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Why does our society not give kids the chance to reach their full potential?

I walked across The Parks in Oxford on a sunny November afternoon. Behind me was the imposing architecture of  Keble College, and the Physics building, where radar was developed during the war.

Judy Murray coaching youngsters in Drumchapel
Judy Murray coaching youngsters in Drumchapel

The grass was still lush, and the cricket pavilion, even closed down for winter, exhibited a kind of relaxed insouciance. The trees and foliage displayed fifty shades of autumnal brown.

It was busy. There were runners on the paths, and, on neighbouring pitches, two games of lacrosse – men’s and women’s.

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