Wonderful @solomonsknot performance at @wigmore_hall on Saturday. Thank you also to Monteverdi for giving us his 414-year-old Vespers

No other newspaper would include a sentence like this. “The education bureaus in Sichuan, Yichang, Anhui, Wenzhou, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Henan did not respond to requests for comment.” Another sign of @FT excellence on.ft.com/3YaVqU2

Latest news re Dartington in an article just out .. signs of deepening split between two key charities @DartingtonTrust l totnespulse.co.uk/dartington…

Thoughtful article on UK efforts to move to greener future through carbon capture @ftworldnews @RachelMillardAS @thecarbontrust @CarbonCaptureUS @CarbonBrief @lowcarbonpower @INEOS @MakeUK_ @RAEngNews on.ft.com/3ABUizv

I’ve been reading 30 books on manufacturing & related topics. Here’s what I thought of them madeherenow.com/news/post/20… @madeherenow @WestMidsMFGClub @mta_uk @PenguinUKBooks @MakeUKCampaigns @stianwestlake @WRStirling @HarvardUPLondon @johnthornhillft @arthurturrell @GrapheneEU

After the sad ending of the summer music school & festival in Dartington,I examined its low-key Devon replacement plus how a rival group took the concept to Norfolk @DartingtonTrust @DartingtonArts @MusicInSummer @TotnesPulse @totnestimes @guardianmusic totnespulse.co.uk/dartington…

After 14 years a re-awakening. Above Clapham Common yesterday @BatterseaLabour @battersea_arts @loveclapham @claphambooks @ClaphamCommonMC @ClaphamCommon1

Excellent lecture tonight on London’s past, present & future by design/ architecture guru @PGSMurray @nlalondon @centreforlondon @MayorofLondon @L_D_F .And a near-sellout crowd at @RGS_IBG

Yes !! Let’s get ahead of ourselves & find some element of joy from July 4 Here’s how to cope with the prospect of a Labour victory | General election 2024 | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Tories warn of Labour landslide in final day of election campaigning via @FT Indeed .. but wouldn’t this be a good idea ? on.ft.com/3zvDnxV

I can't understand why an "inquiry" is needed into the row over aides of @RishiSunak @10DowningStreet betting on the election date. He should simply ask them: anyone who admits it or prevaricates should be dismissed. The longer this goes on, the bigger Labour's majority will be

The usual @DartingtonArts music summer school/festival isn't happening in S Devon this year.But we have another festival using the same model 300 miles away. The unedifying story behind the split is now revealed @TotnesPulse @TTTotnes @MusicInSummer totnespulse.co.uk/

In 6 @TotnesPulse articles I have examined recent events at @DartingtonTrust. I hope I have made some sense of a complex & unhappy story @SavingHall @TTTotnes @AtmosTotnes @Greg_Parston @DartingtonArts @SaraMohrPietsch @totnestimes @SouthDevonInsp totnespulse.co.uk/

As we’d expect from a tired UK government, recent official efforts promoting “advanced manufacturing” have been feeble. Here’s a better approach @madeherenow @BarrySheerman @DanskIndustri @TheAPMG @ukmakesit @biztradegovuk @RAEngNews @3dprintindustry madeherenow.com/news/post/20…

Labour’s ideas on industry planning look promising but need a few final touches - here are some suggestions @jreynoldsMP @UKLabour @UKmfg @madeherenow @TheManufacturer @Nico_Macdonald @ZenootUK @nzlabour @madeinyorks madeherenow.com/news/post/20…

Could the UK economy fare better with cleverer thinking by government over the future of industry? In @madeherenow  I explore options for industry strategies @MakeUKCampaigns @WRStirling @innovateuk @IndustryToday @renishawplc @Will_Brompton madeherenow.com/news/post/20…

Great advert tonight for vibrant London jazz scene. Wonderful to attend the launch at @worldheartbe of new CD from amazing @empiricalmusic featuring guests Jason Rebello & Jonny Mansfield @WhirlwindRecord @HelpMusicians @LondonJazz @LondonJazzFest

Fabulous performance at @southbankcentre of the Zender orchestrated version of Winterreise song cycle. Amazing musical skills from @fatboyclayton @auroraorchestra @nicholascollon