Why is Keir Starmer utterly incapable of saying no to Donald Trump? Our national security requires us not to be dragged into illegal wars. The Prime Minister is making us less safe. Did we learn nothing from Iraq?

I'm playing "Guess How Many Books I Sell Today". I've not told you how many books i've sold so far today, because that might have given you a clue as to how well/badly things are going. So now it's time to reveal book sales so far. ONE Which means you're all still in!

SHADOW's Kindle Monthly Deal ends tomorrow! Grab this race-against-time thriller about a deadly man-made virus, the far-right terrorist group planning to release it and the one man who must stop them before millions are killed, all for just 99p! t.co/ONwMvZyvtU

all that plus columns from the wonderful @miramanga.bsky.social & @jameswallis.bsky.social and so much more. Like seriously loads more, someone please teach me how to say no Anyway there’s so much it’s taken me 15 mins to write this so you now only have 40 minutes to grab all the above for just $2

Are they any good at ironing though?

good news everyone! Wyrd Science issue 7 is @drivethrurpg.com's DEAL OF THE DAY! for 24 hours get a massive 60 (sixty!) % off the latest, best issue of the world's greatest tabletop game magazine! From Cold War RPGs to Warhammer's Rick Priestly, the Caves of Qud to Castle Rat, it's a banger!

There will be special editions of Daughter of Crows. I'm not allowed to tell you about them. Make of that what you will 😀 None of them will have this cover 😮

Turns out, Tove Jansson of Moomins fame did some illustrations for The Hobbit. Tag yourself, I'm depressed harpist.

“Then around the webway, friend of the column Mira Manga had a reaction video around the anticipated shuttering of the Black Library website!” Love that @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social gave me an Eldar pass ❤️❤️❤️ www.youtube.com/live/wVLnLmI...

40k pronunciation guide for Mira. @miramanga.bsky.social

Does any of this help us sell magazines? No but does it help us build respect and influence in the ttrpg industry? Also no

SHAC Research Finds Overcharging in More Than 63% of Tribunal Cases But government and landlords continue to deny that it is systematic! #EndServiceChargeAbuse shaction.org/2026/02/13/s...

Can you do me a quick favour today? ✍️ The government is finally asking if they should ban cages for hens in the UK. 🐔🐔 Lobbyists are trying to block it, so we need huge numbers to show them that the public wants this ban NOW: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

Ah just saw that WS2 is only five sales off going Gold on @drivethrurpg.com. Great issue that still holds up with features on DnD B/X, the OSR, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Wanderhome, Warhammer Soulbound & lots more. Get it cheap in our 6 issue megabundle here legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4991...

Welcome to my clickbait era! www.youtube.com/live/FF5jNLp...

Out today! Audible release the BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of my award-winning #TomClancy #SplinterCell action thriller FIREWALL! www.audible.co.uk/pd/Tom-Clanc...

I attempted my first ever clickbait Warhammer video to harvest rage shekels 💰🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImLD...

We reach the brilliant Betrayer by beloved Aaron Demski Bowden, 472nd book in the Horus Heresy series and the sequel to Know No Fear! What a great book and I get to discuss it with everyone's fave Warhammer lore YouTuber @arbitorian.bsky.social too! Enjoy :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGY...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

🥹 It’s been the worst of times and then something unexpectedly lovely and heartwarming like this happens! Thank you @thefluffenhammer.bsky.social and friends! 😭❤️❤️❤️

SHAC Article - London Rents A Blow to Key Workers - by Mary Pimm shaction.org/2026/02/15/l... "the failure to consult all interested parties [meant] the dominant voices were housing associations, councils and other providers" Why we're campaigning for change.

The Guardian editorial today reflects the reality for millions. Bills soaring. Wages stagnant. People pushed to the brink. We don’t have to accept this. It’s time to do things differently. join.greenparty.org.uk

May the Emperor himself grant each of us an aeldari corsair admirer! ❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day!

‪Word Bearers are red‬ ‪Thousand Sons are blue‬ ‪I plunged the galaxy into darkness‬ ‪But I'd never betray you‬ #GrimdarkValentine

My missing Heresy books list. 35 Eye of Terra (Anthology) Laurie Goulding (Editor) 36 The Path of Heaven Chris Wraight 38 Angels of Caliban Gav Thorpe 40 Corax (Anthology) Gav Thorpe 42 Garro (Anthology) James Swallow 43 Shattered Legions (Anthology) Laurie Goulding (Editor)

My interview with @miramanga.bsky.social is live! We talk about the Dropsite Massacre, the poetry in the Horus Heresy, and Fulgrim being casually disturbing. Watch it now: youtu.be/ojIYM02vvas?...

