BBC Scotland News

@bbcscotlandnews

Breaking news direct from @BBCScotland. For sport updates follow @BBCSportScot. On Instagram at bbcscotnews.

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Ross Colquhoun

@rosscolquhoun

💻 Head of Digital @theSNP @YesScot on 8 winning national elections 🎸 Co-founder of @WeAreNational 🎨 @eca_edinburgh grad 📱 The revolution will be digitised

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WordsWithoutBorders

@wwborders

The home for international literature. We are no longer posting here. Find us on Bluesky: wwborders.bsky.social

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STV News

@stvnews

The home of Scottish news.

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Gareth Brown is on Bluesky

@garethjohnbrown

Not really here any more. Find me on Bluesky.

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Humza Yousaf

@humzayousaf

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Former First Minister of Scotland. Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok.

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Francis Bickmore

@kinhead

Publisher at Large 🅒🅐🅝🅞🅝🅖🅐🅣🅔 🅑🅞🅞🅚🅢 home of stay-up-all-night reading

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Angus Robertson

@angusrobertson

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central (SNP) | 🏛️Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs & Culture

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sara cox💙

@sarajcox

TEATIMES BBCRadio2 4-7pm mon-fri 🧡 podcast THE TEEN COMMANDMENTS

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Guardian Saturday

@gdnsaturday

Introducing Saturday, the new magazine from the @Guardian. Find the best culture, books, lifestyle and travel writing all in one beautiful package.

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Scottish Government

@scotgov

Updates from the devolved government for Scotland. Please note we're unable to answer questions here, find out how to get in touch at gov.scot/contact

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Connel Burnett

@connelb

Assistant Producer Creative Learning @lyceumtheatre l One half of @ShiftScot theatre. l Probally watching cartoons. l He/Him 🏳️‍🌈

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The SNP

@thesnp

Scotland's largest political party and party of Government. All posts are promoted by Scottish National Party, Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh.

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Publishing Scotland

@publishscotland

Trade assoc & charity supporting book publishing - we were 50 in 2024. We’re also @scottishbooks @ScotBooksInt & @Booksource1. Foillseachadh Alba in Gaelic.

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Neil Fisher

@nfmusic

Executive Culture and Books Editor, The Times & Sunday Times. thetimes.com/culture

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EIS

@eisunion

Scotland's Largest Teaching Union. Posts Mon-Fri, 9-5. Zero tolerance of abuse. Posts are for info only: contact your Rep, LA, AO for advice. Also see @EISFela

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Jane Green

@profjanegreen

Director politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk | Co-Director @BESResearch | President @BritPollingCncl | BVs Risk Rëgister 😎🎵 Posting now at bsky ...

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Mhairi Black 🏳️‍🌈

@mhairiblack

Former MP *Shawshank GIF* She/Her

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Euan Tait

@taaait

Scottish. Events Manager @PortyBooks. All views are my own. he/him.

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Scottish Greens

@scottishgreens

For People. For Planet. 🌍

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BBC Front Row

@bbcfrontrow

The best in arts and culture. Mon - Thurs at 7.15pm on @BBCRadio4 and anytime on @BBCSounds.

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William G. Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹🏳️‍🌈

@wgsaraband

Portuguese turned Scot. Painter. Writer. Pro-Independent Scotland. LGBTQ+. Husband. Books. Games. MA Medieval Islamic History. Sweary. Owned by 2 cats. He/Him

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Francesca Pathak

@fpathak

Publisher, Pan Fiction. Northerner who feels the cold. All views my own etc.

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Nicola Meighan 📻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@nicola_meighan

Arts Writer & Broadcaster. The Afternoon Show: Fridays, 2-4pm, BBC Radio Scotland. Interviews: Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Martha Reeves, Joan Collins. (She/her)

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Maya Hay

@maya_hay7

she/her 📱

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Culture Counts

@culturecounts

A network of arts, heritage and creative industries organisations. We advocate for the development and protection of culture as fundamental to our common future

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Pete Wishart

@petewishart

MP for Perth and Kinross-shire. Musician. Author. Parliamentary Tweeter of the year.

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Tommy Sheppard

@tommysheppard

Former SNP MP for Edinburgh East.

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Ann Cleeves

@anncleeves

Award-winning author of the Shetland, Vera and Two Rivers novels.

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Zara Gladman

@zanyzaz

comedian. you can find me on less toxic platforms at the link below 👇

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India Willoughby

@indiawilloughby

Broadcaster. 100% Biological Woman Of Year nominee. Illegally Female. Trans 🏳️‍⚧️ Kindness Extremist. Rent Free In A Billionaire’s Head 💚✌️

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Agent Armstrong

@susanw1f

Literary Agent and Director at C&W. Likes hearing from authors. No longer active on X.

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Araminta Hall

@aramintahall

ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS out Jan 24 @panmacmillan UK & @zandoprojects Gillian Flynn Books US. Agent @lizzykremer. Pre-order here linktr.ee/aramintahall

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Eleanor Morton ($8)

@eleanormorton

Scottish comedian/writer/actor with confusing accent, absolutely not insecure about it. She/her. Fringe show tix/book here: linktr.ee/eleanormorton

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Dr Kevin Guyan

@kevin_guyan

Find me on Bluesky: kevinguyan.bsky.social 💙

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Angie Hutchison

@sunnymilton32

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Aidan Comerford

@aidanctweets

Writer of Cornflakes for Dinner. Former winner of So You Think You're Funny? Generally tweets about what transphobia looks like.He/him.

