.bsky.social Proudest of the posts I didn’t send.
Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com Physicist and writer Dr Francis Sedgemore.
Science; judaism; natural and social ecology; traditional and fine arts; philosophy of mind; ethics; folk and land lore.
הולך רגל בים סוף
www.hesgen.com
Roysia | Anglia | Europa | Terra
@moonrynor.bsky.social @moonrynor.bsky.social 23 | failed perception checks daily
emotionally attached to fictional people
will absolutely derail the campaign
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
@altdubz.bsky.social @altdubz.bsky.social For the 7th time - I will never delete my account again. Ever.
Alison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com Thames in the streets, LWT in the sheets
she/her
alisoneales.com
Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com Ursine Plenipotentiary. Defrocked astrophysicist. Aire échta for hire.
Official sponsor of the 🐻 emoji
“O fish, are you constant to the old covenant?”
Was @marxculture on Twitter
AJ Thomas @zzypt.bsky.social I wouldn’t follow me if I were you.
Posting to get thoughts out of my head so I can see how rubbish they are.
Mostly post about politics, rugby, music, TV and movies.
@zzypt everywhere else.
Lee D @leedon1982.bsky.social Father, husband, teacher educator, hospice trustee, MAT member, dogsbody to an expensive dog.
David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social Historian, researcher, and co-editor of @renewaljournal.bsky.social
Speccy Twat @speccytwat.bsky.social Wazzock, dingbat and absolute flangleswubbler (not necessarily in that order). Vote 💚 ✊🏼
Typical Aquarian: arty, farty & cynical as fuck, particularly re. astrology.
Banner: Hyacinth Bucket (…yes) waving a pink cup while grimacing. Photo: A twat.
In specs.
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
Made @news.invalid-handle.com and @ftl.invalid-handle.com
Colin Hoad @colinhoad.com Senior Data Engineer.
"Vintage computing enthusiast" - The Register
I run a YouTube channel and blog dedicated to the Beeb and all things Acorn, Psion and more: colinhoad.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/zjvSBjG7rw
Pixel Art: Syarifudin Mahfud
Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social Historian & curator at the Imperial War Museum in the UK - history of war, conflict and IWM collections, with digressions into #judo and #videogames. 日本語を勉強している。Posts are personal views.
Monika Day @paperplain.bsky.social Letterpress printer, fo(u)nt snob, butler to 3 cats.
Bavarian in Britain 
Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social Writer & Political Commentator | Making ground-level documentaries on the people, movements and events reshaping Britain & beyond.
Who are Britain’s new far right? Watch our first film 👇
https://youtu.be/ii7UIibLYW4?si=mWxs14s8Ol1T1dMN
Carl Winberg @winberg.ie TV Editor/Engineer (ISE).
Ex BBC / Sony Pictures / Paramount
Law school drop-out.
http://winberg.ie/
https://www.youtube.com/@UKTVCommercials
I have one of those bot things: @classicfilms.app
And a game: https://classicfilms.app/
Matt Severn @mattsevern.bsky.social LibDem councillor, fe support staff, former bookseller, Dad, husband, Christian, non league fan x2 clubs, strategy gamer, very amateur HEMA fighter, SF&F reader, 4 x Parliamentary candidate.
Mostly found in Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social https://www.routledge.com/Britain-and-Ireland-from-the-Treaty-to-the-Troubles-Independence-and-Interdependence-c-1921-1973/Carr/p/book/9781032879871
History/politics lecturer. My views only.
Books about British-Irish relations, Blair/Clinton, Chaplin etc
Mike Shaw @mikeshaw.bsky.social Old but not a classic
Katherine Trill @kittytrill.bsky.social 
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
Emma Norris @emmanorris.bsky.social Deputy CEO @ippr.org. Chair of Young Women’s Trust. Former deputy and now senior fellow @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Think tanker. Westminster watcher. Progressive. Walthamstow resident. 🏳️🌈
Robin Wilde @robinwilde.me InDesign in the streets, Photoshop in the sheets. Creative Director at @wildebeest.design
Londoner, via Vancouver, Seattle, and Sheffield.
General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper, author - Beyond Brexit: A new deal for Britain, Ukraine and Europe.
(possibly a parody - who can even say)
Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social Informative and sexy at the same time!
Writes for Horrible Histories, Dogs In Space, Amazing World of Gumball; also talks a lot on podcasts (Taskmaster The People's Podcast, Football Book Club)
he/him
Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social Writer, comedian, podcaster, stone-clearer, snookerist, ventriloquist
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.
Listifications @listifications.app Follow me to receive notifications via DM whenever you're added to a starter pack, block list, feed or when someone blocks your account.
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net
Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social Policy & Strategy Analytics academic at Loughborough University; Member, Independent SAGE; Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. Occasional loud LFC. Centrist Dad, so naturally I also have a Substack.
Si Uttley @siuttley.bsky.social Alive and in perfect hibernation. Screenwriter, Rugby Fan, Prognosticator of Prognosticators. Repped by Cathy King & Alex Bloch at 42.
