Patricia Hewitt in United Kingdom

Patricia Hewitt in the History

Patricia Hewitt was Kinnock’s press advisor. Hewitt understood that politics had become televised and politicians would therefore need to be able to give immediate answers to questions raised in the House of Commons and elsewhere. Patricia Hewitt said “People, bright, attractive people presenting an image of the broader base Labour has to capture, not people who present an image of old fashioned Labour die-hards”. This is largely indicative of Labour’s change of tact in the eighties, moving the party away from its membership and toward the electorate.