The class of 1988

I spoke at student-led conference on international development at Oxford University last night.

When I was a student at Oxford, the international development group, Third World First, used to meet in a small cafe on the Cowley Road. Last night hundreds of students filled the lecture hall at the business school. I found it very heartening to see so many committed students giving up their Friday night to think about development.

We have recently moved from Ethiopia to London, so we’ve been unpacking boxes. The other day I came across The Times for July 26 1988, which I had kept because it included my degree results.

The PPE class of 1988 seems to have done pretty well. As well as four Cabinet ministers, it includes the
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