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Local government in England is simply too big. Our lowest tier serves an average population of 118,500, while in the U.S. and across continental Europe the figures are more like several thousand.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Across Average Big Continental England Europe Figures Government Like Local Local Government Lowest More Our Population Serve Several Simply Thousand Too While

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Many people leave government disillusioned about its ability to achieve change and cynical about politicians. I left with rather opposite lessons.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Ability About Achieve Change Cynical Disillusioned Government Leave Left Lessons Many Opposite People Politicians Rather

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Conflicts are never caused in any simple way by identity, culture or economics. Where resources are scarce, or there are strong historical memories of conflict, small events are more likely to inflame passions.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Any Caused Conflict Conflicts Culture Economics Events Historical Identity Inflame Likely Memories More Never Passions Resources Scarce Simple Simple Way Small Strong Way Where

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The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police had, and, just possibly, excused by the fact that a terrorist action in Britain linked to British Muslims would have been hugely damaging.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Action After Arrest Attacks Been Britain British Damaging Explained Fact Had Hugely Intelligence Just Linked Muslims Police Poor Possibly September Tens Tens Of Thousands Terrorist Thousands Very Would

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Societies can easily talk themselves into conflict and misery. But they can also talk, and act, their way out.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Act Also Conflict Easily Misery Out Societies Talk Themselves Way

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Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement and fun of programming games, apps or even real digital devices.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Apps Courses Devices Digital Even Excitement Fun Games Incorporate Programming Real Should

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Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Learning Only Should Solo Something You

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Even many of the teenagers who feel confident on navigating the web simply don't have the skills needed to 'write and create' digital tools, not simply consume them.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Confident Consume Create Digital Even Feel Many Needed Simply Skills Teenagers Them Tools Web Who Write

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For most of human history, the main goal of states has been to conquer land and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at others' expense. Then in recent decades it was all about GDP. It's only in very recent history that rulers have been willing to commit themselves to helping their citizens live happier lives.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: About Achieve Been Citizens Commit Conquer Decades Expense Glory Goal Happier Helping History Human Human History Land Live Lives Main Most Only Others Recent Rulers States Themselves Then Very Willing Gdp

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Deeper fulfilment is rather different from the happiness of seeing a good film or watching your team win at football, and it doesn't come at the push of a button.

~Geoff Mulgan

Topics: Button Come Deeper Different Film Football Good Good Film Happiness Push Rather Seeing Team Team Win Watching Win Your

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Educator

Born: Unknown

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