As extra Labour lobby fodder, they would lose much of the influence they now possess.
Strong demand in the American market (and to a lesser extent in Europe) means that production is actually running about 10% higher than last year, so extra labour is needed in some other Japanese factories.
But this does not give Labour any extra seats, because Labour would have already won 50% (8 of 16) of the Lothians seats.
They were extra-long because Elaine Smith, in the chair, granted the Labour leader an extra question on the grounds that her earlier efforts had been met with loud barracking.
What happened in the end in the Act, because Labour was given one extra authority, they were split.
Free nursery hours were introduced in England by Labour and funded by extra money paid by government into the local schools grant to be distributed by local authorities.
Employers too have reason to be grateful for the boost to their labour force from the extra women, not least because talented people are in short supply the world over.
Perhaps surprisingly, there is little work on the macroeconomic effect of all the extra women who have entered the labour force over the past four decades, but McKinsey reckons that America's GDP is now about 25% higher than it would have been without them.
Labour have increased their majority in Hyndburn, with an extra five seats, and in Blackburn with Darwen with seven gains, meaning Labour have a 26-seat majority.
The former Labour government had promised an extra 20, 000 for the academic year 2010, but these are only funded directly in the first year.
Health minister John Denham admitted there had been a "small increase" in cancelled operations, but said 700, 000 extra patients were being treated a year under the Labour government.
What has surprised Mr Edwards is an apparent reluctance by the Labour-run Welsh government to press for extra cash for Wales.
The head of highways, Ian Turner, could not confirm exactly how much extra it had spent but said it was because of labour costs and vehicle maintenance.
Now that the budget deal has been struck with the Liberal Democrats, we get to see the details of the Welsh government's "Economic Stimulus Package, " or how Labour here in Wales plan to spend the extra money they got because the UK coalition decided to freeze council tax in England.
The Labour government came to power promising to pay for extra spending on schools and hospitals by cutting back on welfare payments.
Labour peer Lord Lea accused the government of appointing extra peers since coming to power last May to add pressure on the second chamber and make the case for reform.
"The Labour Party is destroying the housing market in Wales with its extra regulation and red tape, " he said.
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Labour shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said the only reason the extra testing was finally introduced was because of the discovery of horsemeat in beef products.
"This country faces a clear choice on defence: between a Conservative Party that cut the size of the army when it was in power, and a Labour goverment that is committed to increasing the army by an extra 3, 000 personnel, " he said.
Almost as unmentionable within Labour ranks has been Mr Brown's pet policy of directing extra help to poorer pensioners through the pension credit.
Mr Wallace told the conference that the coalition with Labour had resulted in other gains in education such as 1, 000 extra teachers for schools.
In 2008 the school was included in the then Labour government's national challenge programme for poorly performing schools, which delivered extra funding but also threatened with closure if they failed to improve.
Kirsty Williams has also got Labour's agreement that her party will have a say in how any extra money the Welsh government gets as a result of George Osborne's Autumn Statement will be spent.
Labour spending plans for education would be matched under a Tory government, including the funding for extra teachers promised under the comprehensive spending review.
Mr Byrne criticised the coalition for scrapping Labour's Future Jobs Fund and called for a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund extra youth jobs.
But AV was all that Labour or the Tories would accept by way of electoral reform and at least offered the promise of extra Lib Dem seats.
When Labour assumed control of the council in May, one of its first decisions was to withdraw the extra support offered by the council for schools following this route.
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