Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 29/07/2026Well no, because we'll still have la niña years where the temperature doesn't get above 30C at all, but those years will still be warmer on average then they would have been without climate change. 120
Reposted by Andy HartleyJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/07/2026The question for Nigel Farage now is whether it's less embarrassing to un-resign and claim that was an establishment stitchup, or to spend a month competing with a bin. Neither is exactly a *great* option. Neither solves his ongoing scandals. And it's a mess entirely of his own making. 1162138474
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2026Incredible that I predicted this right down to almost the exact language used. (Well it was entirely predictable, but still...) #Farage 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2026The irony of Marine Le Pen making a similar statement later today after her own troubles is incredibly sweet. At least she's got a half decent reason to do so! 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2026Also given he's a huge narcissist, calling a press conference to resign gives him all the headlines on tonight's news for one last time - which is all he's really interested in. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2026Going now means he'll avoid any Burnham bounce eroding Reform support, not be forced out by a recall petition, and have plausible deniability about the motives of everyone else. Farage hates scrutiny, so he's refusing to play, taking his ball, and going. 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2026Let me guess what the content will be; - This is a witch hunt - The establishment was always going to find me guilty - I'm resigning now because I won't get a fair hearing - Of course I've done nothing wrong And he can claim that if Reform do badly at the next GE then it's because he's not there. 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 15/06/2026Things you probably already knew but nevertheless it's a chilling prospect when it's confirmed. Russia is invading our politics physically, digitally, and through useful idiots in certain political parties. 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 26/05/2026Dear parents/grandparents brining children into London during half term; off-peak transport starts at 9:30am - don't be surprised at 9am when you have many annoyed commuters pushing your children out of the way when they stand on the left of the escalators or block the doors to get off the train. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 13/04/2026I'm confused. Is Trump annoyed that the Holy See didn't join his crusade? Presumably he wanted their army (of zero) to take that oil island or something... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPope says he has 'no fear' of Trump after scathing criticismThe US president accuses Leo of being 001
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/03/2026Wow! Given how long Scott has been working on BBC Radio, this must have been something really bad! #scottmills www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukScott Mills sacked from BBC Radio 2 over 'personal conduct'Mills took over the breakfast show from Zoe Ball in 2025. 120
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 09/03/2026The most confusing stat here is how more than 50% of straight women are voting either Reform or Conservative. Women's rights would be in the toilet with Reform! 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 06/10/2025Let me be the first Trump non-bootlicker to say, if this peace plan for the middle east actually works then give him the Nobel prize. He may be a disaster for the rest of the world, but frankly it's a miracle anyone could possibly sort out this conflict (ofc it's US diplomats and not actually Trump) 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 06/10/2025Turns out this happened last week too, so perhaps my theory is incorrect. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 06/10/2025Orrrr, it was supposed to run on Tuesday and Wednesday, but Celebrity Traitors got in the way, and it has to run after the watershed. 200
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 06/10/2025Just checking, you were the useless young gossip columnist in question, right? 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 01/10/2025I'm sure the Forfeiture Committee will be taking a view in the near future. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 01/10/2025£122m in extra cash for Rachel Reeves just before the budget might well come in handy! 220
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 17/09/2025Well, Farage has already called for that a few times for various things 🤷♂️ 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 17/09/2025You don't understand the audience that Eurovision gets in the UK, do you. If the BBC withdrew then ITV would be in there like a shot and the Beeb would never get it back again. If there's one certainly then it's the UK participating. 200
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 16/09/2025If Israel participates in next year's Eurovision then Spain will boycott it. If they don't then Germany and Italy will boycott it. The EBU simply cannot win. 110
Reposted by Andy HartleyEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 16/09/2025[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that 52927769
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 09/09/2025This will likely be free online voting. The BBC isn't allowed to make a profit from this kind of thing which is why votes were only 12p per call before (which is still premium rate because it's in addition to your phone contract). Will be easier to monitor IP addresses so vote farms can be excluded. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 09/09/2025Heads up #Eurovision fans - the BBC have announced they will no longer offer phone votes! This seems like it was always the plan, but particularly interesting considering the furore around the last few contests and the public vote. www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...bbc.comBBC says goodbye to premium-rate phone voting 120
