Rob Hattersley
@robhattersley.bsky.social
Escapee primary teacher & child safety/lifeskills charity leader, now researching @reconnection.org.uk #Dorchester.
Books, walks, cycling, piano, history, French, places, esp. Dorset & Orkney. Born 327ppm. Exvangelical, now just human. Be kind, always.
Books, walks, cycling, piano, history, French, places, esp. Dorset & Orkney. Born 327ppm. Exvangelical, now just human. Be kind, always.
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Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
December 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
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OK so It’s Christmas Eve & petitioning Govt might not be front of mind today - but *please* take just 20 secs to sign this, calling for a funded national #climate resilience plan to help protect us all. Just 1700 more needed to get a Govt response! 🤞🙏https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730062
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
OK so It’s Christmas Eve & petitioning Govt might not be front of mind today - but *please* take just 20 secs to sign this, calling for a funded national #climate resilience plan to help protect us all. Just 1700 more needed to get a Govt response! 🤞🙏https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730062
‘…charities and politicians should seek to … promote an “action-oriented public understanding of climate risk”. All must recognise that adaptation cannot simply be left to market forces because the economics of climate risk make private finance retreat just as danger rises’
Powerful Guardian editorial on urgent need for #climate adaptation & for “real plans, real finance, real justice”. And good to see shout out to work of @climatemajority.bsky.social & GlacierTrust showing adaptation as both essential in itself & as a spur to greater decarbonisation👇
The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of gl...
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
‘…charities and politicians should seek to … promote an “action-oriented public understanding of climate risk”. All must recognise that adaptation cannot simply be left to market forces because the economics of climate risk make private finance retreat just as danger rises’
#Knowledge is not #understanding. Human critical thinking may be flawed, but it is freedom.
Are we going to give this up to our new #AI gods and overlords?
Worth reading.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Are we going to give this up to our new #AI gods and overlords?
Worth reading.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#Knowledge is not #understanding. Human critical thinking may be flawed, but it is freedom.
Are we going to give this up to our new #AI gods and overlords?
Worth reading.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Are we going to give this up to our new #AI gods and overlords?
Worth reading.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Just back from leading Xmas eve service at our tiny rural church.
You better believe we talked about baby Jesus having to be hustled across a border as a refugee to escape the secret police of the repulsive king, with the wise men helping.
A subversive from the manger on--merry Christmas y'all!
You better believe we talked about baby Jesus having to be hustled across a border as a refugee to escape the secret police of the repulsive king, with the wise men helping.
A subversive from the manger on--merry Christmas y'all!
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Just back from leading Xmas eve service at our tiny rural church.
You better believe we talked about baby Jesus having to be hustled across a border as a refugee to escape the secret police of the repulsive king, with the wise men helping.
A subversive from the manger on--merry Christmas y'all!
You better believe we talked about baby Jesus having to be hustled across a border as a refugee to escape the secret police of the repulsive king, with the wise men helping.
A subversive from the manger on--merry Christmas y'all!
‘They investigate the most fundamental questions of what it means to be human… growing up, consciousness, imagination, religion, science, morality, sexuality… the importance of storytelling – without ever losing their enormous sense of adventure.’ #books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
‘They investigate the most fundamental questions of what it means to be human… growing up, consciousness, imagination, religion, science, morality, sexuality… the importance of storytelling – without ever losing their enormous sense of adventure.’ #books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
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Reshare and help @samaritans.bsky.social reach someone who might need to know their helpline is open 24/7 all through Christmas and New Year 💚
December 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Reshare and help @samaritans.bsky.social reach someone who might need to know their helpline is open 24/7 all through Christmas and New Year 💚
Great service from Big Phone Store, but deeply depressing strap-line, now amended.
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Great service from Big Phone Store, but deeply depressing strap-line, now amended.
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Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
December 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
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The results from Wales and elsewhere show a 25% reduction in casualties. So if you keep a 30mph limit on urban/village roads where pedestrians and cyclists mix with motors you are imposing 1/3 more casualties on your community. It's why Transport Professionals are saying #20splenty
Delivering 20 _ Making 20mph work
This is our 4th webinar in the series of Delivering 20. This focused, one and a half hour session will unpack the behavioural and cultural factors that shape the…
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December 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The results from Wales and elsewhere show a 25% reduction in casualties. So if you keep a 30mph limit on urban/village roads where pedestrians and cyclists mix with motors you are imposing 1/3 more casualties on your community. It's why Transport Professionals are saying #20splenty
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In the gloom, there are points of light - and what connects them is courage. Last column of 2025 offers some reasons to be hopeful www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland
From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest times, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In the gloom, there are points of light - and what connects them is courage. Last column of 2025 offers some reasons to be hopeful www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ah, the annual festive burning of fossil fuels to ensure that, in future, there will be no snow at Christmas...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK’s roads and airports brace for busiest Christmas getaway on record
Transport groups warn of unprecedented congestion as commuters, shoppers and holidaymakers travel at once
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Ah, the annual festive burning of fossil fuels to ensure that, in future, there will be no snow at Christmas...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Love this. Part of plan @reconnection.org.uk
"Minds change when people see repair, reuse or sharing working in practice, try it themselves and feel the benefits."
