Simon Hattenstone
@shattenstone.bsky.social
Guardian interviewer/features writer, with a thing for prison and miscarriages of justice (well not a thing for them as such, a thing for writing about them). Proud Mancunian/Salfordian. City fan of some vintage
Jeremy Bamber, The New Yorker and the mystery of
the dead cop who may have cleared his name. (By me)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
the dead cop who may have cleared his name. (By me)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Jeremy Bamber, The New Yorker and the mystery of
the dead cop who may have cleared his name. (By me)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
the dead cop who may have cleared his name. (By me)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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As a young reporter, I interviewed Jilly Cooper about the Animals in War memorial – she was so warm, kind and funny. I imagine she was a great friend to everyone she met. A lovely person.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Dame Jilly Cooper obituary
Author whose bestselling novels, including Riders and Rivals, were set deep in an English countryside where the natives pursued land, sports, and each other, with lust and gusto
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October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
As a young reporter, I interviewed Jilly Cooper about the Animals in War memorial – she was so warm, kind and funny. I imagine she was a great friend to everyone she met. A lovely person.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Crumpsall is an amazing melting pot where so many cultures, classes and religions have lived peacefully alongside each other. That mustn't be forgotten amid the horror of the Heaton Park synagogue attack
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I didn’t realise how much I loved my home town until a terrorist attacked it. I pray unity prevails there | Simon Hattenstone
Last week’s attack on the synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, was also an assault on a model and diverse community, says Guardian features writer Simon Hattenstone
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October 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Crumpsall is an amazing melting pot where so many cultures, classes and religions have lived peacefully alongside each other. That mustn't be forgotten amid the horror of the Heaton Park synagogue attack
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.
October 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.
brilliant. been playing it a lot recently. that man @xanbrooks.bsky.social had educated me in cultural shiz over the decades
40 years old this week. One of those rare life-changing albums when I first heard it at 16; the whole wild world kicking in the front door. ‘We sail tonight for Singapore …’
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
brilliant. been playing it a lot recently. that man @xanbrooks.bsky.social had educated me in cultural shiz over the decades
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Israel accused of “sowing division” by rolling out the red carpet for far-right thug and EDL founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (also known as “Tommy Robinson”)
@sayeedawarsi.bsky.social and @sundersays.bsky.social quoted
@sayeedawarsi.bsky.social and @sundersays.bsky.social quoted
Israel accused of ‘sowing division’ in UK by inviting Tommy Robinson
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi criticised the ‘deeply dangerous behaviour’ by Israel in inviting the far-right activist.
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October 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Israel accused of “sowing division” by rolling out the red carpet for far-right thug and EDL founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (also known as “Tommy Robinson”)
@sayeedawarsi.bsky.social and @sundersays.bsky.social quoted
@sayeedawarsi.bsky.social and @sundersays.bsky.social quoted
My interview with Lionel Richie. his backstory is amazing (and his front story's pretty good too)
‘Politics is nasty. And it’s getting worse’: Lionel Richie on his worries for America, his friend Michael Jackson – and why he still believes in the power of love
‘Politics is nasty. And it’s getting worse’: Lionel Richie on his worries for America, his friend Michael Jackson – and why he still believes in the power of love
He’s known for his ballads and winning smile – but the singer has also had a ringside seat to history, from the civil rights battles in his native Alabama to the rise and fall of pop’s biggest superstar
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October 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My interview with Lionel Richie. his backstory is amazing (and his front story's pretty good too)
Congrats to all at The Nerve for a fantastically successful launch. May you go from strength to strength♥️🥂
Was a good day at Nerve towers* when we landed this
Unsurprisingly, Nicole has impeccable taste 🙏
(*sitting at our desks in our bedrooms/ box rooms etc. We don’t actually have an office as yet 😬)
Unsurprisingly, Nicole has impeccable taste 🙏
(*sitting at our desks in our bedrooms/ box rooms etc. We don’t actually have an office as yet 😬)
Introducing The Recommender
Guess who agreed to share the culture she's been loving lately, to kick off our new weekly series?
Only Oscar winner Nicole Kidman!
Huge thanks, Nicole.
🙏
Guess who agreed to share the culture she's been loving lately, to kick off our new weekly series?
Only Oscar winner Nicole Kidman!
Huge thanks, Nicole.
🙏
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Congrats to all at The Nerve for a fantastically successful launch. May you go from strength to strength♥️🥂
Please read this piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
about his daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. It's important and impacts so many more people than most of us realise. Get well soon Milly ♥️
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about his daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. It's important and impacts so many more people than most of us realise. Get well soon Milly ♥️
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As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?
I write about nature, but when Milly got sick with a mystery illness, it never occurred to me that a long-forgotten tick bite could be the cause
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September 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Please read this piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
about his daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. It's important and impacts so many more people than most of us realise. Get well soon Milly ♥️
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about his daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. It's important and impacts so many more people than most of us realise. Get well soon Milly ♥️
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@bjennings90.bsky.social Hi Ben, loved your Trump cats n dogs cartoon. hope all's good x
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
@bjennings90.bsky.social Hi Ben, loved your Trump cats n dogs cartoon. hope all's good x
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It no longer even registers as news that the president behaves this way, but if a child acted like this you would punish him.
“When will we get details on MEMPHIS?”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
Trump: “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious.”
“I’m not obnoxious. I’m trying to ask you about your plans for Memphis.”
September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It no longer even registers as news that the president behaves this way, but if a child acted like this you would punish him.
