Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social Analysis, insight and informed opinion on politics and public policy. https://politicalquarterly.org.uk
Phil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social Professor of EU Law at the University of Bristol.
On here mainly for inexpert political noodling and discussion, with occasional forays into EU law. And, puns. Sorry.
Sarah Ditum @sarahditum.bsky.social Writer, Sunday Times (and UnHerd and the Critic)
TOXIC: WOMEN, FAME AND THE NOUGHTIES out 26 October https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toxic-Sarah-Ditum-ebook/dp/B09ZT37CVW
Thomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social New York Times Foreign Affairs Columnists and Author
BabelColour @babelcolour.bsky.social I'm Stuart Humphryes (known online as BabelColour). I clean, repair, enhance and transform early colour photography.
Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science at University of Amsterdam
Studying the intersection of AI, social media, and politics.
Polarization, misinformation, radicalization, digital platforms, social complexity.
Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social Does political sociology @DerbyUni | Blogger | Author: THE PARTY'S OVER: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONSERVATIVES FROM THATCHER TO SUNAK | Bylines @Tribune & @Jacobin | Bits of SF too | Writes things: http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk
James Meadway @meadwaj.bsky.social Economist. Host of the weekly Macrodose podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/macrodosepod.bsky.social
@libdemvoice.org @libdemvoice.org The most read independent site for Lib Dem members and supporters libdemvoice.org. News, op-eds, policy discussion and more...
Labour Growth Group @labourgrowth.bsky.social A group of Labour MPs committed to tearing down the barriers to growth.
We give a platform to bold ideas and practical reforms to promote economic growth.
www.labourgrowth.co.uk
Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
Benjamin Welby @bm.wel.by Following Jesus, husbanding and dadding, supporting #bcafc. Displaced Yorkshireman in Croydon. Governor @minsterinfants.bsky.social. Digital government, public service, hope. TBI; formerly DWP, NHS, GDS, OECD. These views are mine.
https://bm.wel.by/
European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk Help us build a future in Europe.
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Éamann Mac Donnchada @almagroschool.bsky.social Argentine, Spanish, Irish, and UK politics. Aguafiestas todoterreno https://substack.com/@macdonnchada
Crude Marxist and bitter culchie
The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social The CWA promotes, supports and celebrates crime writing and writers of crime fiction and non-fiction 🔪🩸👮🏽♀️📚
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com Investigative journalism 🕵️, politics 🗳️, chart-tastic 📊, and sometimes sarcastic 🙄😌🤪
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://thebulwark.com/subscribe
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social "Former energy czar" - the Guardian. "Energy big brain" - Politico.
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark.
Director, Defending Democracy Together.
Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.
Never Trump.
Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social Historian. Coffee drinker
Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab
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Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social Current affairs, politics, education and miscellany. All views my own.
Substack at edrith.co.uk
Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social Staff writer, The Atlantic | Author, Difficult Women (2020) and The Genius Myth (2025) | Podcaster, Page 94 | Doom scroller, the internet | uk.bookshop.org/shop/helenlewis
Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu Social data scientist with too many questions | Assistant Professor at Leiden University | PhD from @EUI
https://laurenleek.eu/
https://laurenleek.substack.com
David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. Author of the forthcoming HOW RUSSIA WON and the OUR LAND newsletter. Go to davidcorn.com. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
Fabian Society @thefabians.bsky.social Britain's oldest political think tank. The future of the left since 1884.
The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.
https://www.theunpopulist.net
Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social Professor of Politics, Research Community Lead (School of Social Sciences) @UniOfSurrey. #populism, #EuropeanPolitics, #partyorganisation. Posts=my views.
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
Peston @itvpeston.bsky.social Wotcha! 👋
ITV’s flagship current affairs programme bringing you big interviews and analysis.
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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
Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social Demos is a champion of people, ideas and democracy.
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Ben Baumberg Geiger @benbgeiger.bsky.social Social policy researcher (though sometimes pretends to be a philosopher), Prof co-leading WelfareExperiences project and kcl.ac.uk/csmh work & welfare strand. Was at @BenBaumberg at the other place.
Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social President & Chief Correspondent, Feature Story News (www.featurestory.com)
All links: http://linktr.ee/SimonMarksFSN
Podcast: 📻: plinkhq.com/i/1111788303
American Week on LBC: https://shorturl.at/Iw9Nn
The iPaper: https://inews.co.uk/author/simon-marks
UnHerd @unherd.com Challenging the herd with new and bold thinking in philosophy, politics and culture.
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social FT Alphaville reporter. Ex-“veteran” fund manager. Resolution Foundation Assoc. Baring Foundation Trustee.
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social Annoying journalist, bestselling author, sweary podcaster and so forth. New Book: 31 Inventions That Built Our World (UK, out now) / A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions (US, 13 October).
Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social Nottingham-born West Londoner. Author of Flip Chart Fairy Tales blog. Patient #NFFC supporter.
https://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/
Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social Editor in Chief of @politicshome.bsky.social and @thehousemag.bsky.social. Exhausted.
Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social The Stone Center conducts and promotes quantitative research using inequality as a lens on society and the economy. Home to the US Office of LIS.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
Mike Savage @mikesavagelse.bsky.social Sociologist of inequality.
Peter Lamb MP @delivering4crawley.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Crawley.
For all casework or policy questions, please email: peter.lamb.mp@parliament.uk
ThinkLabour @thinklabour.bsky.social ThinkLabour is a new strategic force generating bold ideas for Britain | Media enquiries: press@thinklabour.co.uk
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social Bourgeois interests, proletarian instincts.
Sam Lowe @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Associate fellow @ Chatham House.
I have a Substack: https://mostfavourednation.substack.com
Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
Greengauge @greengaugebec.bsky.social Greengauge Building Energy Consultants is a building & engineering consultancy specialising in sustainable, low energy design. Offices in Wiltshire & Yorkshire. https://ggbec.co.uk/
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
Buy my new book: https://sites.prh.com/reich
Visit my website: https://rbreich.com/
Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social 🌹 Economist MP who loves the pub
Department for Business and Trade PPS
jeevunsandher.substack.com
John McTernan @johnmct.bsky.social
Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social Professor of Global Politics @UCL. Author of “Fluke." Writer @TheAtlantic. Host, Power Corrupts podcast. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social Labour client journalist and member of the right-wing MSM, apparently. Also political editor of HuffPost UK.
Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com UK news editor, Financial Times. I write some of the headlines. I also wrote a book, How to Love Animals. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
Nick Cohen @nickcohen.bsky.social British journalist and author
Read me on Substack
https://nickcohen.substack.com/
RTÉ News @news.rte.ie RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social Policy and analysis correspondent, BBC Verify.
https://www.benchu.co.uk/
Author of "Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails", published May 2025
https://linktr.ee/exileeconomics
Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social Emeritus Prof of Organization Studies, Royal Holloway University of London, ex-Prof Warwick & Cambridge. FAcSS, FRHistS. Now mainly Brexit analysis including Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Author Brexit Unfolded (Biteback, 2021, 2023).
Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social Professor of economics at UWE Bristol. Chair of Post-Keynesian Economics Society. Progressive Economy Forum council member. Interested in macro, finance, banking, climate change, inequality, demographics.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
SpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social Always ask yourself, what would Lord Diplock think?
https://spinninghugo.wordpress.com/
Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social Hard-hitting news & comment for the left. Subscribe to our daily newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/y8mwvvbq
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
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
Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social Managing Director, Europe and co-head of London office, Eurasia Group. Formerly HM Treasury and European Commission. Senior Research Fellow, LSE European Institute. ECFR Council Member. My views. Seeking analytical truth
https://www.eurasiagroup.net
Ben Adam-Smith @benadamsmith.bsky.social I help people build better homes. #Passivhaus #PassiveHouse #NaturalMaterials #SelfBuild
https://www.houseplanninghelp.com/
Philipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social Science blogger and communicator:
www.protagonist-science.com
My investigative book about the COVID-19 origin controversy and manipulation campaigns about it can be found here:
www.lab-leak-fever.com
Paul Johnson @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social From August, Provost, The Queen’s College, Oxford. Previously director, Institute for Fiscal Studies. Author “Follow the Money”
Euronews @euronews.com Official Euronews account
Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Economics, Oxford University.
BBC Radio 5 Live @bbc5live.bsky.social The voice of the UK 🎙️Listen on the free @BBCSounds app🎧
Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social Economics professor;, competition, antitrust, IO, healthcare
Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of EMPIRE OF AI: empireofai.com. ai reporter. national magazine award & american humanist media award winner. words in The Atlantic. formerly WSJ, MIT Tech Review, KSJ@MIT. email: http://karendhao.com/contact.
Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be Working to make European democracy work. "Refreshingly free of the usual platitudes". Belge par choix, Brits door opvoeding, Polish roots. President of Demsoc.org
British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social We publish rigorous, original research that speaks to a general sociological audience and draws on an array of quantitative and qualitative methods ➡️ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14684446
John Van Reenen @johnvanreenen.bsky.social Ronald Coase School Professor LSE and Digital Fellow, MIT
LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social The inside track on Labour party news + debate.
News, tipoffs, op-eds or ideas to share? We're at mail@labourlist.org.
The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social A progressive voice for a metropolitan community.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/
Part of the Joe Media Group.
Alex Wickham @alexwickham.bsky.social Political Editor at Bloomberg in London
Evan Davis @evanhd.bsky.social The bloke who presents the BBC Radio 4 PM programme as well as the Bottom Line. And Dragons Den on BBC1. I try to be reasonable, but it is sometimes a struggle.
OpenEnergyMonitor @openenergymon.bsky.social Open-source tools for energy monitoring and analysis.
Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social Dutchman 🇳🇱 in South 🇺🇸 | Politologist 🧑🎓 | columnist ✍️ | public speaker 🗣️ | Far-right politics 👌 | Soccer & Politics ⚽ | European politics 🇪🇺 | Defending democracy 👊 | punkrock 🎸 | #groundhopping ⚽🏒🏉 | movies 🎦 | watches ⌚ | no manels ❌ | only MY opinions 👋
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.
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social Founded in 1938, NIESR is Britain’s longest established independent research institute focusing on macroeconomics and social policy.
Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org IPPR is the UK’s leading progressive think tank.
Find out more here: linktr.ee/IPPR
David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social A reader-funded newspaper that truly sits outside the established system and answers only to the public.
Subscribe for exclusive content in the Byline Times monthly print edition: subscribe.bylinetimes.com
Visit our website: bylinetimes.com
Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social Prof of Middle East Politics at NYU Abu Dhabi. Tunisia, Turkey, Gulf. PhD St Antony's College, Oxford. Rhodes, Fulbright, Harvard WCFIA.
Religion & democracy. Tango & bizarre travel enthusiast. Perpetually craving Istanbul. Words in NYT, WaPo, TIME & more
David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social Broadcaster, author, journalist, dad, grandpa, heroic Substacker to be found at davidaaronovitch.substack.com. Recovering tweeter
Declan Gaffney @greyskiesthinking.bsky.social Research, analysis & grey-skies thinking on labour markets, social security, public finance & equality. Usual disclaimer. Cheap foreign labour 🇮🇪. Profile pic is Takashi Shimura with Toshiro Mifune in Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949).
Adam Corlett @adamcorlett.bsky.social Civil servant on DWP's Pensions Commission, from December 2025 until its final report in 2027. Tweets will be infrequent and objective.
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social European political economy and geoeconomics commentator. Publisher of the Wealth of Nations newsletter. Previously chief Europe commentator @WSJ, chief leader writer @TheTimes. Runner, cold water swimmer, aspiring chef.
https://nixons.substack.com/
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
📝 ft.com/jbm
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/