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I remember once at the end of a BBC job interview the manager said to me: ‘I didn’t realise people like you were clever.’ I don’t think he was being intentionally nasty. At that time in the BBC he was surrounded by clones of himself, give or take some facial hair and glasses.

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Business leaders regularly complain that young people don’t leave school with the right skills. Encouraging young people to be entrepreneurs makes the connection between school and the world of work, teaching them about practical thinking, team-work, communication and financial literacy.

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I had people who said I was a brilliant producer but I wouldn’t get on the news because I was too northern. But there was no way I was changing my accent – it is the key to my identity.

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June 5, 2024

I had people who said I was a brilliant producer but I wouldn’t get on the news because I was too northern. But there was no way I was changing my accent – it is the key to my identity.

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June 5, 2024

Business leaders regularly complain that young people don’t leave school with the right skills. Encouraging young people to be entrepreneurs makes the connection between school and the world of work, teaching them about practical thinking, team-work, communication and financial literacy.

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