Clive Simpson
@simpsonclive.bsky.social
Journalist / Editor / Author // Editor-in-Chief of ROOM Space Journal // New novel #FloodWatersDown publishing 9 April / clivesimpson.co.uk
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Hello #Bluesky. Huge thanks to everyone who’s followed & interacted with me since I set my new account up recently - fellow #writers, #authors & #publishers plus all those concerned with #space, #climate, #sustainability, future of humanity & our planet. What a great platform - let's do some good!
Even at sea level, it felt like I was immersed in low cloud on this afternoon's short wander across the fen - eerie, silent and the air moisture-laden.
Place and character inspiration for my upcoming eco-thriller #FloodWatersDown
#photography #Lincolnshire #fens #water #author #Booksky
Place and character inspiration for my upcoming eco-thriller #FloodWatersDown
#photography #Lincolnshire #fens #water #author #Booksky
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Even at sea level, it felt like I was immersed in low cloud on this afternoon's short wander across the fen - eerie, silent and the air moisture-laden.
Place and character inspiration for my upcoming eco-thriller #FloodWatersDown
#photography #Lincolnshire #fens #water #author #Booksky
Place and character inspiration for my upcoming eco-thriller #FloodWatersDown
#photography #Lincolnshire #fens #water #author #Booksky
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A Chinese mission to test resource technologies at the moon's south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form.
#TheSentientOnes #AI #Booksky
www.space.com/the-universe...
#TheSentientOnes #AI #Booksky
www.space.com/the-universe...
Humanoid robot may fly on China's Chang'e 8 moon mission in 2028
A new slide about the planned 2028 mission shows a four-wheeled lunar craft with a humanoid form.
www.space.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 AM
A Chinese mission to test resource technologies at the moon's south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form.
#TheSentientOnes #AI #Booksky
www.space.com/the-universe...
#TheSentientOnes #AI #Booksky
www.space.com/the-universe...
The NFU and many farmers pretty much believed the Brexit lies and voted for their own demise. Don’t make the same mistake with the vacuous promises of Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
The NFU and many farmers pretty much believed the Brexit lies and voted for their own demise. Don’t make the same mistake with the vacuous promises of Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Gordon Brown continues to show political leadership
Accepts his mistake with dignity
Makes proposals to improve the health of our democracy
What a waste that the gutter press destroyed his chance to be our prime minister
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Accepts his mistake with dignity
Makes proposals to improve the health of our democracy
What a waste that the gutter press destroyed his chance to be our prime minister
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Gordon Brown ‘deeply regrets’ bringing Peter Mandelson into his government
Former prime minister says revelations about Epstein’s influence on UK politics caused him revulsion
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Gordon Brown continues to show political leadership
Accepts his mistake with dignity
Makes proposals to improve the health of our democracy
What a waste that the gutter press destroyed his chance to be our prime minister
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Accepts his mistake with dignity
Makes proposals to improve the health of our democracy
What a waste that the gutter press destroyed his chance to be our prime minister
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Looking forward to meeting up with @authorbnugent.bsky.social at #Astrofest in Kensington Town Hall, London, today.
Brendan will be signing copies of his new #AI thriller #TheSentientOnes in the upper exhibition area.
Do drop in & see us if you're attending!
#Booksky #author #astronomy #thefuture
Brendan will be signing copies of his new #AI thriller #TheSentientOnes in the upper exhibition area.
Do drop in & see us if you're attending!
#Booksky #author #astronomy #thefuture
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Looking forward to meeting up with @authorbnugent.bsky.social at #Astrofest in Kensington Town Hall, London, today.
Brendan will be signing copies of his new #AI thriller #TheSentientOnes in the upper exhibition area.
Do drop in & see us if you're attending!
#Booksky #author #astronomy #thefuture
Brendan will be signing copies of his new #AI thriller #TheSentientOnes in the upper exhibition area.
Do drop in & see us if you're attending!
#Booksky #author #astronomy #thefuture
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This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face
This is the UK security assessment that the government tried to bury: ecosystem collapse is a national security threat.
Read how you can turn knowledge into action, addressed by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read:
resilience.org/stories/2026...
#ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity #Adaptation #Resilience
Read how you can turn knowledge into action, addressed by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read:
resilience.org/stories/2026...
#ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity #Adaptation #Resilience
It's ecological breakdown that should put us on a war-footing: official
Admissions of extreme, eco-caused national security threats foreground importance of climate adaptation to bring much needed urgency and agency.
resilience.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face
Busy afternoon at European AstroFest in London and plenty of interest in ROOM Space Journal.
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Busy afternoon at European AstroFest in London and plenty of interest in ROOM Space Journal.
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There's an irony in the Tories - who fought tooth and nail not to disclose their WhatsApp messages and private emails handing out enormous public contracts to their buddies - now asking Labour to hand over their comms with Mandelson (which don't appear to involve any public money).
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
There's an irony in the Tories - who fought tooth and nail not to disclose their WhatsApp messages and private emails handing out enormous public contracts to their buddies - now asking Labour to hand over their comms with Mandelson (which don't appear to involve any public money).
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Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Yes, quite. It's the biggest scandal of this administration, so far, probably. It's an average Tuesday under Johnson.
