Lucy Powell

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part…

These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are…

Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well…

Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in…

As a relatively young woman – I’m 33 – I hope to one day have a family…

The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the…

I just hope that the democratic will of the Zimbabwean people prevails. If it does…

As the economy faces such difficulties, more tough questions need to be asked about what…

Some argue that now isn’t the time to push the green agenda – that all efforts…

I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband’s leadership campaign commuting…

Today the demands are for even higher standards in the quality of care, for greater…

In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll…

As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters – some who…

There’s a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been…

For sure, the ‘Obamania’ that’s fast taking hold reflects an incredible thirst for change in…