China’s Middle Eastern Meddling
China’s isolation from the real world for much of the 20th century’s post-war period has meant that, in reality, it is rather unworldly.
Drakeford: exitus sinistram
It was his management of the various Covid-19 lockdowns that earned him the sobriquet, Kim Jong-Drakeford
The Dangers of Safety
The official response to Grenfell ensures that risk-aversion will forever more play a central role in the construction industry.
The Decay of Democracy
The Houses of Parliament needs fixing, but first you need to be clear about its foundations.
Milano. Environment yes.
It’s a remarkable sleight of hand that portrays design magazines, editors and contributors, who are fully embedded on the inside, as radical outsiders.
The Public? Remember them?
Architects have lost all contact with the very people – the public – that they fantasise about representing.
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.
Companies’ Proper Gander into Design Education
The Design Council’s virtue-signalling provides a good illustration of the capture of craftsmanship by the fad for sustainable goals.
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.
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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