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Alan Milburn Articles

Too limited, too slow

At a time when more and more people feel like they are losing out, social mobility matters more than ever before, writes Alan Milburn For two decades, successive governments have made the pursuit of higher levels of social mobility one of the holy grails of public...

The forgotten middle class

Alan Milburn outlines an agenda to tackle the plight of the middle class and expand its numbers It is in Britain’s DNA that everyone should have a fair chance in life. Yet too often demography is destiny. Over decades we have become a wealthier society but we have...

Bad medicine

Elements of the health reforms should be backed, but we must oppose plans that endanger quality and remove power from patients and local communities

Social mobility in an age of austerity

Alan Milburn’s speech delivered at the Onwards and Upwards event tonight:

The forgotten middle class

The forgotten middle class

Nov 5, 2013 | Section: Progress Magazine

Alan Milburn outlines an agenda to tackle the plight of the middle class and expand its numbers It is in Britain’s DNA...

Bad medicine

Mar 29, 2011 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine

Public satisfaction with the NHS has never been higher, so says the latest annual British Social Attitudes Survey. It...

Social mobility in an age of austerity

Jan 25, 2011 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

Speech to Progress and Helena Kennedy Foundation, House of Commons, 25 January 2011 Social mobility has become the new...

Onwards and upwards

Jan 24, 2011 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

Social mobility has become the new holy grail of public policy. Intractable levels of social inequality have prompted...

Opening up shop

Sep 1, 2009 | Articles, Section: Article

In July, I launched Unleashing Aspiration, the Panel on Fair Access report on how we could provide new opportunities...

Access all areas

Mar 1, 2009 | Articles, Section: Article

The government's social mobility white paper published in January offered a rare moment of optimism in a time of deep...

Up a gear

Jul 1, 2008 | Articles, Section: Article

Since 1997 Labour has made two significant advances when it comes to the public services. The first is to have...

Debating points

Sep 27, 2006 | Articles, Section: Article

Many thanks to all of you for responding to the speech I made a week or so ago. I agreed with a lot of what people...

New Labour: A new agenda for the next decade

Sep 14, 2006 | Articles, Section: Article

Rt Hon Alan Milburn MPThe Sovereign DebatesThursday 14th September 2006Check against deliveryA health warning at the...

Back to the future

Jun 7, 2005 | Articles, Section: Article

It's almost like 5 May didn't happen. It's business as usual. A large Labour majority. A backbench rumble of...

The whole world in our hands

Mar 17, 2004 | Articles, Section: Article

Public services are the bread and butter of British politics. The modern progressive cause is to provide security and...

A cure for the NHS

Jan 11, 2002 | Articles, Section: Article

People, quite rightly, have high expectations on health from a Labour Government. That’s a strength for our...