Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social Creative Director in audio. Ex telly.
Made things like KILL LIST, HARSH REALITY and THE GIRLFRIENDS happen (and many others!). Won Ambie, BPA, Aria, Signal, RTS, Grierson and Ed Murrow Awards.
Toy soldier enthusiast.
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.
David Haggart @davidhaggart.bsky.social The most inept that ever stepped
Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social FT opiner. "Sinecured oaf", “mutton-headed fellow”-two satisfied readers. Globalisation/trade/econ/snark. Cestrian, Londoner, Brit, European. RT≠👍 Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://www.ft.com/trade-secrets.
Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social indie bookshop in Sydenham, SE London | open since 1966
| new books | second hand books | children's books | gifts |
Mon-Sat 9:30-5 Sun 12-4 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social Editor (she/her) @cenmag.bsky.social into biomolecules, drug discovery, and biotech. Also beer, skiing, and the joys of being an immigrant in Germany. All views expressed here are absolutely mine, especially when they're right. DM for Signal.
Bart Crisp @crispybart.bsky.social Aspiring Renaissance dude, special interests include education, politics, history, heavy metal, tabletop roleplaying, being a massive nerd in general, and a bit of rugby here and there. Views entirely my own* (subject to conditions)
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social Ancient & military historian specializing in the Roman economy and military. PhD from UNC History. More impressive credential is that I have beaten both Dark Souls and Elden Ring.
Blogs at acoup.blog
Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social Berserker!
Out now from all good bookshops, and bad ones, and ones in between.
@aspirationalbob.bsky.social @aspirationalbob.bsky.social I'll come up with something later
James and Liz's Solar Panels @solar.jamesomalley.co.uk Daily updates on the solar generation in @jamesomalley.co.uk and @lizlutgendorff.bsky.social's house, based on code and entirely ripped off from @edent.tel's solar.bots.edent.tel.
Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social Chris Coates, purveyor of niche drivel: https://substack.com/@oddthisday
BrokenBanker @brokenbanker.bsky.social Equities, ETFs, Rates, FX trader. also 🎥, 📺, 🏏 and the 80's. imposters get blocked and reported, and I never DM re crypto (which is the ultimate moron 'asset').
Thomas Bell @realthomasbell.bsky.social Getting through this with everyone else.
Going Underground 🇬🇧🇺🇦 @goingundergrounduk.bsky.social Worked mostly in transport and mining. A nobody here but a legend on LinkedIn! 😀 Posting anon because of work roles. Ronny says hi 🐕 👋
Jason Good 🌻 🇺🇦 @jasongood.bsky.social No, it wasn’t me.
Ironic & silly.
Politics, cycle racing, movies, TotP, Strictly, Traitors.
Strong LGBTQ+ ally, atheist, INTJ
Posting my own views in my private capacity.
X-ile
Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social British Energy Nerd (retail flavour)
Folk music, puns, cynicism.
Opinions not those of my employer despite my efforts
Typos are all mine.
Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social Economics writer. Author.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff. Some cricket.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Lee D @leedon1982.bsky.social Father, husband, teacher educator, hospice trustee, MAT member, dogsbody to an expensive dog.
John Rowan @jrowanbxl.bsky.social Artisanal bureaucrat. Faceless, unelected. Ex-Whitehall, now does apocalypse preparation for the European Commission.
Sophie Heawood @heawood.bsky.social Journalist, including property for the FT. Wrote a bestselling memoir for Penguin Random House about the time I moved to Hollywood and accidentally became someone’s mother. heawood.substack.com
Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social Deputy ed at Inside Housing
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
Matt @matthewblott.com ✅ Social democracy
✅ Liberalism
❌ Progressivism
Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social Writing in The Times Thursday and Saturday, talking on Times Radio Monday-Thursday. Also, other things. Latest novel, Rabbits, found here: https://amzn.eu/d/hUQTsSW
Jamie Douglass @jamesldouglass.bsky.social PR chap, martial arts enthusiast, oenophile, occasional musician & fanatical book-lover. Tweed and corduroy are the original performance fabrics
sweepsayer @sootysayer.bsky.social Lincoln
Diana @neverheardofher.bsky.social Business owner, Mum, Labour.
Let’s virtually socialise with good humour again like the good ol’ days!
