#pro

It's not a matter of if economies around the world becoming low-carbon, but when and how: through struggle and strife or through advancement and progressive leadership. Larry Elliot described it today as the 'Green New Deal.' It's a leadership we in Britain can provide, and from which our economy can benefit. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#around #becoming #benefit #britain #deal

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#achieved #amount #been #brought #childcare

The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods, is over. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#cheap #era #factories #goods #industrial

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

— Lucy Powell

#banking #banking system #been #faith #growth

For me, university was just awful because it was closing one door after the other of all these candy shops of professional possibilities. ↗

— Richard Powers

#awful #because #candy #closing #door

The industry must adhere to certain consumer protection norms if the Internet is to remain an open platform for innovation. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#certain #consumer #industry #innovation #internet

Giving consumers the choice of having it all in one big bite means different viewers are in many different places in the book, making it hard to discuss without spoiling the plot. The intervals between first-run programming provide a space for communion and that tantalizing sense of anticipation. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#between #big #bite #book #choice

We build our technologies as a way of addressing all our anxieties and desires. They are our passions congealed into these prosthetic extensions of ourselves. And they do it in a way that reflects what we dream ourselves capable of doing. ↗

— Richard Powers

#anxieties #build #capable #desires #doing

'Educational' refers to the process, not the object. Although, come to think of it, some of my teachers could easily have been replaced by a cheeseburger. ↗

— Terry Prachett

#been #cheeseburger #come #could #easily

Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care. ↗

— Terry Prachett

#destroy #fabric #go #i #i care