Hazel Blears

Hazel Blears

Hazel Blears is MP for Salford, and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. She has served as Chair of the Labour Party, as Home Office Minister, and as Public Health Minister.

Articles by Hazel Blears

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Libertarian Labour?

  • 11 November 2008
  • 6 comments

Hazel Blears responds to 'point scoring' Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone who criticised what she sees as the Communities Secretary's centralising tendencies

Blears joins the Tories

  • 01 October 2008
  • 7 comments

Surprise in Birmingham as government minister Hazel Blears turns up at the Tory conference only to sense a whiff of hubris. Well more than a whiff...

Blears: Tough times

  • 19 September 2008
  • 12 comments

It seems clearer every day the Chancellor’s assessment of the trajectory of the world economy was correct - we need to show the country we're addressing the challenges

Bitter Tory rivals

  • 13 June 2008
  • 3 comments

Who exactly is David Davis fighting against by forcing a contest in a seat where Labour comes third? Well, argues Hazel Blears, it could have something to with the contempt he feels for his party's leader...

Blears defends Tory toffs campaign

  • 23 May 2008
  • 10 comments

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears defends Labour's 'Toffs' campaign in Crewe & Nantwich saying all parties run stunts but she stresses ministers are listening to voters' concerns

Snap election? Bring it on!

  • 27 September 2007

Cabinet Minister Hazel Blears urges Gordon Brown to call an early election and warns the PM activists are too precious to become a "passive backdrop for ministerial speeches".

James Macintyre

Inside “Next Labour”

Inside “Next Labour”

John Pilger

The Murdoch empire

Welcome to the first murdochracy

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Gaby Hinsliff

Bulger killers were damaged, not evil

Bulger killers were damaged, not evil

Mehdi Hasan

The Ashcroft scandal

Paying the price for Ashcroft’s millions

US Politics

Obama's henchmen

Dysfunction at the White House

Film review

Shutter Island

Shutter Island (15)

Interview

Terry Eagleton

The Books Interview: Terry Eagleton

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