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 speeches in the House of Commons and at constituency events by clicking here.
Auckland Castle and the Zubarans Paintings are part of our heritage, and they must not be sold.
Article in The Northern Echo, 15 November 2010.
We need new schools for our future
Article in Wear Valley Mercury, July 2010
What does the Budget means for Wear Valley?
Article in Wear Valley Mercury, June 2010
Credit Where Credit’s Due
Article for Christian Socialist Magazine, November 2010
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.
