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Public service reforms 'to stay' Public service reforms 'to stay'
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Gordon Brown has said there will be no going back on the public sector changes introduced by Tony Blair.Gordon Brown has said there will be no going back on the public sector changes introduced by Tony Blair.
Writing in the Financial Times, the prime minister says Wednesday's Budget will begin a new chapter in reform. Writing in the Financial Times, the prime minister said Wednesday's Budget will begin a new chapter in reform.
Although no new policies were revealed, he hints there could be more money for education as he commits to improving the 600 worst-performing schools. Although no new policies were revealed, he hinted there could be more money for education with a commitment to improving 600 worst-performing schools.
He says this could be achieved by using the best head teachers and creating federations around successful schools. He said this could be achieved by using the best head teachers and creating federations around successful schools.
He also wrote of how he wanted faster growth of the city academies expansion programme.He also wrote of how he wanted faster growth of the city academies expansion programme.
These are state schools which are independently run and often sponsored by business that were pushed by Mr Blair.These are state schools which are independently run and often sponsored by business that were pushed by Mr Blair.
He said there would be more personal and preventive care in the health service and policing would be better matched to community needs.
'No backtracking'
BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said if Labour party members had hoped for a reversal of Tony Blair's approach to public service reform, they would be disappointed by Mr Brown's statement.BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said if Labour party members had hoped for a reversal of Tony Blair's approach to public service reform, they would be disappointed by Mr Brown's statement.
Mr Brown writes: "There can be no backtracking on reform, no go-slow, no reversals and no easy compromises." In the Financial Times, Mr Brown wrote: "There can be no backtracking on reform, no go-slow, no reversals and no easy compromises."
He said the first stage of reform after the Labour government came to power in 1997 involved a programme of investment and repair to remedy neglect. The second tackled underperformance and making standards uniform.
It was now time, he said, to move on to the third stage of reform: "Where we not only further enhance choice but also empower both the users of services and all the professionals who deliver them to drive up standards for all."