Here's Matty lad McConaughey on God, reefers, abuse, and political ambitions. It's kinda wide-ranging as we say in the business, and I'm obviously biased (I wrote it), but I think he's worth every cent you spend reading this
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
September 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Here's Matty lad McConaughey on God, reefers, abuse, and political ambitions. It's kinda wide-ranging as we say in the business, and I'm obviously biased (I wrote it), but I think he's worth every cent you spend reading this
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
I've wanted to interview Bjorn Borg all my working life. I loved him when he was playing, and just wanted to know why he quit so young, why he didn't return to Wimbledon for decades, and what the hell happened to him. Anyway, I finally got my chance to ask him
www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I've wanted to interview Bjorn Borg all my working life. I loved him when he was playing, and just wanted to know why he quit so young, why he didn't return to Wimbledon for decades, and what the hell happened to him. Anyway, I finally got my chance to ask him
www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...
Me and @lucybrisbane.bsky.social on the great much missed Eric Allison ❤️❤️❤️
Eric Allison, the late great @theguardian.com prison correspondent, went from career criminal to journalist.
His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.
I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark
His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.
I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark
From career criminal to change-making journalist
Eric Allison had a different perspective on prisons. After all, he'd been in and out of them for forty years
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Me and @lucybrisbane.bsky.social on the great much missed Eric Allison ❤️❤️❤️
This is so shocking. And so dangerous. Downing Street is now closing down free speech on Trump's behalf
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after his clash with Australian journalist John Lyons
Exclusive: London bureau of Australia’s national broadcaster informed accreditation removed for ‘logistical reasons’
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September 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is so shocking. And so dangerous. Downing Street is now closing down free speech on Trump's behalf
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Ricky Hatton was not only a great boxer and an exceptionally kind man, he was one of the best stand-up comics I've ever seen. This is a piece I wrote when I spent a bit of time on the road with him and his wonderful parents. ❤️❤️❤️
www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/n...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/n...
Ringside seat
He is small and unassuming, with a great line in stand-up comedy. He is also the light welterweight champion of the world. But can British boxer Ricky Hatton beat America's Floyd Mayweather - both as ...
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September 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ricky Hatton was not only a great boxer and an exceptionally kind man, he was one of the best stand-up comics I've ever seen. This is a piece I wrote when I spent a bit of time on the road with him and his wonderful parents. ❤️❤️❤️
www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/n...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/n...
890 people last week arrested for holding placard at Palestine Action demo.
Around 25 people arrested today in far-right demo for violently attacking the police.
Around 25 people arrested today in far-right demo for violently attacking the police.
September 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
890 people last week arrested for holding placard at Palestine Action demo.
Around 25 people arrested today in far-right demo for violently attacking the police.
Around 25 people arrested today in far-right demo for violently attacking the police.
Dear Keir Starmer, Are you going to let Musk incite violent revolution and the overthrow of your government and not say a word? You're making Chamberlain look like Churchill
September 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Dear Keir Starmer, Are you going to let Musk incite violent revolution and the overthrow of your government and not say a word? You're making Chamberlain look like Churchill
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Loath though he is to alienate floating racists, perhaps Starmer could rouse himself to condemn a violent fascist rally teeming with people who want him overthrown and/or killed
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Loath though he is to alienate floating racists, perhaps Starmer could rouse himself to condemn a violent fascist rally teeming with people who want him overthrown and/or killed
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Have any Labour ministers or MPs spoken out about Musk inciting insurrection in the UK today?
Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
September 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Have any Labour ministers or MPs spoken out about Musk inciting insurrection in the UK today?
this is my interview with a very open Leo Varadkar
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘I wanted to go on my own terms’: former Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Farage, Trump 2.0 and his decision to stand down
He was the young, gay, mixed-race leader labelled a ‘badass’ by Matt Damon who unexpectedly quit. He talks about the ‘likability’ of rightwing populists – and his fears for the future of politics
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
this is my interview with a very open Leo Varadkar
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Starmer has confidence in Mandelson, Epstein's "best pal" who looked forward to freebies his "glorious homes ... yum yum".
Says everything about PM's judgment.
And of course he'll end up sacking Mandelson for normal reasons – homes, freebies & greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Says everything about PM's judgment.
And of course he'll end up sacking Mandelson for normal reasons – homes, freebies & greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Starmer says he has confidence in Peter Mandelson despite resurfaced ties to Jeffrey Epstein – UK politics live
PM was grilled by Kemi Badenoch on suitability of Mandelson for job as US ambassador
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September 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Starmer has confidence in Mandelson, Epstein's "best pal" who looked forward to freebies his "glorious homes ... yum yum".
Says everything about PM's judgment.
And of course he'll end up sacking Mandelson for normal reasons – homes, freebies & greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Says everything about PM's judgment.
And of course he'll end up sacking Mandelson for normal reasons – homes, freebies & greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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One last push for this – because it's important! Once domestic games start being moved abroad, there's no putting the genie back. And despite their current stance there is nothing to say the Premier League won't change course and do this in future: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Uefa has last chance to keep genie of domestic matches abroad in its bottle
Domestic football risks being ripped from its fabric as La Liga and Serie A seek approval from Uefa to play fixtures abroad
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September 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
One last push for this – because it's important! Once domestic games start being moved abroad, there's no putting the genie back. And despite their current stance there is nothing to say the Premier League won't change course and do this in future: www.theguardian.com/football/202...