Ourkid @eekyrich.bsky.social Lurking, currently clean on OPSEC
Alex @m-ttpa.bsky.social
Sake Barry @sakebarry.bsky.social
Stares at CCTV for a living. "Looks like a colourblind tramp that fell into a dressing-up box". Dead good at house-and/or pet-sitting. Stoic. Overenthusiastic on several topics.
"You're here to set people's heads on fire"
Terry Watkins @gerrygow.bsky.social He not busy being born is busy dying.
Leftback @leftback.bsky.social Chelsea and very socially liberal politics, so basically you'll get angry at something.
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social Living in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Contributing to Ukrainian voices online | support me : PayPal: kate.boguslavskaya@gmail.com | http://buymeacoffee.com/kateinkharkiv
Bridgey @bridgelita-ora.bsky.social Janet from the David Squires funnies, but not very responsible.
https://bridgelitaora.substack.com/
Alan Pennie @telston.bsky.social Historical dilettante
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
Yuan Yang @yuanfenyang.bsky.social 🌹 Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, covering Shinfield & Whitley
📈 Member of the Treasury Select Committee
✉️ Please email if you'd like a reply: yuan.yang.mp@parliament.uk
James C @iguandonjim.bsky.social New name, same pastry face, emigrating from The Bad Place
Pierre Landry Kabore enjoyer 🇧🇫🏴🇱🇻
James Harvey @keepof4worlds.bsky.social Liberal. Gay. Green. Countryman. Living in Ebernoe, Sussex and Kennington, London. he/him
Olympia L K Campbell @olkcampbell.bsky.social Research Fellow @ Institute of Advanced Studies Toulouse. PhD from UCL. Human behavioural evolution. Researching kinship, honour, and gender-biased outcomes
Occasionally writing pop science and misc
https://sites.google.com/view/olympialkcampbell/about
The Met: Costume Institute @metcostume.bsky.social Public domain works from The Met's Costume Institute dept.
Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social
Paul Bloomfield @adolphusspriggs.bsky.social “Hello I’m Ben Affleck on here too.”
Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk
@ironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social
Nick Hillman @nickhillmanuk.bsky.social Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, Dad
Julian Jessop @julianhjessop.bsky.social Independent economist. Likes charts. IEA Economics Fellow. Schools speaker. Diploma in Law. FRSA. COYG. Views here mine only. More on website at www.julianhjessop.com. Also on substack at https://substack.com/@julianhjessop
Rajiv Shah @rajivshah.bsky.social Interested in law, politics, the constitution, and policy. Former special adviser in MOJ, AGO, and No 10.
@RajivShah90 at the other place
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 Southwood @bswud.bsky.social Founder and editor of Works in Progress magazine.
Callum Price @callumtprice.bsky.social Director of Communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Former Special Adviser at Home Office, Justice, DLUHC. Geordie Evertonian. Views my own.
Nicky Morgan @nickymorgan.bsky.social Baroness Morgan of Cotes, House of Lords & Portfolio Career in private, public & charity sectors
Gavin Rice @gavinantonyrice.bsky.social Project Director, Future of Conservatism at Onward. Former Brexit SpAd. Teddy Roosevelt enthusiast. Sometimes in @telegraphnews.bsky.social, The Critic, ConHome. Redefining One Nation. Views my own.
Ben Obese-Jecty MP @benobesejecty.bsky.social Conservative Member of Parliament for Huntingdon | Former British Army Officer
Henry Newman @henrynewman.bsky.social Runs TheWhitehallProject on Substack, former Uk Government adviser, ran think tank Open Europe
Sign up at https://whitehallproject.substack.com/
Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social LBC Radio presenter
Gob on a Stick
Serial book editor
Co-host of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast
@davidgauke @davidgauke.bsky.social Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
Sam Bowman @sambowman.co Editor of www.worksinprogress.co and head of publishing at Stripe. Just here to have fun.
Sebastian Payne @sebastianpayne.bsky.social Leader writer and columnist @thetimes.com
Previously seen at Onward and FT. Author of Broken Heartlands and The Fall of Boris Johnson.
