I walked into a Devizes pub a few years back and Ronald Hutton was sitting there in a corner. We didn't know each other from Adam but he nodded and I joined him for a pint - a nicer fella you'd never hope to meet, and his knowledge of many of the things we're interested in here second to none. Good then to report that Barbara Follett, Minister for Culture, announced recently that he's been appointed a Commissioner of English Heritage - http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.16873

At last, someone who has the sense, knowledge and insight to advise English Heritage on the proper conservation and promotion of our heritage!