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8th May 2026

We pay leaders to lead, not take a back seat

© David Parry for the Booker Prize Foundation
© David Parry for the Booker Prize Foundation
When meaty issues come our way, we should not deny them because real change requires courage and persistence – we should expect leaders to lean into this, not sit idly by as others do the work and pay the cost.

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