Martha becomes Baroness Lane-Fox

Martha Lane FoxAbilityNet's Patron Martha Lane-Fox has been made a Baroness, one of two new non-party-political peers recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission earlier this week. As well as her role at Abilitynet Ms Lane Fox also founded the Go On UK charity to spread digital skills, has her own grant-giving foundation, Antigone, that funds charities that target neglected causes and has taken a leading role in developing the Government Digital Service.

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