I’ll admit it upfront: I’m not a Radiohead devotee. I admire their success, of course, and I know they hail from just down the road…
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Last night, I had the unexpected but deeply humbling honour of opening the World Yoga Festival in Henley-on-Thames. If I’m honest, I arrived knowing very…
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Dear friends, July has been a month rich in meaning – full of vibrant festivals, powerful performances, quiet conversations, and deeply moving moments across Oxfordshire.…
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Absolutely! Here’s a longer, more thematically structured blog post with global flavour, references to cultural diversity, and your signature tone – warm, engaging, self-deprecating, and…
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Today, I had the opportunity to visit HMP Bullingdon, a large, complex men’s prison near Bicester. Built just over thirty years ago, it is currently…
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This lunchtime, I spent time with Kingsley, the driving force behind In-spire Sounds – an extraordinary youth-led organisation that combines music, mentoring and creativity to…
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This morning, I had the privilege of joining—via Teams—a fascinating introduction to the work of the Social Entitlement Chamber for the South East. It’s a…
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It was with enormous pride this afternoon that I joined the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire and the Lord Mayor of Oxford in welcoming His Majesty…
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It’s not often you leave a school visit feeling quite so uplifted. This morning, I was able to meet the Ambassadors for Change at The…
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