NASA has updated its potential launch window for its delayed Artemis II Moon mission and is now targeting 6-11 March. It's a moving feast and further updates will follow. Photo by Jacques van Oene at Kennedy Space Center.
February 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
NASA has updated its potential launch window for its delayed Artemis II Moon mission and is now targeting 6-11 March. It's a moving feast and further updates will follow. Photo by Jacques van Oene at Kennedy Space Center.
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More pointers as to how disastrous Reform in government are
Reform UK’s denial stance leaves #Lincolnshire people even more vulnerable to effects of changing #climate.
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
More pointers as to how disastrous Reform in government are
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Exactly the point @zackpolanski.bsky.social just raised on Newsnight. Palantir UK government contracts need to be torn up for good.
"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government
The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Exactly the point @zackpolanski.bsky.social just raised on Newsnight. Palantir UK government contracts need to be torn up for good.
Reform UK’s denial stance leaves #Lincolnshire people even more vulnerable to effects of changing #climate.
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Lincolnshire climate leadership reversed
Lincolnshire goes from national leader to climate change blocker despite the science not changing and local impacts getting worse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Reform UK’s denial stance leaves #Lincolnshire people even more vulnerable to effects of changing #climate.
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
centralbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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As climate change plunges us deeper into the mass extinction event that we are all living through. And more people get sick and die as a direct result of the activities of the fossil fuel industry, this is truly twisted and evil
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
As climate change plunges us deeper into the mass extinction event that we are all living through. And more people get sick and die as a direct result of the activities of the fossil fuel industry, this is truly twisted and evil
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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#Brexit - a disaster for many who voted for it. “Brexit has done… nothing good for UK fishing. Our fishermen have lost access to 12-mile limits, while French fleets continue to fish in our waters. Exporting to Europe has become more expensive and tangled in red tape.”
www.newsbeep.com/ie/279979/
www.newsbeep.com/ie/279979/
Top chef on what Brexit has done for UK fishing and the question you should always ask when buying fish | Money News - Ireland News Beep
Our Money team interview top chefs from around the UK every month, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more.
www.newsbeep.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
#Brexit - a disaster for many who voted for it. “Brexit has done… nothing good for UK fishing. Our fishermen have lost access to 12-mile limits, while French fleets continue to fish in our waters. Exporting to Europe has become more expensive and tangled in red tape.”
www.newsbeep.com/ie/279979/
www.newsbeep.com/ie/279979/
A PM is only as good as his most trusted advisors. Sir Keir should have been a bit more street savvy but McSweeney was pulling the Mandelson strings and, if I were the PM, he (Morgan McSweeney) would be out of the door tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door
Appointment of the ex-ambassador despite tarnished past raises potentially fatal doubts about judgment of PM and his team
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A PM is only as good as his most trusted advisors. Sir Keir should have been a bit more street savvy but McSweeney was pulling the Mandelson strings and, if I were the PM, he (Morgan McSweeney) would be out of the door tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
When I heard a report about this social media site for #AI bots on the radio this morning I immediately thought of @authorbnugent.bsky.social and his new #novel #TheSentientOnes - if you think Moltbook sounds interesting then you should definitely ready it!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What is Moltbook? The strange new social media site for AI bots
A bit like Reddit for artificial intelligence, Moltbook allows AI agents – bots built by humans – to post and interact with each other. People are allowed as observers only
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:34 AM
When I heard a report about this social media site for #AI bots on the radio this morning I immediately thought of @authorbnugent.bsky.social and his new #novel #TheSentientOnes - if you think Moltbook sounds interesting then you should definitely ready it!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Beautiful shot this morning of the Artemis II stack as seen from the VAB at Kennedy Space Center by @roomspacejournal.bsky.social photo-journalist Jacques Van Oene. Go NASA!
February 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Beautiful shot this morning of the Artemis II stack as seen from the VAB at Kennedy Space Center by @roomspacejournal.bsky.social photo-journalist Jacques Van Oene. Go NASA!
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🇨🇦 PM Mark Carney put it well in his book Values: society has confused “value” (market price) with “values” (social, moral and ethical principles).
The EU is a values-based system: rule of law, democracy and human rights, checks on power...
Align wisely, UK.
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www.politico.eu/article/keir...
The EU is a values-based system: rule of law, democracy and human rights, checks on power...
Align wisely, UK.
🇬🇧 🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Starmer vows to take UK deeper into EU single market
Seemingly buoyed by a positive reception and a smaller-than-anticipated backlash, the British PM is now doubling down on his Brexit reset.
www.politico.eu
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
🇨🇦 PM Mark Carney put it well in his book Values: society has confused “value” (market price) with “values” (social, moral and ethical principles).
The EU is a values-based system: rule of law, democracy and human rights, checks on power...
Align wisely, UK.
🇬🇧 🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
The EU is a values-based system: rule of law, democracy and human rights, checks on power...
Align wisely, UK.
🇬🇧 🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
The River Slea in winter’s camouflage and looking full after the week’s rains.
#author #photography #landscape #Lincolnshire
#author #photography #landscape #Lincolnshire
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The River Slea in winter’s camouflage and looking full after the week’s rains.
#author #photography #landscape #Lincolnshire
#author #photography #landscape #Lincolnshire
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