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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@dorianlynskey.bsky.social Hi Dorian, really enjoyed the talk today and you chaired it beautifully

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Told you Nico was brilliant. Just stick with me for your footy wisdom

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you to @bernieburner7.bsky.social for pointing out that Spain look as if they've got about seven on the pitch now. Teaches me to say anything about football. But while I'm here, and while I'm mourning city, what a player our Nico is.

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bernieburner7.bsky.social @bernieburner7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Looks like they’re down to about 7 now.

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Great equaliser. But still can't get my head round the idea that Lee Dixon's job as pundit is to say to Sam Matterface: "That's one way of putting it." (twice so far)

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Spain look like they've got 40 players on the pitch. Brilliant pressing

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is my piece on City.I told a friend it's like going through the stages of grief in reverse. For me, first it was acceptance (when I wrote this) and now it's anger with the club. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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We Manchester City fans fear relegation and losing trophies … but club are bang to rights

Despite the club’s shocking attempts to legally filibuster the charges out of existence for the past three years, we’ve rightfully failed

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Vicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great review by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social of @derekvsderek film. this says much from derek the dairy farmer "We’re tied a bit by the price of milk, but we just keep going, we keep struggling on and we love what we do” Good for discussing future changes needed... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...

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‘The man’s a psychopath when it comes to hedgerows’: Derek vs Derek, the unexpectedly heartwarming doc about farmers at war

One Devon farmer, called Derek, is committed to rewilding his land. His neighbour, also a Derek, tends cattle and crops. What happened when a film-maker decided to follow the bickering pair?

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Few have fought as epic battles in the Labour party as Margaret Hodge. She tells me about taking on the BNP, antisemitism, dodgy tech giants – and why she sees herself as a battleaxe www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A note to publicists: Maybe hold back from saying how much your client loves what they're promoting unless you're absolutely sure. Meet the fabulous Mr T www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T

He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Understatement of the decade on BBC News at 10 Lionel Messi is "one of the greatest players of his generation."

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One of Dolly's most beautiful (sung with Porter Wagoner) Tomorrow is Forever www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d8Z...

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Tomorrow Is Forever

YouTube video by Porter Wagoner - Topic

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I can't think of anyone who was as wonderful in so many ways as Dolly Parton – singer, songwriter, actor, raconteur, entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, groundbreaker extraordinaire. And she went through life without a stain. Who does that? And who is EVERYONE'S hero? Love you Dolly

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

@tanitatikaram.bsky.social Lovely piece on Twist In My Sobriety in the Guardian Tanita. Such a wonderful song. One of my happy songs too (and yes, most of them are dark!)

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We all know the long banned imprisonment for public protection sentence is inhumane. Another review will just kick the can down the road yet again. All Andy Burnham need to do is introduce a bill to re-sentence prisoners still serving IPPs. By me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...

A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My interview with inspirational former footballer and chair of the PFA Clarke Carlisle, who has been to the very depths, on why he is the perfect person to be the new chair of mental health charity Mind www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Brilliant piece by @jennykleeman.bsky.social. She is so good www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This is an extract from the amazing Hiroshima memoir by Kiyoshi Tanimoto, which was mysteriously buried in the archive of the writer John Hersey. (My interview with his fab daughter Koko, the baby of Hiroshima, is linked to it) www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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‘Everywhere there were pitifully injured people’: how a newly unearthed memoir captures the devastation of Hiroshima

In an exclusive extract from his memoir, Kiyoshi Tanimoto describes the terrifying trip across the city to locate his wife and child

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The inspirational Koko Kondo was a baby when the A bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She talks to me about survival, why she turned her back on the city before returning to keep the memory alive, and the mystery of her father's recently discovered memoir www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness

On that fateful day in 1945, Kondo was just a baby in her mother’s arms. She talks about her father’s newly discovered eye-witness account of the aftermath – and why she decided to continue his work a...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

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Sign to protect the right to a fair trial

Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One final bit of disingenuous myth-making from Rachel Reeves. "I said when I was appointed Chancellor that I would judge my time in office if the lives ordinary working class people have been improved" No, she didn't. Like Starmer, she always talked about 'working people'. There's a difference.

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Farewell to the wonderful, chuckling, change-jangling, head-nodding, hard-nosed, kind-hearted, colleague-supporting, scoop-smashing investigative journalist David Hencke. An exceptional reporter. And an exceptional man.

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Serena O'Clock kids. wow! Come onnnnnnnn!♥️

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Anybody worried about the safety of Jeremy Bamber's conviction for killing five members of his family should watch this doc on C5 tonight at 9pm x.com/Channel5Pres...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Anybody interested in the case ofJeremy Bamber, who has been imprisoned for 41 years after being convicted of killing five family members, should watch this. Jeremy Bamber: Proof of Innocence - The Missing Phone Call – TX, Monday 8th June - 9pm @channel5_tv

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I joined Ken Macdonald, Tim Owen and John Podmore on Double Jeopardy podcast to discuss the outrageous ban on Jeremy Bamber talking to the press. Please give it a listen if you get a chance. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

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Jeremy Bamber and a Free Press: UK Justice Turns Out the Lights

Podcast Episode · Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics · 27 May · 49min

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is my tribute to the great Bernardo (Silva) (running down the wing. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

'Starmer's managed to get both the left and the right to fucking hate his guts. I just want someone to speak and you believe them, and we haven’t had that in so long I’ve forgotten what it’s like.' Danny Dyer plays the diplomat with me. (For a bit.) www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

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‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals

The actor has always been full of surprises – and now thanks to Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster he’s become a romantic lead. As the series returns, he talks about marriage, masculinity and meditation

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Sarah Green's parents mother ran the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, which controlled every aspect of their members' lives and abused children. She tells me how she eventually escaped the US cult that almost destroyed her. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

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My mom, the cult leader: ‘She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex. We were prisoners’

Deborah Green was a charismatic woman who established a ‘free love ministry’ in California, claiming to be a vessel for God. She was also a controlling, cruel sadist. Her daughter Sarah talks about he...

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TC Dunlop @tcdunlop.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This is brilliant…😍

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The case against Jeremy Bamber was built around the use of a silencer. Now, after 41 years in jail, one of Britain's top forensic physicians, commissioned by the Guardian, has analysed crime scene photographs and concluded that a silencer was not used www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

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Zamira Rahim @zamirarahim.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Well, this made me bawl. Immense courage of the sort we never see but also an openness to talking about her mistakes.

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