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Alex Smith
@alexsmith1982
Senior Advisor, @ObamaFoundation. Visiting Fellow, @Kennedy_School. Trustee & Board Member. Ex: @TheCaresFamily, @Ed_Miliband, @LabourList.
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    Alex Smith
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    May 22, 2023
    Being part of the @ObamaFoundation community helped me and @TheCaresFamily to make a bigger difference than I ever thought possible. I’m so excited to join the @ObamaFoundation team to nurture that community in Europe and to help civic leaders everywhere to deepen their impact.
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    Alex Smith
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    Jun 11, 2018
    What an unforgettable week this was. I learned so much, made so many new friends. Thank you @ObamaFoundation for the opportunity and the photos. #ObamaFellows medium.com/@alexsmith1982…
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    Alex Smith
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    Oct 15, 2020
    The great northern mayors have arrived and found their voice and leadership. This is quite something from @AndyBurnhamGM.
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    Alex Smith
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    May 2, 2021
    Souness says #MUFC fans are protesting now because the club is no longer successful. Here’s an image from 2010, when the ownership protest peaked, after MUFC had won a Champions League and three titles in a row.
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    Jake Richards MP
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    May 2, 2021
    Gary Neville v Graeme Souness debate on Sky Sports just now is essentially political philosophy. Neville won.
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    Alex Smith
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    Jan 15, 2022
    The manager of Aldershot Town, Mark Molesley, has given surely the greatest football interview ever:
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    Alex Smith
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    Jul 11, 2021
    “Football’s coming home” never meant the trophy. It always meant the game. This month, the game came home and we found something of ourselves again. #eng
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    Alex Smith
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    Jun 23, 2021
    Meet Lola and Rumi. Needless to say they’re our new best friends.
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    Alex Smith
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    Feb 2, 2021
    BBC News just referred to ‘the cladding crisis, caused by the Grenfell Tower fire’ when of course the Grenfell Tower fire was caused by the cladding crisis. So crucial to remember what happened, and how it was allowed to happen, to deal with the ongoing injustices.
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    Alex Smith
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    Jul 1, 2021
    Win or lose, @kimleadbeater has brought huge value to our politics. She’s stood up to those who sow division, and shown that community is about addition to rather than subtraction from one another. She’s an example to us all and I for one am very proud of her #BatleyAndSpen
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    Alex Smith
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    Dec 15, 2021
    Chris Whitty is absolutely brilliant – respects the public’s intelligence and common sense, speaks in paragraphs, is clear when he’s nudging people towards behaviour change. One of a great many heroes of the last two years.
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    Alex Smith
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    Dec 9, 2020
    Passion, logic, reason, empathy, humanity. This is how it’s done. x.com/dwnews/status/…
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    Alex Smith
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    Aug 31, 2022
    The start of the latest @RestIsPolitics episode on the mental health challenges of high expectations is really worth listening to. Probably the best episode yet, @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK. linktr.ee/RestIsPolitics
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    Alex Smith
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    Apr 16, 2018
    The @ObamaFoundation #ObamaFellows programme will bring civic leaders from across the world together to amplify their work and inspire new community innovation and togetherness. What a thing to be part of. obama.org/fellowship/201…
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    Alex Smith
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    Jan 20, 2021
    This young woman, Amanda Gorman, has just given herself a place in history. A poem for the ages. Every word is extraordinary.
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    Alex Smith
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    Apr 6, 2019
    I’m at #ObamaTownHall in Berlin with @ZarlashtH and @k_monitor’s Sandor, two of the amazing #ObamaFellows working on some of Europe’s big challenges. Excited to hear from @BarackObama this afternoon.