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Advisers who think that they are very clever while all around them are a bit thick, and that all the problems of the world would be solved if the thick listened to the clever, are liable to be disappointed.

Geoff Mulgan

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Geoff Mulgan
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
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