There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.
Quote by Lucy Powell
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There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.
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Lucy Powell Quotes
- 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.
- 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.
- In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.
- What the Lib Dems have failed to do is offer any meaningful agenda for government or for power.
- 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.
- 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.
- Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Best Quotes
- My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up.
- Picasso is a character that has pursued me for a long time and I always rejected. He deserves a lot of respect because I am from Malaga, and I was born four blocks from where he was born.
- No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.
- I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
- I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.
- Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.
- People might not think that, but the Republicans have all of the cards. And this is the time to get rid of Obamacare. This is the time to make the great deal.
- The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
- Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
- We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.