Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated.
Geoff MulganGovernments that invest billions in new hardware still find it hard to accept that they might benefit just as much from systematic innovation in such things as child development or cutting crime.
Geoff MulganThere is a yearning for people to return to elementary moral virtues, such as integrity and commitment. We distrust people who have no centering of values. We greatly respect businessmen, for example, if they display those virtues, even if we don't necessarily agree with the people.
Geoff MulganIn Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.
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