Cabinet to hear policy review

12 April 2012

Cabinet ministers will hear the results of a wide-ranging, six-month review of Government policy, designed to set a direction for the coming decade.

More than 100 ministers have been involved in research and discussions on future policy in six areas - public services, the role of the state, crime, Britain and the world, economic dynamism and energy and the environment.

Their conclusions will be announced later this month, in a process in which Prime Minister Tony Blair will give renewed momentum to the Government's agenda.

Critics have characterised the review, launched by Mr Blair last autumn, as an attempt to tie the hands of his probable successor, Chancellor Gordon Brown.

But the PM insists that the review will not commit Labour or the Government to any specific policies, but will highlight the key priorities for the years ahead and point to general directions for action.

In a unique experiment, 60 ordinary voters were invited to 10 Downing Street last Saturday to debate and vote on issues relating to public services and the individual's relationship with the state.

Pollsters from Ipsos Mori are due to give a presentation to an extended Cabinet meeting on their findings.

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