Public Services Reform Conference 2006

Media Coverage for the 21st Century Public Services - Putting People First, 6 June 2006

The 2ist Century Public Services - Putting People First conference attracted an enormous amount of media attention in June. The importance of the event was recognised, highlighted and monitored by international news syndicates and websites devoted to covering key political events both at home and abroad.

Follow the links to read what the media wrote about the National School of Government:

Web Links:

ITN & Channel 4 News, 6 June
Brown warns of public sector pay freeze
http://www.itn.co.uk/news/britain_943769.html

The Guardian Unlimited, 6 June
Reform agenda will 'save' public sector, says Blair
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1791503,00.html

BBC News, 6 June
PM warns on public service trust
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5050330.stm

The Times, 7 June 2006
Blair has message of tough love for Whitehall
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2214482.html

The Times, 7 June 2006
Spent economics: An era of excessive public expenditure is drawing to a welcome close (editorial)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-2214397,00.html

The Times, 7 June 2006
Hands up if you love bureaucrats
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2214481.html

Financial Times, 7 June 2006
Civil Service warned it must improve to maintain public confidence
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/2ed61fd4-f5c1-11da-bcae-0000779e2340.html

The Guardian, 7 June 2006
Labour and Tories swap sides in public sector debate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1791805,00.html

The Guardian, 7 June 2006
Chasing change (editorial)
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/comment/0,,1792001,00.html

Daily Mail, 7 June 2006
Labour and Tories reverse roles over the public sector
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389408&in_page_id=1770

Daily Mail, 6 June 2006
Blair and Cameron to battle for the hearts of the public sector
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389227&in_page_id=1770