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Why Starmer can’t govern

Labour’s lack of preparation means it has failed to reform Britain’s amateur state

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Geoff Mulgan
Apr 23, 2026
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Today on Arguably we have a guest column from Geoff Mulgan, the author, thinker and former No 10 director of policy under Tony Blair. This post is free to read but become a paid subscriber for just £6 a month to receive all of our pieces.

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Sir Geoff Mulgan is Professor at UCL; former CEO of Nesta; former CEO of Young Foundation; head of policy in UK Prime Minister's office; head of UK government strategy unit; director of Demos and author of many books.
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