Nigel Leach
@nigelleach.com
Eventually Consistent.
Pretending to be a Northerner whilst stealthily seeking asylum in Cumbria.
Soft left socialist bookworm, still occasionally hobbling over the fells and around a squash court.
Very very happily partnered btw.
Pretending to be a Northerner whilst stealthily seeking asylum in Cumbria.
Soft left socialist bookworm, still occasionally hobbling over the fells and around a squash court.
Very very happily partnered btw.
Thanks, have added it to my todo list.
January 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Thanks, have added it to my todo list.
Morvern Callar was a great book. Didn't realise there was a movie, just ordered it, thanks.
January 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Morvern Callar was a great book. Didn't realise there was a movie, just ordered it, thanks.
and it's not raining, you are blessed
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
and it's not raining, you are blessed
I beat you, but probably read more Maigret's too.
My list was pretty lightweight this year, probably as I frequently needed an antidote to the depressing news cycle.
(Good old Jeeves and Guy Crouchback were back in again)
My list was pretty lightweight this year, probably as I frequently needed an antidote to the depressing news cycle.
(Good old Jeeves and Guy Crouchback were back in again)
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I beat you, but probably read more Maigret's too.
My list was pretty lightweight this year, probably as I frequently needed an antidote to the depressing news cycle.
(Good old Jeeves and Guy Crouchback were back in again)
My list was pretty lightweight this year, probably as I frequently needed an antidote to the depressing news cycle.
(Good old Jeeves and Guy Crouchback were back in again)
We've just done exactly that too, now hoping we will make it to midnight.
French 75 has got something to do with a French canon.
French 75 has got something to do with a French canon.
December 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We've just done exactly that too, now hoping we will make it to midnight.
French 75 has got something to do with a French canon.
French 75 has got something to do with a French canon.
Spilt my coffee all over Nigel Lawson's shirt on one of his first "normal" working days after leaving government. I'd like to say it was deliberate, but it wasn't.
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Spilt my coffee all over Nigel Lawson's shirt on one of his first "normal" working days after leaving government. I'd like to say it was deliberate, but it wasn't.
Some great stuff on here, and some great people, but it's not much fun, all a bit worthy and serious. Me included, not sure why. A few bots are good, @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social for example.
December 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Some great stuff on here, and some great people, but it's not much fun, all a bit worthy and serious. Me included, not sure why. A few bots are good, @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social for example.
What the hell is a MCG Curator - the groundsman I suppose - oh woe ;-(
December 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What the hell is a MCG Curator - the groundsman I suppose - oh woe ;-(
Oh dear, I am really sorry to say this, but the plot is lost. Let's all move on. Just like Starmer, the chance of a generation, and you've buggered it up.
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oh dear, I am really sorry to say this, but the plot is lost. Let's all move on. Just like Starmer, the chance of a generation, and you've buggered it up.