Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social Walking, meditation, transport, geography.
Digital professional. Product mgmt, digital analysis, findability, search, content strategy.
Colm Mac Donnchadha @pureronin.bsky.social Coder with a day job.
All communications are my own.
Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴☠️ @daveproudlove.bsky.social Writer - urbanism, place, football, buildings, music | Published by Pitch Publishing | Appears in Tribune, Football Heritage, Brum Dispatch, & others | Socialist | #MDANT | LM ♥️ | Dad to Dylan
'King of obscurity' - KFC
Dr. Alexandra “Ali” Cirone @alicirone.bsky.social Faculty at the London School of Economics;
Co-Director, EMAP/EMPP;
Governance Innovation Council, Meta
Studying lotteries in democracy and tech, participatory tech, HPE, political economy
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Jane Mansour @janem.bsky.social Reading, writing, tea and all the biscuits
Winner: W&A/whitefox'23|LWB p100 Prize'22|#EWPP '22
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
John McTernan @johnmct.bsky.social 
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
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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social Science & knowledge for policy, democracy, public governance and public administration at European Commission’s Joint Research Centre but personal views only.
https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/evidence-informed-policy-making_en
Andrew R @excelpope.net Shortly to be replaced by Microsoft Co-pilot
Mrs Quent @quarkquent.bsky.social 
David Beckler @davidbeckler.bsky.social Author, humanitarian, socialist.
Drinker of coffee and walker of city streets.
My next book, Trapped, is out 14th Aug 2026.
@andrewlaird.bsky.social @andrewlaird.bsky.social 
Vote to Stop Reform @stopreform.bsky.social A tactical voting tool by ForwardDemocracy.com @FWDDEM.com
Find out who has the best chance to stop Reform (or The Tories!) in your area: StopReformUK.vote
Promoted by Tom de Grunwald on behalf of Forward Democracy, 100 Church Street, BN1 1UJ
State of the Future @sotf.org.uk A new think tank for public servants & others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services & better outcomes for people. Established by @gavinfreeguard.com. Associate: @aliceolilly.bsky.social
sotf.org.uk
John C @badsocialism.bsky.social PGR at QMUL 2025-29 researching Political Identity,Decolonisation, "Caribbean-ness" and the World Crisis 1935-1960
Poetry in Motion, Like a Pathe Newsreel" -@tomblack.uk 🏳️🌈//🇬🇧🇨🇦🇮🇪🇹🇹
Will sometimes write things of consequence here:
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Callum Laing @callumlaing.bsky.social I help ambitious people raise capital, get board seats, take companies public. Let's get more entrepreneurs and builders on bsky!
Author of 4 best selling business books
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum.
heather.stewart@theguardian.com
David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things.
Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario.
Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com
DMs open to followers
@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
Robert Colvile @rcolvile.bsky.social Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.
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.
Alex Massie @alexmassie.bsky.social Columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times, specialising in Scottish affairs. Also, co-host of The Ponsonby & Massie podcast, available on all pod-platforms. 
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
Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social Our readers have understood the concept of Buyer's Remorse since 1979.
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Olivia O'Sullivan @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social Director, UK in the World programme, Chatham House. Formerly HMG's Open Innovation Team, Cabinet Office, & DFID. 
Claire Sheppard @shinyshep.bsky.social Mayor of Southwark. Green Party Councillor for Nunhead & Queens Road ward, Southwark. Likes Crows. 🐦⬛ Promoted by Anna Crowley on behalf of Southwark Green Party, both c/o PO Box 78066 London SE16 9GQ
Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social Writing for The Economist—mostly on the US economy, with occasional forays elsewhere. Recreational Britain-watcher. Previous lives in macro investing and polling.
Substack at: https://notes.archie-hall.com/
Hayley Gullen @hayleygullen.com “This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is available to buy now! https://linktr.ee/ThisMightSurpriseYou
Rep: Julia Silk at Greyhound Literary.
insta: HayleyGullen
www.hayleygullen.com
Alex Ingram @nutty.bsky.social Free range nerd in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, Earth. (He/Him)
Trying to fix climate, environment, streets, housing and harvest tomatoes.
Baltic @purebaltic.bsky.social Chop wood, carry water.
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
Ben Bradford @benbradford.bsky.social Professor of Global City Policing at University College London
G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me Award-winning soccer mom. Wrote the books that one of those shows you like was based on. Currently: POISON IVY for DC Comics, BLACK CAT for Marvel. Buy my books: bookshop.org/shop/gww
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.
Antony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social Ex-Whitehall type still with views on public policy, but now local historian in Cambridge (UK) blogging at https://lostcambridge.com/ - also writing about the future of the city on The Cambridge Town Owl.
Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social Freelance journalist covering British politics and public services - NHS, education, care, housing, disability, benefits. Not a tribalist.
I like good things and I don't like bad things.
Kinship Works @kinship.works We help organisations to be more human. Kinship Works is a network supporting more human ways of improving our lives together.
The Cambridge School @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social Political Thought and Intellectual History. Posting from the Cambridge Centre for Political Thought. https://www.polthought.cam.ac.uk
Richard Vize @richardvize.bsky.social Journalist, policy analyst and events host specialising in healthcare and public policy reform. I write for the BMJ. Working as Public Policy Media Ltd. publicpolicymedia.com.
Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics, EUI. President of @epssnet.bsky.social. FBA, FRSA. Democracy, parties, elections, electoral systems etc. Live music. COYI
@theangelofhistory.bsky.social @theangelofhistory.bsky.social 
Neil Mullarkey @neilmullarkey.com Speaker on communication, collaboration, leadership.
