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Andy Hadley

@hadleyac.bsky.social
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Councillor for Poole Town, Portfolio Holder for Climate Mitigation, Energy and Environment at BCP Council. Retired Health Informatician, occasional cyclist, sailor and gardener

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Yes. Every American should. Because over 70 million have chosen to vote for Trump 3 times and the last two times cannot reasonably have a doubt about his bad character and malign intent. And so should every U.K. citizen that is even thinking of voting for Farage - the 🇬🇧 Trump.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Very depressing news from Minnesota. Who goes to work to kill nurses in cold blood. Surely these people have wives, children and maybe a vestige of conscience ? Trump and his cronies are out of control, both domestically and on the world stage. This matters to us all. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Border Patrol agent shoots and kills man in Minnesota, officials say
The shooting, captured on a video posted to Facebook and verified by NBC News, was followed by a heated confrontation between officers and protesters who oppose the federal government’s immigration en...
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Icy weather is an interesting way to see how highways infrastructure is being used through the winter. Late morning, and the frost is still on the untreated cycleway and pavement of our new Ringwood Road Transforming Travel route. Of course the critics claim no-one cycles. Go gingerly given icing.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Christmas reading 🎄
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Increased cadence of failures in attempting to reach an inhospitable planet whilst making mother earth less survivable. Why can't these bilionaires turn their attention to reducing conflict, and restoring balance of nature here on earth ? Oh yes, naked greed.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Interesting morning with the Secretary of State for Transport and the Rail minister coming to Bournemouth Traincare Depot to celebrate the first trains under GBR from Sunday.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
I fought to get a cycling strategy at the Western Gateway Sub-national Transport group, precisely to think inter-community, and recognise micromobility extends range without the car if only rural roads not so hostile. Not perfect, and took several goes westerngatewaystb.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
BBC and Cambridge Uni need to be challenged. False narratives being mainstreamed everywhere
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Mayor Making in Poole tonight - outgoing Mayor Pete Miles did a great job. Incoming Mayor Mark Howell has big shoes to fill, but I'm sure will be excellent. The 777th mayor of Poole, quite a portentous number.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Labour are sadly and stupidly sliding ever towards the right. Apeing the racist agenda is not a good look at all.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The playbook of the mock populist, transferring wealth to the already wealthy open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
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The Populist Grift That Keeps on Giving
Trump’s insider trading scandal this week shows that right-wing populists never wanted to “drain the swamp” — they want to swim in it.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This is a problem for all electricity supply in the UK, pegging prices to gas, and propping up stupidly expensive nuclear, complete rip off for Britain. Not just media, but it seems government enthralled by the big energy companies.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
And local paper report, opened by local MP, with leaders of Dorset and BCP Council www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2505292...
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New right of way officially opened with views across Poole Harbour
The opening event was attended by council leaders from Dorset and BCP Councils and other stakeholders.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Dorset Council coverage of the opening www.facebook.com/share/18g5Zr...
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Redirecting...
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Sorry, that's because it's http:// This from the BBC who visited when we were clearing the site www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
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Poole volunteers clear right of way on former rail line
Campaigners who successfully registered an old railway as a right of way begin clearing the route.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
20 years in the making, though unofficially well used for 50 years. Only a spur to a lovely viewpoint so far.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I disagree, given infrequent public transport options at both ends, I'd always prefer to travel with my bike. As I understand, many commuters in Holland keep two cheap bikes, one at each end of their journey. Better cycle parking and bikeshare is good, but not best.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
you're welcome
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
@bournemouthecho.bsky.social were at part of the conference amongst many others. That track is a very recent welcome addition to the network.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Thank you so much for coming down, giving a great talk and unpacking some interesting questions. I hope you had a chance to see some of the infrastructure we have managed to put in place.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Excellent
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Chanced upon this wonderful website celebrating the decorative tiles of Carters Tiles, later Poole Pottery www.pooleimages.co.uk/carters-tiles Have been seeking out treasure for the Poole Museum, and a really interesting development last night. As a Councillor, a rare good news moment. More soon
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Carters Tiles — The Virtual Museum of Poole Pottery
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Especially concerning in the South of England, and in our area with lowland European designated heathland at risk on the urban fringes.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Its only so in the adverts. Reality is hassle and expensive, and that is always someone else's fault. I get to meetings just as quickly by bike as colleagues in their cars.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Another great example of where lobbying from big corporations, and greenwashing seems very effective at undoing much careful work and soul searching by those serious about stemming the global effects of mankinds impact on Climate.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I think it should be climate outrage, the popularism of the right wing selfish agenda doesn't label itself as that. We should be outraged that even after the California fires, those backing Trump and Fromage are continuing the "we don't need experts" because the truth doesn't make them quick money.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Pretty sure I've seen these at www.purbeckartisanyard.co.uk tucked on a backstreet in the scenic saxon town of Wareham, Brigit
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Purbeckartisanyard
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Exactly this, I wrote yesterday to my MP, first Labour one in a long while to say something similar only yesterday
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Every day brings new outrage from the USA. Surely this is indictable? When you consider how they went after Lasange for the Wikileaks episode, this is blatant mass theft and abuse of his role in public office. Mind you, the Trumpster having classified papers at home didn't stop him going again.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Quite liked freedom of movement around Europe for all of us, but was too busy working until the liars thieved it away from us #brexshit was always a crap idea
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Oh we seem to have a lot more drivers making up their own rules since the pandemic in the UK too
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Give them time Steve, I had to advise a Cabinet colleague on what Bluesky was. At least there is an account and a start.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Flooding on the River Stour at Iford Bridge. Great multi-agency working, teams from @bcpcouncil.bsky.social Social Care, Private Housing, FCERM, electrician, and partners #WiltsdorsetFRS and #EnvironmentAgency working seamlessly together. Many residents stoic about moving out, some staying put.
River level at Iford nearing peak at 7:30pmmultiagency team assessing by Iford bridge
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
As a Physicist, I find this a great simple explainer.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Same was pushed by Gove in promoting Brexit - bored of experts, and their inconvenient truths.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Surely 1M doesn't even cover disabled access let alone shared use. Taking access backwards
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
As the privatisation fest started "Tell Sid", I thought it was all a big con, telling people to buy what we already owned for common good. This summarises 50 years of exploitation and neglect very well. Trains, buses, water, electric, gas. All wrecked for the benefit of the rich. Very depressing.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
A winding handle, perhaps for high up windows in the school, with a metal rod through it.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Great thread by George, and absolutely this. Being elected and trying to do the right thing by those without power is gruelling.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I dislike the way every Google search now headlines with an AI that seems to just rip content from one article then presented below. It gave me two statements that entirely contradicted each other, poor extraction and not very clever.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
As was Brexit by the offshore tax evaders
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Century old warnings, yet the comfort and safety of the motorist continues to be at the expense of those outside the car, especially children, the elderly, disabled, and poor.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Bit of snow, and everything seems to grind to a halt, but I was out there being interviewed in it by ITN about a storm 200 years ago, and it's relevance to planned flood protection on the Poole West Quays.
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This highlights "since March 2020. Annually, deaths due to COVID-19 have been higher than those due to flu and pneumonia in any year since 1929"
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Andy Hadley @hadleyac.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Disturbed last night, told by friends that CoVID was just flu. Where did this bending of history and medicine come from ? Not gullible GB News or Daily Fail fans as far as I know. fullfact.org/health/covid...
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Covid-19 is not a ‘simple flu’ - Full Fact
A Facebook post calling for an investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic falsely claims the government “knew” the virus was a “simple flu”.
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