LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social The latest social science books reviewed by academics and experts at the London School of Economics and beyond
Marc Filippino @mfilippino22.bsky.social I host the FT News Briefing podcast for the Financial Times
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk Author, parliamentary sketchwriter and co-host of classic cinema love-in War Movie Theatre. Books about chaotic detectives, sneaky spies, and misleading words.
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).
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social Tracking the Right's journey after Brexit and also the culture war's highly charged boundaries. Once a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, now centrist. Telegraph watcher.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandmcs
buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
Philip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social Writer, historian, Contrib Ed, FT, Robert Bosch Fellow, Berlin, author These Divided Isles, and Britain Alone (both Faber), British, Irish and European. philipstephens.substack.com, philipstephens.net
James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
Fellow @ Tech Policy Press
Fellow @ Demos
PhD researcher @ UCL Laws
newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World. 🏳️🌈
https://www.jamesrball.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
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.
Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social Head of data journalism at The Economist
Faisal Al Yafai @faisalalyafai.bsky.social 
Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social Historien.
Veille bibliographique.
Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social I write novels (eg The Power, new novel is The Future), I make games (eg Zombies, Run!), unorthodox Jew. not-getting-into-pointless-arguments-on-the-internet is an act of revolution. However complex you think things are, they're more complex than that
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com Newsroom reporter at the Financial Times, clergy spouse, rider of bicycles.
"I just wanted to see something new every day and tell a story with it": Gus Haynes.
Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social European economics editor @TheEconomist. London via Berlin, Stockholm and Cologne. Have no plans to write a book. 
Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social We publish books on current affairs, history, conflict and religion in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. And much else besides.
Logatex @logatex.bsky.social UK / 臺灣 / Slovenija
Block early, block often
If I bookmarked your post, it's because you shared a book, movie, or idea I want to return to at leisure
François Bayrou @bayrou.bsky.social Président du Mouvement Démocrate, Président du Parti Démocrate européen
The Boat Builder @theboatbuilder.bsky.social Artist, Designer and Boat Builder 🌱
Experience the art of wooden boat building
Joined Bluesky in Dec 2024
Emily Wilkins @emrwilkins.bsky.social DC Correspondent with CNBC covering the intersection of business and policy on Capitol Hill. Former President of the National Press Club.
Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Swansea West
James Shotter @jamesshotter.bsky.social Jerusalem Correspondent @financialtimes.com, via Warsaw, Zurich and Frankfurt. All views my own. RT ≠ endorsements. Tips to james.shotter@ft.com
Articles are here: ft.com/james-shotter
Alice Woodhouse @alicemuwu.bsky.social 
Max Roser @maxroser.bsky.social — Founder of Our World in Data
— Professor at the University of Oxford
Data to understand global problems and research to make progress against them.
Adrian Monck @amonck.bsky.social Weekly geopolitical intelligence • Former WEF MD
https://7thin.gs/
@emicrystal.bsky.social @emicrystal.bsky.social I am a lifelong liberal, dog lover, nature lover political junkie, tennis player. Love trumps hate! 💜
Michele Weldon @mmweldon.bsky.social Feminist and passionate environmentalist. Opinions solely her own. #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice
diving • hiking • reading • birds • plants
@antoine-gara.bsky.social @antoine-gara.bsky.social 
Richard Lander @richardlander.bsky.social London based lover of food, football, baseball, cocktails and of course Citywire. If you’re an X refugee like me, welcome 
Jasdev Sekhon @jasdevsekhon.bsky.social Ex-Civil Servant.
Interests include global news, sustainability, the green transition, disinformation.
I click "Like" to mark posts as read, sorry if I got your hopes up 🤷♂️
Spotify Premium is my fourth emergency service.
Rachel Dobbs @dobbs.bsky.social Award-entering journalist @TheEconomist, mostly covering climate change. 
Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022
Highly commended:
Society of Editors 2025
Shortlisted:
Press Awards 2025
Press Gazette 2025
AOP 2025
Deputy Ed + Snr Policy Ed, Carbon Brief
simon.evans@carbonbrief.org
Antony Dapiran @antd.bsky.social Writer/Lawyer/Photographer, author of “City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong”. www.antonydapiran.com
Shrynne @shrynne.bsky.social
Vision Think Tank @visionthinktank.bsky.social The good, the bad and the ugly of current global dynamics. Catalyst of innovative ideas for impactful solutions. 
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Coda Story @codastory.com Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit, such as the abuse of new technologies, the rise of oligarchy and the manipulation of scientific fact.
Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social Fighting for human rights across UK & the world 🌍 follow for activism & news. Amnesty UK (Charitable Trust & Section).
http://amnesty.org.uk/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com Hong Kong's impartial, non-profit, award-winning English-language newspaper: https://hongkongfp.com/about/ 100% independent, backed by an Ethics code and reader-funded: https://support.hongkongfp.com/
NRDC @nrdc.org Natural Resources Defense Council | The Earth's Best Defense
BLOOM Association @bloomassociation.bsky.social ONG scientifique qui lutte contre la destruction de l’océan et du climat.
🔗 bloomassociation.org
@bloom-eng.bsky.social
ig : @bloom_association
William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations.
Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4.
Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk
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Website: www.channel4.com/news
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Channel4News
Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com Chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 16 years living and reporting in Ukraine. https://www.ft.com/christopher-miller
Author of the book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury: https://www.amazon.com/dp/139940685X
David Keohane @davidkeo.bsky.social FT Tokyo correspondent, formerly other things 
John Gapper @johngapper.bsky.social Chief UK Business Columnist of the Financial Times. London, ex-New York, with a bit of Tokyo
Fred Studemann @frederick65.ft.com FT lit ed (“workaholic” - Private Eye)
Brooke Masters @brookeamasters.ft.com US Managing Editor of the Financial Times
Olaf Storbeck @olafstorbeck.ft.com Financial Times Frankfurt Bureau Chief. All Things ECB and European Macro. Previously: Reuters Breakingviews & Handelsblatt. Long distance cyclist. Car free since 2009. Views mine, not the FT's. (The FT's ones here: https://www.ft.com/ft-view)
Michael Pooler @michaelpooler.ft.com Brazil correspondent for the Financial Times newspaper in São Paulo
Joe Miller @joemillerjr.ft.com Correspondent for the Financial Times.
In Washington DC, with eyes on the 🌎.
Previously in NYC, various cities in Germany, New Delhi and London. Ex BBC.
💬 Signal @joemillerjr.48
Anne-Sylvaine Chassany @chassnews.bsky.social FT Berlin bureau chief, former Companies editor, World editor and Paris bureau chief
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
Robert Armstrong @robarmstrong.bsky.social US Financial Commentator, Financial Times. Opinions mine, unfortunately. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work. 
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com Head of Lex @FT. Ex @BBCNewsnight, @WSJ. 
Tim Bradshaw @tim.fo Global tech correspondent at the Financial Times
Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com FT columnist, writing about work, technology & economics.
Jonathan Derbyshire @jderbyshire.ft.com US opinion editor at the Financial Times
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
kadhim @kadhim.bsky.social head of investigations @ financial times / email: kadhim@ft.com / signal: @kadhim.01
max seddon @maxseddon.bsky.social moscow bureau chief @financial times. in soviet russia, news reports you: max.seddon@ft.com
⤵️ @bryce.lol 🪑
Chris Cook @chriscook.news FT enterprise editor. South London nationalist. Articles with my byline get posted automagically on @cook.report
Sam Learner @samlearner.bsky.social graphics/data journalist on the @financialtimes.com visual storytelling team
work: https://www.ft.com/sam-learner
projects: https://samlearner.com/projects
signal: samlearner.79
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social FT features writer, focus on work/workplace/whatevs
Insta @emmajacobsfinancialtimes
Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social Financial Opinion Editor at the FT. I have views. A spotter of things in markets, companies, world affairs. Also interested in food and climbing. - M Martin Sandbu @martinsandbu.ft.com www.ft.com/martin-sandbu
Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com Editor of FT Alphaville, co-host of The Story of Money and author of Trillions and A Fabulous Debt. Norwegian, despite the Harry Potteresque name.
Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com Wealth editor, Financial Times. I like swimming, classical music and cryptic crosswords. Working on a memoir about my earlier life at a magazine for the very rich. he/him 🏳️🌈 josh.spero@ft.com
Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com Author of "How to Win a Trade War"
FT econ columnist
Host of The Economics Show w/ Soumaya Keynes podcast
Singer-songwriter https://www.instagram.com/soumayakeynes/?hl=en and http://bit.ly/2Z6gvjp
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*
Jemima Kelly @jemima.bsky.social Financial Times columnist and writer.
👩🏼💻 https://www.ft.com/jemima-kelly
Hannah Murphy @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social Financial Times tech correspondent writing on social media - X, Meta, TikTok, Telegram - plus some AI, cyber and misinformation.
🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸. DMs open.
Tips to: 📨hannah.murphy@ft.com
Signal: mshannahmurphy.04
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social Chief political commentator and executive
editor, Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/robert-shrimsley
https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/robert-shrimsley/
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
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com Editor of Weekend FT • sinkhole tracker • Do not buy crypto from me or anyone who appears to be me
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.
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
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
ændra. @aendra.com Creator of 📰 News feeds, @xblock.aendra.dev, @moji.blue, founder of @shoots.green, @atproto.london.
Opinions my own. Not a journalist or an engineer, but a secret third thing (trying).
she/her/ze/hir 🏳️⚧️
🌐 aendra.com
🗞️ ft.com/æ
Martin Stabe @martinstabe.ft.com Data journalist at @data.ft.com. These days mainly thinking about elections data and how to use automation and AI in news. #ddj #dataviz
Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com Financial Investigations Editor at the Financial Times.
Have a tip? Email: robert.smith@ft.com / robert.smith.ft@proton.me | Signal: robert_smith_ft.55
alexandra scaggs @scaggs.bsky.social emotive forces shape the gestalt of the brand identity / https://bsky.app/profile/alphaville.ft.com / “not a dipshit”
Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social FT Alphaville reporter. Ex-“veteran” fund manager. Resolution Foundation Assoc. Baring Foundation Trustee.
Sam Gad Jones @samgadjones.bsky.social European Security Correspondent for the Financial Times.
Writer and host of Hot Money Season 3: Agent of Chaos. https://www.ft.com/content/d5f80bc5-a204-472e-921f-c1f08aa83989?shareType=nongift
Formerly doing various things in Mitteleuropa.
Also 🎿🚴♂️📚🏔️
Amelia Pollard @pollard.bsky.social Investment Correspondent at the Financial Times
Reach me at amelia.pollard@ft.com and sign up for Due Diligence —> www.ft.com/due-diligence
Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social FT M&A reporter
Oliver Roeder @okr.bsky.social i edit stories at the @financialtimes.com weekend magazine
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social Creative Director at the Financial Times. I lead visual journalism strategy and oversee visual investigations, visual stories, design and pictures.
Alan Smith @theboysmithy.ft.com Head of Visual and Data Journalism @financialtimes.com; Honorary Prof @UCL Social Data Institute. Views expressed are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Nassos Stylianou @nassosstylianou.bsky.social Visual stories reporter at the Financial Times | Previously at Global Energy Monitor and before that senior data journalist at BBC News
www.nassosstylianou.com
Ray Douglas @raydouglas.bsky.social Journalist at @financialtimes.com Formerly @thetimes.com and The Sunday Times | Editor, writer and occasional coder | Markets and tech | Views my own
🌐 http://raydouglas.co.uk
Clara Murray @claradoodle.bsky.social Data journalist at the FT
🇮🇪 in London