What can we learn from successful policies - Tim Thorlby suggests:

1. Free markets are a fiction; government is a partner for the common good;

2. Long-term change requires cross-party support;

3. Institutions are vital for success;

4. Big changes follow big visions;

5. Big changes start with small changes;

6. Local government *can* deliver transformation.

His argument boils on three cases: the minimum wage; Sure Start; and social investing.

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