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Long-Term Mentoring Can Save Lives
Earlier this week, me and Jhemar Jonas were featured on BBC Radio 4 Analysis talking about our experience with long-term mentoring — and why it can be a…
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Return to the Frontline
Over the last two weeks I've been delivering a music writing programme at Oakhill Secure Training Centre — the UK's only prison for children
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Tony Supreme: "I’m about exploring wellbeing and freedom through music"
10 years ago, Anthony Olanipekun finished a prison sentence. Now he's the CEO of a charity called Grounded Sounds — and an advocate for the healing…
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Mehdi Hasan: "We can push back. We can win"
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The Next Phase of All City
It's time to launch paywalled content and expand the scope of my newsletter
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Write Like No One is Watching
I use a fountain pen to write in my paper diary. I've come to appreciate the life cycle of each ink cartridge as a metric of progress and a vital chance…
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Learning More Than Teaching
Readers of Cut Short will know Demetri Addison as one of the main characters. His growth since we finished writing the book in 2020 deserves celebration
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Finding My Ancestral Home
This week I developed two rolls of film from a recent trip to Punjab with my Dad. The most important photo was ruined, but the journey that led me there…
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Sofia Akel: "Books liberate our minds"
The Free Books Campaign founder reflects on making books more accessible, from discovering the library as a child to becoming a leading advocate for…
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Tragedy, Beauty, Growth
Maturing as a youth worker means finding a steady path
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Mehdi Hasan: "We can push back. We can win"
The broadcaster discusses "throwing a grenade into the US media", debating the far-right, and his new bestseller, Win Every Argument
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