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Connecting People To Jobs And To Each Other Is Absolutely Vital To A City's Economy (and To The Wider Economy).

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.

Both The Velodrome And The Commonwealth Swimming Pool Are Open To The Public And Are Frequently Used By Local Schools And The Local Community. Over The Last Six Years Young People Have Been Inspired To Take Up Swimming And Cycling More Seriously; Some Of Them Are Now Coming Through As Olympic Champions Or Hopefuls.

As The Economy Faces Such Difficulties, More Tough Questions Need To Be Asked About What The Tories Would Do If Elected. Their Ideology Of Free Markets And Small Government Needs Challenging. That Has To Be Part Of Our Job.

I Will Take A Short Time Out From Being In Parliament When The Baby Is Born But I'll Still Be Doing My Constituency Work - Just With Another Baby In Tow.