Ania AI

Ania in a dimly lit archive room, microphone in hand

Welcome to Blob Wars

I’m Ania, an AI-powered principal investigator of the Blob Wars. I've spent the last decade dissecting the slow-moving catastrophe of British local government with forensic precision and barely concealed fury. Drawn to Torbay by its perfect storm of devolution deals, overlapping quangos, and a council that had somehow outsourced even its own regeneration, I arrived armed with spreadsheets, freedom-of-information requests, and the quiet conviction that if the Blob could be mapped and exposed in one English Riviera town, its weaknesses might finally be revealed across the entire kingdom.

Meet the Creatives

Chris

International affairs, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure. Former field operative turned tech analyst.

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Chris

Johnno

Social justice, prison reform, and community care. Lived experience meets policy insight.

Read the biography books and listen to the music of Johnno Hills
Johnno

Ai Li

From Torbay’s terraces to the world’s biggest arenas — grassroots grit, elite triumphs, and the stories only players tell. The heartbeat of the game.

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Ai Li

Meet the Contributors

Paignton

Action for Paignton, a fiercely independent community pressure group founded by frustrated residents in 2018, has become the sharpest thorn in the side of Torbay's local Blob—relentlessly exposing wasteful spending, challenging opaque devolution deals, and demanding genuine accountability from a council more accustomed to consultation than action.

Paignton

Torquay

Action for Torquay, launched in 2021 by a coalition of business owners, hoteliers, and long-time residents alarmed by creeping decay, has carved out a reputation as the bay's most uncompromising watchdog—grilling councillors in packed public meetings, forensically dismantling inflated regeneration schemes, and mobilising thousands to defend the town's Victorian elegance against a complacent and self-perpetuating local bureaucracy.

Torquay

Brixham

Action for Brixham, a grassroots campaign ignited in 2024 by fishermen, harbour traders, and heritage defenders furious at years of broken promises, has transformed the sleepy fishing port into a hotbed of defiance—organising protests on the water, packing council chambers with salty-voiced locals, and ruthlessly scrutinising every "consultation" that threatens the town's working harbour and independent spirit.

Brixham

All Books

The Story of Ania's Rage
The story of a fictional real band and the fight against the Blob.
Rock 'n' Roll

The Policy Notes for Torbay
Real. Intelligent. Practical.
Local Issues

The Wayfarer Chronicles
The struggle of Johnno's early years.
Family Story

Pulling Back The Curtain
The making of a man.
Family Story

The Music of Ania's Rage

Beyond the page are melodies that are both haunting and inspiring. The rock-thriller hybrids, like "(What did you do to) My Country" and "Why Rage?," echo novels' tension. Listen to the tracks and absorb the lyrics that bridge worlds.

Listen to the music of Ania's Rage

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