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Here’s the text of my remarks to Young Foundation on civility…This is a vital debate because right now people are asking, how do we...

If you ever want an argument for another term of Labour government, just look at how the 8 years of Clinton-Gore have been undone by 8...

Anybody can be great, because anybody can serve” – Martin Luther King, Jr Yesterday saw the US Senate pass what called a key piece of the...

Today saw me debating Michael Gove on improvement of public services at the launch of the IPPR’s new programme on the Smarter State. He...

My light relief this week was a dip into our country’s history, during an audience with the Queen, to witness the ‘pricking’ the list of...

Much misplaced – and frankly premature speculation today about the Washwood Heath van-maker, with, I argue, a great future ahead of it as...

Today, we publish our strategy for public service reform for the year ahead – launched at the Nesta Lab this morning. The strategy is...

For Sunday media, here’s the text of my speech to the RSA last week. And here’s the link to the primer on civil service reform I launched...

here. Mike was able to report on Douglas Alexander’s visit to Gaza and – the UK’s new promise of another £30 million in aid and support....

The money is starting to move and change things in Hodge Hill. This afternoon i inspected the incredible new Colebourne Primary School...

here. Cllr Lines tells us that he’s not yet made a decision about whether to keep the promise to us to blow-up the blocks. Well, don’t...

To the RSA last night, for my second speech there. (My first was my wedding speech at our wedding reception hosted there). The theme was...

In the margins of today, I’m writing a speech for the RSA this week on public service reform. If there’s one image i want to get across,...

amazing leadership team of Sarah Mulholland et al is in fantastic health – and Manchester Labour Club is twice as big as when i left the...

Gordon Brown was in the East of England this week to explain our plan for Real Help Now. The PM sets out the three key steps we’ve taken;...

A huge turnout at St Peter’s College for my first residents’ meeting in this part of town. I’ve been wanting to come and visit St Peter’...

First appearance at the Public Affairs Select Committee today. Always a nerve-wracking experience – but chair Tony Wright is a great...

Joint statement from the management of LDV,  Erik Eberhardson, head of the management buyout team and Liam Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge...

This morning will see me back to the Department for Business, to bring together ministers and LDV’s management team. I spent much of...

The government’s new real help now website is live – http://www.realhelpnow.gov.uk. It sets out Britain’s plan to fight the downturn and...