Gav Thorpe
@gavthorpe.bsky.social
New York Times Bestselling Author, world creator, consultant and games developer specialising in SF and Fantasy. Proud daddy. Whitecishet. He / him.
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Ah @ng1978.bsky.social has unearthed the press release and fancy that, the media are indeed parping out the Home Office’s attempts to blame asylum seekers for a mess of its own creation
If somebody had to travel 250 miles for a medical appointment then yes there’s a problem but the taking a taxi ain’t it
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Ah @ng1978.bsky.social has unearthed the press release and fancy that, the media are indeed parping out the Home Office’s attempts to blame asylum seekers for a mess of its own creation
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
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Jokes aside, I'm seeing real consensus building around framing "The government paying for essential journeys by taxi" as some ludicrous wasteful spending.
If you've got a kid in special education who needs transport, you can bet these crosshairs are heading your way *real fucking soon*.
If you've got a kid in special education who needs transport, you can bet these crosshairs are heading your way *real fucking soon*.
Asylum seekers banned from taking taxis in new government crackdown
Asylum seekers banned from taking taxis in new government crackdown
Asylum seekers banned from taking taxis in new government crackdown
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Jokes aside, I'm seeing real consensus building around framing "The government paying for essential journeys by taxi" as some ludicrous wasteful spending.
If you've got a kid in special education who needs transport, you can bet these crosshairs are heading your way *real fucking soon*.
If you've got a kid in special education who needs transport, you can bet these crosshairs are heading your way *real fucking soon*.
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Colourful ships is good
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Colourful ships is good
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Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
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First #Muppetmeet seminar as part of #Dragonmeet.
Thanks @soulmuppet.co.uk for organising.
#indiettrpg
Thanks @soulmuppet.co.uk for organising.
#indiettrpg
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
First #Muppetmeet seminar as part of #Dragonmeet.
Thanks @soulmuppet.co.uk for organising.
#indiettrpg
Thanks @soulmuppet.co.uk for organising.
#indiettrpg
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And that’s not all! Silver award for BEST RPG at #Dragonmeet
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And that’s not all! Silver award for BEST RPG at #Dragonmeet
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We are lurking at Excel, please visit our trap/booth tomorrow
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We are lurking at Excel, please visit our trap/booth tomorrow
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Original #MouseGuard inked artwork!! Pages, sketchbook pieces, and some new isolated character art all up for sale
Use code SMALLBIZ for 25% OFF
mouseguard.bigcartel.com
Use code SMALLBIZ for 25% OFF
mouseguard.bigcartel.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Original #MouseGuard inked artwork!! Pages, sketchbook pieces, and some new isolated character art all up for sale
Use code SMALLBIZ for 25% OFF
mouseguard.bigcartel.com
Use code SMALLBIZ for 25% OFF
mouseguard.bigcartel.com
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If you said you were drunk but thankfully you barely drove home without passing out it would be universally agreed you should go to jail. It’s maddening how apparently if you own a Tesla, though, you’re allowed to brag about getting behind the wheel while impaired to the point of unconsciousness.
Working 36 hours straight on Thanksgiving so Grok says Elon is in better shape than LeBron
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you said you were drunk but thankfully you barely drove home without passing out it would be universally agreed you should go to jail. It’s maddening how apparently if you own a Tesla, though, you’re allowed to brag about getting behind the wheel while impaired to the point of unconsciousness.
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The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
🚨Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism. We must come together - cross party - to stop any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom
youtu.be/QdD9LaAN19A?...
youtu.be/QdD9LaAN19A?...
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy - We must fight any attempt to undermine it
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed
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Newer creatives: people can often tell when you're trying to impress them, and it's almost always cringe.
Just do your thing; genuine approbation will follow.
Just do your thing; genuine approbation will follow.
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Newer creatives: people can often tell when you're trying to impress them, and it's almost always cringe.
Just do your thing; genuine approbation will follow.
Just do your thing; genuine approbation will follow.
