George Walden a former diplomat, was Principal Private Secretary to David Owen and Lord Carrington when they were at the Foreign Office. He was elected Conservative MP for Buckingham in June.
Every summer, with the absence of Parliamentary news and the arrival of GCSE, A-level and degree results, the great education debate starts up again. This year’s is accompanied by two...
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