Frank Field, John Hutton and now Alan Milburn – the red tinges to the coalition
mix are like a Who’s Who of reforming Labour politicians. Milburn, we learn today, is to return to government as an
adviser to David Cameron on social mobility. It’s a role he should be accumstomed to, as he was tasked with writing a report on the issue under Brown. That time, his suggestions were buried by a
government which didn’t want to face up to the sorry facts. This time, you hope they meet with a more constructive response.
But why wasn’t a Conservative (or conservative) appointed? That’s the question which Iain Dale asks over at his blog – and you can see his point. There are plenty of people on the right who could have stepped into the role, not least someone like Jill
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