Buckingham Big Day, Businesses and MK Dons reception

Last night I had the greatest of pleasures to listen to Baroness Karren Brady give a presentation to assembled Buckingham business and sport leaders at the University. She is such an astute, witty and powerful woman who makes a mark wherever she goes, I am sure. Her main message chimed with my own: we need more ambition in the UK because ambition drives us forward whether we are in business or sport or indeed anything!

She and Andy Cullen (MK Dons Executive Director) answered some great questions afterwards. I was particularly impressed by their answers to my question about how Buckingham can develop both more ambition and imagination. Karren emphasised the importance of mentoring young people while Andy focused on creating the space for people and businesses to allow themselves to be creative - and find new solutions to old problems.

In the party afterwards, I had some good conversations with Chair and Treasurer of Buckingham Athletic, and a man from Bicester who has just started up a consultancy advising firms on how to manage mental health issues. And many more people too.

Thanks to the University and MK Dons for this event.