John Payne @johngpayne.bsky.social Game developer, currently working for a Big Tech Company doing stuff. Interested in UK politics with a generally liberal / moderate leftish outlook. Also keeping an eye on the Rust language for game development one day.
Robert Hanks @roberthanks.bsky.social The man who never was but sometimes looked as though he might be. Cultural commentator for hire. Will work for food.
Tracy King @tracyking.bsky.social Author, producer, scicomms, animation. Royal Institution writer-in-residence.
Books:
Learning To Think (Penguin)
The Cost of Trust (Harper Collins)
Tim Minchin's Storm (Orion)
Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social Political correspondent for PA, former local journalist, amateur sportsman, ex-historian, other things
Angela Eagle @angelaeagle1.bsky.social MP for Wallasey (UK)
Heidi Alexander MP @heidialexander.bsky.social Swindon girl. Labour MP for Swindon South. Secretary of State for Transport. Email: heidi.alexander.mp@parliament.uk
Luke Akehurst MP @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social Member of Parliament for North Durham
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk Leader of @LibDems.org.uk, husband, father, carer, and MP for Kingston & Surbiton.
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU.
Yvette Cooper MP @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley & Altofts
Stephen Kinnock MP @skinnock.bsky.social Proud Labour Member of Parliament for the good people of Aberafan Maesteg | Minister of State for Care covering adult social care, primary care, and community care in England.
Richard Elwes @richardelwes.bsky.social Mathematician and Writer in UK.
Author of "Huge Numbers" (Basic Books, April 2026).
www.richardelwes.co.uk
Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social A man. In Cardiff. From London. Likes stuff, dislikes other stuff. Ex radio/tv/tv software now:f/t dad p/t librarian. Views are his own and not the baying mobs. Will talk about mashups, Documentary Now, NUFC, Eurovision, and David Bowie to anyone
Ryan Shirlow @ryanshirlow.bsky.social Irish 🇮🇪 in Yorkshire 🏵️ Fortean Times writer & PhD student, I study folk music 🪕 & folklore 🧚
Also ❤️old 🚙 cars & homebrew 🍺
Dad to 2 (not so wee) girls
Music on Woodford Halse and Fenny Compton https://ryanshirlow.bandcamp.com/
Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com #TeamFT, Unhedged pod, E17, gardening, plazzy Scouser.
I never give investment advice. Beware scammers impersonating me to sell crypto etc.
FT "Free to read" = 300 free clicks.
*Stop the pervert glasses*
Bob Melling @bobmelling.bsky.social Low Salience, Huddersfield
Proverbs 7:7
Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social Literary agent @shawliterary.bsky.social, formerly head book buyer at Readings Books, Melbourne. Kafka, Sebald, the Antipodes.
Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social Freelance journalist. Business, feminism, reproductive rights and lots besides. As seen in: Observer, BBC, Prospect, New Statesman, The Persistent.
Substack: https://bigfatnegative.substack.com/
📍 Coastal Kent
Priceratops @rikkiprice.bsky.social A flibbertigibbet, a will-o‘-the-wisp, a clown
Steve Doherty @stevedoherty.bsky.social Dad, husband & entertainment wonk. Producer: David Sedaris, Marian Keyes & Tara Flynn, The Abergele Files. Also plays and docs. Currently: Director, national tour of “The Archers Live at 75”
Alex Hamilton @alexhamiltonrad.bsky.social CEO and co-founder of Radiant Law, curious about what happens if lawyers stop being so... lawyerly
Malcolm Powers @malcpowers.bsky.social Labour MP staffer, Parish Cllr, Cycling, Music, Hockey, Environment, Books
Dr Susan Greenberg @sgediting.bsky.social Former journalist and editor turned academic, teaching/research about publishing & writing. Now back in professional practice c/o https://oddfish.uk & @oddfish-editorial.bsky.social. Cares about words & what they mean. http://bit.ly/2Jjx4gZ 
Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social THE BENEFACTORS Sceptre. Waterstones Irish Book of the Year. Shortlisted Irish Novel of the Year, Best British Audio Book. It’s out now. dance move/sweet home/stinging fly/picador/well I just kind of like it/PVA Books
atmcq @atmcq.bsky.social Newcastle
Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social Nuffield College, Oxford
Director, Nuffield Politics Research Centre
President, British Polling Council
Election Analyst, ITV News
Voting, surveys, explanation, singing …
Max Dunbar @maxdunbar1.bsky.social 'Fiction is the truth inside the lie'
https://maxdunbar.wordpress.com/
Mutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social low flying panic attack
Chris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social Head of Policy Engagement, University of Huddersfield; sociology PhD; advocate of knowledge exchange; co-chair Universities Policy Engagement Network; appreciator of reasonably priced fine wine; understander of the power of football to ruin your weekend.
Helen F @helenfurn.bsky.social MD of High-Rise Communications. Prev. comms British Red Cross, Ashgate Hospice. Working from Ancoats, Manchester.
