{"id":51865,"date":"2018-08-09T12:21:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T11:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=51865"},"modified":"2021-06-11T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T11:45:09","slug":"the-rt-hon-lord-young-of-graffham-ch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/the-rt-hon-lord-young-of-graffham-ch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham CH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham CH (David) has had a varied and distinguished career after graduating from University College London.<\/p>\n<p>After practicing as a solicitor for a year, he entered the world of business, founding the first of many enterprises in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>In 1979 he joined the government, leading on programmes to alleviate youth and adult unemployment. 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