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Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
British Politician
Born: Oct 10, 1974
Government Party People Politics Time Will
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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. Lucy Powell
Time You Every Every Time Station Cost No Question Price Massive Issue Go Question Up Goes Moment Petrol
The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable from that of the recent past. Each day is a struggle for basic survival. Lucy Powell
Life Day Struggle Survival Past Economic Shocking Social Decline Appalling Each Each Day Basic Zimbabwe Recent Recent Past
In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills needed for the new industrialised world. Lucy Powell
Technology World Revolution Factory Exchanges Advances Mass New Mass Production Industrial Industrial Revolution Trade Led New Skills Skills Production Transportation Britain Needed
Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the local community. Over the last six years young people have been inspired to take up swimming and cycling more seriously; some of them are now coming through as Olympic champions or hopefuls. Lucy Powell
People Seriously Young Pool Community Cycling Swimming Local Local Community Some More Both Inspired Through Take Open Over Schools Frequently Coming Been Years Up Six Public Young People Them Commonwealth Used Swimming Pool Now Champions Last Olympic
These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better. Lucy Powell
Government Tough Times Knowledge Suffering Experience People Better Will Tough Energy Our Left Up Times Get Done Getting Manchester Behind Elected Skills Stand Use Stand Up Communities Many Things
As the economy faces such difficulties, more tough questions need to be asked about what the Tories would do if elected. Their ideology of free markets and small government needs challenging. That has to be part of our job. Lucy Powell
Government Needs Job Free Tough Ideology Difficulties Our Markets Tories Would About Faces More Small Free Markets Small Government Part Economy Questions Elected Asked Challenging Need
There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth. Lucy Powell
Faith Prosperity Long Backbone System Has-Been Been Loss Banking Banking System Growth
Some argue that now isn't the time to push the green agenda - that all efforts should be on preventing a serious recession. That is a false choice. It fails to recognise that climate change and our carbon reliance is part of problem - high fuel prices and food shortages due to poor crop yields compound today's financial difficulties. Lucy Powell
Today Time Food Change Problem Financial Difficulties Recession Our Recognise Reliance High Some Crop Compound Preventing Argue Prices Push Part Fails Climate Climate Change Due False Yields Green Efforts Shortages Fuel Poor Agenda Choice Should Serious Now Carbon
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. Lucy Powell
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The Tories seem unable to make any impact north of the border. Lucy Powell
Unable Tories Border Impact Seem Make North Any
In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government. Lucy Powell
Government Satisfied Indication Voters Least Scotland Westminster Labour Elections
Events are moving so fast and what in one moment seems impossible, the next is happening. I'm sure historians will, in time, provide theories and analysis, but for now I think most of us simply want the tide stemmed. Lucy Powell
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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. Lucy Powell
People Political Living Savings Our Sides Crisis Rightly Jobs Leaders Concentrate Political Leaders Banking Want Standards Damage
It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy. Lucy Powell
Will Virtually Jobs Unskilled Economy Estimated British
The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods, is over. Lucy Powell
Our Section Factories Cheap Over Goods Industrial Era Provided Labour Where Processing Workforce Large Britain
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. Lucy Powell
Politics Women Drop Trends Cabinet Likely Female Fallen Continue Loses Labour Current Poll Seats Marginal Number
The Labour party has done more than any other to address gender inequalities, through legislation and other means, and to increase women's representation in politics, which has led to recent increases in the number of female politicians. Lucy Powell
Politics Women Gender Party Politicians Increase Increases Other Address More Through Inequalities Female Led Than Labour Labour Party Any Done Legislation Representation Which Means Recent Number
Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners trained at Manchester's velodrome, the National Cycling Centre. Lucy Powell
Success Made Example National Cycling Winners Part For Example Said Been Trained Manchester Beijing Centre Team Medal Olympics
Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times. Lucy Powell
Sports First Difficult Facing First Things Times Often Arts Chop Things Funding Difficult Times
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. Lucy Powell
Vote Simple Responsibility Society Citizenship Through Most Democratic Contract Tax Payments Right Basic
Like many of my friends and colleagues, I can't get enough of Obama news; latest polling, speeches, visits, reaction of world leaders. Lucy Powell
News World Enough Latest Colleagues Visits Obama Leaders Like Reaction Friends Get Polling Many World Leaders Speeches
In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doorstep. Policies aimed at reducing emissions - like the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty or here in Manchester the proposals for congestion charges - are not without controversy. Lucy Powell
Long Duty Changes Charges Emissions Long List Proposals Vehicle Like Policies Without Climate Reducing Issues List Current Manchester Controversy Doorstep Which Congestion Choose Here Raise
It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour government is doing. So, slam me for saying so, but I'm really proud of the NHS. Lucy Powell
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Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and our reliance on oil will come to an abrupt and tumultuous end, causing global economic and social turmoil. Lucy Powell
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At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour. Lucy Powell
Change Unpopular Times Behaviour Order Measures Needed
For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts; and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in. Lucy Powell
Success Morning You Emotions Political Election Party Own Believe Otherwise Immediate Culmination Mix Campaigning Efforts Personal Any Candidates After Us Stand Your Fortunes Activists Recent
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