Reflections 30th August

My " thinking seat" at Chatsworth

What I’ve noticed.

We seem to be in something of a phase change. Perhaps it's the onset of Autumn, or the experience not so much of U turns by our government as much a set of donuts that would put Lewis Hamilton to shame. All smoke and noise with little forward motion.

We're betwixt and between. In a Liminal space.

Being encouraged - cajoled even - to go back to the office at the same time as we're seeing new real spikes in other major cities in Europe, and the vast majority of people who've been working from home saying they're just fine thankyou.

On the one hand Universities desperate for people to go back (their finances and business models depend on it) whilst the representatives of those who actually do the teaching saying they think its dangerous. In the meantime, those who desgned their courses to be online are doing just fine, without a vice chancellor in sight. Google is stirring it up nicely.

Deserted city centres. Subsidised fast food. The end of…