PinnedRichard Leyland‘Homes for Ukraine’ — How bad is it?You probably know that ‘Homes for Ukraine’ has had a painful birth. This is our story of bureaucratic cruelty from the UK Home Office…Apr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
Richard LeylandOur cave on the moonSomewhere near the moon’s South Pole there’s a cave. It’s our cave. We humans will live inside it one day.May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Richard LeylandAbout My Uncle MarkMy Uncle Mark, my dad’s little brother, died last month, at 69 years old. He was a huge part of our family, and of my life. He was there —…Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
Richard LeylandRejecting MorrisseyIt’s August 9th 1992. I’m 15 years old, travelling on the tube with my uncle to the second day of ‘Madstock’, a huge gig in Finsbury Park…Jul 21, 20201Jul 21, 20201
Richard LeylandShould I ditch my CDs?My CD collection sits boxed, dusty and idle. It’s been lost beneath the immediate pleasures of YouTube, Amazon Music and the black mirror…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Richard LeylandA lesson in PRI’ve worked in technology PR in various ways for about 16 years. I do some things well and still foul up on a reasonably regular basis…Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Richard LeylandWhy an obscure Bob Geldof song is The Greatest Song Ever WrittenLet’s get something out of the way straight away. You know Bob Geldof. He’s a campaigner, he wants to feed the world, he doesn’t like…Dec 7, 20191Dec 7, 20191