Brian Mcleish
@bmcleish.bsky.social
Public sector public affairs bod, charity trustee and minirugby coach. I post about economic development, social mobility, rugby, TTRPGs and anything else that comes to mind.
A new album at 340? Guy really ought to think about retiring......
December 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A new album at 340? Guy really ought to think about retiring......
This your party's website? Its not even something the UK government has done!
October 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This your party's website? Its not even something the UK government has done!
A moody and atmospheric scene this morning
October 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A moody and atmospheric scene this morning
This purchase, while it shall adorn my shelf and my reading, is also a personal FU to the Times and their dreary hack of a 'critic'.
September 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This purchase, while it shall adorn my shelf and my reading, is also a personal FU to the Times and their dreary hack of a 'critic'.
Its not perfect but this chart from YouGov sets the scene, and fits more comprehensive media consumption surveys I have read
July 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Its not perfect but this chart from YouGov sets the scene, and fits more comprehensive media consumption surveys I have read
The most petit bourgeois thing I have seen so far this week (and it is a crowded field)
July 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The most petit bourgeois thing I have seen so far this week (and it is a crowded field)
And as the great snail regatta of 2025 approaches the final straight all the contenders are putting their all into it.
May 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
And as the great snail regatta of 2025 approaches the final straight all the contenders are putting their all into it.
Here is a pic of what the Olympics opening ceremony will look like!
March 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Here is a pic of what the Olympics opening ceremony will look like!
EKRFC 2nd team yesterday - great game of rugby!
February 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
EKRFC 2nd team yesterday - great game of rugby!
A few pics of the Lewis chessmen taken by my fan-of-the-zoom daughter (she is doing vikings for a class project so a wee trip to the Nat museum of Scotland was in order)
January 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A few pics of the Lewis chessmen taken by my fan-of-the-zoom daughter (she is doing vikings for a class project so a wee trip to the Nat museum of Scotland was in order)
Of the pictures of 2024 not featuring mini Mcleish, this is one of my favourites. Mainly because I accidentally captured the movement of the ball as a ghostly image!
December 31, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Of the pictures of 2024 not featuring mini Mcleish, this is one of my favourites. Mainly because I accidentally captured the movement of the ball as a ghostly image!
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20
Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams "The Economics of Arrival"
Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams "The Economics of Arrival"
December 7, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20
Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams "The Economics of Arrival"
Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams "The Economics of Arrival"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20
Elena Ferrante "My Brilliant Friend"
Elena Ferrante "My Brilliant Friend"
December 5, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20
Elena Ferrante "My Brilliant Friend"
Elena Ferrante "My Brilliant Friend"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20
Mariana Mazzucato "The value of everything"
Mariana Mazzucato "The value of everything"
December 4, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20
Mariana Mazzucato "The value of everything"
Mariana Mazzucato "The value of everything"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 17/20
Rosemary Sutcliff "Tristan and Iseult"
Rosemary Sutcliff "Tristan and Iseult"
December 2, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 17/20
Rosemary Sutcliff "Tristan and Iseult"
Rosemary Sutcliff "Tristan and Iseult"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 16/20
Jim Greenwood "Total Rugby"
Jim Greenwood "Total Rugby"
December 1, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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Jim Greenwood "Total Rugby"
Jim Greenwood "Total Rugby"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 15/20
Karen Campbell "Paper Cup"
Karen Campbell "Paper Cup"
November 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Karen Campbell "Paper Cup"
Karen Campbell "Paper Cup"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 14/20
Ken Waltz "Theory of International Politics"
Ken Waltz "Theory of International Politics"
November 27, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Ken Waltz "Theory of International Politics"
Ken Waltz "Theory of International Politics"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 13/20
Robert Jordan "The Shadow Rising"
Robert Jordan "The Shadow Rising"
November 26, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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Robert Jordan "The Shadow Rising"
Robert Jordan "The Shadow Rising"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 12/20
Anthony Atkinson "Inequality: what can be done?"
Anthony Atkinson "Inequality: what can be done?"
November 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 12/20
Anthony Atkinson "Inequality: what can be done?"
Anthony Atkinson "Inequality: what can be done?"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 11/20
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman "Dragons of Autumn Twilight"
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman "Dragons of Autumn Twilight"
November 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 11/20
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman "Dragons of Autumn Twilight"
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman "Dragons of Autumn Twilight"
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 10/20
Samuel P Huntington "The Clash of Civilisations"
Samuel P Huntington "The Clash of Civilisations"
November 23, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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Samuel P Huntington "The Clash of Civilisations"
Samuel P Huntington "The Clash of Civilisations"