The challenge to our national economies and the collective economy of Europe will become - with the growth of China and the continuing productivity growth of the US - even more intense in the decades to come.

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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...

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 let no one be under any doubt that the scale of the challenge that...

But let no one be under any doubt that the scale of the challenge that...

Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and...

Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and...

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the...

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to 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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all...

Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all...

My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental...

My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental...

It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the...

It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the...

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...

There is no such thing as free regulation.

There is no such thing as free regulation.

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...

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...

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...

Our objective must therefore be to ensure EU better regulation contributes towards delivering a modern...

Our objective must therefore be to ensure EU better regulation contributes towards delivering a modern...