With thanks to @thisisthesentinel.bsky.social for giving international exposure to the scandal of service charge abuse in the UK, and to SHAC's #endservicechargeabuse campaign. sentinel.yuvoice.org/apartment-se...

SHAC Service Charge legal challenge Evidence Survey Launch 🔥 We are delighted to start the year with a call to action - a survey, but this is no ordinary survey! shaction.org/2026-service... We're collecting data to launch a strategic legal challenge against government. 🚩#EndServiceChargeAbuse

I've had one of these (well two actually), too. Watch out! More detail: folks receiving emails purporting to come from Backerkit claiming their password has been changed. It hasn't, and presumably the link in the email doesn't go anywhere good.

Since y'all asked nicely, here's my complete history of Robin of Sherwood. One of the finest TV shows ever made. Hugely influential. Most modern cinematic/TV Robin Hood tropes trace back to it. As Herne would say: "Nothing is forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten." authory.com/JohnBull/Not...

The new year is a great time to check out the new edition of The Expanse RPG, based on James S.A. Corey's terrific novels. The Transport Union Edition, available in PDF format now, expands the rules and background and simply has more of everything: <cont'd> greenroninstore.com/products/the...

Other folks mentioned this week also include: @miramanga.bsky.social @grahammcneill.bsky.social @cubicle7games.bsky.social @wargamer.com Dominic McDowall, WARCOM, the Warhammer Preview Show, @tacticusgame.bsky.social Thanks as always for reading! #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Ordinary Traitors is so disappointing post Carr and co. I am missing a cast of entertainers and comedians.

Finished 2025 officiating a wedding for dear friends Andrew and Mo in November. Looking forward to acting as celebrant for more friends and humans in love in 2026! www.instagram.com/heartandstro...

Thanks to bsky.app/profile/bigi... for offering us the chance to talk about our vision for a national housing union! #NationalHousingUnion www.bigissue.com/opinion/hous...

Happy 002026.M3 🎉💀

Mawkins. Has anyone checked in on Adam Buxton?

Folks mentioned this week also include: Sandy Mitchell, @roguehobbies.bsky.social Steve Lyons, Black Library Readers' Hall of Fame, TTP Field Manual Pod, @arbitorian.bsky.social @miramanga.bsky.social @mikebrooks668.bsky.social @wh40kbookclub.bsky.social #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

As we look forward to stepping up the fight in 2026 ... #NationalHousingUnion shaction.org/a-national-h...

Library cards of 2025 🥹❤️

With apologies for linking to Facebook, I'm planning to be at this event with the cosplay group on the 8th of February. We got invited by Dan and the Monster Merchants guys at Broadside last year (where we met @miramanga.bsky.social too!) It'd be cool to see you there if you're about :) #nerdlings

One of my faves reading one of my faves. (This is in my top 3 Black Library books of all time!) <3

I've just come back from Morrison's. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. People with trolleys of carrots (5p a kilo). Scuffles over the last boxes of Family Circle biscuits. Unexpected items in so many bagging areas. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

Manchester buddies!!!

What a gift! Thank you @jmswallow.bsky.social 🔥

An update for all of those who watched my wee video with Sarah of REEDesigned! The REEDesigned Teapot is funded as of today! WOOT! Congratulations Sarah. What a great achievement! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea...

LIBRARY ACQUISITION 12/19 A Christmas present to myself, it’s been on my huntlist for awhile now. Hopefully not the last Old World novel we see! Lords of the Lance, by @grahammcneill.bsky.social #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Sarah's amazing teapot could come into existence! She is so close, and just needs £1758 in 3 days! Tea lovers unite! Please reshare to your tea-aligned buddies! Check out Teapot REEDesigned: Controls the brew so you don't have to by Sarah on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tea...

Same. That music! Happy anniversary to my favourite show.

As an immigrant from the US, I can't help but stare in horrified wonder as the UK attempts to speed run its way to a similar state of ruin. You have all these wonderful things, and its like you just want to throw them away on the say so of a man with a face like a soggy cabbage.