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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.

From Geoff Mulgan

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring.

From Geoff Mulgan

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

From Geoff Mulgan

Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals.

From Geoff Mulgan

A lot of people in government don't really read books at all.

From Geoff Mulgan

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

From Geoff Mulgan

Recycling is an area where jobs could be created at low cost. Green collar workers. That's not very sexy.

From Geoff Mulgan

I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.

From Geoff Mulgan

I didn't much like being in Parliament physically. I found it a bit depressing. It's very dark and heavy. I like being out and about.

From Geoff Mulgan

Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver justice and also, perhaps less obviously, uphold truth - originally truths about the cosmos, and more recently truths drawn from reason and knowledge.

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