Lucy Powell Quotes
People rightly want our political leaders - on all sides - to concentrate on minimising the damage to jobs, living standards and our savings from the banking crisis.
There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.
Like many of my friends and colleagues, I can't get enough of Obama news; latest polling, speeches, visits, reaction of world leaders.
Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.
In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly.
Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy.
At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship.
Today the demands are for even higher standards in the quality of care, for greater flexibility and convenience in treatment times, and for more prevention through screening and health checks.
The impact of the downturn is starting to feel very real. House prices and the housing market have been taking the knock for some time and that's affecting people.
The cost of motoring is a massive issue at the moment, there's no question. The price of petrol goes up every time you go to the petrol station.
The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods is over.
When the heart stops for one beat it is desire, when it stops for one life time it is love
It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.
I just hope that the democratic will of the Zimbabwean people prevails. If it does we must move quickly to help restore stability and prosperity.
Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).
A global deal will only be possible if Britain plays its part, leading the way with other developed countries.
What the Lib Dems have failed to do is offer any meaningful agenda for government or for power.
As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening.
I will take a short time out from being in Parliament when the baby is born but I'll still be doing my constituency work - just with another baby in tow.
In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.
I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up.
