Rob Hattersley
@robhattersley.bsky.social
Escapee primary teacher & child safety/lifeskills charity CEO. 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.
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
Abbotsbury Castle is a roughly triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort encircling 1.8ha of a limestone outcrop overlooking the Jurassic Coast betwixt Bridport and Weymouth in Dorset
We love it 😍
Here looking NE dominating the B3157 coast road
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
We love it 😍
Here looking NE dominating the B3157 coast road
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Abbotsbury Castle is a roughly triangular multivallate Iron Age hillfort encircling 1.8ha of a limestone outcrop overlooking the Jurassic Coast betwixt Bridport and Weymouth in Dorset
We love it 😍
Here looking NE dominating the B3157 coast road
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
We love it 😍
Here looking NE dominating the B3157 coast road
📷 © Jo and Sue Crane 2016
#HillfortsWednesday
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
Regardless of which party you support, this is a key point by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social:
"With Proportional Representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted."
Wouldn't that be nice? To vote with hope, not fear?
"With Proportional Representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted."
Wouldn't that be nice? To vote with hope, not fear?
If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Regardless of which party you support, this is a key point by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social:
"With Proportional Representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted."
Wouldn't that be nice? To vote with hope, not fear?
"With Proportional Representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted."
Wouldn't that be nice? To vote with hope, not fear?
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
And we still keep hearing that First Past the Post delivers "strong and stable" governments... 👀
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
And we still keep hearing that First Past the Post delivers "strong and stable" governments... 👀
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
Hi @clairemabey.bsky.social Followed you for the NZ connection, but you might be interested in this. Installed just before Xmas in #DorchesterDorset. Will try to find photo. Nice statue right in the town centre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sylvia Townsend Warner: Dorchester's first non-royal woman statue
The statue of writer Sylvia Townsend Warner will be installed in Dorchester town centre.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Hi @clairemabey.bsky.social Followed you for the NZ connection, but you might be interested in this. Installed just before Xmas in #DorchesterDorset. Will try to find photo. Nice statue right in the town centre. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
"there are two paths for our future: either we will witness global societal collapse, or we will radically change the way we organise our societies." Global collapse here we come then..?
www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"there are two paths for our future: either we will witness global societal collapse, or we will radically change the way we organise our societies." Global collapse here we come then..?
www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
January 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM
HISTORIC HEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
Climatic history is set to be rewritten with an absolutely deadly week:
Today 48.5C in South Australia,47.2 New South Wales,
45.3 Queensland,45.0 Victoria
‼️We might expect 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS >46C in New South Wales and we can't rule out 50C.
A HELL
Masterclass in public comms: clear info on bread and butter issues; relatable; encouraging the best in us; use of humour
One of the hardest things to do is bring campaign-level communications to the work of governance, and snowstorms are notoriously one of the biggest litmus tests that less-engaged voters use to judge mayoral administrations. This is an excellent way to communicate.
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Masterclass in public comms: clear info on bread and butter issues; relatable; encouraging the best in us; use of humour
Because our problems aren’t complex and everything will be fine if we just switch leader… again. Honestly. When will we grow up?
BREAKING: Andy Burnham confirms he's running for selection for the Gorton and Denton by-election
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Because our problems aren’t complex and everything will be fine if we just switch leader… again. Honestly. When will we grow up?
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
“The world we knew is dying, slain by the would-be emperor on the Potomac. But something else became visible this week: a new world waiting to be born.” Great analysis from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland
The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
“The world we knew is dying, slain by the would-be emperor on the Potomac. But something else became visible this week: a new world waiting to be born.” Great analysis from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
Stakeholders have their say on the project - read full report on a very well attended and lively event hosted by @dorchesterarts.bsky.social and the Town Council reconnection.org.uk/2026/01/13/s...
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Stakeholders have their say on the project - read full report on a very well attended and lively event hosted by @dorchesterarts.bsky.social and the Town Council reconnection.org.uk/2026/01/13/s...
