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26 March 2010
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Supporting the arts and my first official speech
Week four, and it hardly seems possible so much (or do I mean so little?) time has passed so fast. As busy a week as ever, including an evening discussion about the arts and cultural activities,... -
19 March 2010
Inspiring visit to the East Midlands
This third week as Commissioner has been a mixed experience, as many readers will have noted. I have expressed, and I repeat here, my sincere sorrow for comments reported from me in the press last... -
12 March 2010
Busy week of interviews and meetings with exceptional young people
A busy second week comes to a close! Far too many things done and people met to capture them all in a blog, so watch out for the launch, coming soon, of our... -
5 March 2010
New Commissioner, first week of a new life
What a week! Like being in a new school, in a different part of the world from the one you're used to: trying to do the work, learn the ropes, and make sense when you say... -
24 February 2010
Another day in the office: controversial, rewarding and a chance to make a real difference
One of the biggest privileges we have at 11 MILLION is the chance to speak directly to children and young people, find out about their experiences and where they have concerns, we then seek to make... -
15 February 2010
Question time as young people put decision makers on the spot
Being 30 floors up looking out over a view of Canary Wharf isn't my usual Friday afternoon, but last Friday I went to the Diana Award Question Time event at Barclay's... -
8 February 2010
'Put it right' for children
I went to the launch of UNICEF UK's 'Put it Right' campaign in London last week. This is a fantastic drive to improve children's lives all over the... -
4 February 2010
Celebrating the achievements of young activists
On Tuesday, I gave the closing speech at a parliamentary reception to celebrate the achievements of the Get Ready for Change! project run by children and young people from the Children's Rights...
