Opinion: What to do about excess packaging
The media and public clamour surrounding excess packaging is growing. The Women’s Institute and The Independent are both running national campaigns against packaging, while companies like Lush...
View ArticleCampaign for Gender Balance Awards: best non-Lib Dem blog?
Ros Taylor launched the Campaign for Gender Balance blog awards last month on Lib Dem Voice. Since then we have dozens of nominations – thanks to everyone who has made nominations so far! Nominations...
View ArticleCampaign for Gender Balance Awards: best blog post?
The nominations deadline for the Campaign for Gender Blog Awards is 1 February, so you still have time to nominate your facvourites. We’re particularly keen to hear your suggestions for the best blog...
View ArticleCampaign for Gender Balance Awards: best Lib Dem blog?
The nominations deadline for the Campaign for Gender Blog Awards is 1 February, so you still have time to tell us your favourites. Last week I highlighted the nominations we’ve received so far for best...
View ArticleJo Swinson writes… Experiences of a Female MP: Overcoming the Ultimate Old...
On 8th April, 2009, Jo Swinson MP delievered the Elizabeth Wallace Memorial Lecture at Glasgow University, hosted by the Glasgow Association of University Women. It was entitled ‘Experiences of a...
View ArticlePerez Hilton has blogged about a Lib Dem policy paper
Last Wednesday I tweeted the unlikely words: “Never thought I’d say this, but Perez Hilton has blogged about a Lib Dem policy paper http://bit.ly/Dkfe5”. It’s fair to say that the Real Women policy...
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Opinion: No to All-Men Shortlists
At our 2001 party conference I donned a shocking pink t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “I am not a token woman” and spoke in opposition to all-women shortlists. Eight years on, I am still opposed to...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes on tuition fees
Today the Government has outlined its response to the Browne review, and the future of higher education funding. This is arguably the most challenging issue for Liberal Democrats in the coalition so...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes: Making inroads into our looks-obsessed culture
Last year, Lynne Featherstone MP and I launched the Campaign for Body Confidence. Since then, we have been raising the profile of the urgent need to address increasing body dissatisfaction in the UK....
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes: Determination, courage and kindness in response to...
Everyone across our country has been horrified at the scenes unfolding on our TV screens, and, for some, outside their homes and workplaces. Watching from Glasgow, I was certainly relieved that the...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes: Quality of Life – A New Purpose for Politics
Decade on decade, the UK has been getting richer. For the most part, people today are materially considerably better off than they were back in the 1970s; however, statistics stretching back all those...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes…Equality is about more than ticking boxes
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) would never have become a valued and respected national institution if it was allowed to continue on the path it was on. Labour’s tired old way of...
View ArticleAllegations regarding the conduct of Lord Rennard: a statement from Jo...
My focus throughout has been to protect the women who confided in me and, our shared objective, to prevent other women experiencing this kind of behaviour. All the time I was careful to respect their...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes…Consumers need to be protected from the predatory...
Every MP has seen tragic cases of constituents struggling with debt problems. Like Mrs S, whose daughter was granted hundreds of pounds of loans, despite not being in employment and suffering from...
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Conference: Jo Swinson on payday lenders
Speaking to Scottish Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Glasgow today, Scottish Liberal Democrat MP and Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs Jo Swinson set out how she was taking...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes… Liberal Democrat aim of transparent company ownership...
Today the Prime Minister announced the very welcome news that the UK will have an open public register of beneficial ownership – something Liberal Democrats have long campaigned for. By making business...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes…I want to stamp out homophobic, biphobic and transphobic...
Regardless of sexuality, all pupils should feel safe and accepted at school, but for far too many young people, bullying is a sad reality of their daily lives. In particular, a survey conducted by...
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Jo Swinson MP on new measures to rank companies’ human rights performances
In early December I attended the 3rd annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva. The Forum gave an opportunity for key stakeholders to discuss how we can ensure universal human...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes….new powers for Groceries Code Adjudicator will ensure...
Thanks to the persistent efforts of Liberal Democrats, especially Business Secretary Vince Cable, the Prime Minister has agreed to our demands for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to be able to...
View ArticleJo Swinson MP writes… I’m proud to say we’ve finally got the Tories on board...
In the final days of this Government Lib Dems are still delivering our agenda against the odds, and against Conservative obstruction. Under the coalition government the gender pay gap had fallen to its...
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