Activists in the classroom
Apr07

Activists in the classroom

Third Party advisors are putting students and tutors in an invidious position, compelling both to recite the ‘acceptable’ narrative, rather than explore education openly.

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Stay home, Don’t move, Save lives!
Mar23

Stay home, Don’t move, Save lives!

Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty is senior advisor to the government’s “walking, wheeling and cycling” Active Travel strategy.

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Thou Shalt Not Drive…
Feb02

Thou Shalt Not Drive…

Seldom have our local representatives been more authoritarian; implementing road closures in the dead of night. And famously ignoring the results of public consultations.

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Amazing Place – St Gregory’s, Morville.
Jan23

Amazing Place – St Gregory’s, Morville.

What is remarkable about St Gregory’s is that it’s not remarkable, just a small parish church. It’s nothing special: just one parish out of 16,000.

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Gimmick merchants, status salesmen and hidden persuaders
Dec31

Gimmick merchants, status salesmen and hidden persuaders

Design Declares and Architects Declare are the worst kind of manifesto, signalling their faux-virtue, commercialism, PR, and prejudice.

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ARB Use of Power
Nov14

ARB Use of Power

The concept of academic freedom, long held to be the essence of a university education, is nowhere to be seen.

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Review: Leighton House, London
Oct10

Review: Leighton House, London

Go and see this inspiring example of true multi-culturalism. Let it inspire you to discover – and evaluate – more about the cultures of our world

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The Bartlett Report: Anonymous accusations & recriminations
Jul05

The Bartlett Report: Anonymous accusations & recriminations

Unsubstantiated grudges, decades-old grievances, personal animosity, professional resentment and even calculated attacks are not healthy in any university.

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Pu Miao: Traditional Chinese Modernism
Jun25

Pu Miao: Traditional Chinese Modernism

A Dialogue Between Architecture and Landscape. Not for him the kind of traditionalist literalism or pastiche but a dynamic, context-driven architecture that respects tradition and yet moves it forward.

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Straight Line Crazy – A Review
May14

Straight Line Crazy – A Review

Written by David Hare, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Ralph Fiennes, recounts the life and times of controversial urbanist Robert Moses

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