British - Politician | October 10, 1974 -
Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.
Lucy Powell
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You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.
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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.
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Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.
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For sure, the 'Obamania' that's fast taking hold reflects an incredible thirst for change in global politics and, dare I say, a wave of optimism that things can be different.
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Like many of my friends and colleagues, I can't get enough of Obama news; latest polling, speeches, visits, reaction of world leaders.
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We in the Labour party owe it to the people we represent to make sure that we offer a choice at the next election between our Labour values and those of the Conservatives.
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We need to dig deep and give people a reason to be optimistic just as Obama is doing in America. Because in the same way that outcome of the U.S. elections will change the course of events there and around the world, so too do politics here in Britain.
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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.
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Being out and about talking to residents and representing their views is, in my view, as important to politics as the grandstanding that takes place in Westminster.
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Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).
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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.
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