Dr. Matt Hanley
@matthanley42.bsky.social
Political scientist academic in critical conservation and political ecology. Cycling fan, triathlete, indie lover, LFC & TRFC forever. Amateur scouser.
It's out! My first @green-isles post proper.
People think that Green politics is just woolly liberalism, doing nice things and recycling. But it shows how the many crises we are battling today are many faces of one assault on our communities across the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/greenisl...
People think that Green politics is just woolly liberalism, doing nice things and recycling. But it shows how the many crises we are battling today are many faces of one assault on our communities across the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/greenisl...
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It's out! My first @green-isles post proper.
People think that Green politics is just woolly liberalism, doing nice things and recycling. But it shows how the many crises we are battling today are many faces of one assault on our communities across the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/greenisl...
People think that Green politics is just woolly liberalism, doing nice things and recycling. But it shows how the many crises we are battling today are many faces of one assault on our communities across the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/greenisl...
There it is. They can't take it away from me now! Doctor of Philosophy in Geography 😁.
As a cis adult man, this is one of the few events that legitimately changes how I can present myself to the world, and how the world sees me (should I choose) - the change from Mr. to Dr.
Dr. Matt!
As a cis adult man, this is one of the few events that legitimately changes how I can present myself to the world, and how the world sees me (should I choose) - the change from Mr. to Dr.
Dr. Matt!
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
There it is. They can't take it away from me now! Doctor of Philosophy in Geography 😁.
As a cis adult man, this is one of the few events that legitimately changes how I can present myself to the world, and how the world sees me (should I choose) - the change from Mr. to Dr.
Dr. Matt!
As a cis adult man, this is one of the few events that legitimately changes how I can present myself to the world, and how the world sees me (should I choose) - the change from Mr. to Dr.
Dr. Matt!
This arrived today 😁. Even up to this moment there's this lurking voice in the back of my mind that the uni will eventually catch up with me and realise that this idiot has been blagging it all along, and there's no way his shoddy thesis is phd-worthy.
But they can't take it back now!!
But they can't take it back now!!
October 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This arrived today 😁. Even up to this moment there's this lurking voice in the back of my mind that the uni will eventually catch up with me and realise that this idiot has been blagging it all along, and there's no way his shoddy thesis is phd-worthy.
But they can't take it back now!!
But they can't take it back now!!
Last Thursday, after years of steady decline, Tinks finally succumbed. She just became too ill. After 19 years together we're devastated. It's true that that decision you need to make at the end is the terrible price you have to pay for decades of love & company. So long, Tinks. You were best.
October 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Last Thursday, after years of steady decline, Tinks finally succumbed. She just became too ill. After 19 years together we're devastated. It's true that that decision you need to make at the end is the terrible price you have to pay for decades of love & company. So long, Tinks. You were best.
Pleased to report that she survived this night. Turns out that high blood pressure caused her retina to detach, which caused her blindness in 1 eye. So she's now on monthly painkiller shots, twice daily cream for her hyperthyroidism, and daily tablet for her blood pressure.
September 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pleased to report that she survived this night. Turns out that high blood pressure caused her retina to detach, which caused her blindness in 1 eye. So she's now on monthly painkiller shots, twice daily cream for her hyperthyroidism, and daily tablet for her blood pressure.
So, a London Jewish former actor, a northern Muslim gardener, and a community arts and conservation champion from the midlands are the new Green Party leadership team. If nothing else, this is going to absolutely annoy all the right people! greenparty.org.uk/members/inte...
September 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
So, a London Jewish former actor, a northern Muslim gardener, and a community arts and conservation champion from the midlands are the new Green Party leadership team. If nothing else, this is going to absolutely annoy all the right people! greenparty.org.uk/members/inte...
Finally finished submitted PhD thesis revisions. Now with added Foucault! 6 months of revisions has transformed my thesis from a shoddy mess into something that actually isn't too bad (I hope). Spending the rest of the day reading *fiction* (vaguely remember that!) in the corner of a cosy pub.
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Finally finished submitted PhD thesis revisions. Now with added Foucault! 6 months of revisions has transformed my thesis from a shoddy mess into something that actually isn't too bad (I hope). Spending the rest of the day reading *fiction* (vaguely remember that!) in the corner of a cosy pub.
Has...has anyone congratulated @zaltzcricket.bsky.social on his sterling cover star turn on indie royalty Half Man Half Biscuit's new album All Asimov and No Fresh Air? Talk about hiding your light under a bushel, Andy. @thebugle.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Has...has anyone congratulated @zaltzcricket.bsky.social on his sterling cover star turn on indie royalty Half Man Half Biscuit's new album All Asimov and No Fresh Air? Talk about hiding your light under a bushel, Andy. @thebugle.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com
Some happier times when Eurovision came to Liverpool in 2023 and I actually got to indulge in all my Eurovision joy and silliness (even managed to get a ticket to one of the live shows).
