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Alex Smith

People, Place, Proactivity: Why I Love The Cares Family

Recently, a friend asked me, “What does The Cares Family mean to you, really?” It was a thoughtful question, and there are many answers. I…

6 min readApr 17, 2023

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People, Place, Proactivity: Why I Love The Cares Family

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Alex Smith

Moving on — but staying part of the family always

After 11 years as Founder and CEO of The Cares Family, I am starting to think about succession and plan to stand down at the end of April…

7 min readNov 28, 2022

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Moving on — but staying part of the family always

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Alex Smith

Beyond the ‘culture wars’

My observations about the power of people coming together started early: I grew up in diverse, fast-paced, internationalist and deeply…

2 min readJun 25, 2022

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Beyond the ‘culture wars’

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Alex Smith

Levers for levelling up: Relationships

This morning I spoke at the Bright Blue online event, After the White Paper: Levers for Levelling Up, alongside Robert Jenrick, Damian…

4 min readJun 8, 2022

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Levers for levelling up: Relationships

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Alex Smith

A decade on: Fred, the riots and seeking a more connected age

Chances are, if you’ve had any involvement with The Cares Family over the past decade, you know our origin story. On election day, in May…

13 min readAug 2, 2021

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A decade on: Fred, the riots and seeking a more connected age

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Alex Smith

So what did I learn in the end?

Two years ago I wrote a blog about what I learned as I became one of 20 inaugural Obama Fellows. The blog focused on the slowness and…

12 min readJun 29, 2020

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So what did I learn in the end?

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Alex Smith

Love thy neighbour: how do we ensure the bonds of community built up through the crisis persist…

My friend Lil is 87. Dyed-in-the-wool working class, she was born and raised in London’s Cally Road district — the sort of rag and bone…

6 min readMay 6, 2020

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Love thy neighbour: how do we ensure the bonds of community built up through the crisis persist…

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Alex Smith

Beware burn-in — and think about the long haul

The path through the Covid-19 crisis is long and hard. Organisations making a huge difference now, and leaning into the challenge in…

4 min readApr 9, 2020

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Beware burn-in — and think about the long haul

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Alex Smith

Longevity is a privilege of the wealthy. In the debate on ageing, it’s time to talk about class

In a leafy, affluent corner of Hampstead, tucked away in high-up north London, I meet Eliza, aged 88. A retired journalist who also worked…

4 min readMar 12, 2020

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Longevity is a privilege of the wealthy. In the debate on ageing, it’s time to talk about class

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Alex Smith

Our politicians have offered so little at a time of such need

This article was first published on The Huffington Post in August 2011

7 min readSep 11, 2019

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Alex Smith

Alex Smith

Founder/CEO of @TheCaresFamily . @ObamaFoundation Fellow. Previously @Ed_Miliband aide and @LabourList editor. Camden head, MUFC heart.

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