In the future we will be looking to develop new innovative forms of partnership too. . There is huge international interest in the UK's approach to developing partnerships between the public and the private sectors. It is an area of public policy where the UK leads the world. Some, like Italy, Holland, Ireland and Japan, are following us in the way we organise within government to deliver partnerships. Some are legislating to enable PFI to happen. .
Partnerships are a huge UK success story.
We are blazing a trail that others will undoubtedly follow. Governments throughout the world are seeking new solutions to keep pace with change in a modern, globalised, rapidly changing world where the public, rightly, expect their governments to deliver excellence for the many and not just the few. The result will be better services for the public and a better deal for the taxpayer. I look forward to the new IPPR Commission helping the Government take forward that approach.