Yesterday afternoon, the sun shone on the Terrace of the House of Commons, and it felt as though the whole place was full to bursting…
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I was recently invited to give a keynote on the theme “Five lessons for tomorrow’s leaders, today” to a room of charity and civil society…
Comments closedAt the beginning of Pride Month, I find myself thinking about how much has changed in my lifetime, and how much still depends on the…
Comments closedI am not a member of any political party. That feels worth saying at the outset. For many years, I belonged to the party I…
Comments closedThere are some moments in public life that feel quietly significant, even if – to anyone passing by – they look faintly ridiculous. This morning…
Comments closedThere are some moments that stay with you not because they are grand or formal, but because they feel real. Opening BrownieMacs today in was…
Comments closedOver the past year as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, one lesson has come through consistently: if we want to change outcomes for young people, we…
Comments closedThere are moments in this role when you can feel something beginning to shift. Last week at Broughton Castle, I had the privilege of attending…
Comments closedLast thing on Sunday evening, I had the pleasure of joining Radley College for the opening concert of its splendid new Music School – a…
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