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'Think tanks should drive new thinking ... but at a safe distance'

Any statesperson should aspire to a personal think tank. Prime Ministers can call on the Downing Street policy unit, while retirees Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher have foundations to continue their legacies.

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DOUGLAS FRASER and CATHERINE MacLEOD

Any statesperson should aspire to a personal think tank. Prime Ministers can call on the Downing Street policy unit, while retirees Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher have foundations to continue their legacies.