Policy adviser @emily-carr.bsky.social recounts her three key lessons from our recent project spotlighting the people already involved in the circular economy ⤵️
Policy adviser @emily-carr.bsky.social recounts her three key lessons from our recent project spotlighting the people already involved in the circular economy ⤵️
What we learnt from talking to people about the circular economy
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December 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Love this. Part of plan @reconnection.org.uk
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Meanwhile pls just say no to Turkey this Xmas, extend the goodwill from all mankind to animal kind too.
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Meanwhile pls just say no to Turkey this Xmas, extend the goodwill from all mankind to animal kind too.
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Ten Million Turkeys are killed every year - to celebrate Christmas. It’s a Turkey Holocaust. And that’s before you consider the conditions they live in. And just how Turkeys are bred at this scale….that’s a horror story of its own - expose coming soon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ten Million Turkeys are killed every year - to celebrate Christmas. It’s a Turkey Holocaust. And that’s before you consider the conditions they live in. And just how Turkeys are bred at this scale….that’s a horror story of its own - expose coming soon.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As we move into the final days of the year, 2025 has just overtaken 2022 as warmest year-to-date for Central England.
Given the forecast, it looks likely that 2025 will end up being the warmest calendar year for this region since records began in 1659.
The top 3 warmest will be 2022, 2023 & 2025.
Given the forecast, it looks likely that 2025 will end up being the warmest calendar year for this region since records began in 1659.
The top 3 warmest will be 2022, 2023 & 2025.
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As we move into the final days of the year, 2025 has just overtaken 2022 as warmest year-to-date for Central England.
Given the forecast, it looks likely that 2025 will end up being the warmest calendar year for this region since records began in 1659.
The top 3 warmest will be 2022, 2023 & 2025.
Given the forecast, it looks likely that 2025 will end up being the warmest calendar year for this region since records began in 1659.
The top 3 warmest will be 2022, 2023 & 2025.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Noooo!
Let’s REGULATE and TAX these billionaire operations and invest the cash in mental health support and life skills.
Let’s REGULATE and TAX these billionaire operations and invest the cash in mental health support and life skills.
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Noooo!
Let’s REGULATE and TAX these billionaire operations and invest the cash in mental health support and life skills.
Let’s REGULATE and TAX these billionaire operations and invest the cash in mental health support and life skills.
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‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
Gen z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting back
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December 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
Until the country’s politics can move on from past glories, it will continue to produce leaders who mirror the state they inherit.
Even if they are dutiful and conscientious, they will still be lost.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Even if they are dutiful and conscientious, they will still be lost.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Britain’s post-American drift: a crisis of purpose and power | Editorial
Editorial: US pressure over Ukraine has revealed Sir Keir Starmer’s limitations and a British state too hollowed out to shape events at home or abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Until the country’s politics can move on from past glories, it will continue to produce leaders who mirror the state they inherit.
Even if they are dutiful and conscientious, they will still be lost.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Even if they are dutiful and conscientious, they will still be lost.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems
Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems
Exclusive: Campaign urges PM to show independence from US and push to rein in development of superintelligence
More than 100 UK parliamentarians are calling on the government to introduce binding regulations on the most powerful AI systems as concern grows that ministers are moving too slowly to create safeguards in the face of lobbying from the technology industry.
A former AI minister and defence secretary are part of a cross-party group of Westminster MPs, peers and elected members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish legislatures demanding stricter controls on frontier systems, citing fears superintelligent AI “would compromise national and global security”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems
A BBC #YesMinister repeat! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Let it be: Paul McCartney urges EU to drop ban on veggie ‘burgers’ and ‘sausages’
Former Beatle argues use of terms for meat-free products ‘encourages attitudes essential to our health’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A BBC #YesMinister repeat! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The only AI chatbot I want is one that argues with climate deniers.
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The only AI chatbot I want is one that argues with climate deniers.
Banning adults might have a more positive effect…!
As Australia prepares for its social media ban for children under the age of 16, which comes into force next week, 74% of Britons would support a similar ban in the UK
Support: 74%
Oppose: 19%
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
Support: 74%
Oppose: 19%
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Banning adults might have a more positive effect…!