We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the reforms made over some very painful years in the Labour party, we would be consigned back to opposition. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
The 2 million people who work in the NHS and social care are also themselves patients and users. I know they all want to treat patients and users the way they and their families would want to be treated and… — 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
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
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
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
A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share
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
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
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
But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share
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
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
As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share
The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share
Well I think all I would say on that is, when we were in opposition in Britain and Hawke and then Keating were in… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share
We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share
