It beggars belief that Sadiq has green lighted the monstrous new office block when it has become obvious that working patterns have altered considerably due to all the new technology, not just the pandemic which has accelerated the changes already happening.

The Reclaim the Goodsyard campaigners have christened the blocks Godzilla and likened them to a dinosaur from another era. I wonder if they will actually become known to posterity as Sadiq’s White Elephant?

As always, follow the money.

Sadiq should be careful about what he leaves. He may not like his “legacy” if this monstrosity of destruction is what he chooses.

Developers should be wary moving forward with pre-Covid plans too. We are entering a new normal and what they are planning may not be sustainable or profitable.

However there is some hope that things will change with the current crop of architects in training. I went to a lecture by one of the very few humanitarian architects practicing now Peter Barber, and it was absolutely packed with students very keen to hear all about his different approach.

Ian Silverton – cycle lanes killing the cab trade? Come off it, the cycle lanes haven’t gone nearly far enough, there are far bigger concerns at play here.