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> [Over the last 15 years or so, Manchester has undergone huge transformation - from a city in decline and on its knees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/over-the-last-15-years-or-so-manchester-has-undergone-huge/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

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> [In last year's local elections in Manchester a third of those who voted did so by post. It's not just that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/in-last-year-s-local-elections-in-manchester-a-third-of-those-who/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

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> [Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/over-the-last-10-years-a-huge-amount-has-been-achieved-in-getting/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

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## Other authors on Last

## More by Lucy Powell

> [Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/fossil-fuels-including-oil-are-running-out-and-supplies-are-getting/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [In an era when party fundraising is badly tainted, dinners are a really good way of raising cash for campaigning. Lots of people giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/in-an-era-when-party-fundraising-is-badly-tainted-dinners-are-a/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/as-a-relatively-young-woman-i-m-33-i-hope-to-one-day-have-a-family/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/team-gb-s-success-at-the-beijing-olympics-can-in-part-be-said-to-have/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/we-in-the-labour-party-know-better-than-most-that-opposition-is-the/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/you-re-wrong-if-you-think-young-people-don-t-deserve-the-vote/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/indeed-when-all-parties-campaign-effectively-the-overall-effect-is-to/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable from that of the recent past. Each day is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/the-economic-and-social-decline-of-zimbabwe-is-shocking-and-appalling/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/for-sure-the-obamania-that-s-fast-taking-hold-reflects-an-incredible/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/at-times-unpopular-measures-are-needed-in-order-to-change-behaviour/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills needed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/in-the-industrial-revolution-britain-led-the-world-in-advances-that/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/it-s-estimated-that-by-2030-there-will-be-virtually-no-unskilled-jobs/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/the-choice-between-a-labour-government-and-a-tory-one-is-sharpening/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/in-politics-the-number-of-women-in-the-cabinet-has-fallen-and-if/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

> [In these difficult times, when tough decisions are required, the differences between Labour and the Tories are becoming much clearer. One party believes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/in-these-difficult-times-when-tough-decisions-are-required-the/)

[Lucy Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-powell/)

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