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Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

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Geoff Mulgan
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
Economist
Writer
Britain
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Rich
Anyone
Society
Fatalism
Radicalism
Drifted
Apathy

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