Alicia Kearns @aliciakearns.bsky.social Conservative MP for Rutland, Stamford, and the South Kesteven and Harborough villages
Promoted by Michael Rickman on behalf of Alicia Kearns, both at 6 Market Street, Oakham, LE15 6DY
Dr Luke Evans MP @drlukeevans.org.uk Conservative Member of Parliament for Hinckley & Bosworth.
Doctor (GP) and Shadow Health Minister
Promoted by John Brown, both of 10A Priory Walk, Hinckley, LE10 1HU
www.drlukeevans.org.uk
Saqib Bhatti MP @saqibbhattimp.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Meriden and Solihull East
Shadow Minister for Education
Sarah Bool MP @sarahbool.bsky.social Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire | Former Real Estate lawyer | T1D | For Parliamentary or Constituency Matters please email sarah.bool.mp@parliament.uk
John Cooper MP @john-cooper-mp.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway.
Casework: john.cooper.mp@parliament.uk
Gareth @cadmarch.bsky.social Still not followed by anyone you’re following.
Padraig Reidy @padraigreidy.bsky.social Content Editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation. Dance 10, looks 3
Tinfoil Matt @tinfoil-matt.bsky.social The brain worm infestation caused by living next to Telegraph opinions every day
Mark @markspurs.bsky.social Best Bluesky bio.
John Michael White @johnmichaelw.bsky.social Is all about New Labour, #nffc, #threelions, #veganism, Brett Anderson, Morrissey, physics, Star Trek, @lordshortcake.bsky.social, and thinking tea, lovely tea, solves most ills
Gabrielle🇸🇨 @djangoroo.bsky.social
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.
Danielle Blake @abradacabla.bsky.social British social democrat, here for UK/US politics. Masochistic Arsenal, Fiorentina and SF Giants fan. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social classically trained artist.
theartofpants.com
Matt Yeo @mattjyeo.bsky.social Labour Cllr, Reading Borough Council. Lead Cllr for Housing Used to be an Elections manager. PhD in Sports Economics from Univ of Reading.
Leigh @leighfell.bsky.social Oh.
Jonny Deane @jondeane.io London based creative tech person and theatre nerd. Queer AF. Hablo un poco de español. Crumbs on his jacketses. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
pics instagram.com/jondeane.io
web jondeane.io
Wes M @twmble.bsky.social Norn Irish Newburian. (Dr_star_T from elsewhere)
Dan Bratton 🇺🇦 @danbratton2022.bsky.social Dad, scientist, cyclist, works in biotech. Fan of anything that flies. Cambridge UK
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.
Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social Middle aged, overweight, balding.
David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social Yorkshire based. Interested in politics. Labour member but not a cultist.
Suzanne Moore @suzannemoore.bsky.social Moi : suzannemoore.substack.com
Columns :The Daily Telegraph
I am a fighter not a lover.
Nicola @craftybookworm.bsky.social Loves cats, the rain, books, making stuff, and mending old things.
Writes a bit, does some needlework, covered in ink and wrangles pain all the time. Will talk about Eddie the kitten, and Henry his predecessor at length.
Neil Younger @neilayounger.bsky.social Historian of early modern England at the Open University. Convenor of the IHR Tudor & Stuart Seminar. Live-tweeting the reign of Elizabeth I. New(ish) book on Sir Christopher Hatton: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526159496/
Gibby @thegibbon.bsky.social Statistically proven idiot because I mention football in my bio.
Building offshore wind farms
NG @ng1978.bsky.social London. Foreign born 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇧🇪 🇪🇺
Steven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social marketing professor @ESSEC, ex-Turkey, UK, USA. Sport / politics / digital transformation / countering disinformation / “unsung hero of BlueSky” / 🐶
Western suburbs of Paris
Anya Martin @anyamartin.bsky.social Housing affordability wonk & number cruncher. Policy Lead @ YIMBY Alliance. Former director of PricedOut.
James Celis Jones 🇺🇦 @jamescelisjones.bsky.social
docslacker @docslacker.bsky.social I have opinions.
Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social We are cats.
David Lange @israellycool.bsky.social Proud Jew. Ozraeli. Executive director Israellycool Israel Advocacy. Middle East analyst. Antisemites beware. http://linktr.ee/Israellycool
Will McDonald @wmcdonald404.co.uk Only here for the cheese course.
Alastair @purplepangolin.bsky.social Eppur si muove
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/