Matt Hann
@matthann.bsky.social
Recovering political theorist, higher education fundraising. Cambridge, UK.
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Great proposal this. Continues to be incredibly funny and incredibly stupid that for years we've *banned* bus and rail operators "colluding" to make their timetables integrate with each other.
Fantastic to see my Mini Switzerland idea covered by the BBC.
It captures so many people’s imaginations because it’s both obvious, simple and yet - from where we are today - unspeakably radical.
Please share!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It captures so many people’s imaginations because it’s both obvious, simple and yet - from where we are today - unspeakably radical.
Please share!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Mini Switzerland' plan for Peak District transport network
The idea would see buses arriving before trains pull into stations to improve connectivity.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Great proposal this. Continues to be incredibly funny and incredibly stupid that for years we've *banned* bus and rail operators "colluding" to make their timetables integrate with each other.
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This is insane. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…
theshamblog.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This is insane. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...
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When Labour came to power in 1997, a staggering 283,866 people were waiting 6 months or more for an operation.
By 2007 the number was down to 199.
Just one astonishing fact I came across while recording this and it's a reminder that government really can change things - for the better.
By 2007 the number was down to 199.
Just one astonishing fact I came across while recording this and it's a reminder that government really can change things - for the better.
As the rat infested Palace of Westminster literally sinks into the mud, there's talk that British parliamentary democracy might follow suit.
It's all lightness and larks in my latest for @noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/has-britain-...
It's all lightness and larks in my latest for @noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/has-britain-...
Has Britain become Ungovernable?
News direct from reporters you trust.
www.noosphere.app
February 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
When Labour came to power in 1997, a staggering 283,866 people were waiting 6 months or more for an operation.
By 2007 the number was down to 199.
Just one astonishing fact I came across while recording this and it's a reminder that government really can change things - for the better.
By 2007 the number was down to 199.
Just one astonishing fact I came across while recording this and it's a reminder that government really can change things - for the better.
He's definitely doomed now
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After a mad week, Labour is hopefully seeing sense: Starmer needs to stay | Simon Jenkins
The only winners from a political coup in Westminster would be Labour’s enemies on the left and right, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
He's definitely doomed now
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"When asked by The Hill if Gallup had received any feedback from the White House or anyone in the current administration before making the decision, the spokesperson said, “this is a strategic shift solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities.” "
That's very not a "no"
That's very not a "no"
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"When asked by The Hill if Gallup had received any feedback from the White House or anyone in the current administration before making the decision, the spokesperson said, “this is a strategic shift solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities.” "
That's very not a "no"
That's very not a "no"
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allllll together now:
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
allllll together now:
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
Intetesting reverse take on gattopardesco politics, this: everything must stay the same so that everything changes.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer must lead ‘moment of change’ after Labour turmoil, says Ed Miliband
Minister calls for party’s briefing wars to end as MPs rally around ‘liberated’ prime minister after speech in parliament
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Intetesting reverse take on gattopardesco politics, this: everything must stay the same so that everything changes.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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If you are using the phrase "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism", especially if you are of the left, a loved one should take your phone off you and send you to Baden-Baden or somewhere for a month.
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If you are using the phrase "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism", especially if you are of the left, a loved one should take your phone off you and send you to Baden-Baden or somewhere for a month.
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If you wanted to design an organisation to kill journalism, you would create something very much like Reach.
Pushed by Reach newspapers on social media feeds: the death of Michael Sundin. Which happened in 1989. As if it’s a news story. So that you click.
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM
If you wanted to design an organisation to kill journalism, you would create something very much like Reach.
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
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The university funding crisis finally starting to make it into newspaper editorials
www.ft.com/content/82f5...
www.ft.com/content/82f5...
February 5, 2026 at 7:25 AM
The university funding crisis finally starting to make it into newspaper editorials
www.ft.com/content/82f5...
www.ft.com/content/82f5...
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All the detail and documents here, in our regularly updated page of Epstein/Mandelson leaks and emails: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
All the detail and documents here, in our regularly updated page of Epstein/Mandelson leaks and emails: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
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The payback was far greater than $10,000 of osteopathy tuition fees – it was Mr Mandelson’s subsequent highly lucrative career, which was enabled and assisted by Jeffrey Epstein and his network of contacts.
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The payback was far greater than $10,000 of osteopathy tuition fees – it was Mr Mandelson’s subsequent highly lucrative career, which was enabled and assisted by Jeffrey Epstein and his network of contacts.
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Peter Mandelson wasn’t bribed by Jeffrey Epstein, and certainly wasn’t blackmailed by him. We believe the evidence suggests that Mr Mandelson provided intelligence and lobbying because he thought it was in his own commercial interest. He was correct.
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Peter Mandelson wasn’t bribed by Jeffrey Epstein, and certainly wasn’t blackmailed by him. We believe the evidence suggests that Mr Mandelson provided intelligence and lobbying because he thought it was in his own commercial interest. He was correct.
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Journalism is a great industry to go into if you want to become speedrun becoming a Marxist.
The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Journalism is a great industry to go into if you want to become speedrun becoming a Marxist.
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The tone of this debate about releasing the Mandelson info is really fascinating. It's become a matter on the sovereignty of parliament itself. Owen Patterson has been mentioned. And Labour MPs are standing firm against the government.
Starting to really wonder how Starmer gets through this
Starting to really wonder how Starmer gets through this
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The tone of this debate about releasing the Mandelson info is really fascinating. It's become a matter on the sovereignty of parliament itself. Owen Patterson has been mentioned. And Labour MPs are standing firm against the government.
Starting to really wonder how Starmer gets through this
Starting to really wonder how Starmer gets through this
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A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
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Thinking of those relatively junior civil servants who were jailed for substantial periods for leaking information in return for relatively small amounts of reward during the hacking scandal.
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Thinking of those relatively junior civil servants who were jailed for substantial periods for leaking information in return for relatively small amounts of reward during the hacking scandal.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once