Martin Stiff
@martinstiff.bsky.social
Designer, writer, illustrator, husband, father, tired.
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Two-tier public services on display once again, as Tory HQ gets its rubbish collected once a week
New: Nigel Farage unveils Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary, as his latest defector
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Two-tier public services on display once again, as Tory HQ gets its rubbish collected once a week
Because railway companies, electricity companies, water companies, gas companies and the Royal Mail are all much more efficient now…
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
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Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
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January 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Because railway companies, electricity companies, water companies, gas companies and the Royal Mail are all much more efficient now…
She got things on her mind…
#makingcomics
#makingcomics
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
She got things on her mind…
#makingcomics
#makingcomics
From next week I have to start injecting myself with methotrexate for my psoriatic arthritis, so that’s a fun new development. My dad’s been diabetic since the 80s so I’ve grown up around people using needles but still not much looking forward to it!
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM
From next week I have to start injecting myself with methotrexate for my psoriatic arthritis, so that’s a fun new development. My dad’s been diabetic since the 80s so I’ve grown up around people using needles but still not much looking forward to it!
I mean, I know there’s far bigger things going on at the moment to be annoyed about, but it’s grating that there’s no UHD release of Keeper on disc next month, and only a BluRay.
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I mean, I know there’s far bigger things going on at the moment to be annoyed about, but it’s grating that there’s no UHD release of Keeper on disc next month, and only a BluRay.
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
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Think you'd be a good comic editor? Here's your 'choose your own adventure' chance. We announced our new creator-owned series HIDDEN SPRINGS this week. Here's all the different roughs @nilvendrell.bsky.social sent through as possible covers for #1. Which one would you choose?
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Think you'd be a good comic editor? Here's your 'choose your own adventure' chance. We announced our new creator-owned series HIDDEN SPRINGS this week. Here's all the different roughs @nilvendrell.bsky.social sent through as possible covers for #1. Which one would you choose?
Today I went to the Brand Museum in London to check out the @gerryanderson.bsky.social exhibition. If you’re a fan of retro TV shows it’s a lot of fun!
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Today I went to the Brand Museum in London to check out the @gerryanderson.bsky.social exhibition. If you’re a fan of retro TV shows it’s a lot of fun!
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The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
Trump: "I should have gotten the Nobel prize for each war...I saved millions and millions of people...and don't let anyone tell you that Norway doesn't control the shots. It's in Norway. Norway controls the shots. It's a joke. They've lost such prestige.“
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
“Can’t be arsed to count your friends? Just upload photos of everyone.” Fuuuuuuuuuck offfffff.
at last we will be free from the backbreaking drudgery of ordering pizza from a menu and even counting how many people the pizza is for www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...
January 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Can’t be arsed to count your friends? Just upload photos of everyone.” Fuuuuuuuuuck offfffff.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
I’m going to keep reposting this until one of you fuckers does.
*coughs, pull microphone closer*
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I’m going to keep reposting this until one of you fuckers does.
*coughs, pull microphone closer*
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
January 17, 2026 at 10:31 AM
*coughs, pull microphone closer*
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So, I gather they’re making a series of TV spin-offs of 28 Years Later starring a bunch of grunge rockers from the 90s. The Bone Temple pilots will air next year.”
“So we just need one photo of Tony Blair not looking like a fucking psychopath for this article.”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
January 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
“So we just need one photo of Tony Blair not looking like a fucking psychopath for this article.”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
“No problem, boss - on it!”
I loved 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. It’s a brilliantly made horror with some real flashes of originality. Plus, Ralph Fiennes is having the absolute time of his life!
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I loved 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. It’s a brilliantly made horror with some real flashes of originality. Plus, Ralph Fiennes is having the absolute time of his life!
This 2000AD story blew my mind. I would've been 16 I guess and was really enjoying the Dead Man story so the twist that (spoiler!) he turned out to be a scarred and outcast Judge Dredd shook my tiny world.
Good morning! It’s Tuesday January 13th 2026! Another day already? Crikey! Onwards we go.
(On sale this very month in 1990, a mere 36 years ago, 2000AD #661, with its cover by John Ridgway featuring Judge Dredd / The Dead Man.)
You be very careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(On sale this very month in 1990, a mere 36 years ago, 2000AD #661, with its cover by John Ridgway featuring Judge Dredd / The Dead Man.)
You be very careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
This 2000AD story blew my mind. I would've been 16 I guess and was really enjoying the Dead Man story so the twist that (spoiler!) he turned out to be a scarred and outcast Judge Dredd shook my tiny world.
Murder! Oh murder!
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Murder! Oh murder!
Well, I did not hate Tron Ares as much as everyone else, it seems. Sure the ‘plot’ and Leto are both utterly pants but visually at least it blew my socks off and the hokum was well orchestrated. And NiN’s soundtrack is excellent.
January 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Well, I did not hate Tron Ares as much as everyone else, it seems. Sure the ‘plot’ and Leto are both utterly pants but visually at least it blew my socks off and the hokum was well orchestrated. And NiN’s soundtrack is excellent.
My 80 year old dad is a fan of blues music so I told him and mum to watch this movie on NowTV they’d really like. I said it was a story about two brothers opening a blues club in the Deep South and that the movie took a bit of an unexpected turn in the second half. Told them it was called Sinners…
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My 80 year old dad is a fan of blues music so I told him and mum to watch this movie on NowTV they’d really like. I said it was a story about two brothers opening a blues club in the Deep South and that the movie took a bit of an unexpected turn in the second half. Told them it was called Sinners…
First read of 2026 - just finished this and it's phenomenal. If you liked Paver's Thin Air and Dark Matter then you'll absolutely adore this - and if you've not read them, get on it!
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
First read of 2026 - just finished this and it's phenomenal. If you liked Paver's Thin Air and Dark Matter then you'll absolutely adore this - and if you've not read them, get on it!
I came out of the loft and closed the hatch, but as I walked away I heard the latch release. Instinctively knowing the hatch would swing down and hit me on the back of the head I ducked… and smashed my forehead on the staircase balustrade instead. Claret everywhere.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I came out of the loft and closed the hatch, but as I walked away I heard the latch release. Instinctively knowing the hatch would swing down and hit me on the back of the head I ducked… and smashed my forehead on the staircase balustrade instead. Claret everywhere.
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Bumping this because it's a great job in my team and you should apply for it.
This is a great job in a wonderful team in a brilliant company. It's so good that I've run out of superlatives www.lego.com/en-gb/career...
Writer, Customer Experience - Careers - LEGO.com
Writer, Customer Experience: Job Description Dear LEGO ® people, What are you doing to protect the planet and the polar bears? Are there LEGO characters with pr...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Bumping this because it's a great job in my team and you should apply for it.
Christ, the amount of shitty AI slop-books on Amazon really makes it tricky to find legitimate biographies of people.
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Christ, the amount of shitty AI slop-books on Amazon really makes it tricky to find legitimate biographies of people.
I loved Marty Supreme! Exciting, exhilarating and exhausting, and Chalamet cements his place as his generations greatest actor.
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I loved Marty Supreme! Exciting, exhilarating and exhausting, and Chalamet cements his place as his generations greatest actor.
Enjoyed the Stranger Things finale. It stuck the landing.
January 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Enjoyed the Stranger Things finale. It stuck the landing.