Sentences with phrase «reform of public services»

Finally in the traditionalist Conservative mould YouGov asked about radical reform of the public services, involving the private sector.

She is a former special adviser to Harriet Harman and then Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt who has argued for reform of public services.

But the speech centred on reform of public services, which the Tories have long supported, both ideologically and as a means to split the Labour leadership from its backbenchers.

Mr Osborn continued: «The unreconstructed elements of the left have always opposed reform of the public services.

Instead, he set reform of the public services at the heart of his agenda.»

No retreat from essential reforms of our public services,» Mr Brown said.

It remains unlikely that Miliband has the stomach for proper reform of public services — or, for that matter, for any other positive action.

Imagine if he'd turned out to be an unpopular leader who had stuck to his central message that Labour needed to move to the right, entertain radical reform of public services, tackle the deficit through cuts and be avowedly pro-business, even though many commentators and many in his party thought that the cost of living crisis and pre-distribution were more important themes.

As Tony King points out in his commentary, support for Cameron must be largely image based, since the majority (61 %) of the public had little idea on what Cameron's views were in regard of levels of public spending on reform of public services.

A 2008 paper from CentreForum noted a «significant congruence of opinion» between the two parties, driven in large part by a shared critique of an over-mighty state and shared instincts on the potential for reform of public services.

Its instincts on the economy, business and reform of public services are broadly right.

He claimed a Brownite government would be a «road block to further» reform and promised the Tories would continue Mr Blair's reforms of public services.

The big project for him and Osborne is the economy and the reform of public services in which they hope their so - called big society replaces the state.

I understand the desire to avoid being radical for the sake of it, but this country really does need radical tax reform, radical reform of our public services and radical reform of our relationship with the EU amongst other things.

Mr Blair denied this and made clear the reviews, which cover major issues such as the reform of public services, security and globalisation, were a joint effort.

In a speech to the ippr, he said that Labour's reforms of public services were all about increasing Whitehall control through national targets and priorities.

However, some radical policies were supported by both Conservative voters and the general public — radical reform of public services «including privatisation» was supported by 47 % of the public, and opposed by 30 %, while threatening to withdraw from the European Union was supported by 49 % of the public and opposed by 29 %.

As the prime minister pledged over the weekend to respond to the economic downturn by speeding up the reform of public services, the new campaign warned that a «draconian» welfare policy was not the right one in a recession.

On Thursday morning, a relieved Tony Blair's plan would be to focus on the «big picture» - in particular the reform of the public services - in order to create clear political dividing lines with Michael Howard's Conservatives.

While recent calls for better evidence of program and policy success are well justified, just as important is reform of the public service, which has been decimated by politicization and managerialism.