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Avatar Robert Saunders @redhistorian ·

@alexvtunzelmann Agreed. There are plenty of "clever" people in politics: there are far fewer who are "wise". Cleverness isn't much help if arrogance, indolence, dogma, or lack of curiosity prevent people from putting their intelligence to good use. https://twitter.com/redhistorian/status/1575106526943252483?s=20&t=9GMbcg-G3iVUzofcPLjDUg

Robert Saunders @redhistorian

I'd add that "intelligence" is only a means to an end. It's a tool we can use to dig for three things that matter more: knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

If we don't use it, or employ it simply for the purpose of showing off, cleverness alone will not produce better politics. https://twitter.com/Samfr/status/1575027725688918016

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Avatar Jon Worth @jonworth ·

There’s some truth to this. But journalists understanding their own part in the incestuous Brussels bubble, and thinking beyond what they hear within that bubble, would help too.

Dave Keating @DaveKeating

Spot on from @HankeVela. I find Parliament & Commission to be far more transparent than the national governments I've covered (in Washington & London), though Council (national governments) remains opaque.

The problem isn't getting the info, it's citizens disinterest in the info https://twitter.com/garethharding/status/1575450913162010625