Together, we face challenging and uncertain times. Fewer and fewer of us are able to avoid the impact of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.…
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 30 years ago, I was a young…
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When I speak to people in some parts of the world, they are very surprised to hear that I ride my bike to work. (Well,…
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At yesterday’s gathering of Award participants in Nairobi’s Langata High Security Women’s Prison, the keynote speech was delivered by an exceptional young inmate, who, for…
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I am so lucky. My job gives me extraordinary views of life. This morning I waved off an exceptional group of young people on their…
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As a Deputy Lieutenant, I have the privilege of presenting citizenship certificates to new UK citizens. Here’s the text of the speech I made at…
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During the early years of the development of the Scout Movement throughout the world, it was the practice of the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, to give…
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His name was Christopher. He was in my Y6 class in 1987, back when we called them 4th year juniors. He was attention seeking, usually…
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In just a few days, the Scouting world will be coming together in West Virginia, USA for the World Scout Jamboree. The word ‘Jamboree’ now…
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