Forty years with #ComedyStoreplayers. (recognised by Guinness World of Records). Author of ‘In The Moment’ neilmullarkey.com.
Be the Changeist @scoxsmith.bsky.social Partner at Changeist.com
Futures adjacent
Project Lead: https://www.10fconsortium.org/
Contributing Editor: “How to Future” (2020)
Author: “Future Cultures” (2023)
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 …
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.
Gill Kirk @gillkirk.bsky.social A constellation: pol comms strategist (restricted), playwright/screenwriter & tutor, media law & Norsk student, on/off French horn player & proud Glaswegian. Ex SW1, now Trumpton (Bath). All fab. www.gillkirk.com
Neil McInroy @neilmcinroy.bsky.social Progressive economics. Working in USA, Scotland and globally.
Global Lead for #communitywealthbuilding at The Democracy Collaborative
Chair Economic Development Association of Scotland (EDAS)
Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 4 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year winner. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
Tom Buckley @bigbadbuckley.bsky.social Bristol based 6"2 Caucasian Male Progressive with Liberal tendencies. Eyes used to sparkle now happy with them not being described as sad. Corgi enthusiast and Nottingham Forest fan. Favourite TV shows are Great British Menu, Spaced and Dressed to Impress.
Tomato Soup @souptomatosoup.uk Anything posted here are my personal views.
Anonymised UK policy generalist with far too much experience, especially economic, tax, and international.
Preferred pronouns: They/Them/Their.
@souptomatosoup on twitter
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Ian Wolter @ianwolter.bsky.social Award Winning Artist/Sculptor
www.ianwolter.com
James Cooray Smith @ Psychic Paper / Midday Matinées @cooraysmith.bsky.social Freelance Writer. Highgate Dad. Kinda Desi. Doesn’t post / read. So I won’t see anything you say here. I’m not ignoring you. Am probably on the school run. Automated posts from my Dr Who & film crit emailers only.
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/buxo1
Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social Interested in global politics & environment, plus gardening, travel, art, photography and life. Ex UK Green Party, then 30+ years as a sustainability professional. Now, UK politics focused on AllianceNow UK, working together for a new democracy.
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Mary @marty82.bsky.social I used to do lots of things, now I mostly attempt to keep small boys in one piece and get bossed around by a tiny cat.
Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social Politics, policy, public attitudes. Work in polling and comms. Director, Persuasion UK. ex- Shelter, civil service and various other things. 🏳️🌈
https://persuasionuk.org/about
https://strongmessagehere.substack.com/
Paul Skidmore @paulskidmore.bsky.social Founder @risingacademies.bsky.social; Trustee @gsf_talks; ex @institute.global @demos. Entrepreneurship; education; politics; global development. Dad of two. Enthusiastic but unskilled triathlete. 
Sahil Dutta @sahildutta.bsky.social Political Economist at City Uni
Ryan Shorthouse @ryanshorthouse.bsky.social Founder & Chair, Bright Blue | Deputy Chair, Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO) | Commissioner, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) | NED, Office of the Small Business Commissioner | Visiting Fellow, University of Bath
Maria Ressa @mariaressa.bsky.social 
Scott Smith @changeist.bsky.social Futurist, Managing Partner: changeist.com.
Project Lead: https://10fconsortium.org
Author: “How to Future” (2020) and “Future Cultures” (2023)
Reviews and previews: collisiondetector.com
Sarah Waite @sarahjwaite.bsky.social Former teacher & Labour education adviser, now CEO of @getfurther.bsky.social #loveourcolleges
Progressive Economy Forum @pef-online.bsky.social Setting a progressive economic agenda for the 21st century.
https://progressiveeconomyforum.com/ 
Dave West @ HSJ @davewwest.bsky.social Deputy Editor of Health Service Journal. News on the English health and care system, its policy, performance and leadership.
https://www.hsj.co.uk/dave-west/2231.contributor?page=1
Department of Politics & International Studies, Uni of Cambridge @campolis.bsky.social The Department of POLIS at the University of Cambridge - teaching and researching the world's most complex and pressing issues in politics around the world.
www.polis.cam.ac.uk
Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk Faith community grounded in stillness. We believe in working together to create a more just, equal and peaceful world.
Quakers in Britain, Friends House, NW1 2BJ.
www.quaker.org.uk
Jim McMahon MP @jimmcmahon.co.uk Labour & Co-operative MP for Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton | Chair of @CoopParty.bsky.social | UK Government Minister @mhclg
Ian Boulton @ianboulton.bsky.social Co-Leader of South Glos Council, Leader of South Glos Labour, Chair of South Glos LGBT+ Equality Network, Ambassador of Girl Guiding Bristol & South Glos, President of Staple Hill Royal British Legion, Ambassador of Alabare UK, 
Jon Lloyd @classbore.bsky.social 
@shirvill.bsky.social @shirvill.bsky.social 
Pat Kane @patkane.bsky.social 
Sophia Parker @mssophiaparker.bsky.social “What if what we see of the world around us is really just what we’ve been told to see?… when we start to let our curiosity wander, we start to see there are other ways things can be” — Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
https://www.jrf.org.uk/our-people/sophia-parker
Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social #ClimateChange #Renewables #Ecosocialism #Think32 #ElinorOstrom #Commons #CorneliusCardew #GaeilgeGachLá #Marx
Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc
Nature, climate, people.
Prof at Cambridge.
https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social Brighton-dwelling World Trade Editor at the Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/peter-foster
Sometime Brexit nerd & author of 'What Went Wrong with Brexit' https://t.co/VsIipD7JBr
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
We're Right Here @right-here.org The campaign for community power. Driving forward landmark legislation that will give everyone the right to shape the place they live. https://www.right-here.org/