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Education consultant working in international development.
Where do you live?
Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Do you vote?
Yes, usually tactically.
How long have you been a subscriber?
Since 1998.
What made you start?
On the advice of the then permanent secretary of the Department for International Development, John Vereker.
Is the NS bug in the family?
It’s shared with my wife.
What pages do you flick to first?
The crossword, until I get stuck, then the features.
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Gradually, over the week.
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More stories of hope.
Who are your favourite NS writers?
Jason Cowley, John Gray.
Who would you put on the cover of the NS?
The Dalai Lama.
With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?
Priti Patel.
All-time favourite NS article?
So many, but John Pilger’s 1999 “We helped them descend into hell” remains terribly prescient.
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the voice of reason in unreasonable times.
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This article appears in the 02 Apr 2025 issue of the New Statesman, What is school for?