When Labour won power in 1997 David Blunkett, the new education secretary, increased the pressure.
So is an effective grass roots presence a recognition that Labour in power increasingly lost touch?
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When Labour won power in 1997, it did so on the promise that education would be its highest priority.
He also, of course, wants to satisfy voters and keep Labour in power.
For the first time since Labour won power in 1997, opinion polls in Britain now put William Hague's Conservatives ahead.
Mr Hague acknowledged the NHS's problems did not begin when Labour took power, but said they had worsened under the government.
Labour won power at the last assembly election in May 2011, although it fell one seat short of an outright majority.
Gordon Brown boasted of raising spending in real terms by 10% since Labour took power, in contrast with Tory cuts earlier.
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Almost as soon as Labour took power it went into decline again.
He spoke about the importance of having Labour in power in the Welsh assembly and local government in Wales, adding that "in order to provide real protection we need a Labour government in Westminster".
And second, it steals some thunder from the Scottish National Party, which is threatening to prevent Labour winning power in the Edinburgh assembly, and for which land reform has long been a cherished goal.
And it really has been a rough and tumble campaign with both UKIP and Respect fielding powerful, experienced women candidates who have poured criticism on what they say is the unhealthy monopoly of Labour political power in the town.
The last strategic defence review was completed in 1998, a year after Labour came to power.
The Nationalist Party has governed Malta since 1987, apart from 1996-1998 when Labour was in power.
Even since Labour came to power, asylum claims have almost doubled, to nearly 5, 000 a month.
Months after Labour came to power it named a group of worthies, who duly reported in 1999.
When Labour came to power, he wished naturally to persuade them to nationalise more industries and redistribute wealth.
When Labour came to power in 1997 it proclaimed its determination to make every school a good school.
The simple answer is that when Labour came to power in 1997 it had a manifesto commitment to devolution.
The Lords have rejected far fewer bills than they did last time Labour was in power, in the 1970s.
Ed Miliband said his "new generation" would take Labour back to power, in his first big speech as party leader.
When Labour were in power, they offered people in the north east of England the opportunity to have a regional assembly.
When Labour came to power, he was put in charge of a new super-ministry of the environment, transport and the regions.
The Labour government in power in the mid-1970s had tried to spend to stimulate the economy, but inflation soared to nearly 25%.
He criticised Sinn Fein saying perhaps they would have preferred to see Labour remain in power and lead us into greater debt.
When Labour came to power in 1945 Cripps made Mrs Castle his parliamentary aide, her first step on the ladder to power.
Labour is in power to change things, not keep them the same.
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The BDA estimates that there are now two million fewer adults registered with a dentist than there were when Labour came to power.
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