Blog
Stories, work, and other writing.
My Father and the Chancellor’s Toilet
How an impossible request from a Treasury martinet sparked a legendary memo — and an early exit from the Civil Service.
Green Councillors Push for Rights to Protect the River Cam
Cllrs Eleanor Toye-Scott and Sarah Nicmanis bring a motion to Cambridge City Council to formally recognise Rights of the River Cam.
What’s your climate story?
And how does it affect what you do?
The Big Tests
A Levels: what are they for, and is it time to think about replacing them?
Getting busy doing nothing
Why we need to Stop and Go at the same time.
The mind-expanding world of trees
Thoughts and a review of the first two books of Peter Wohlleben’s tree science trilogy: The Hidden Life of Trees and How Trees Can Save the World.
Sadmin
Benjamin Franklin said the only certainties in life were “death and taxes”. Eleanor would like to add: “…and filling in forms.”
Carbon credits and the Courage to be Disliked
Why I’m starting a blog, some background on what I think about at work, and what I thought about a self-help book.