Hazel Blears Articles

As the horrific events in Paris erupted across our screens on Friday 13 November many of us will have relived the shock, pain and confusion that engulfed us here in the United Kingdom on 7 July 10 years ago. Fifty-two innocent men and women lost their lives on that...

Inspirational stories uncovered by Social Value Act review Imagine, if through one simple piece of legislation you could help unemployed people into work, reduce crime and relieve the burden on our NHS. Imagine, if at the same time, you could save millions of pounds...

An angry response to what seemed to me to be a well-intentioned, albeit somewhat clumsy, government letter to mosques was blamed over the weekend on a failure to engage with Muslim communities. Eric Pickles, the secretary of state for communities and local government,...

The tragic events in Paris this week have horrified and united right-minded people of all faiths. The reaction from the overwhelming majority of decent moderate Muslims has been one of shock, shared by us all – but also the depressing realisation that their religion...