Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social Check out the amazing handcrafed gifts made by my daughter at www.idlehandmade.com
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
George Pearkes @peark.es No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForTheCrown, #COYG | 🇺🇸 via 🇨🇦. Not 🏴. | Normal man, one of the Normal Men
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Roula Khalaf @roulak.bsky.social Editor of the Financial Times
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Mike Wozniak @mikewozniak.bsky.social Showbusinessman. One bean of @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social. The Malcolm Durridge behind the St Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast. Devoted assistant to the Junior Taskmaster.
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Tom Berry @bezza.bsky.social Record person. Did that Jolene at 33rpm thing.
Used to be @moonbolt over there. 
Strictly Kev @djfood.org DJ Food • Strictly Kev • Openmind • Ninja Tune • Infinite Illectrik • The Electrik Collage • London, UK
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk We advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
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William Cullerne Bown @williamcb.bsky.social Research, technology and politics.
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Who Targets Me @whotargets.me On political ads, transparency and what's right for democracy. Go to https://whotargets.me/download to get involved, check out https://trends.whotargets.me for data on >100k digital political advertisers. Newsletter: fulldisclosure.whotargets.me
Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social Former political researcher and professional elections nerd specialising in electoral and party systems. Current day market research analyst for museums, heritage, the arts and charities around the world. UK's number one Romania-phile. Still a nerd. He/him
Al Carns @alcarns.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak and Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence. Served 24 years in the Royal Marines, now a Reservist and politician.
Fresh beer here @freshstandard.bsky.social Little brewhouse that can. linktr.ee/thefreshstandard #stroud
Ben Tavener @bbcbentavener.bsky.social Senior journalist, BBC News Moscow bureau
Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social Professor and Head of Department at LSE Sociology, Co-Editor British Journal of Sociology. Research: class, culture, elites, social mobility. Books: Born to Rule, The Class Ceiling, Comedy and Distinction
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social Excited to announce A NEW LIVE TOUR!
The End of The World According to Jonathan Pie
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social I'm the Guardian's deputy political editor in Westminster.
Story? Email - jessica.elgot@theguardian.com
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Always #lufc
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Stroud Book Festival @stroudbookfestival.bsky.social Stroud Book Festival is a celebration of stories, ideas & community for readers of all ages 📖 Hold the date - 4-8 Nov 2026✨ Also hosts of the Laurie Lee Prize
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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com Economics Commentator, Financial Times; Honorary Professor of Practice, UCL Policy Lab
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James Sullivan @mrjamessullivan.bsky.social Director, Cyber, RUSI
James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
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PhD researcher @ UCL Laws
newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World. 🏳️🌈
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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social AI correspondent at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
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/
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Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social Journalist and author. Writes for FT, Guardian, Prospect and The Conversation. Latest book: Fair or Foul - the Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition, out now. Visiting Prof at Bayes Business School
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com Music for a broken concrete utopia.
He/him
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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social Oh hello! Come in. Don't sit down, you're not staying long. I draw things, I am autistic, I drink Yorkshire Tea. Is that everything? I think that's everything.
(He/him)
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 …
Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
Full Fact @fullfact.org Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so you can make sense of what matters.
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George Parker @georgewparker.bsky.social Political Editor Financial Times, former FT bureau chief in Brussels. Presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Crystal Palace and Somerset CCC supporter
Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com Author 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade' | Trade and Negotiations Explainer. Forever D&D DM.
🇺🇦 Born. 🇦🇺 Raised. 🇨🇭 Based.
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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social "Former energy czar" - the Guardian. "Energy big brain" - Politico.
Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social 🇱🇧🔶 QPR FC (God help me)
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot. Never again a country without consequences.
Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social Ex EU Antitrust Lawyer
Chair: Laura Kinsella Foundation, Law For Change, Clean Up The Internet and Press Justice Project;
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Big Issue Top 100 Changemaker 2025
Director, Stroud Book Festival
Public Interest News Foundation @publicinterestnews.org.uk We believe that everyone in the UK should benefit from public interest news that speaks to them, for them and with them. 🗞️
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Jimmy Rushton @jimmyrushton.bsky.social Kyiv based foreign policy/security analyst
Currently focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Special Correspondent at the Kyiv Independent - opinions mine alone
Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social Political editor of The Observer. Sign up for my weekly newsletter here: https://observer.co.uk/newsletters
Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social YouGov data journalist • Elections, polls, voting systems • "I like people, places and things" • dylan.difford@yougov.com
Stuart Millard @franticplanet.bsky.social World's Deadliest Man. Master of the Dim Mak. Writer.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social Oh God What Now & More Jam Tomorrow; writer, reviewer (TV & books), editor; author, The Future of Trust (Melville House)
‘The most calming voice in the podcast world’
https://rostaylor.me
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Amplify Stroud @amplifystroud.com Voice of the Valleys. Long-form slow news and journalism from the Five Valleys of Stroud District. Art, Culture, Politics, Society, Activism, Resistance
Simon Opher @simonforstroud.bsky.social Labour’s MP for Stroud and GP.
