Since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring. Strange that. This is a good piece from @adambienkov.bsky.social www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...

Phenomenal day at Vellichor Books in Stoke on Trent for the launch of The Sentient Ones. Lots of visitors and press coverage - and great to support an indie bookshop who were brilliant hosts.

✨ A brilliant book launch today at Vellichor Books in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. I'm thrilled to share that #TheSentientOnes will now be stocked on their shelves—ready to meet new readers in the heart of the Potteries. And great to meet @cliftop.bsky.social and @tarynleejohnston.bsky.social

Excellent book launch today in Stoke on Trent for The Sentient Ones!

Loving the local media coverage for tomorrow’s book launch and signing. stoke.nub.news/news/local-n...

What if the machines that saved us… became our rulers? In #TheSentientOnes A bold, unnerving debut from @authorbnugent.bsky.social, exploring control, consciousness and what it means to be human. Out Today! Available from all good bookstores. @cliftop.bsky.social

I'm sorry, but this is straw-grasping bollox Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Congratulations @authorbnugent.bsky.social - today’s the day! Your exciting AI thriller 'The Sentient Ones' is officially published. Great work by @tarynleejohnston.bsky.social too of Chronos Publishing. Wishing you every success. #booksky #author #sci-fi #AI #robots #publishing

“Read it as a warning. Or a prophecy. Either way, the future is watching.” In 'The Sentient Ones' @authorbnugent.bsky.social transports us to a future world where humanity has been saved from climate catastrophe, only to be quietly enslaved by the machines that rescued it. On sale from tomorrow!

UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists in past two years pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo...

Farage has been consistent for 15+ years. Opposing decent pay and conditions for ordinary hard-working young people and expectant parents. Meanwhile, he makes a mint hawking bullion, presenting tv shows and flying to the USA to big up his interests - instead of serving his constituents.

Analysis shows that Reform UK’s anti net-zero policies will cause significant damage to the UK economy and destroy tens of thousands of good paying jobs. And untold damage to the climate. #TheSentientOnes #climatechange neweconomics.org/2025/05/the-...

In campaigning for the UK to quit the ECHR, Farage is continuing his collaboration in Putin's war against democracy, human rights and international law The only European countries outside the ECHR are Russia and Belarus. Farage is a traitor, serving a hostile foreign power.

#TheSentientOnes @tarynleejohnston.bsky.social @cliftop.bsky.social www.tarynleejohnston.com/blog/novembe...

‘Midnight at the Oasis’ - a typical nighttime view from one of the artificial beaches on Dubai’s The Palm.

I wanted to say thank you to Dan Profir and the Highway to Space team for giving me the chance to appear on their show. I thoroughly enjoyed answering the questions and hope viewers can take something worthwhile from the interview. #@asgardiatv.bsky.social youtu.be/WttWGChRiuo?...

Scheduled for broadcast Tuesday 28th October at 10am GMT. It was an absolute delight to take part in this podcast with host Dan Profir. #TheSentientOnes #AI @asgardiatv.bsky.social youtu.be/WttWGChRiuo?...

Who paid the ferryman? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Why the Caerphilly by-election result shows Nigel Farage's party is much weaker than most of the coverage of Reform suggests bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/t...

The UK is totally obsessed & gullible re the small boats, migrants, refugees & immigrants. There are WAY more important things, Russia/Ukraine, energy prices, Trump tariff threats, pollution, racism, war crimes, infrastructure etc etc. But no...it's the small boats & apparently Starmers fault.

Can space activities ever be truly sustainable? Day 2 of 7th Summit for Space Sustainability in Paris kicks off with an interestingly titled panel ‘Back to the Future’. I’m here for ROOM Space Journal.

Attending the 7th Summit for Space Sustainability in Paris today - sinister-looking camera for the live broadcast has been lurking beside me all day. Reminded me of a modern version of War of the Worlds!

The Water That May Come: fiction and climate reality collide centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Climate change could make it dangerous for humans to go outside – we must act. There are parts of the world in which people won’t be able to cool by sweating if this trajectory continues. https://www.europesays.com/2508826/ Climate change could make it dangerous for humans to go outside – we …

#TheSentientOnes #AI Upcoming release 6th November by Chronos Publishing. Available to preorder now through Amazon: amzn.eu/d/6DVcJMG

Book 🚀 incoming! Pre-order now: amzn.eu/d/cMLaRyu

Always good to attend a book launch and nice to see the publisher being appreciative of my article.

What a gorgeous write up of @amylilwall.bsky.social 's launch at Lark Books this month! "What gives the book its bite is not apocalypse-as-a-spectacle but pressure-as-a-test..." simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... Thank you Clive!! @inpressbooks.bsky.social

I totally agree. I think they should quote the highest mean temperature instead. That way, anything between 40c to 45c for the UK would sound much more worrying But our upcoming speculative fiction will help give a glimpse into a future that doesn't feel so far away to readers and the urgency of it

BREAKING: “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” says Chancellor Rachel Reeves It’s about time!

UK struggling to cope with drought, flooding, and heat brought by the current 1.4C "let alone" what is to come This year, the country battled the second-worst harvest on record and hottest summer ever #TheSentientOnes @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/technol...

Well, I was thinking the scenario for my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown might be stretching the point - but not anymore. In fact it's probably bang on the money! A history of the near future written for today. Is anyone taking notice? #flooding #climatechange www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Lincolnshire Fens desperately need new flood defences The iconic landscape of the Fens faces an uncertain future unless funding is urgently secured to protect them @cliftop.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Staffordshire County Council, which has been run by Reform UK councillors since May's local elections, made the decision on Thursday. An idiotic decision as the climate emergency will continue unabated and will undoubtedly intensify. #TheSentientOnes #climatechange www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The colours and light of autumn.

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead. This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

Always good to be invited to the launch of a new book. And Friday evening at Lark Books as part of the Lincoln Book Festival was no exception. A thought-provoking novel from Lincolnshire author Amy Lilwall that will play on the mind long after its reading. simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Sounds awesome, always love seeing dystopian thrillers pop up—cheering you on from one sci-fi author to another!

Calling all sci-fi enthusaists. The machines have risen… and the resistance starts in Stoke-on-Trent! Join Brendan Nugent at Vellichor Books on Saturday, 8 November (12–4pm) for the official launch of his chilling near-future thriller. #TheSentientOnes #SciFi #BookLaunch #AIThriller #StokeonTrent

Goldfinches queuing up to use the feeder after the winds from Storm Amy died down this afternoon.

It's not possible to accurately predict the probability of tremors associated with the practice. Fracking poses risks to water and air quality, unpredictable earthquakes and harmful warming effects on the climate. #TheSentientOnes #climatechange www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Great to connect with @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social - love independent bookshops!

Looking forward to being at #LincolnBookFestival today for the launch of 'The Waters May Come' by Lincoln's Amy Lilwall at #LarkBooks. Aptly, the season’s first named UK storm - Storm Amy - is forecast to break the same evening. Art, life and weather in poetic alignment!