#ch

But let no one be under any doubt that the scale of the challenge that Europe faces in this emerging global economy is immense and the practical pace of our collective action to meet these challenge to date has just been too slow. ↗

— John Hutton

#any #been #challenge #collective #date

But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public. ↗

— John Hutton

#challenge #challenges #confidence #create #economy

Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all central to the new direction of travel we have set for our public services. ↗

— John Hutton

#central #choice #direction #efficiency #greater

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously. ↗

— John Hutton

#challenge #concerns #delivering #during #europe

Some people argue that we should limit choice in favour of good local services. My response is simple: why should we assume those two concepts are mutually exclusive? ↗

— John Hutton

#assume #choice #concepts #exclusive #favour

The challenge to our national economies and the collective economy of Europe will become - with the growth of China and the continuing productivity growth of the US - even more intense in the decades to come. ↗

— John Hutton

#challenge #china #collective #come #continuing

The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery and secondly, in how it helps organise the best way to deliver modern public services on which both businesses and individuals depend. ↗

— John Hutton

#best #best way #both #businesses #civil

Yet in order to make sure the European social model keeps up with the pace of economic change that is now necessary, the EU must embrace a new approach to lawmaking. ↗

— John Hutton

#change #economic #economic change #embrace #eu

I was making $50 a week as a house model at Christian Dior for nine months before I learned that photographic models made $50 an hour! ↗

— Lauren Hutton

#christian #hour #house #i #learned

A lot of modeling is how much crap you can take. ↗

— Lauren Hutton

#how #lot #modeling #much #take