Monthly Archives: March 2012

Karren Brady gives the lowdown on entrepreneurship and London schools

Posted on March 26, 2012 by siangriffithsst

Karren Brady, Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand woman on the TV show The Apprentice, became the first woman to run a football club when, at the age of 23, she became MD at Birmingham City FC. Now vice chairman at West … Continue reading →

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No laughing matter: comedy and a a crisis of the arts

Posted on March 25, 2012 by siangriffithsst

As a comedian Josie Long might seem an unlikely saviour of arts degree courses in the UK,which are threatened with the axe all over the country. But that’s what she is setting out to do.   Long, who grew up … Continue reading →

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Kathy Lette’s new novel

Posted on March 22, 2012 by siangriffithsst

The novelist Kathy Lette last week broke her silence over her son Julius, who was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome when he was 13. Julius is now 21 and his mother has decided to use her experience of Julius’s education to … Continue reading →

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