Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all central to the new direction of travel we have set for our public services. John Hutton accountabilitycentralchoice Change image and share on social
If we took Chaucer's writings at face value, we'd have to conclude he was a complete drip. John Hutton chaucercompleteconclude Change image and share on social
We must seek to persuade member states and institutions that better regulation in Europe does not mean cutting health and safety in the workplace, nor does it mean dismantling social standards. John Hutton cutdismantleeurope Change image and share on social
This call for a new culture is not a new idea. John Hutton callcultureidea Change image and share on social
So that we focus not on competing visions for Europe but on what Europe can do to improve economic growth, to give us a cleaner environment, to create more jobs, to make us more secure. John Hutton cleancompetecreate Change image and share on social
There is no such thing as free regulation. John Hutton freeregulationthing Change image and share on social
Here in the UK the government has decided to accept the recommendations of the Better Regulation Task Force to measure and make targeted reductions in the administrative costs - the red tape costs - that regulations impose on business. John Hutton acceptadministrativebusiness share on social
As Tony Blair has made clear, our fundamental challenge is how to make Europe work better. John Hutton blairchallengeclear Change image and share on social
Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's. John Hutton accessionaccountcapita Change image and share on social
Some people argue that we should limit choice in favour of good local services. My response is simple: why should we assume those two concepts are mutually exclusive? John Hutton argueassumechoice Change image and share on social
