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“This time next year”: Marc Owen’s council update on allies and Doojzie’s next chapter

17 October 2026 · Council update · Attributed project statement

Marc Owen sets out a hopeful direction for Doojzie’s practice: a new trading bot on demo into 2027 while licensing is pursued, with cooperation and new capabilities as goals—not promises of profit.

A different year ahead

Borrowing the optimism of Del Boy speaking to Rodney, Marc Owen’s message for the year ahead is simple: “This time next year, things will be different.” It is a Del Boy-inspired expression of hope, rather than a verbatim quotation from the programme or a promise that anyone will become wealthy.

The update connects that outlook with a new addition to Doojzie’s practice: a trading bot intended for demo use while licensing arrangements are worked through. The aim is to develop capabilities patiently, learn from testing and bring future decisions into alignment with the wider practice.

Demo first; licensing still to be established

According to Marc Owen, the bot will stay on demo until next year—2027—while the relevant licences are pursued. Demo trading uses simulated funds. It does not establish that real money has been traded successfully, and simulated results must not be presented as a verified record of live returns.

This is a statement of the intended approach, not confirmation that any licence has been granted. No licence documents, regulator, permission scope or approval date were supplied for this announcement. A software licence and permission to provide regulated financial services are different matters; one must not be treated as proof of the other.

Reaching 2027 would not, by itself, authorise a live launch. Any move beyond demo would depend on the permissions actually required, their documented status and the practical safeguards appropriate to the activity. This update does not open a scheme, take deposits or invite readers to invest.

Within the principality, allies and alignment

Within the principality’s creative and community framework, Marc Owen describes allies and alignment as part of the next stage. The ambition is to bring willing collaborators, developing tools and Doojzie’s practice into a more coherent relationship.

No allies are named in this update, and no signed partnership or endorsement is announced. Cooperation remains a direction to work towards, rather than a claim that another organisation has already committed itself.

Room for the smallest participant

The ambition is not to design only for the biggest bidder. Marc Owen wants future possibilities to leave room for people starting small. That is an accessibility goal, not an assurance that a small contribution will produce a large fortune, and no investment terms or minimum deposit are announced here.

His Bonnie-and-Clyde-meets-Klondike imagery gives the message a larger-than-life tone. Those references are wordplay about ambition, not a literal historical account, an endorsement of crime or a projection of financial returns.

For now, the useful next step is to follow the public updates and distinguish plans from demonstrated capability. The existing trade journal provides project context; linking to it is not an invitation to fund this bot. Real trading can lose money, including all capital committed, and demo performance does not predict future results.

Short press release

In a council update attributed to Marc Owen, Doojzie’s next chapter brings together a new trading bot, plans for cooperation and an ambition to make future tools accessible beyond the largest participants. The bot is to remain on demo into 2027 while licensing arrangements are pursued. A Del Boy-inspired message—“This time next year, things will be different”—expresses hope, not a forecast. No regulatory approval, named alliance, live-investment launch or guaranteed return is announced.

Source: a statement supplied by Marc Owen for this publication on 17 October 2026. “Council update” and “principality” are used as the contributor’s descriptions of the project, not as confirmation of a local-authority release, recognised governmental status or regulatory approval. The bot, its capabilities and its licensing status have not been independently verified. This is an attributed project announcement, not financial advice.