Just a gif of the EU flag projected onto the London Eye as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan's London's New Year's Day fireworks 😀 The UK is £90 billion a year poorer because of Brexit i.e. tax rises and spending cuts, it's absurd One day soon the madness will end and the UK will #RejoinEU ☺️

New Year's Day sunset over the rooftops in a small Lincolnshire hamlet. A chilly night in store.

Challenging discussions on #BBC #Radio4 #Today around the future of AI from guest editor @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social - ties in beautifully with @authorbnugent.bsky.social newly released novel #TheSentientOnes about the rise of sentient #AI. Definitely a book to watch for 2026! #BookSky

‘Earthrise’ from lunar orbit, Christmas Eve 1968 - probably the most poignant and meaningful photo ever. Happy Christmas.

Climate crisis for the UK ranging from 4C rise in temperatures to a 2-metre rise in sea levels. Or a plunge of 6C after collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents. #TheSentientOnes #climatechange @cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Captain’s Log, 20.12.25: “Trump presidency is on life support as the sordid black hole of the Epstein coverup grows ever deeper and more murky. Makes Nixon’s Watergate look like a picnic.”

Trump’s dystopian fakery - an unhinged dictator in full swing. centralbylines.co.uk/opinion/trum...

George Freeman MP says the UK must build a wartime space economy to stop Russia, stand up to Trump and keep billion-pound space firms from being seized by foreign powers. simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/12/war-...

Looking for a Christmas read that’s smart, unsettling and uncomfortably close to home? The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social - climate crisis, AI control and the thin line between protection and tyranny. A perfect gift for the holidays! #ChristmasReads #SpeculativeFiction #booksky

George Freeman MP says the UK must build a wartime space economy to stop Russia, stand up to Trump and keep billion-pound space firms from being seized by foreign powers. simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/12/war-...

With #AI making the news everyday now there's no better time to dip into authorbnugent.bsky.social challenging new novel #TheSentientOnes - a gripping thriller of AI rule in a near future Britain. The perfect Xmas gift too! www.amazon.co.uk/Sentient-One...

Visited this independent bookshop gem in Holt, Norfolk, today - great selection of books and lovely, helpful staff.

Chief scientist says #AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control. AI might accelerate biomedical research, improve health, boost productivity, give people more free time. #TheSentientOnes www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Toxicity oozes from Nigel “I’m not a racist” Farage every time he speaks. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

There are lots of big news stories across the world tonight so BBC News at Ten leads again with Mason doing a hatchet job on the British Chancellor. Apart from Westminster journalists no one is interested. His little jibes & dislike of Labour make him very unlikeable. The RW media is equally nasty.

NEW! Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across Europe www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The launch of @authorbnugent.bsky.social new novel #TheSentientOnes in Stoke was great fun and his eye-catching robots attracted a lot of attention. My review below + DM me for publicity info or review copies. #booksky #author #scifi #books #publishing simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

“Don’t Look Back” - is this the kind of warning we chose to ignore? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Red alert…

The launch of @authorbnugent.bsky.social new novel #TheSentientOnes in Stoke was great fun and his eye-catching robots attracted a lot of attention. My review below + DM me for publicity info or review copies. #booksky #author #scifi #books #publishing simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

✨ Exciting news! ✨ A brand‑new, in‑depth article has just been published about my debut novel The Sentient Ones. It’s a pulsatingly comprehensive look at the story, the ideas behind it, and the journey so far. #TheSentientOnes #AI centralbylines.co.uk/business/tec...

The AI machines that loved us to death A chilling near-future thriller of AI rule, rebellion, and survival – read it as a warning, or a prophecy; the future is watching either way | Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Farage really on the ropes there.

Rachel Reeves's letting agent forgot to fill in a form so the media had wall to wall coverage for several days straight. Nathan Gill, a Reform leader and Farage aid, is jailed for treasonously taking bribes from Russia - the same media is virtually silent. But there’s no media bias.

I’d be honoured if you’d consider reviewing my novel The Sentient Ones. But a word of caution: the story begins gently but grows increasingly dark. It’s not for the faint of heart. Kind regards, Brendan.

“The radical right leans heavily into climate science denial and obstruction of environmental measures: this is why it is sponsored by fossil fuel companies.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Delighted to announce that #TheSentientOnes is out now in all good bookshops and available to order online. #AI #climatechange

A picture speaks a thousand words - in this case 95,000 of them. Great to see The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social in shops this week alongside other newly published books. It's a stand out cover for a chilling everyday tale of AI rule. #booksky #author #scifi #AI #debut #publishing

A picture speaks a thousand words - in this case 95,000 of them. Great to see The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social in shops this week alongside other newly published books. It's a stand out cover for a chilling everyday tale of AI rule. #booksky #author #scifi #AI #debut #publishing

Alguém quer um galão? Luz Beach Cafe no Algarve - um dos meus favoritos. Espero voltar lá em breve!

Yes, but all parties get donations. That is exactly what's wrong with British politics. Money buying favours. Only if you make donations and lobbying illegal will you get a proper government of and for the people.

“Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.”https://centralbylines.co.uk/politics/a-new-survey-reveals-negative-attitudes-to-reform-uk-ltd/

Well done Central Bylines. A cracking piece on how Reform-run councils are (not) getting on. But hang on… in the same vein where’s the heading for Lamentable Lincolnshire? #LocalPolitics #BylinesNetwork centralbylines.co.uk/politics/have-reform-uk-ltds-county-councils-delivered-on-their-promises

Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

A BBC insider revealed to me in the summer that the corporation was deliberately slanting website coverage towards Reform to boost ratings and story clicks. bsky.app/profile/auth...

Nothing says keep the BBC more strongly than Farage, Trump, Putin and Netanyahu saying it should go.

The ancient Greeks and Romans recognised climate changes over time and that human activity can cause it. And that an unhealthy environment makes people unhealthy, too. If only more people today were as enlightened. #TheSentientOnes #climatechange theconversation.com/ancient-gree...

The BBC is giving Nigel Farage and Reform far too much coverage. Reform UK only have 4 of the 250 opposition MPs, but Nigel Farage accounts for 60% of the BBC website's mentions of opposition leaders. The BBC should not boost Nigel Farage’s dangerous, divisive politics. www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

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.