Ben Bruce's Avatar

Ben Bruce

@therealbenbruce.bsky.social

Author of The Regulators series. Work in TV. Interviews authors while quizzing at The UK Crime Book Club on FB. Linktr.ee/benbruce

815 Followers  |  1,399 Following  |  1,040 Posts  |  Joined: 11.10.2023  |  1.8166

Latest posts by therealbenbruce.bsky.social on Bluesky

Electrasy - Morning afterglow
YouTube video by DougalMcGuire1 Electrasy - Morning afterglow

Just got followed by @electrasy.online - Morning Afterglow is one of the most criminally underrated post-Britpop tunes. I think I might still have the CD single kicking around somewhere. Check it out. You will kot regret it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr9_...

08.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Email is down at the moment, which is terrible news for all the authors, book clubs, SEO experts and so on who are desperate to get in touch with me at the moment and are definitely not scammers.

07.10.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover for The Regulators Parallel Execution by Ben Bruce with the tagline Justice Above Law. A drone hovers between the series title, The Regulators and the book title, Parallel Execution.

Cover for The Regulators Parallel Execution by Ben Bruce with the tagline Justice Above Law. A drone hovers between the series title, The Regulators and the book title, Parallel Execution.

The Regulators: Parallel Execution. Coming 2025.

benbruce.co.uk?p=241

06.10.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay. Let’s do this…

06.10.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolute shambles with the new OnePass app. Thousands stuck outside at Tottenham. #NFLUK

05.10.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a bottle of sea kelp shower gel

Image of a bottle of sea kelp shower gel

Not sure if the hotels shower gel is concerned or being judgemental.

04.10.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh we definitely see a lot of that with her. I think most days before she's finished breakfast, there will be some ailment that she needs to report that means she shouldn't go to school.

02.10.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck terrorism.
Fuck genocide.
Fuck war.
Fuck hate.
Fuck killing people.
Fuck scapegoating.
Fuck racism, misogyny, homophobia, bigotry, anti-islam, anti-semitism, anti-christianity, anti-atheism, fuck all your prejudices.
Fuck all of it.

Stop being cunts. The rest of us might get to live in peace.

02.10.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Daughter came limping down this morning saying her leg hurt. Wife agreed that she'd over extended it last night, so I said, yeah, of course we'll drive to school, rather than walk. She hobbled all the way from the car to the school gates.

Anyone ever seen the end of Usual Suspects?

02.10.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to do a post on #NationalPoetryDay to reveal the title for the fourth Regulators book, but the closest I’ve come to a rhyme is Falafel Elocution.

02.10.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah but he has this cunning plan to become one of the elite. One that no one has ever thought of before. Certainly never failed with before. It’s called β€œThrow A Shit Tonne of Money At It.” Can’t possibly go wrong.

01.10.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Birmingham owner: Premier League elite clubs should be 'protected at all costs' Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner says lower-league clubs should not take too much in pyramid payments and allow the biggest teams in England to drive global interest.

With all due respect Mr. Wagner, fuck off.

Birmingham owner: Premier League elite clubs should be 'protected at all costs' www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

01.10.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay Β£122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules The government sued PPE Medpro - a consortium led by Baroness Mone's husband - after it supplied gowns in 2020 that were rejected.

Hahahahahaha!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

01.10.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck the Times and their dog whistle picture choice.

30.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! We do try (the others admins without doubt more than me!)

29.09.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A great friendly and well-run group where writers and readers mingle!

29.09.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the easiest ways to tackle Farage and Reform, is to showcase the absolute disaster Brexit was and was always going to be. That Labour still seem petrified to even mention the word is beyond me.

29.09.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK Crime Book Club is just a handful of members short of hitting 30,000 members. If you love UK Crime fiction, or you're an author in that genre who isn't a part of it, then please join us! (Do make sure you read the rules re: self promo authors!) www.facebook.com/groups/11167...

29.09.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Note to self. Don’t drink and talk politics. My complete lack of filter appears to be problematic.

29.09.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That HAS to be it for Amorim. #MUFC

27.09.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plenty of players not playing well for United at the moment but it’s yet another shambolic performance from Luke Shaw. He’s had a terrible game. Doesn’t look happy in that spot.

27.09.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Justice for Mo Chara!

26.09.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Labour: β€œWe have no interest in a leadership change.”

Also Labour: Let’s Starmer announce ID cards.

Which one is it lads?

25.09.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the eldest got into his first physical scuffle at school today.

At scrabble club.

25.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got a chat request. I'm not being ignorant, but I've not age verified, nor am I going to, so I can't see who it's from! Apologies for that.

25.09.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Labour MPs are privately urging me to challenge PM, says Andy Burnham Andy Burnham tells the Telegraph MPs have privately urged him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to be PM.

And Labour members. Including this one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

25.09.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

share your favorite black and white movie

24.09.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s interesting because I’ve never advertised in Insta at all so I’ve possibly saved myself from even more! I do enjoy that they’ve found my email but apparently can’t find my books.

24.09.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome aboard – I’ve just added you to the Thrillers starter pack, which is already up and running! Be sure to follow back everyone!

24.09.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing, thanks so much for doing this. Really appreciated.

24.09.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@therealbenbruce is following 20 prominent accounts