Nigel Leach
@nigelleach.com
Eventually Consistent.
Pretending to be a Northerner, 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, 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.
Pinned
Nigel Leach
@nigelleach.com
· Nov 19
Douglas!
A sausage filled with love (only 5% bark).
Stubborn, proud, plucky, and a bit scared of the big wide world (and who wouldn't be).
A sausage filled with love (only 5% bark).
Stubborn, proud, plucky, and a bit scared of the big wide world (and who wouldn't be).
youu couldn't make this stuff up....
Reform UK councillor Andrew Harrison's business was fined £40,000 for hiring an "illegal immigrant."
Almost like these people are shameless, two faced hypocrites isn't it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Almost like these people are shameless, two faced hypocrites isn't it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Seaham Reform councillor's firm fined over illegal worker
Durham councillor Andrew Harrison says the worker was legal and he is appealing against the fine.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
youu couldn't make this stuff up....
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ten years ago, a very unhappy time
BBC News - Storm Desmond anniversary: Memories of the night that caused Cumbria chaos - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Storm Desmond anniversary: Memories of the night that caused Cumbria chaos - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Storm Desmond anniversary: Memories of the night that caused Cumbria chaos
Ten years ago, massive floods struck Cumbria. What has the impact been?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ten years ago, a very unhappy time
BBC News - Storm Desmond anniversary: Memories of the night that caused Cumbria chaos - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Storm Desmond anniversary: Memories of the night that caused Cumbria chaos - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Martin Parr has died & this grimmest gloomiest greyest, Sundayest of Sundays is the perfect day to watch Signs of the Times.
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Signs of the Times - That Little Bit Different
Terry and Sue quite like Austrian blinds but feel they're common. And just why do Ray and Jane change their three-piece suite twice a year? (1992)
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Martin Parr has died & this grimmest gloomiest greyest, Sundayest of Sundays is the perfect day to watch Signs of the Times.
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
All four extraordinary episodes are full of pathos, beauty & humour, life & love stories told through relationships with interiors & objects
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Hopefully not, but probably so
"Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment"
"Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment"
December 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hopefully not, but probably so
"Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment"
"Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment"
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If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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Avoid Amazon. Shop Small!
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. We hope you can get down to a brilliant local indie bookshop. If not, snap up a book and support indie booksellers with us - and you're in with the chance of winning a £250 Bookshop.org gift card.
Support bookshops, not billionaires.
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. We hope you can get down to a brilliant local indie bookshop. If not, snap up a book and support indie booksellers with us - and you're in with the chance of winning a £250 Bookshop.org gift card.
Support bookshops, not billionaires.
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Avoid Amazon. Shop Small!
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. We hope you can get down to a brilliant local indie bookshop. If not, snap up a book and support indie booksellers with us - and you're in with the chance of winning a £250 Bookshop.org gift card.
Support bookshops, not billionaires.
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. We hope you can get down to a brilliant local indie bookshop. If not, snap up a book and support indie booksellers with us - and you're in with the chance of winning a £250 Bookshop.org gift card.
Support bookshops, not billionaires.
Downdetector is down 😂
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Downdetector is down 😂
and our NHS continues to support this awful company
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
and our NHS continues to support this awful company
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Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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Woman Peeling Potatoes - 1885
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13856
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13856
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Woman Peeling Potatoes - 1885
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13856
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13856
and Radio 3 too, we're here because we're fed up with BBC news
Radio 6 is a tribute to all that is best at the BBC. It is inform, educate and entertain in musical form: Utter loveliness. And then they periodically allow the news department to mutilate it with these context-free anti-asylum bulletins, reminding you of all that's worst about the BBC.
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
and Radio 3 too, we're here because we're fed up with BBC news
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
a good news story, not sure about including the competitive eater though
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It is a dream come true!’ Meet Britain’s bus driver of the year – and six other unsung heroes
From the top lollipop person to the most dedicated convenience store managers, we celebrate the winners of the year’s most unusual accolades
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
a good news story, not sure about including the competitive eater though
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.