Ian Leslie
@ianleslie.bsky.social
Author. Latest book: 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'. Available now: https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/introducing-john-and-paul-a-love
For your Sunday reading: The Ruffian on the rise of populism and whether 'centrists' bear responsibility for it. ianleslie.substack.com/p/why-tiktok...
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
For your Sunday reading: The Ruffian on the rise of populism and whether 'centrists' bear responsibility for it. ianleslie.substack.com/p/why-tiktok...
This week in The Ruffian: On populism and the problem with centrists www.ian-leslie.com/p/why-tiktok...
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week in The Ruffian: On populism and the problem with centrists www.ian-leslie.com/p/why-tiktok...
Latest from @samfr.bsky.social includes a very good and efficient summary of the problems with Starmer
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Latest from @samfr.bsky.social includes a very good and efficient summary of the problems with Starmer
Amazing that you would pay for a full page in the FT to disseminate your Big Thoughts and then forget to put a full stop at the end. (Carmignac)
October 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Amazing that you would pay for a full page in the FT to disseminate your Big Thoughts and then forget to put a full stop at the end. (Carmignac)
It's the phrase "call it out" which reveals this was a speech for and by people on bluesky
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's the phrase "call it out" which reveals this was a speech for and by people on bluesky
Good column from Matthew Syed on how the basis of our whole economic debate has moved to the left over the last 20 years without anyone noticing
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Good column from Matthew Syed on how the basis of our whole economic debate has moved to the left over the last 20 years without anyone noticing
It's also prepared to make statements that are factually untrue. It's a sixth of 'people'.
June 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's also prepared to make statements that are factually untrue. It's a sixth of 'people'.
Guardian has decided that as it can't say 'women' it will just have to abolish collective nouns altogether www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
June 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Guardian has decided that as it can't say 'women' it will just have to abolish collective nouns altogether www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: why is TikTok such rocket fuel for populists? Three reasons. www.ian-leslie.com/p/why-is-tik...
May 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: why is TikTok such rocket fuel for populists? Three reasons. www.ian-leslie.com/p/why-is-tik...
ICYMI: this weekend's Ruffian is on politics in a post-literate age www.ian-leslie.com/p/seven-feat...
May 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
ICYMI: this weekend's Ruffian is on politics in a post-literate age www.ian-leslie.com/p/seven-feat...
For your Sunday reading: seven features of post-literate politics www.ian-leslie.com/p/seven-feat...
May 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
For your Sunday reading: seven features of post-literate politics www.ian-leslie.com/p/seven-feat...
For your bank holiday reading: The Ruffian on how to communicate the health risks of drinking without making people want to drink more www.ian-leslie.com/p/how-to-com...
April 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
For your bank holiday reading: The Ruffian on how to communicate the health risks of drinking without making people want to drink more www.ian-leslie.com/p/how-to-com...
This weekend's Ruffian is about how I wrote John & Paul - hopefully of interest to anyone who has contemplated writing a book www.ian-leslie.com/p/how-to-wri...
April 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This weekend's Ruffian is about how I wrote John & Paul - hopefully of interest to anyone who has contemplated writing a book www.ian-leslie.com/p/how-to-wri...
'John & Paul' is an instant Sunday Times bestseller!
April 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
'John & Paul' is an instant Sunday Times bestseller!
Delighted to read this generous and insightful @tom-clark.bsky.social piece for Prospect on 'John & Paul' www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/6962...
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Delighted to read this generous and insightful @tom-clark.bsky.social piece for Prospect on 'John & Paul' www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/6962...
For your Sunday reading: what Adolescence doesn't tell us about boys www.ian-leslie.com/p/what-adole...
March 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
For your Sunday reading: what Adolescence doesn't tell us about boys www.ian-leslie.com/p/what-adole...
The reviews are in...https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/introducing-john-and-paul-a-love
March 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The reviews are in...https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/introducing-john-and-paul-a-love
It's publication day for JOHN & PAUL www.ian-leslie.com/p/introducin...
March 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It's publication day for JOHN & PAUL www.ian-leslie.com/p/introducin...
ICYMI: this weekend's Ruffian asked whether John Lennon really thought he was Jesus Christ
March 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
ICYMI: this weekend's Ruffian asked whether John Lennon really thought he was Jesus Christ
For your Monday reading: why the government's national security goals will require a culture shift www.ian-leslie.com/p/its-just-a...
March 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
For your Monday reading: why the government's national security goals will require a culture shift www.ian-leslie.com/p/its-just-a...
If you go to the Waterstones website today you can get 25% (!!) off a pre-order of 'John & Paul'. Just enter the code.
February 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you go to the Waterstones website today you can get 25% (!!) off a pre-order of 'John & Paul'. Just enter the code.
A midweek Ruffian has landed! On the Bud Light debacle, harbinger of America's vibe shift
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A midweek Ruffian has landed! On the Bud Light debacle, harbinger of America's vibe shift
The finest sentence ever written
December 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
The finest sentence ever written
Video games: clarity porn open.substack.com/pub/sashacha...
December 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Video games: clarity porn open.substack.com/pub/sashacha...