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Forum Books + the bound + The Accidental Bookshop

@forumbooks

Three ace, friendly & award-winning independent bookshops - find us at The Chapel, Corbridge & Park View, Whitley Bay and Narrowgate, Alnwick!

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Silas McGilvray

@silasmcgilvray

Native of Ayr, Scotland now in Edinburgh. SNP member, EU geek, Eurovision fanatic, human rights enthusiast, & much else besides. Views my own etc.

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Andrés N. Ordorica

@andresnordorica

Hi, I've moved over to: bsky.app/profile/andres…

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First Minister

@scotgovfm

Office of the First Minister of Scotland managed by @scotgov communications. Please note we're unable to answer questions here, get in touch at gov.scot/contact

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Stephen Flynn MP

@stephenflynnsnp

SNP MP for Aberdeen South | SNP Group Leader at Westminster | Arab | Tartan Army

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Cllr Shaun Macaulay

@shaunmacaulay

Depute Leader North Ayrshire Council | SNP Cllr for Irvine West | Cabinet member Education & Young People | Work in Mental Health & Wellbeing. All views my own

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WhoFundsYou?

@whofundsyou

The UK campaign for think tank transparency. Supported by @openDemocracy. Help us do more: support.opendemocracy.net/project/home

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Tessa Khan

@tessakhan

Exec Director & founder, Uplift; "provocative and not entirely without merit" according to Energy Voice, Standard disclaimers, incl. that all views are my own.

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Zara Mohammed

@zaram01

Human rights, leadership & advocacy—championing communities, Tweets & RT not endorsements

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ruth wishart

@ruth_wishart

Journalist, broadcaster. Arts, sports, animal lover. Glaswegian urban cowboy turned rural birder.

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Cllr Donna McGill

@mcgilldonna

Proud SNP Councillor. Community Development Practitioner. Employability Advisor. Lecturer. Self-Employed DJ/Karaoke Presenter

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Ian Blackford

@blackfordian1

Ex Member of Parliament, non-executive director and investment banker.

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James McEnaney

@mrmcenaney

Journalist, author & former teacher | Buy some books: jamesmcenaney.co.uk/books/ | He/him | Very much my views

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Gabriella Bennett

@palebackwriter

author / journalist @thetimes in T2, Home, Alba writing on housing, urban planning, architecture, cities, travel 📚HOW TO BUILD A CITY out 2026 @headlinepg

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The Lady J of Tay

@brawday

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#stillyes🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Independence is normal #fibromyalgia #scotland #SNP Backwards or Forward for Scot That's all that's left

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Dr Lucy Beattie

@liusaidhbeattie

PhD @UWSAcademy. Farmer, parent, and player of music. Academic interest education studies and sci-comm.

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Dr Natalie Jones

@nataliejon_es

Climate & energy policy; sometimes int'l lawyer. @IISD_Energy. By-Fellow @Hughes_Hall. Alum @CSERCambridge @TrinCollCam. 355ppm, Pākehā, she/her. Opinions own

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The National

@scotnational

The newspaper that supports an independent Scotland.

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MSM Monitor

@msm_monitor

Watching the watchers

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Scottish Books International

@scotbooksint

International promotion of Scotland’s books, publishers, writers, festivals and organisations. Also @scottishbooks and @PublishScotland.

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Councillor Lyn Jardine

@lynjardinesnp

Opposition Leader East Lothian Council. Promoted by Lyn Jardine c/o Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson's Entry, EH8 8PJ

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Val 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 she/her

@scribblingval

Labour did not need our votes, but we're not done yet. Inclusive nuke free indy. Ungagged. SNP member in passing. 💚 at heart.

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Manderley Press

@manderleypress

brand new editions of rediscovered classics • books inspired by houses + places • contemporary intros + design • worldwide shipping • covers sold as art prints

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Laura

@bouri_d

Non-EU immigrant • Migrant rights: law by day, activism by night • Alum: @LSEEI (MSc); @KingsCollegeLon (MA) • Past lives: 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇸🇳🇨🇳🇭🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Better Way

@betterwayuk

We oppose assisted suicide and champion a better path for the nations of the UK.

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WomenLeadingonClimate

@womenonclimate

Empowering, supporting and raising the voices of women, girls and gender minorities working on climate action and solutions around the world.

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Truth Tellers

@sirharrysummit

Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit Hosted by @tinabrownlm @reuters @durham_uni | 7 May 2025 | #sirharrysummit

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Lee-Anne Menzies

@lee_annemenzies

The real Lee-Anne Menzies! New account after last one was hacked. @thesnp Councillor for TWM ward activist for @eastlothiansnp and @psgfsnp

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Nero Book Awards

@nerobookawards

Celebrate the best books of the year with the Nero Book Awards 📚☕

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Political Currency

@polcurrency

Podcast from Ed Balls and George Osborne. The former rivals take us behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made. New episodes Monday & Thursday.

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Naz Anis-Miah

@nazsnp

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Your local @theSNP Councillor for Dunfermline South | ℹ️ Promoted by Naz Anis-Miah, SNP, 3 Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh, EH8 8PJ.

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Dr Nick McKerrell

@drniklaw

Ramblings on Law (Scots and otherwise), politics, books, Moz and possibly the odd 80s reference. Senior Lecturer In Law @GCULaw Member of @ULA_EIS

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Cllr Lesley Macinnes

@lmacinnessnp

SNP Cllr Liberton Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh Council. Member, Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland, ScotGov.Sustainable Transport.

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