He then changed course , first pursuing a career in teaching ( becoming Head of Maths at two inner-city comprehensive schools ) and then urban regeneration ( working in both the public and private sectors ) . During this time he also studied for a Master 's degree in European Social Policy at the London School of Economics , and subsequently embarked on another PhD , this time in Politics , at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Christopher Hood . There , shortly after the September 11 attacks in 2001 , he met Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman with whom he helped develop and then coordinated an ESRC funded project to study the responses to those events in collaboration with various researchers , including Professor Sir Simon Wessely
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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