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Gonzalo Fernández Gómez @gonzalofergo.com · 29/09/2026

I just read this remarkable chronicle of John & Paul's bromance and creative partnership, wonderfully written and documented by @ianleslie.bsky.social. No matter how much you think you know about The Beatles, this book will provide new insights.

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Ben Mitchell @bmitchellwrites.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Absolutely terrific piece about this sorry, desperate, astonishing saga. Most of the left see it as giving oxygen to far right rabble rousers. The biggest losers are EDI (deservedly so), academia and its current and future students. What a mess, but what a story!

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: the Jason Arday scandal. What the hell happened, and what does it all mean? www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-great-...

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The Great and Unfortunate Story of Jason Arday

A One-Stop Shop For the Craziest Scandal of 2026

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: the Jason Arday scandal. What the hell happened, and what does it all mean? www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-great-...

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The Great and Unfortunate Story of Jason Arday

A One-Stop Shop For the Craziest Scandal of 2026

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Jon Lawrence @jonhistorian61.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’m just finishing it myself and a measure of how brilliant this book is must be that I am slowing down to drag out the pleasure, like a box of the most delicious chocolates. Even if you’re not a Beatles fan this is remarkable on so many levels - thank you @ianleslie.bsky.social

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Loved this piece bsky.app/profile/kate...

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: on Churchill's early life and extraordinary personality. Plus a bumper Rattle Bag of links and notes. www.ian-leslie.com/p/young-chur...

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Young Churchill

Twentieth Century Victorian

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Sardar Ji 🇺🇸 & 🇳🇬 & 🇮🇳 @sardarji.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I've read a lot of articles about England's performance against Argentina. This one by @ianleslie.bsky.social resonates... www.ian-leslie.com/p/dear-me-en...

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Dear Me, England

What England's Defeat Tells Us About the Mysterious Power of Culture

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I would like to carefully separate complaining about Burnham’s inadequacy from sneering at any parts of the country or at policies to spread prosperity outside the SE; indeed it’s possible that caring about the latter would increase your frustration with him.

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Mark Goodrich @markgoodrich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I have reached the stage where I can now read about England’s defeat and I found this from @ianleslie.bsky.social perceptive and thought-provoking. One thought it provoked was does this collective psyche apply to the Lionesses and, if not, why not? open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli...

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Dear Me, England

What England's Defeat Tells Us About the Mysterious Power of Culture

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

An essay on collaboration, AI, and The Beatles! What's not to like? Seriously, I enjoyed @ianleslie.bsky.social Ian's take on the nuances of human collaboration. My take with AI: We have to be intentional in everything we do with AI. It is our responsibility. humanistreview.ai/issue-1/lesl...

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What Lennon and McCartney Can Teach AI About Collaboration

The greatest creative partnerships ran on friction, ego, and love. Author Ian Leslie asks whether AI can ever get there.

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jabberwocky11.bsky.social @jabberwocky11.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

What a beautiful book. Many thanks to my friend Neil for recommending it & to @ianleslie.bsky.social for writing it.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I don't usually write personal stuff, but a few words about my experience of being interviewed by Gary Stevenson. It started with a nice chat, comparing taste in hoodies... then the tone changed. He demanded to know why I'd deleted a tweet criticising him.

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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I suppose it was a rush job but I can't believe how bad Starmer's resignation speech was (stylistically)

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Dean @lepetitanglais.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This is superb on Burnham

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This is excellent by @ianleslie.bsky.social www.ian-leslie.com/p/andy-burnh...

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The ‘valence’ issue here being ‘Get rid of Starmer’

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Nothing Is Real Podcast @beatlespod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This is a lovely piece by Pete Paphides and like all the best writing it manages to put its finger on something that you realise you’ve been trying to explain yourself.

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BungalowBill @opinionsarelike.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Amongst the countless pearls in @ianleslie.bsky.social’s wonderful John & Paul is the observation that: 26 months separate The Beatles’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964 from the first sessions recording Tomorrow Never Knows in April 1966. 26 months. 🧵/1

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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

What I don’t really understand about this is why you’d do this interview at this point.

