Our challenge is a clear one.

Our challenge is clear. Politicians can respond to voters by driving ahead with effective, efficient, transformational reform, or they can bow to pressure from special interest groups by only tinkering at the edges. The first path will be difficult: change can be daunting. The second path is simply a dead end.

This is our case. Now we need to hear where others stand.

Richard Lambert, CBI Director-General
Kevin Beeston, Chairman CBI Public Services Strategy Board

'Make a commitment' to:

1. Champion the delivery of services that focus on citizens' needs

2. Tackle social injustice by letting the best provider provide

3. Make sure staff are fully involved in reform

4. Reduce waste through better management and sharing services

5. Focus on service quality - not only cost

6. Create the next generation of PPPs

7. Treat all providers fairly

8. Ensure procurement supports environmental and social objectives

9. Promote the success of the UK PPP model abroad