John Elvidge, Former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, discussing his views on how the state can enable self-help by communities at the RSA.
Category: London
Poppies at The Tower
Still huge crowds at the poppy installation at the Tower of London as the volunteers start “picking” them.
Samuel Johnson Prize
All but one of the authors on the shortlist for this year’s Samuel Johnson prize talk about their work at the RSA. The eventual winner, Helen Macdonald, is on the right.
Plato at the Googleplex
Great talk today at the RSA by novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein whose encyclopedic knowledge of Plato and western philosophy in general was humbling….The talk was based on her latest book.
City Growth Commission report
Michael Heseltine at the launch of the RSA-sponsored City Growth Commission report which looked into ways of kickstarting growth in the large metro areas of the UK.
Autumn arrives
The leaves are turning….
Street Art
Great example of street art on the corner of Kingsway and Sardinia Street in Central London. It’s amazing what you see when you look up in London.
Tropical birds
Looks quite tropical but it is in fact a suburban London garden in late September.
Political Order and Political Decay
At the RSA to hear Frank Fukuyama, a professor at Stanford University, talk about his new book Political Order and Political Decay. Fascinating analysis, if a bit depressing as he doesn’t really have clear solutions, as he readily admits.
Victoria and Albert Museum
At the V&A to see the film my son Alex shot of his mother printmaking. It was selected from the 1000 Londoners series to be one of five films by amateur filmmakers shown at the event, which was part of the London Design Festival.