The Choice Between A Labour Government And

The Impact Of The Downturn Is Starting To Feel Very Real. House Prices And The Housing Market Have Been Taking The Knock For Some Time And That's Affecting People.

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.

Indeed, When All Parties Campaign Effectively The Overall Effect Is To Push Up Voting Rates, As You See In Tight Marginal Seats Or Close General Elections. That Must Be Good For Democracy.

It's Become Unfashionable To Celebrate Political Achievement, And Labour Achievement Even Less So. And It's Positively Uncouth To Be Proud Of Something That This Labour Government Is Doing. So, Slam Me For Saying So, But I'm Really Proud Of The Nhs.

In These Difficult Times, When Tough Decisions Are Required, The Differences Between Labour And The Tories Are Becoming Much Clearer. One Party Believes In Intervention To Reduce Social And Economic Costs And The Other Believes In Market Forces And Letting Things Take Their Course.