Loved this. Cried through the last 100 pages but that’s probably because I’ve got Covid which is making me weepy. The story unfolds over seven decades (1940-2010) & several continents and I never wanted it to end.

Result! Thank you @britishlibrary MPD would approve.

@joshbythesea It’s not particularly saddening. It’s inevitable. Soho is for tourists. There are quicker, cheaper places to get lunch & most supermarkets sell fresh pasta.

@RupertMyers Horses were the best bit

Horses save the day! #ParisOlympics

@cityofsound @AlastairParvin Gov's new planning legislation should tell public bodies selling land to include small sites and make it a condition of sale they're for Custom and Self-Build.

Listening to a gushy review on @BBCFrontRow of @Tate Blue Rider show that for some inexplicable reason has been rebranded as Expressionists. My takeaway is Munter was a far more gifted and important painter than her partner Kandinsky. And there’s a beautiful Klee in last room

@russellcurtis Wow, this story will run & run.

For anyone who's interested, this is Marble Arch 'plaza'. It's quite Eastern bloc in style and people passing through mainly look bewildered as in ' is this really central London?' Yes, guys! It is!

@langrabbie @londonsoc @DaveHill The fact that @CityWestminster & @PortmanEstates are clinging on to a plan (sorry, 'vision') from 2019 says it all really. @langrabbie it's on @publica_office website if you want to look.

Enjoyed @DaveHill podcast about Marble Arch for the @londonsoc . But he’s too forgiving about the incompetence of stakeholders who've let this so called 'civic square' become a national embarrassment eg. @CityWestminster @TfL @MayorofLondon + many others

Iggy Pop and Tom Waites on @BBCMusic6 - both voices so raspy and gravelly it’s hard to tell them apart - is absolutely brilliant. It’s on now.

The King will be pleased.

@ollywainwright Haven't you written this intro before?

@jeremytill @PpeterPeter @RIBA It’s fair question but an awkward one for @RIBA given so many of its members are helping to create cities that explicitly support the notion of inequality.

@theoldbuilding You need to get out more

@timabrahams I asked Twitter if the watercolour renders of Maida Vale flats was some kind of joke - thanks for confirming.

@SCP_Hughes it's ghastly

@createstreets @michaelgove is this a joke?

@Rob_Fiehn No it doesn't set a precedent. And expect @michaelgove will give green light to @AHMMArchitects at L Bridge & @MakeArchitects ITV - also in his in-tray.