In Britain, the centrally prescribed welfare to work system short-changes the young unemployed. Transport, housing and education are over centralised. – David Miliband
You have to believe that its through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change. – David Miliband
Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions. – David Miliband
I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education. – Charles Kennedy