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Immigration isn't always good for the economy or jobs. Geoff Mulgan
Good Immigration Jobs Economy Always
Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more. Geoff Mulgan
Rich Society Our Says Out Drifted More Get Anyone Apathy Should Who Britain Fatalism
Radicalism is as British as tea and cakes, as much a part of our make-up as monarchy and football. It will never have its own jubilees, palaces or honours system. Geoff Mulgan
Will Own Tea Our Honours System Never Football Part Cakes Much Monarchy Palaces British
Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow. Geoff Mulgan
Health Sector Most Dominant Grow Societies Guaranteed
Social innovation thrives on collaboration; on doing things with others, rather than just to them or for them: hence the great interest in new ways of using the web to 'crowdsource' ideas, or the many experiments involving users in designing services. Geoff Mulgan
Great Innovation Thrive Others Collaboration Ways Web Rather Crowdsource New Ideas Involving Doing Than New Ways Just Experiments Interest Social Them Users Many Using Hence Things Services Designing
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Geoff Mulgan
People Match Get Want Them Use Rid Who Groups Things
Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education. Geoff Mulgan
Education Higher Education Higher Becoming Hub
Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers. Geoff Mulgan
Innovate Teenagers Cities Obesity Simply Powers Cutting Radically Number Need
Everyone knows of great projects that were too dependent on a charismatic individual, or simply too expensive to be replicated. Geoff Mulgan
Great Too Everyone Projects Charismatic Individual Simply Knows Were Dependent Expensive
The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices. Geoff Mulgan
Great Change Own Our Ability Park Attachment Habits Uncomfortable Dealing Climate Climate Change Shift Biggest Us Choices Ignore Hard Barrier
Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do. Geoff Mulgan
Innovation Every Bit Through Advance Economies Much Societies
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
Memories Culture Conflict Events Strong Simple Economics Resources Way Scarce More Small Simple Way Never Likely Identity Caused Passions Historical Any Inflame Where Conflicts
The smug complacency of technology adverts disguises a pretty mixed picture, with too many people not connected, too many passive users of technologies designed for interactive, and far too much talk about empowerment but far too little action to make it happen. Geoff Mulgan
Technology People Too Many People Too Much Picture Action Complacency Too Pretty About Talk Make Make It Happen Empowerment Smug Mixed Passive Interactive Happen Little Far Much Connected Users Many Designed Technologies
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
Digital Teenagers Tools Web Write Consume Simply Feel Confident Them Create Skills Who Many Even Needed
The once-science-fiction notion of hyper-connectivity - where we are all constantly connected to social networks and other bubbling streams of digital data - has rapidly become a widespread reality. Geoff Mulgan
Reality Digital Become Other Rapidly Constantly Data Networks Bubbling Where Social Notion Social Networks Connected Streams Widespread
While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there are others who acknowledge no law, human or divine, but the law of Scotland. George Combe
Character Natural Obligation Law Others Some Morality No Law Cases Individual Divine Gentlemen Conducting Scotland Mode Human Acknowledge While Them Who Preserve
And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to be found men at the bar who lend their services most cordially to back and support these agents in their most desperate cases. George Combe
Man Desperate Will Men Nothing Back Unprincipled Cases He Support Most Always Deny Bar Lend Agents Who Bold Found Services
The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world. George Combe
Me World Mind Rest Own Numerous Invaluable Indifferent My Own Although Friends Very Texture Whom Sufficient Enjoyment
Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as the locomotive muscles are by too much walking; and I therefore proposed to them to take a brief rest. George Combe
Mind Too Much Rest Long Become Liable Too Locomotive Take Proposed Attention Brain Walking Taught Them Us Much Means Therefore Brief Thinks Muscles
When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature. George Pierce Baker
Drama Dramatic Pleases Characterization Attains Reach Makes Revelation Dialogue Conduct Itself Human Literature Which Play
Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible. George Pierce Baker
Impossible Possible Improbable Probable Farce Treats
Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama. George Pierce Baker
Action Drama Back Imitative Pleasure Find Civilization Through Instinctive Very Essence Barbarism Ages Tongues
In all the great periods of the drama perfect freedom of choice and subject, perfect freedom of individual treatment, and an audience eager to give itself to sympathetic listening, even if instruction be involved, have brought the great results. George Pierce Baker
Great Freedom Listening Drama Brought Give Perfect Results Individual Perfect Freedom Great Results Involved Instruction Periods Audience Subject Itself Choice Even Eager Treatment Sympathetic
In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action. George Pierce Baker
Great Seen Reading Action Remembered Always However Loses Any Much Should Play Plays
In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending. George Pierce Baker
Today Best Character Ending Situation Enough Once Logically Some Absurd Move Farce Granted Premise Premises Start
Sensitive, responsive, eagerly welcomed everywhere, the drama, holding the mirror up to nature, by laughter and by tears reveals to mankind the world of men. George Pierce Baker
Nature World Tears Laughter Men Mirror Holding Drama Everywhere Responsive Welcomed Reveals Up Sensitive Mankind Eagerly
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