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 on things that were very new under the Labour Government in the eighties. Patricia Hewitt baseeightygovernment share on social
A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. Patricia Hewitt carecompletelyfocus Change image and share on social
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
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
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 here, Labor was in power here, we learnt a huge amount from the ALP's experience here. Patricia Hewitt alpamountbritain 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
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
We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics. Patricia Hewitt baseclasslot Change image and share on social
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 biometriccivilcompulsory Change image and share on social
