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Global head of Strategy and Reputation at FGS. Podcast: Desperately Seeking Wisdom. Was David Cameron’s Director of Politics and Communications - and before that Editor, BBC News at 6 and 10.
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This week on my Substack Desperately Seeking Wisdom I write about the need to deal with our past - or it could deal with us. I use a funny example of example of Ekhart Tolle’s pain body below - and you can read the whole thing here: craigoliver.substack.com

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Many of us either bury our past or become defined by it. I’m talking on Substack about a better way to come to terms with it 👇.

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It’s great to see so many coming to my new Substack, Desperately Seeking Wisdom. You can find out why I’m writing for people, like me, who can struggle to navigate life, & read a piece on learning to live with things as they are, not as you want them to be, here: open.substack.com/pub/craigolive…

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One of the main points of my latest Substack for Desperately Seeking Wisdom on Acceptance is below. If you’d like to read the whole thing, you can check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/craigoliver/p/acceptance-learning-to-deal-with?r=2gr6oj&utm_medium=ios

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This week on Desperately Seeking Wisdom I’m writing about how tough it can be accepting things. Here’s a short video explaining. I hope you’ll check it out. open.substack.com/pub/craigolive…

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It’s good to see my new Substack is doing well. You can check it out here: craigoliver.substack.com/p/desperatel...

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Coming to terms with the fact that everything is finite. A short section from my new Substack, Desperately Seeking Wisdom. Do check it out: craigoliver.substack.com/p/desperatel...

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What do you do when you’re struggling to see a point in things? I quote Robert Frost’s poem, Gathering Leaves in my new blog, Desperately Seeking Wisdom - and discuss how to move forward. I hope you’ll check it out: craigoliver.substack.com/p/desperatel...

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A picture of me as a boy - I explain how and why it helped me on a journey to understanding things in my new Substack - Desperately Seeking Wisdom. I hope you’ll check it out here: craigoliver.substack.com/p/desperatel...

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Thanks Roy - that’s kind

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Here’s a little information on my new Substack called Desperately Seeking Wisdom. It’s for people looking for help navigating a complex world. I hope you’ll check it out. craigoliver.substack.com/p/desperatel...

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Here’s a little information on my new Substack called Desperately Seeking Wisdom. It’s for people looking for help navigating a complex world. I hope you’ll check it out. craigoliver.substack.com/p/desperatel...

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Worries about democracy and politics in the UK: a taste of the @FGSGlobal Radar report is leading @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Of course MPs must be allowed to express their views - but @shabanamahmoud saying the proposed assisted dying bill amounts to “a state death service” hardly helps a sensitive debate. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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Rainbow over Chiswick

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With the appointment of Gaetz, Kennedy and Wright as Attorney General, Health and Energy - it’s hard not to feel Trump is trolling people… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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At its best, Twitter was a great news feed, opening up new avenues of thought and argument. Hoping BlueSky can replicate that…

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