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A new essay published by the Social Market Foundation suggests that if the Government’s Community Empowerment strategy doesn’t change, the disconnection between citizens and government will only get worse.
At the 60th anniversary of the NHS, the SMF has brought together a range of stakeholders in the health service and invited them to spend “60 seconds on the next 60 years”. Central to the piece are contributions from Alan Johnson MP, Andrew Lansley MP & Norman Lamb MP.
This edition of the newsletter has articles on the power of politics to inspire behavioural change, and the principle of fairness as it applies to the NHS and 'top up' care.
The text of Hazel Blear's speech to the SMF, 13th May 2008