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 03/09/2025If it was the case that the public understood how stamp duty works, and are all happy to pay it when they buy a property then I'd agree ... but they don't. If one person brings it up on the doorstep then I'd be surprised. 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 02/09/2025Whilst Polanski is clearly an excellent communicator, and the Greens were never going to make a different choice, this probably doesn't help the Greens in the long run because yet again the left are going down the purist route - putting off soft left voters who weren't so happy with Labour. 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 15/08/2025Why am I getting clearing ads all over social media? I'm 40 and got my degree ages ago. What did I click to make the algorithm think I just got my A Level results?! 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 14/08/2025Very interesting. Shows why all of us should be getting our news from multiple sources, and how easy it is to manipulate people who don't. 020
Reposted by Andy HartleyJack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Violent crime is falling while digital scams quietly cost millions. So why are *certain* politicians so intent on making us afraid to go outside? My newsletter, out now.linestotake.comWhy we're focused on the wrong sort of crimeAs violent crime falls, digital scams are quietly costing victims millions 11911
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 06/08/2025I would ban Christmas falling on a Thursday. Categorically the worst day of the week for it to fall on. You basically have to take off 4 days around it so you don't go mad. Mon 22 to Wed 24 Dec, and Friday 2 Jan - but that's too long a break anyway. IMHO Christmas should always be on a Monday. 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025... and as if to prove my point, right on cue. YouTube is full of excellent content creators, but you only hear of the bad ones for some reason. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comYouTube now second only to BBC as most popular media desinationThe video sharing platform, now enjoyed by younger and older people, has also jumped ahead of ITV. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025Of course there is. As you rightly say, this is not new or limited to social media. It's also a tiny proportion of the content. The way to combat that is supporting creators who produce well researched and high quality content - including those doing short form - not put everyone in the same basket. 300
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025My audience is in the hundreds, not thousands, so I doubt I was even considered for an invite. 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025The problem is your reference is not current. It's how social media was a decade ago. The creators that now produce very insightful long form content - the ones that actually have a large audience - will be the ones that No 10 has invited. Science, city planning, education, transport creators, etc. 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025Vine was a platform from 2012 to 2016 where people created 7 second video clips. Social media moved on from that a long time ago. 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025Would you like to read that back and see if it applies to yourself - excluding the young bit. It might surprise you to know that not all "influencers" are the same and create content as varied and interesting as the rest of the media - but that doesn't fit your narrative. 000
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025You just described Vine from 2015. I think you need to update your social media references. 🙄 100
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025Love to see all the replies to this leaning in on tropes of how social media worked a decade ago, showing they are even further behind the times than the government comms team ... which is saying something! 020
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025Also it was talking to Trump about Gaza and Ukraine that he prioritised - not Trump himself. 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025You say prioritised in a way that forgets he's the Prime Minister and didn't have some sort of crystal ball to know we were going to win ... and also forgot he was actually at the game on Sunday. 110
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 30/07/2025Love to see all the replies to this leaning in on tropes of how social media worked a decade ago, showing they are even further behind the times than the government comms team ... which is saying something! 240
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 28/07/2025Oh to be able to hear the thoughts of the Starmers here. Their faces look like they're suffering from last night's particularly hot chilli con carne, and it would be preferable if they shit themselves right now than listen to anymore of this nonsense! 010
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2025You've ignored the people who said "Neither secure or insecure", but I guess 42% of people don't read articles before commenting on them anyway! 110
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2025I'm certainly not suggesting that we start teaching "safe choking" in schools, more that we don't teach enough about porn. However much we try to "ban" porn for under 18s (not possible in my view), we still should be teaching them about it whenever they watch it for the first time. 020
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 07/07/2025Well, as a sex educator, I can tell you there are safe ways to do it but you need to have been taught in a safe environment, and next to nobody will have been. Yet again this shows why we should have comprehensive sex education that includes the unreality of porn and why you shouldn't just copy it. 120
Andy Hartley @andyhartley.uk · 25/06/2025You've just described my work Simon. Stop trying to put me out of a job! 😆 030
