It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.
Lucy PowellSixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.
Lucy PowellConnecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).
Lucy PowellSurely, the best and most effective measure is to get the economy moving and shorten the period of recession or slowdown. That's the rationale for Gordon Brown's "fiscal stimulus" and it sounds like a good one to me.
Lucy Powell