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Alex Smith
@alexsmith1982
Senior Advisor, @ObamaFoundation. Visiting Fellow, @Kennedy_School. Trustee & Board Member. Ex: @TheCaresFamily, @Ed_Miliband, @LabourList.
UK
Joined December 2008
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    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.
    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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    The great northern mayors have arrived and found their voice and leadership. This is quite something from @AndyBurnhamGM.
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    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.
    Gary Neville v Graeme Souness debate on Sky Sports just now is essentially political philosophy. Neville won.
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    The manager of Aldershot Town, Mark Molesley, has given surely the greatest football interview ever:
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    “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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    Meet Lola and Rumi. Needless to say they’re our new best friends.
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    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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    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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    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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    Passion, logic, reason, empathy, humanity. This is how it’s done. x.com/dwnews/status/…
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    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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    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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    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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    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.