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"There is nothing new under the sun", said a depressed Solomon. That's certainly true of government using psychology to influence their people, notwithstanding the excitement among policy makers around behavioural economics. An example is the good story about Frederick the Great's attempts to introduce the potato into Prussia in the 18th century, or the shift in public health during the 50s and 60s from "a culture of secrecy to a culture of communication".