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> [The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-powell/the-tories-and-the-lib-dems-talk-about-social-mobility-but-short-of/)

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

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## 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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