WEEKLY DIGEST

Margaret Howell talks about 'the skill and expertise often found in British heritage products' in an interview for Liberty

Tom Whipple of The Times does a quick round up of London's blossoming brewing scene, including Meantime, Sambrook's and Fuller's, amongst others

Nestle's York factory has reduced its waste to zero

Alicia White of The Telegraph writes about some British made clothing brands, including Cherchbi, Private White VC and Peregrine

Picture of Margaret Howell from here

WILL SELF GOES WHERE M&I HAS BEEN BEFORE: UP THE SHARD

Interesting article by Will Self in The Times yesterday. Somewhat surprisingly Self is keen on The Shard. M&I agrees with many of his sentiments, perhaps spurred by a similar visit back in November last year. Here are a couple of quotes from behind the Murdoch paywall:

'The strength of the city is its capacity to mutate while retaining its continuity: cycling down Borough High Street from the Elephant, I was confronted by the huge silver flank of the Shard perfectly framing John Price's 1735 Neo-Classical church of St George the Martyr."

"The view was fabulous: the southern perspective looking north means that you see the entire City and West End laid out like museum exhibits at your feet."

All photos taken by M&I, November 2010. Top to bottom: towards Canary Wharf, St Pauls, looking up, train lines running into London Bridge (looking south east), towards the West End and Centre Point, building materials.