There are some moments in public life that feel quietly significant, even if – to anyone passing by – they look faintly ridiculous. This morning…
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There are some moments that stay with you not because they are grand or formal, but because they feel real. Opening BrownieMacs today in was…
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Over the past year as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, one lesson has come through consistently: if we want to change outcomes for young people, we…
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There are moments in this role when you can feel something beginning to shift. Last week at Broughton Castle, I had the privilege of attending…
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Last 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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There are few things guaranteed to keep one grounded in public life, and a primary school assembly is right up there. On Friday afternoon, Mark…
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This evening I had the great privilege of hosting the High Sheriff’s Probation Awards at County Hall in Oxford. It was an opportunity to recognise…
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This evening, Mark and I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours in one of Oxford’s most beautiful spaces, the Sheldonian Theatre, for…
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I spent an inspiring morning today at the Oxford Combined Court Centre watching the Oxfordshire round of the Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial Competition. For those…
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