You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.

People rightly want our political leaders - on all sides - to concentrate on minimising the damage to jobs, living standards and our savings from the banking crisis.

Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy).

There's a loss of faith in the banking system that for so long has been the backbone of prosperity and growth.

It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.

Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.

As a relatively young woman - I'm 33 - I hope to one day have a family and already have commitments. If and when I'm elected as an MP, I would face a choice: take my family with me to London each week or be apart for four, maybe five, nights a week.