Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all central to the new direction of travel we have set for our public services.

Quote by John Hutton

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Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties -...

Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties -...

For too long nurses have been undervalued, restricted in what they could do, with too...

For too long nurses have been undervalued, restricted in what they could do, with too...

The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the...

The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the...

But effective regulation at the European Union level can make a massive contribution to achieving...

But effective regulation at the European Union level can make a massive contribution to achieving...

From my time in Health I know that choice empowers people lives.

From my time in Health I know that choice empowers people lives.

Primary care must never be seen simply as a set of organisational structures.

Primary care must never be seen simply as a set of organisational structures.

And, in the past, it has been all too easy for legislators to load costs...

And, in the past, it has been all too easy for legislators to load costs...

This call for a new culture is not a new idea.

This call for a new culture is not a new idea.

For many Europeans the next decade looks to be filled with threats rather than opportunities.

For many Europeans the next decade looks to be filled with threats rather than opportunities.

But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of...

But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of...

So that we focus not on competing visions for Europe but on what Europe can...

So that we focus not on competing visions for Europe but on what Europe can...

Here in the UK the government has decided to accept the recommendations of the Better...

Here in the UK the government has decided to accept the recommendations of the Better...

We must seek to persuade member states and institutions that better regulation in Europe does...

We must seek to persuade member states and institutions that better regulation in Europe does...

If we took Chaucer's writings at face value, we'd have to conclude he was a...

If we took Chaucer's writings at face value, we'd have to conclude he was a...

At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the...

At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the...

The challenge to our national economies and the collective economy of Europe will become -...

The challenge to our national economies and the collective economy of Europe will become -...

Road testing the effects of regulation on European business must become second nature to the...

Road testing the effects of regulation on European business must become second nature to the...

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this...

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this...

More than 50% of significant new regulations that impact on business in the UK now...

More than 50% of significant new regulations that impact on business in the UK now...

Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded...

Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded...