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Britain isn’t a serious country if it only speaks English
In the age of AI, language skills are becoming national security infrastructure. Britain is dismantling its own.
Jan 8
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We Keep Talking About Growth. Others Are Training Their Teachers…
What an education summit in Hong Kong made painfully clear about the UK’s economic blind spot
Dec 16, 2025
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This is public life in 2025, who would volunteer?
Why the BBC crisis is not just a reflection of some bad editorial decisions and why it matters
Nov 11, 2025
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What Happens When You Decide Everyone Can Learn
What I have learnt after twelve years as Chancellor of The Open University — and why its mission matters now more than ever.
Nov 4, 2025
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The Myth of instant success in an age of acceleration
From haute couture to Taylor Swift via the Navy - excellence still takes time
Oct 17, 2025
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Trump, tech and trade offs
While Trump parades and leaders toast, girls are being deepfaked out of classrooms.
Sep 17, 2025
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Meet your heroes. I did and it changed me.
The incredible life of Dame Stephanie Shirley.
Sep 2, 2025
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The injury that made sense of everything about entrepreneurship
5 hours on the floor joined up the dots of the week in a surprising way.
Jul 1, 2025
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