A few years ago I met up with a friend in Cambridge. I thought we would go to a bar, it being the evening, but instead she walked with me out to Stourbridge Common. "How often do you walk on your own after dark now you're a parent?" She asked. Barely ever. So I always appreciate that freedom.

How do you tackle 'wicked problems'? These are the persistent issues we wish we had a magic wand for like poverty, mental ill health, food security and climate change. One of the key issues is they are all unique, says panel at #BennettInst conference.

At @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk for their annual conference today. "We are talking about these issues at a time of crisis," says Michael Kenny #BennettInst

A gorgeous Cambridge day 🙂

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How was your weekend? I enjoyed getting out in the sunshine and seeing the snowdrops at Anglesey Abbey.

Early start this morning to get into London for 9am.

What do Trump, Ian Hislop, and Inspector Morse have in common? They are all mentioned in my Substack article this week. Here's a taster, you can read the full article here rachelextance.substack.com/p/why-we-nee...

On my way to London to see Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench, Robert Lindsay and Hugh Bonneville in A Marvellous Party in celebration of Noël Coward. Can't wait!