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Former senior policy advisor to Tony Blair, now LSE Professor of Social Policy, one of the principal architects of choice in public services

Julian Le Grand is an academic specialising in public policy. He is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics, and was a senior policy advisor to Tony Blair.

Julian Le Grand is an academic specialising in public policy. He is the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics, and was a senior policy advisor to Tony Blair.

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