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May 2021
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Tony Blair

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Minnie questions Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the UK and current Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change. Tony shares the way his metrics of happiness were changed by holding public office, how he views the future of faith in society, and stories from his university days-- before he considered going into politics.

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