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The same with writing! Be bold! Try out weird stuff! Fail spectacularly!!
It’s how you learn what your voice is and what works!!
It’s how you get better AND how you generate ideas for totally bonkers (or sweet or romantic or scary or whatever) stories readers want!!!
It’s how you learn what your voice is and what works!!
It’s how you get better AND how you generate ideas for totally bonkers (or sweet or romantic or scary or whatever) stories readers want!!!
Here's your reminder to draw in a sketchbook!!!!!
Draw ugly!! Draw weird!!!!
DRAW WITH NOTHING BUT PEN OR PAINT MARKERS
LET YOURSELF MAKE MISTAKES
it's part of the process~
Draw ugly!! Draw weird!!!!
DRAW WITH NOTHING BUT PEN OR PAINT MARKERS
LET YOURSELF MAKE MISTAKES
it's part of the process~
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The same with writing! Be bold! Try out weird stuff! Fail spectacularly!!
It’s how you learn what your voice is and what works!!
It’s how you get better AND how you generate ideas for totally bonkers (or sweet or romantic or scary or whatever) stories readers want!!!
It’s how you learn what your voice is and what works!!
It’s how you get better AND how you generate ideas for totally bonkers (or sweet or romantic or scary or whatever) stories readers want!!!
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"The Blackshirts, like the Daily Mail, appeal to people unaccustomed to thinking"
- The Spectator in 1934
- The Spectator in 1934
Talking of history repeating itself
"The Daily Mail, like the Blackshirts, appeal to people unaccustomed to thinking"
From The Spectator in 1934, under different management at the time
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/19th...
"The Daily Mail, like the Blackshirts, appeal to people unaccustomed to thinking"
From The Spectator in 1934, under different management at the time
archive.spectator.co.uk/article/19th...
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"The Blackshirts, like the Daily Mail, appeal to people unaccustomed to thinking"
- The Spectator in 1934
- The Spectator in 1934
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Just treated myself to a set of Snow Trolls from @heresyminiatures.com - going to use them as Cavern Dwellers for my Northern Alliance Kings of War army ^^
heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.p...
heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.p...
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just treated myself to a set of Snow Trolls from @heresyminiatures.com - going to use them as Cavern Dwellers for my Northern Alliance Kings of War army ^^
heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.p...
heresyminiatures.com/shop/index.p...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Leeds — Peter Mitchell, 1980s
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Leeds — Peter Mitchell, 1980s
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Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
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As this horrible year draws to a close and my big plans of getting enough consultant/design gigs to replace my steady full time income haven’t really manifested I’m asking for a little help.
I’ve got a couple of paid gigs I’m working on but if you’d like to contribute in some way see next message!
I’ve got a couple of paid gigs I’m working on but if you’d like to contribute in some way see next message!
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As this horrible year draws to a close and my big plans of getting enough consultant/design gigs to replace my steady full time income haven’t really manifested I’m asking for a little help.
I’ve got a couple of paid gigs I’m working on but if you’d like to contribute in some way see next message!
I’ve got a couple of paid gigs I’m working on but if you’d like to contribute in some way see next message!
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The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
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I'm fairly certain Tokyo Tiger was ripping off one of my artworks a couple months ago. Sounds like they have a habit of ripping off artists and you should not be buying anything from them.
It's happened again... An e-commerce site called Tokyo Tiger has stolen my art and is selling t-shirts and putting ads on IG/X with my artwork.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm fairly certain Tokyo Tiger was ripping off one of my artworks a couple months ago. Sounds like they have a habit of ripping off artists and you should not be buying anything from them.
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I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
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It's happened again... An e-commerce site called Tokyo Tiger has stolen my art and is selling t-shirts and putting ads on IG/X with my artwork.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It's happened again... An e-commerce site called Tokyo Tiger has stolen my art and is selling t-shirts and putting ads on IG/X with my artwork.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.
Do not buy from them.
These are not licensed products. They are stolen.