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" When I went to school, most parents wanted their children to get good A-levels, to go to university, and get a degree so your children had a better life than you. The way out of poverty was through a degree. But the whole world has moved on from that. "

Theo Paphitis

Children

Parents

School

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Everyone

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Wherever

World

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Bag

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Tax

Retail

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Million

Making

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Local

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