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Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Also: Reflections on chairing the Tonbridge and Malling primary. And why I like Piers Morgan…and Tony Benn.
Sir John Stanley is standing down.
The successful candidates have a range of experience, from the courtroom to the boardroom and the council chamber to the battlefield.
His position has given him the freedom to speak openly and with authority where those holding government portfolios must tread lightly.