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Curiosity is a life force. If depression involves a turning inward, a feeling that there’s nothing in the world that is worthy of our attention..., then it is curiosity..., that reminds us that the world is an inexhaustibly...fascinating place." - @ianleslie.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙 #books

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Curiosity is a life force. If depression involves a turning inward, a feeling that there’s nothing in the world that is worthy of our attention (or that nothing we pay attention to is worthy), then it is curiosity that takes us the other way, that reminds us that the world is an inexhaustibly diverting, inspiring, fascinating place.

Leslie, Ian. Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It. Basic Books. Kindle Edition.
On the right, the cover of the book, "Curious by Ian Leslie."

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Will Ross @twistedbyknaves.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli... @ianleslie.bsky.social is right about the fundamental point of Blair's intervention: that we need Labour to think clearly. Blair says there's no point in changing leader until we've done the thinking. I fear we're committed now.

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Labour Isn't Thinking

The Real Point of Blair's Essay

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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Removing Starmer is a necessary first step but someone needs to get a grip; explaining to Labour MPs & the public how economics works. We've had five years of politicians continuing to borrow billions in the face of high inflation & high interest rates & it's just made everyone miserable.

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Deliverism is dead Did you deliver anything No. Nevertheless,

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

For your Sunday reading: on robots, running, maths, AI and jobs www.ian-leslie.com/p/why-do-peo...

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Why Do People Run Marathons, Write Songs, and Do Maths?

Runners, Robots, AI and Jobs

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This is an incredible piece bsky.app/profile/chri...

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED... www.ian-leslie.com/p/thinking-b...

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Thinking By Hand

How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A govt focused on growth would have fixed this by now

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

‘Disappointed,’ ‘Surprised,’ ‘Betrayed’: 12 Trump Voters on What Has Gone Wrong www.nytimes.com/interactive/... I found this oddly encouraging: asked why/when they felt regret, the Zelensky moment in the White House really cut through. I did not picture Americans as that switched on to Ukraine.

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Great footnote on who has done the necessary hard work on policy

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Updating centrism, by @ianleslie.bsky.social www.ian-leslie.com/p/how-to-sav...

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Graham @grahamsutton.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Excoriating - and I think accurate- on Starmer by @ianleslie.bsky.social www.ian-leslie.com/p/what-the-f...

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: healthy disagreement in relationships, plus much, much more... www.ian-leslie.com/p/what-the-f...

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What the F*ck Are We Talking About When We Talk about Love

On Healthy Disagreement Plus a Bumper Rattle Bag

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Quite awful, and awfully revealing

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The Ruffian has landed somewhere in the Pacific. This week, on Artemis II and the so-called Overview effect. ianleslie.substack.com/p/moon-joy

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Moon Joy

Artemis II and the Overview Effect

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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

late to this from James Marriott but it’s one of the best pieces I’ve read this year because going beyond day to day politics/struggles people share in focus groups it captures something bigger we hear - that we’ve passed our prime & it’s all been down hill for years www.thetimes.com/article/d123...

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week, on the many ways in which advice-giving goes wrong www.ian-leslie.com/p/giving-adv...

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Giving Advice Is a Treacherous Business

It Can Go Wrong In So Many Ways

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week, on the many ways in which advice-giving goes wrong www.ian-leslie.com/p/giving-adv...

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Giving Advice Is a Treacherous Business

It Can Go Wrong In So Many Ways

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/03/2026

If you didn't read this amazing piece in december then here's another chance today as the extraordinary Nathan Newby receives the UK's high gallantry honour, the George Medal as.ft.com/r/57d73632-e...

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‘It’s just a bomb’

[FREE TO READ] The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: what Marc Andreessen got right and wrong about introspection. ianleslie.substack.com/p/against-in...

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Against Introspection

What Marc Andreessen Got Right (and Wrong)

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

British politics in a nutshell, by @ianleslie.bsky.social www.ian-leslie.com/p/against-in...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

“I’m not into psychoanalysis. There’s far too much of it and people spend far too long constantly analysing why they do what they do.” Tony Blair (C4 documentary) @ianleslie.bsky.social & Marc Andreessen against introspection www.ian-leslie.com/p/against-in...

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Ian Leslie @ianleslie.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The Ruffian has LANDED. This week: what Marc Andreessen got right and wrong about introspection. ianleslie.substack.com/p/against-in...

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Against Introspection

What Marc Andreessen Got Right (and Wrong)

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