A Complete Antithesis of A Banker - A Hero

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

...some people have a serial capacity fro good and socially productive ideas ... Tim Smit is just such a person

1990 Rediscovers the forgotten Edwardian estate, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, in Cornwall and restores them to their former glory.

2001 The Eden Project, which Smit founded, opens to the public. Site comprises two vast greenhouses reproducing the rainforest and other ecosystems inside a Cornish clay pit.

2009 Founds The Big Lunch, an annual get-together with neighbours now being celebrated all over Britain.

2012 Founds HOW2, "the world's first digital technical college", in association with Cornwall College.

[Serial_Apologist]

I can hardly think of anything more worthwhile than Mr Smit's idea - but it should be implemented all over the countyry. Aren't we supposed to be leading edge in the alternative technology world? And the other thing, of course, is that it should be government that funds this, not one philanthropist: there has been much comment of late regarding the Coalition's reluctance in this area, and indeed, their actual withdrawal of fundings.

[MrGongGong]

Now there's someone else would would be a better head of our country than the horsewoman of the apocalypse and her dreadful offspring !

[Serial_Apologist]

Now there's someone else would would be a better head of our country than the horsewoman of the apocalypse and her dreadful offspring !

Spot on, and... timely, GG!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

another Dutchman to the rescue then [pace William of Orange]

de heer Smit is een Nederlander