Translate the speech made by Gordon Brown into Russian in writing.

Cabinet Office, March 2009

Excellent public services lie at the heart of any civilised society. They express our core values of fairness and common endeavour and they underpin a strong economy. But more than that, they are essential if we are to meet our commitment to improve social mobility – supporting every family in Britain as they strive to make a better life for themselves and their children. That is why putting in place the investment and reforms necessary to create world class public services will always be a key priority for the government that I lead. When Labour came to power in 1997, we were faced with the impact of decades of under-investment in our public services. So our first task was to put in place a programme of investment and repair to remedy years of neglect. As a result of these changes, together with the hard work of millions of public servants, we have seen major improvements. We have more and better qualified teachers than ever. Patients do not have to wait months on end for operations. Police numbers are at a record high.

Our top schools, hospitals, universities and police forces are admired around the world. But we should also not shy away from the fact that in some places public services are still not good enough. And if we are to build a fairer Britain, we must extend to everyone – not just those who pay privately – the advantages of personalised public services. Our public services must combine excellence with fairness. Everyone has a right to expect a first-class service, wherever they live and whatever their background. It is unacceptable that those in our most deprived communities too often experience our worst public services, or that hard-working families cannot always rely on the services they depend on. So we will act to end unfair postcode lotteries by enshrining universal entitlements to basic standards and we will do whatever it takes to eradicate the remaining pockets of serious underperformance. We must also be able to respond to people’s rising aspirations for high quality services that are shaped by them, available when they need them and tailored to meet their individual circumstances. So, as we set out our plans for the next phase of reform, our priority is to put citizens in control. This will include extending choice, strengthening accountability mechanisms and ensuring that all users have access to clear and comparable information about service quality. In addition to greater citizen empowerment, we must unleash a new professionalism in our public services. We know that real excellence depends upon liberating the imagination, creativity and commitment of the public service workforce. This requires us to create new opportunities for professionals to take control of the process of change – with less top-down control and a greater say for front-line staff. These reforms must not mean that Government leaves people on their own. Government must provide strong leadership, clear direction and sustained investment for public services; it must stand up for citizens, challenge vested interests and take a long-term view – identifying the strategic challenges for the decade ahead. But Government must also know its own limits and become more strategic. It must step up its efforts to cut unnecessary targets, strip out waste, and devolve responsibility to communities, councils and local service providers. So this is my approach to achieving excellence in our public services: real and lasting change driven by the users of public services themselves, backed up by professionals with the freedom and responsibility to be responsive to service users, and supported by an enabling government that is prepared to lead, invest and put in place the necessary reforms. I want world class to mean what it says: every element of our public services to be the best in the world. I know this is a huge challenge. But if we make the right choices, I believe this goal is now within our reach. And if we succeed, Britain will be a fairer and more prosperous country, with rising social mobility for all its citizens in the decades ahead.