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Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded workforce and greater resources will allow us to provide more services to a higher quality. ↗

— John Hutton

#allow #disease #expanded #greater #higher

And, in the past, it has been all too easy for legislators to load costs onto business in order to meet broader social goals. And costs for business means costs for consumers. ↗

— John Hutton

#broader #business #consumers #costs #easy

Here in the UK the government has decided to accept the recommendations of the Better Regulation Task Force to measure and make targeted reductions in the administrative costs - the red tape costs - that regulations impose on business. ↗

— John Hutton

#administrative #better #business #costs #decided

My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental to past successes and will be an essential part of sustaining progress into the future. ↗

— John Hutton

#applied #been #constructed #essential #fundamental

Road testing the effects of regulation on European business must become second nature to the European Union. ↗

— John Hutton

#business #effects #european #european union #must

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 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

Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's. ↗

— John Hutton

#account #any #capita #counties #europe

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

It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.' ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#been #bit #concerned #embarrassing #end