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Pushing the envelope

“Pushing the envelope” is a phrase that originated with American test pilots like Chuck Yaeger and John Glenn in the 1940s. It described max stress situations for the metal skin (“envelope”) of a jet aircraft. In other words, the plane was designed to fly safely up to a certain speed for a certain distance at a certain altitude. The job of test pilots was to “push...

Sarah Bowman is President of Plymouth University Students' Union (UPSU)

Name: Sarah Bowman

And what do you do?

UPSU President

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Approachable, friendly, happy, caring, kind.

How would you describe Plymouth in 5 words?

Pretty, naval, up and coming

What brought you to Plymouth?

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Luke Pollard, Labour's Parliamentary Candidate in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, looks back on the party conference season.

As the party conference season draws to a close for another year there's little doubt who’s been setting the agenda. Ed Miliband and Labour have identified the real problem of living standards facing families in Plymouth, and laid out policies to help deal with...

Plymouth-born Luke Pollard is the Labour Party's parliamentary candidate for the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport seat.

Name: Luke Pollard

And what do you do? : Labour and Co-operative Parliamentary Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport - a long way of saying I’m running to be Plymouth’s next Member of Parliament.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?...