For all his talks of principle, Woodward is a political careerist, the paper concludes, and his judgement that power lies with New Labour is telling.

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The paper concludes by discussing options for reducing these costs.

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The paper concludes that the new parliament will have to realise that "the picnic is over", and that "practical solutions to practical problems is what Friday's vote will be largely about".

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The paper concludes that "in financial terms alone, older people are no longer special", and it calls on the government to assess the evidence for existing rules on social security, taxation and the design of services.

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The paper presents findings from the national NHS staff survey indicating low morale at many trusts, and concludes that cutting pay or jobs "would put even more pressure on an already weakened workforce".

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