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Hoskin 11:32am In truth, it's not a new or surprising idea at all. Labour's brain-in-exile, James Purnell, urged this sort of thinking on his party in a speech last April, which I blogged at the time — although he called it the ‘contributory...
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Byrne briefly alludes to this fact ("Beveridge's system was built on the idea of full employment") but says nothing about the severe implications for welfare reform. Indeed, his article is replete with generalities but painfully short on specifics. ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: James Purnell poses for pictures during the PUMA. Creative Impact Award at the Mandarin Oriental on October 11, 2011 in London, England. View Photo »
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Macmillan, Heath, Major: there have been some truly dreadful Conservative leaders over the years
The Telegraph
In his introduction to The Conservatives: A History, Robin Harris quotes James Purnell, a not untypical Labour politician, who wrote in his resignation letter about his 'love' for Labour. Harris drily remarks: No Conservative politician at any stage of...
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It would be remiss of me not to mention that ATOS, welfare reform and Lord Freud were all originally brought in by James Purnell and Liam Byrne as Labour ministers. That’s the admission that cleanses my lefty soul; that goes some way to placating the...
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About James Purnell
Wikipedia
James Mark Dakin Purnell (born 2 March 1970, London) is a British politician and the current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He has been the Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde since the 2001 general election. Full Article
