Clive Simpson
@cliftop.bsky.social
Debut novel #FloodWatersDown coming Spring 2026 – a powerful exploration of survival, resistance & moral collapse in a world undone by climate catastrophe. Freelance journalist & Editor of ROOM Space Journal. Publishing consultant. 🔗 clivesimpson.co.uk
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Clive Simpson
@cliftop.bsky.social
· Jul 21
Hello #Bluesky. Huge thanks to everyone who’s followed & interacted with me since I joined at start of the year - fellow #writers, #authors & #publishers plus all those concerned with space, climate crisis, sustainability, future of humanity & our planet. What a great platform - let's do some good!
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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
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
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
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
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
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
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!
Luz Beach Cafe no Algarve - um dos meus favoritos.
Espero voltar lá em breve!
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Alguém quer um galão?
Luz Beach Cafe no Algarve - um dos meus favoritos.
Espero voltar lá em breve!
Luz Beach Cafe no Algarve - um dos meus favoritos.
Espero voltar lá em breve!
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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.
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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/
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“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
#LocalPolitics #BylinesNetwork
centralbylines.co.uk/politics/have-reform-uk-ltds-county-councils-delivered-on-their-promises
Have Reform UK Ltd’s county councils delivered on their promises?
A six-month review of Reform-led county councils explores how effectively they have delivered what they promised to their electors
centralbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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
#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...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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...
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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
The BBC should not boost Nigel Farage’s dangerous, divisive politics.
www.libdems.org.uk/bbc
Balance the BBC
The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.
www.libdems.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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...
bsky.app/profile/auth...
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Nothing says keep the BBC more strongly than Farage, Trump, Putin and Netanyahu saying it should go.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nothing says keep the BBC more strongly than Farage, Trump, Putin and Netanyahu saying it should go.
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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...
And that an unhealthy environment makes people unhealthy, too.
If only more people today were as enlightened.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
theconversation.com/ancient-gree...
Ancient Greeks and Romans knew harming the environment could change the climate
They worried deeply about the impact climate change would have on us as individuals, and on broader society.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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...
And that an unhealthy environment makes people unhealthy, too.
If only more people today were as enlightened.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
theconversation.com/ancient-gree...
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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
The BBC should not boost Nigel Farage’s dangerous, divisive politics.
www.libdems.org.uk/bbc
Balance the BBC
The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.
www.libdems.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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
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-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever 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
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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-...
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.
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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.
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✨ 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
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
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
✨ 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
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!
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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...
stoke.nub.news/news/local-n...
Local science fiction author launches debut novel
A Stoke-on-Trent science fiction author has released his debut novel and will officially launch the book at an event this weekend
stoke.nub.news
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Loving the local media coverage for tomorrow’s book launch and signing.
stoke.nub.news/news/local-n...
stoke.nub.news/news/local-n...
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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
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
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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
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
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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/...
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/...
Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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/...
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
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
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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
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!
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!
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“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!
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!
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UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists in past two years
pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo...
pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo...
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists in past two years
pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo...
pressgazette.co.uk/diversity/jo...
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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.
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.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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.
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.
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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-...
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
neweconomics.org/2025/05/the-...
The cost of Reform UK's anti-environmental policies
Reform UK has said it will scrap net zero and cut all renewable subsidies - the impact would be hugely damaging
neweconomics.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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-...
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
neweconomics.org/2025/05/the-...
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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.
The only European countries outside the ECHR are Russia and Belarus.
Farage is a traitor, serving a hostile foreign power.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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.
The only European countries outside the ECHR are Russia and Belarus.
Farage is a traitor, serving a hostile foreign power.
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#TheSentientOnes @tarynleejohnston.bsky.social
@cliftop.bsky.social
www.tarynleejohnston.com/blog/novembe...
@cliftop.bsky.social
www.tarynleejohnston.com/blog/novembe...
November’s Novel Moment: Celebrating Stories Big, Bold and Published — Taryn Lee Johnston
November isn’t only about word counts and writing challenges. It’s a time to celebrate powerful fiction, stories that challenge, provoke, and remind us what it means to be human.
www.tarynleejohnston.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM