Today The Demands Are For Even Higher

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.

Some Argue That Now Isn't The Time To Push The Green Agenda - That All Efforts Should Be On Preventing A Serious Recession. That Is A False Choice. It Fails To Recognise That Climate Change And Our Carbon Reliance Is Part Of Problem - High Fuel Prices And Food Shortages Due To Poor Crop Yields Compound Today's Financial Difficulties.

There's A Loss Of Faith In The Banking System That For So Long Has Been The Backbone Of Prosperity And Growth.

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.

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.