[London, England] [Charlton Manor Primary School] What happens at Charlton Manor is that incredible head teacher took it to the next level.

But the truth won't set us free until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it.

It's about designing, not appearance, but experience, so that we have spaces that sound as good as they look, that are fit for purpose, that improve our quality of life, our health and well being, our social behavior and our productivity.

Because to be merely civil is to meet a low bar grudgingly, and that, again, makes sense, because civility is a virtue that's meant to help us disagree, and as Hobbes told us all those centuries ago, disagreeable means unpleasant for a reason.

The second is, my friends know to be very wary of inviting me over for dinner because any faux pas that happens at the table is likely to wind up in print.