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
It’s still possible for politicians to inspire us to be better, not worse versions of ourselves. And it’s still possible to find this in the US #leadership #hope #kindness
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 AM
It’s still possible for politicians to inspire us to be better, not worse versions of ourselves. And it’s still possible to find this in the US #leadership #hope #kindness
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
“They will hold this torch high without faltering because they have weathered the battering storms of persecution and withstood the temptation to retreat to a more quiet and serene life.”
These words continue to inspire and guide us, on MLK day and every day that follows.
These words continue to inspire and guide us, on MLK day and every day that follows.
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
“They will hold this torch high without faltering because they have weathered the battering storms of persecution and withstood the temptation to retreat to a more quiet and serene life.”
These words continue to inspire and guide us, on MLK day and every day that follows.
These words continue to inspire and guide us, on MLK day and every day that follows.
A thousand words…
Morten Morland @mortenmorland on #Trump #RuleOfLaw #USImperialism #Greenland – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
A thousand words…
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
A fabulously fine weather day here and most of it spent #WestrayBirding with an adult Iceland Gull the best I could muster. But this evening’s aurora is something else! The Viking gods have set the northern skies ablaze in their anger at the mad orange one across the Atlantic. #StandWithGreenland
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A fabulously fine weather day here and most of it spent #WestrayBirding with an adult Iceland Gull the best I could muster. But this evening’s aurora is something else! The Viking gods have set the northern skies ablaze in their anger at the mad orange one across the Atlantic. #StandWithGreenland
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
They say 2026 is the new 2016...
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
That is, unless we address the root of the problem: our broken voting system.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
That is, unless we address the root of the problem: our broken voting system.
January 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM
They say 2026 is the new 2016...
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
That is, unless we address the root of the problem: our broken voting system.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
That is, unless we address the root of the problem: our broken voting system.
Interesting, useful and challenging article, in equal measures!
How are charities using X in January 2026?
My latest research findings, just out.
My latest research findings, just out.
Another round of charity Xodus – January 2026
An update into the charity sector’s use of X in January 2026. Use it to help benchmark your use.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Interesting, useful and challenging article, in equal measures!
Reposted by Rob Hattersley
📚 74% of people believe schools aren’t providing enough #financialeducation, and 71% say the government should do more.
✍️ Take action today and sign the open letter on our website to help close the financial literacy gap: www.moneyready.org/update/the-c...
#CostOfNotKnowing #MoneyReady
✍️ Take action today and sign the open letter on our website to help close the financial literacy gap: www.moneyready.org/update/the-c...
#CostOfNotKnowing #MoneyReady
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📚 74% of people believe schools aren’t providing enough #financialeducation, and 71% say the government should do more.
✍️ Take action today and sign the open letter on our website to help close the financial literacy gap: www.moneyready.org/update/the-c...
#CostOfNotKnowing #MoneyReady
✍️ Take action today and sign the open letter on our website to help close the financial literacy gap: www.moneyready.org/update/the-c...
#CostOfNotKnowing #MoneyReady
Tipping point for UK High Streets. We must reinvent.
@reconnection.org.uk your time has come.
Excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social @theguardian.com
@reconnection.org.uk your time has come.
Excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Latest from me, on an eternally overlooked, sniffed-at issue that is politically huge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s high streets have reached a tipping point – and Reform will reap the benefits | John Harris
When even Poundland and charity shops are closing, we’re near a point of no return. But there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Tipping point for UK High Streets. We must reinvent.
@reconnection.org.uk your time has come.
Excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social @theguardian.com
@reconnection.org.uk your time has come.
Excellent piece from @johnharris1969.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Wow. Powerful and moving stuff. I’d hoped this sort of thing was just in history books, but it appears not sadly.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Wow. Powerful and moving stuff. I’d hoped this sort of thing was just in history books, but it appears not sadly.