Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
Barbara Castle should have been Labour's - and Britain's - first female prime minister. What a role model she would have been: passionate, fiery, and absolutely committed to social justice. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
You've got to respond to that and of course thinking through the role of a left party in the modern world, in the modern… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the reforms made over some very painful years in the… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including,… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
And some of what we're doing in Government even now, some of the welfare reform programs that are helping lone mothers come into work… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
Certainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
People are not perfect... very often the relationships that are strongest are those where people have worked through big crises, but they've had to… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
