The Big Future: Speaking to children in Cumbria

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The Big Future: Speaking to children in Cumbria
Published May 17, 2026

Last week, I launched my biggest survey yet of England’s children: The Big Future. But surveying children was not enough. I knew I wanted to continue to speak to, and crucially hear from, England’s children personally.  I began that work in Cumbria, at Hadrian’s Wall. I will end it at Land’s End. Over the coming months, I will […]

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