Last Monday saw a gathering of the great and good – or not depending on your position on the ‘Third Way’ – during the...
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Hazel Blears Articles
The powers needed to keep us safe
The balance between security and privacy again came into sharp focus yesterday when emergency legislation was brought...
Why a ‘whole system’ view of care is crucial
Our parents are our world when we are growing up. They clothe us and feed us, look after us when we are poorly and...
Why we need Clare’s Law
Last week the home secretary announced that the government would be launching a consultation on the possible...
Reading the riot act
The riots caught the country on the hop, but there are solutions to hand. Labour led the way, but we must make sure we...
Crime is tough for the coalition
During the wilderness years of the 1980s we were seen as being wrong on both the economy and crime - our policies were...
Budgeting for the northwest
Labour MPs in the northwest are all concerned that the actions of this government are reinforcing the divide between...
Big philanthropy?
This provides a revealing insight into the Conservative philosophy behind the ‘big society' and how it differs...
Helping hand
As I walk around Salford I can see the tangible improvements in my city, and I feel proud that it is a Labour...
Hazel Blears’ top tips for candidates
1) Use Labour’s incumbency to your advantage. You may not be the MP, but can the MP get in to see ministers to...
Speech to Progress annual conference 2008
Offering advice to the Conservative party is not normally what I do on a Saturday afternoon, and so I hope you will...
A tribute to Tony Blair
For me, Tony Blair’s departure from office is a bittersweet day. Just as it would have been wrong for him to leave...