People are saying, "I have a right to my opinion. Don't just keep condescending, telling me what to think." There's something slightly liberating abo…

- Duncan Green

The post-Second World War simple system of social democracy and organized labour has fragmented massively, but just because people aren't organized i…

- Duncan Green

In the end, that's a blind alley - we have to get back to being able to think on our feet and react.

- Duncan Green

The death of deference seems to be general at the moment, so everybody has to earn their reputation and trust all over again. You don't just get it b…

- Duncan Green

You have a huge number of people who spend their time writing papers which show that migrants pay more to the country than they take out in benefits,…

- Duncan Green

There's a tendency for people who believe passionately in something to be so convinced of their rightness that if they just repeat themselves a lot a…

- Duncan Green

Floundering around, learning by doing but also by failing, is not only good but inevitable.

- Duncan Green

Somewhere like Russia or China, decision-makers have far fewer constraints on acting than in more open systems.

- Duncan Green

What you don't do is just say, "I've got all the ideas and all the knowledge, and listen to me."

- Duncan Green