Is there something happening in the political environment right now? My hopes for change are getting stronger, reinforced by a story recently told at a global summit by Gordon Brown.
Looking round the room with 15 heads of state and their tribes of staffers and security men, he recalled the occasion when Maynard Keynes, the economist, went to Washington for discussions with the US Secretary of State for the Treasury. He travelled alone and on arrival at the Treasury Building his host asked, 'So where is your entourage?' 'No entourage' said Keynes. 'But what about your lawyer?', said the Treasury Secretary. 'No', replied the economist, 'It's just me. I travelled alone.' The Treasury Secretary looked puzzled, ' But who is going to do your thinking for you?' he asked.
So, who is doing your thinking for you?
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