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 difficultelectionexpect Change image and share on social
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 through them. So the challenge to us is to work through that. Patricia Hewitt bigchallengecrisis share on social
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 problems their now saying are not being adequately solved. Patricia Hewitt adequatelyconnectfrustration share on social
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 differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference. Patricia Hewitt differencedifferentlylive share on social
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 and society and having a policy response to that. Patricia Hewitt economyhaveleave Change image and share on social
But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. Patricia Hewitt partypolicyprecondition Change image and share on social
The accusation that we've lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity. Patricia Hewitt accusationauthenticityconcern Change image and share on social
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 clueconstitutionaldevelopment Change image and share on social
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 abandonbackclear Change image and share on social
Barbara Castle should have been Labour's - and Britain's - first female prime minister. What a role model she would have been: passionate, fiery, and absolutely committed to social justice. Patricia Hewitt absolutelybarbarabritain Change image and share on social