May 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Some happier times when Eurovision came to Liverpool in 2023 and I actually got to indulge in all my Eurovision joy and silliness (even managed to get a ticket to one of the live shows).
Just watched Holy Grail at the cinema. The last scene, ending the film like that, is Python's greatest, most enduring joke they've ever played on us. As soon as the film finished the lights went up & I turned to look at rows of bemused faces (mostly young) nervously wondering what just happened! 👏👏👏
May 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Just watched Holy Grail at the cinema. The last scene, ending the film like that, is Python's greatest, most enduring joke they've ever played on us. As soon as the film finished the lights went up & I turned to look at rows of bemused faces (mostly young) nervously wondering what just happened! 👏👏👏
Tinkerbell is 19 this month, and is tired of your nonsense.
April 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Tinkerbell is 19 this month, and is tired of your nonsense.
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters
February 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters
'This is for the 3 biggest c*nts in the world: Trump, Netanyahu and Musk.' And then launches into 'Which Side Are You On?'
@dropkickmurphys.com last night representing white America NOT lost to the darkness.
@dropkickmurphys.com last night representing white America NOT lost to the darkness.
February 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
'This is for the 3 biggest c*nts in the world: Trump, Netanyahu and Musk.' And then launches into 'Which Side Are You On?'
@dropkickmurphys.com last night representing white America NOT lost to the darkness.
@dropkickmurphys.com last night representing white America NOT lost to the darkness.
Supported by the magnificent, incomparable Ukrainian/American @gogolbordello.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Supported by the magnificent, incomparable Ukrainian/American @gogolbordello.bsky.social
So you can all (finally) call me Dr. Matt 😁
February 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
So you can all (finally) call me Dr. Matt 😁
Swap you a photo of your dog for one of my cat
January 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Swap you a photo of your dog for one of my cat
Our Tinkerbell turns 19 this year. Born in 2006. She was alive when Milosovich & Saddam were, when you could still smoke in pubs, Blair was still PM, Obama was still a Chicago senator, financial markets hadn't crashed. She's older than the iPhone. She's... seen things other cats wouldn't believe!
January 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Our Tinkerbell turns 19 this year. Born in 2006. She was alive when Milosovich & Saddam were, when you could still smoke in pubs, Blair was still PM, Obama was still a Chicago senator, financial markets hadn't crashed. She's older than the iPhone. She's... seen things other cats wouldn't believe!
Was awarded the most improved triathlete 2024 at my club awards night. Which is nice. (COLT - City of Lancaster Triathlon club)
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Was awarded the most improved triathlete 2024 at my club awards night. Which is nice. (COLT - City of Lancaster Triathlon club)
Post your queen!
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Post your queen!
Our 18 1/2 year old Tinkerbell has entered her 'Too old for your shit' era.
December 6, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Our 18 1/2 year old Tinkerbell has entered her 'Too old for your shit' era.
In the FA Cup 3rd round, Liverpool has been drawn to play Accrington Stanley.
"Accrington Stanley? 'oo are dey?"
"Exaccly!"
(Seared into the conscience of an entire generation!)
"Accrington Stanley? 'oo are dey?"
"Exaccly!"
(Seared into the conscience of an entire generation!)
December 2, 2024 at 11:02 PM
In the FA Cup 3rd round, Liverpool has been drawn to play Accrington Stanley.
"Accrington Stanley? 'oo are dey?"
"Exaccly!"
(Seared into the conscience of an entire generation!)
"Accrington Stanley? 'oo are dey?"
"Exaccly!"
(Seared into the conscience of an entire generation!)
Macquarie Dictionary word of the year: 'Enshittification', to describe the degradation of mainly online platforms & services (Twitter, anyone?)
But trains, busses, the Post Office, water provision, social care...the NHS? All exposed to processes of enshittification, making the UK shit for profit.
But trains, busses, the Post Office, water provision, social care...the NHS? All exposed to processes of enshittification, making the UK shit for profit.
November 30, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Macquarie Dictionary word of the year: 'Enshittification', to describe the degradation of mainly online platforms & services (Twitter, anyone?)
But trains, busses, the Post Office, water provision, social care...the NHS? All exposed to processes of enshittification, making the UK shit for profit.
But trains, busses, the Post Office, water provision, social care...the NHS? All exposed to processes of enshittification, making the UK shit for profit.
Funnily enough, I've just finished a PhD on a related area - transboundary conservation and environmental peacebuilding. The idea that the protection of shared ecological resources can, in certain circumstances, create opportunities for collaboration between states, *even* when they're in conflict.
November 20, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Funnily enough, I've just finished a PhD on a related area - transboundary conservation and environmental peacebuilding. The idea that the protection of shared ecological resources can, in certain circumstances, create opportunities for collaboration between states, *even* when they're in conflict.