Patricia Hewitt

The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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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. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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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 Labour will need to make at the national level too. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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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 you to win. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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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 test. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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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

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We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

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