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Some evenings leave you feeling quietly grateful. Tonight was one of them. Mark and I had the real privilege of being invited to Iftar by Onder and Esra. To be welcomed into someone’s home at such a significant moment during Ramadan is no small thing. It felt generous, open and deeply kind. I have always…
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Earlier this week, I was fortunate to spend the morning at the Oxford Combined Court Centre, sitting alongside a visiting High Court Judge. As High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, I hold a traditional role in supporting the judiciary—but this visit offered something much more immediate: the chance to observe the justice system in action from a…
