Below are a selection of articles by Helen on a number of issues ranging from childhood to the civil service and public service reform:
You can also read Helen’s ministerial and constituency speeches by clicking here
The Good Childhood Enquiry
Article for Christian Socialist Movement
We must learn history’s lessons
Article on the importance of combatting the far right. Northern Echo, 29/10/08
Executive Responsibility: Does the Government dominate Parliament
Article for House Magazine on the power relationship between Government and Parliament, 03/10/08
On Liberty
Article for Prospect, July 2008
A bright future for Co. Durham’s economy. Article for the Northern Echo, April 2008
Whitehall and the Civil Service
Article for ‘Towards a New Constitutional Settlement’, published by The Smith Institute, 08/05/07
The NHS - Where do we go from here?
Article for Compass, 05/02/07
10 Questions for Number 10
Article outlining the ten biggest questions facing Britain today, 19/09/06
The Power of Play
Article for Parliamentary Monitor, 22/05/06
Developing the Rural Economy
Article in the The Teesdale Mercury, 07/03/06
Choice and Voice
Article for Renewal about the role of choice in public services, 24/11/05
Courting Systemic Failure
Article for The Guardian about public service delivery, 05/10/05
Children and Childhood: Perceptions and Realities
Article in Political Quarterly, 2001.
