All Patricia Hewitt Quotes
- 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 economy… Course
- A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. Care
- And I hope very much that the ALP will become increasingly engaged in the international discussions that are taking place amongst centre-left parties generally. Alps
- And it seems to me in that experience may lie at least some of the clues for policy development perhaps constitutional changes as well that… Changes
- As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. Any
- But clearly at the same time you've got to get out there and connect with voters and actually respond to the needs, the frustrations, whatever… Actually Respond
- 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 expecting… Difficult
- I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other biometric… Biometric
- Business leaders must not cling to old ways of doing business, or allow inertia or complacency to prevent them from making the decisions that they… Allow
- 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… Abandon
- 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 work… Big
- You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things… Difference
- The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity. Accusation
- 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 are… Based
- I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in their… Absolutely
- So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting… Aspirations
- But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. Party
- 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… All
- We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics. Based
- Well I think all I would say on that is, when we were in opposition in Britain and Hawke and then Keating were in power… All