For help and support for constituents email me at simon.opher.mp@parliament.uk
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George Allison @geoallison.ukdefencejournal.org.uk Journalist | Editor of the UK Defence Journal, one of the UK's largest independent defence and security news websites. | Cyber Security graduate. | Member of the National Union of Journalists | Talks about 🚢s & ✈s.
Christopher Steele @christophersteele.bsky.social Director Orbis Intelligence | Former British Crown Servant | Intelligence Professional | Russia Specialist |
Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social Professor of Russian Politics, King's College London. Political sociologist. Progressive. Co-author, Putin v the People. 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
Andrew Gray @andrewramsaygray.bsky.social European Affairs Editor at Reuters, covering EU & NATO from Brussels. Previously: Lanark, London, Germany, Geneva, Balkans, Iraq, West Africa & Washington. Ex-Politico editor/podcaster.
Matthew Savill @mtsavill.bsky.social Director of Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute; recovering former civil servant; all views expressed here are my own.
Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD @ox.ac.uk. Teaches at @SciencesPo.bsky.social. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur
Benjamin Tallis @bctallis.bsky.social Head of Policy & Analysis at Helsing - AI to Protect Our Democracies | Chair @DSI_Strategy |🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇿🇬🇧 | #NeoIdealism | Post=personal, Repost ≠ endorse. Views mine
Anton Spisak @antonspisak.bsky.social Senior research fellow, Centre for European Reform. Likes good coffee, long runs, and the Paris Review.
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Ros Atkins @rosatkins.bsky.social BBC News Analysis Editor, The Media Show, 'The Art of Explanation', 'Communicating...' podcast, squash enthusiast, DJ. Agent:
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Rob Burley @robburl.bsky.social Author, journalist, Times Radio Ex-BBC, got PD. LFC. C4 Drama “Brian & Maggie" based on Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying To Me? Agent: Jack Fogg at http://www.dunnfogg.co.uk available on x @robburl - I will endeavour to follow back
Lucas Amin @lucasamin.bsky.social Award-winning investigative reporter working with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @ Democracy for Sale.
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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social Do investigations for the FT, into dubious accounting and dodgy characters mainly. Wrote a book called Money Men about a spectacular fraud
(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social Tyrants are my enemies | Si vis pacem para bellum |🇩🇪🇪🇺| Das Böse triumphiert allein dadurch, dass gute Menschen nichts unternehmen |Military & History
Wikipedia @wikipedia.org Maybe the real treasure was the citations we made along the way.
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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.
Chris Cook @chriscook.news FT enterprise editor. South London nationalist. Articles with my byline get posted automagically on @cook.report
Martin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social Freedom of information expert & consultant. Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College politics dept. Author, 'Freedom of Information: A practical guidebook', http://amzn.to/3L2tuKi. ExBBC political journalist & radio producer. https://rosenbaum.org.uk/
Matt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social Huge pupils, tiny value
webcurios.co.uk
Simon Lock @simonlock.bsky.social Reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) focusing on transnational corruption. Also very partial to some local/family history.
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social Political Editor, The Guardian
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Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman.bsky.social FT columnist. Also have podcast. Author of three and a half books. Four kids. Two cats. One wife. Numerous friends. Fulham fan.
Thomas van Linge @thomasvlinge.bsky.social Freelance journalist/researcher with a passion for the struggle for democracy, human rights & wildlife preservation. Reporting on wars, uprisings & conservation
Natasha Loder @natashaloder.bsky.social Health Editor, The Economist.
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Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social Host C4N Fourcast Indicators pod, writing @Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social Former UA officer
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To support my work: http://buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
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
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social A career spent in government affairs & media. Now an interested eye on the news. Not always balanced; there aren’t two sides to fascism.
Now on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@news_eye?_t=ZN-8zwNc7WZeII&_r=1
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Snigdha @snig.bsky.social Shameless Hack. Food, music, politics. Views mine, don't threaten to email my boss. (She/her).
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Julia Cushion @juliacushion.bsky.social Policy & Advocacy Manager @ mySociety
Clumsy, enthusiastic, interested in exciting things like parliament and cryptic crosswords
(she/they)
Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com writes/codes/talks about things no-one else would bother to. e dot jefferson at gmail. he/him. was @edjeff.
internet weblog: https://edjefferson.com/blog
James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk @Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff.
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Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: yimbypod.com
Free the Postcode Address File!
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
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
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
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
Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social BBC Russia Editor, Moscow
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.