I’ve often said to my wife that if I had my time again, I’d have liked to be involved in prison design, impressed with eg Halden Prison in Norway. This feature in @thetimes.com with @stevechalke.bsky.social shows this compassionate approach is alive & kicking here in the UK. #ThereButByTheGraceOfGod

… but he was so wrong with his cynicism about farming. Become more efficient. Build houses on the land. If it were so simple and we really wanted the results. Monoculture, no hedges, chemicals, concrete and bricks?

… then later felt his professional success was solely down to hard work, not the enormous privilege his background and upbringing afforded him.
#Education #Eton

This did little to dispel many people’s views of Eton - America is 200 million years old and has been occupied for 33,000 years yet new Provost clearly ignores all history before independence …

Not since 1978 has Bluesky been talked about so much and like many others, I’ve closed my X account and moved here. But whilst I had 1000+ followers on Twitter, I’m back building from, at last count, 2! No I’m not angling for you to follow me just because, (unless you’re into politics and education)