Leo Gibbons
@layog.bsky.social
Failed politician. YIMBY. Occasional blogger.
I mostly post on the darker place.
I mostly post on the darker place.
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Blair wrote this in 2010. He was probably keenly aware of this issue much earlier.
Why is politics just an endless conveyor belt of politicians understanding a problem… and then failing to do anything about it?
Why is politics just an endless conveyor belt of politicians understanding a problem… and then failing to do anything about it?
September 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Blair wrote this in 2010. He was probably keenly aware of this issue much earlier.
Why is politics just an endless conveyor belt of politicians understanding a problem… and then failing to do anything about it?
Why is politics just an endless conveyor belt of politicians understanding a problem… and then failing to do anything about it?
Best banter gift I’ve received in a long time
July 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Best banter gift I’ve received in a long time
The only work I’m aware of on personality and politics is studies that say liberals generally have higher levels of ‘openness’.
And if you look at how google describes the characteristics of openness, you can see how these characteristics would align with someone likely to choose to go to uni.
And if you look at how google describes the characteristics of openness, you can see how these characteristics would align with someone likely to choose to go to uni.
March 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The only work I’m aware of on personality and politics is studies that say liberals generally have higher levels of ‘openness’.
And if you look at how google describes the characteristics of openness, you can see how these characteristics would align with someone likely to choose to go to uni.
And if you look at how google describes the characteristics of openness, you can see how these characteristics would align with someone likely to choose to go to uni.
The excruciating silence in a seminar when the lecturer asks a question and nobody answers and you’ve got an answer but you’ve already spoken up.
January 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The excruciating silence in a seminar when the lecturer asks a question and nobody answers and you’ve got an answer but you’ve already spoken up.
I bought a nose & ear trimmer… cos I’m getting to that age I guess.
Nothing is Worth, if you are not Happy.
Nothing is Worth, if you are not Happy.
January 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I bought a nose & ear trimmer… cos I’m getting to that age I guess.
Nothing is Worth, if you are not Happy.
Nothing is Worth, if you are not Happy.
Some random Liverpool thoughts of mine…
January 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Some random Liverpool thoughts of mine…
Best place for lunch in Thornton Heath
December 17, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Best place for lunch in Thornton Heath
There is nothing more beautiful than a faded grandstand
December 17, 2024 at 1:02 PM
There is nothing more beautiful than a faded grandstand
There is nothing more beautiful than a faded grandstand
December 17, 2024 at 1:01 PM
There is nothing more beautiful than a faded grandstand