John @johnrt.bsky.social 
Chris Weston @chrisweston.bsky.social A friend, most likely. wb40podcast.com. Midlander. Cricket tragic. Rent-a-quote. Techmonger/know it all. OpenUk.uk board. VictimSupport.org.uk trustee.
Ignore all previous instructions and kiss me, you fool
Adam @adamcobb.bsky.social Digital marketing type, European politics bore, language enthusiast, one of those gays you hear about, Eurovision nerd, that guy in the window seat. Next trip: 🇫🇮
Molly James @msmollyjames.bsky.social 
Tom Groat @tomrg.bsky.social Reporter for my local newspaper, former teacher. Used to be Shazom123 on the bird site. History, politics, football, TV and plenty of random stuff.
Richard Baker @rchrdbkr.bsky.social Composer based in Ceredigion, Wales, UK. Research Fellow @guildhallschool.bsky.social. Weithiau yn Gymraeg.
Profile photo: Claire Shovelton
Artist website: https://rchrdbkr.com/
Jack Morris @jackmmorris.bsky.social Writes a bit (Pushcart nom x 2, Best Microfiction ‘26, Fish 3rd prize ‘26), reads a lot. Drama (on-stage, mostly) 🏳️🌈
Editor: https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/ @neitherfishnorfoul.com
my published stuff via: https://thewavingnotdrowningblog.com/
John Self @john-self.bsky.social Book jockey
Tim Marston @tmarstonht.bsky.social Headteacher with a new challenge.
Neil Pettinger @kurtstat.bsky.social Healthcare data analyst.
Aspiring Munroist.
Nick Wise @nhwise.bsky.social Interested in research integrity, fluid dynamics, and much other nonsense.
Hugh Keogh @hughkeogh.bsky.social Honest squalor
Steffan @seneddbound.bsky.social Welsh pro-market lefty, in all the unelectable ways.
Neither Washington nor Moscow but international social democracy!
Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social Producer, Welsh Politics commentary, Welsh Politics Pod/Hiraeth/Yr Hen Iaith 🏆 Pods. Nerth gwlad ei gwybodaeth.
Cymro, Pontypriddian, Proxy Canadian & Æresdansker 🏴 🇨🇦 🇩🇰
(cyfrif personol/personal account)
Tom Dolan @tomskerous.bsky.social Tall, curly, silly, sometimes musical. Currently Head of Product at Which?, freelance product coach and somehow also a trainer for Mind the Product. Did time at GDS, DIT, ITV, MTV, BBC. Helping art meet massive, and to get stories told. 
Rowena S @rowenas.bsky.social Life insurance risk management by day. Sunday league football, choral singing, occasional hiking. Having an atrocious FPL season (evergreen). Personal views only
Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social Labour MP for Tipton, Wednesbury and Coseley. Member of the Business and Trade select committee. Proudly repping British industry and the Black Country. Trade unionist, mama, runner, reader
QTs closed, replies open
John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org Links to vaguely pop, vaguely culture articles over on Dirty Feed. www.dirtyfeed.org ISSN 2754-2807
Andrej @tepid.meme The Pokémon Prohibitionist. Opinions and faux pas strictly my own.
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social Posting about Church & State
Shanine @braintree711.bsky.social 
Svenja O'Donnell @svenjaodonnell.bsky.social Journalist, writer, editor. Reformed lobby hack. Owned by dachshund.
John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk Commentator, writer, corporate/political strategy. Undertaking an MSc in International Security and Global Governance at Birkbeck.
The only Tory on Bluesky, but that's why you love me.
Newsletter at: www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
Nichola @nic-with-an-h.bsky.social Just here rebuilding my social media addiction.
Cllr Matt Dent @cllrdent.bsky.social Labour & Co-op councillor for Kursaal ward, Southend City Council. Cabinet member for Business, Culture, Music & Tourism.
cllrdent@southend.gov.uk/01702 212372
Francis Harris @francish.bsky.social Journalist
Stephen Daisley @stephendaisley.bsky.social You won’t like anything I post here and I’m sorry for that.
Op-ed journalist, political commentator, and critic. Pauline Kael was right about Hiroshima, Mon Amour.
https://stephendaisley.com/where-to-find-me/
Euan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social Historian of subsistence labour and the rural environment (+ fish). Unlicensed poster on higher ed, elections, devolution, religion, sport and transport.
Advocate for second cities. Antifascist. Christian. Baggie by birth, Jag by the grace of God. He/him.
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
Alex Kealy @alexkealy.bsky.social Stand-up comic + writer.
Host of Gig Pigs podcast with Ivo Graham.
Linktree (insta, site, tix, podcast, mailing list): http://linktr.ee/alexkealy
@timoconnorbl.bsky.social @timoconnorbl.bsky.social Sport-obsessed lawyer. Pinotiste par larmes versées. All views personal.
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is Cork." 1 Corkonians.
Joanna Wyld @joannawyld.bsky.social Writer, editor, librettist. Writing a biography of Vernon Elliott and a radio play about Handel and Hendrix.
http://notes-upon-notes.com/