"A lot of people in government don't really read books at all." — Geoff Mulgan

The classic think-tank is supposed to be sitting in an attic thinking up grand ideas.

I have a lot of admiration for people willing to face the public, but I'd prefer not to.

It matters more how governments behave than how big they are.

Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies.