Jo Swinson
@joswinson.bsky.social
Working for an economy that serves people & nature (p4ne.org). Former Lib Dem MP, Minister and Leader. Love running, winter swimming, birds 🐦, plants 🪴 and my 3 boys.
Full of sadness to hear about the death of Sir Menzies Campbell, or Ming, as we called him. His incisive intellect made him a formidable debater, though he was unfailingly courteous and always a gentleman. He spoke with power, authority and moral clarity in opposition to the Iraq War. He was right.
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Full of sadness to hear about the death of Sir Menzies Campbell, or Ming, as we called him. His incisive intellect made him a formidable debater, though he was unfailingly courteous and always a gentleman. He spoke with power, authority and moral clarity in opposition to the Iraq War. He was right.
Prof Dasgupta's review for the Treasury advocated thinking differently about the economy and nature. How to put it into practice? Looking forward to discussing at @green-alliance.org.uk event tonight.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Prof Dasgupta's review for the Treasury advocated thinking differently about the economy and nature. How to put it into practice? Looking forward to discussing at @green-alliance.org.uk event tonight.
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“Last weekend, the world’s richest man closed down the world’s largest humanitarian effort, and no one ever voted for him.”
I felt it needed saying.
I felt it needed saying.
This morning @duncanhames.bsky.social spoke to MPs from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee and set out our concerns that big money is distorting the central premise of democracy - equality of voice.
Here's some of what he had to say ⤵️
Here's some of what he had to say ⤵️
February 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Last weekend, the world’s richest man closed down the world’s largest humanitarian effort, and no one ever voted for him.”
I felt it needed saying.
I felt it needed saying.
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How can corporate transformation align with a nature-positive economy?
Experts @joswinson.bsky.social from Partners For a New Economy and Erinch Sahan from Doughnut Economics Action Lab will help you find out at the #NatureActionDialogues 2025!
Secure your tickets: https://buff.ly/3CcFNTP
Experts @joswinson.bsky.social from Partners For a New Economy and Erinch Sahan from Doughnut Economics Action Lab will help you find out at the #NatureActionDialogues 2025!
Secure your tickets: https://buff.ly/3CcFNTP
January 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How can corporate transformation align with a nature-positive economy?
Experts @joswinson.bsky.social from Partners For a New Economy and Erinch Sahan from Doughnut Economics Action Lab will help you find out at the #NatureActionDialogues 2025!
Secure your tickets: https://buff.ly/3CcFNTP
Experts @joswinson.bsky.social from Partners For a New Economy and Erinch Sahan from Doughnut Economics Action Lab will help you find out at the #NatureActionDialogues 2025!
Secure your tickets: https://buff.ly/3CcFNTP
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The foundations of democracy have become fragile, and many of us feel disempowered, disillusioned and distrustful.
Join us as @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and @joswinson.bsky.social discuss a range of inspiring ideas for how we can reclaim our power and change the world.
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
Join us as @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and @joswinson.bsky.social discuss a range of inspiring ideas for how we can reclaim our power and change the world.
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
Power to the people
6.30pm Mon 27 Jan | Power to the people | Danny Sriskandarajah, Jo Swinson | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
January 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The foundations of democracy have become fragile, and many of us feel disempowered, disillusioned and distrustful.
Join us as @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and @joswinson.bsky.social discuss a range of inspiring ideas for how we can reclaim our power and change the world.
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
Join us as @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and @joswinson.bsky.social discuss a range of inspiring ideas for how we can reclaim our power and change the world.
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
Terrific, terrifying, clarity of writing in the Guardian about LA wildfires:
"something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
"something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
January 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Terrific, terrifying, clarity of writing in the Guardian about LA wildfires:
"something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
"something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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As long as British politicians court billionaires, wherever they are in the world, the voice of ordinary voters will be muffled.
I called for an annual cap on political donations this morning on BBC Radio’s Today Programme.
I called for an annual cap on political donations this morning on BBC Radio’s Today Programme.
Elon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer
Elon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer
Nick Candy promises that party will deliver ‘political disruption like we have never seen before’
The treasurer of Reform UK has said that Elon Musk is among a “number of billionaires” interested in donating to Nigel Farage’s party, promising “political…
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:16 AM
As long as British politicians court billionaires, wherever they are in the world, the voice of ordinary voters will be muffled.
I called for an annual cap on political donations this morning on BBC Radio’s Today Programme.
I called for an annual cap on political donations this morning on BBC Radio’s Today Programme.
Days are getting longer now!
December 22, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Days are getting longer now!
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Forget John Lewis, this is the Christmas advert you need to see 👇🏼
Want to know where your pension goes?
Meet Benedict Lumberjack 🔥
#ThisIsLit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoK...
Meet Benedict Lumberjack 🔥
#ThisIsLit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoK...
Benedict Lumberjack starring Benedict Cumberbatch
YouTube video by Make My Money Matter
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December 18, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Forget John Lewis, this is the Christmas advert you need to see 👇🏼
Really excited to commission this exciting project, mapping and making sense of the new economy ecosystem in Europe - please share!
p4ne.org/landscape-re...
#economy #neweconomy
p4ne.org/landscape-re...
#economy #neweconomy
Landscape Review, Funder Mapping & Taxonomy of New Economy in Europe - P4NE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Deadline for Submission: Friday 10 January 2025, 6pmGMT Partners for a New Economy is looking to commission a team for an innovative research and analysis project on the scale, s...
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December 11, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Really excited to commission this exciting project, mapping and making sense of the new economy ecosystem in Europe - please share!
p4ne.org/landscape-re...
#economy #neweconomy
p4ne.org/landscape-re...
#economy #neweconomy
Compelling essay by Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe in the @financialtimes.com on her life in prison in Iran, books and the choice of freedom.
‘The feeling of freedom’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on her liberation from Iran
Held in the country for six years, the former prisoner shares her insights into how repressive states work — and finding escape through books
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December 7, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Compelling essay by Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe in the @financialtimes.com on her life in prison in Iran, books and the choice of freedom.
Christmas looking lush at Hays Galleria
December 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Christmas looking lush at Hays Galleria
Why philanthropy needs to look to the economic system if it wants to tackle the root causes of problems like climate change, poverty, nature loss and inequality - my article with Crystal Simeoni for Alliance magazine
#philanthropy #economics #systemschange
#philanthropy #economics #systemschange
Lead Article: Curing evils at their source - Alliance magazine
In a complex and interconnected world, the economic system is a key lever for philanthropy’s response
www.alliancemagazine.org
December 4, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Why philanthropy needs to look to the economic system if it wants to tackle the root causes of problems like climate change, poverty, nature loss and inequality - my article with Crystal Simeoni for Alliance magazine
#philanthropy #economics #systemschange
#philanthropy #economics #systemschange
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Hooray for civil society in South Korea and Georgia. When our time, comes may enough of us have their valor.
December 3, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Hooray for civil society in South Korea and Georgia. When our time, comes may enough of us have their valor.
Liking this analysis and concept of 'qualitynesia', feels true of lots of things, also related to the annoyance of built-in obsolescence and enshittification (which at least we may be more aware of).
This CD player was my birthday present in 1997 along with the incomparable Fresh Hits 1997. I found it recently and COULD NOT BELIEVE how rich the sound was, after years of streaming Spotify on my phone. My column today is about this phenomenon, which I’m calling “qualitynesia” on.ft.com/3ZlwHf5
December 3, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Liking this analysis and concept of 'qualitynesia', feels true of lots of things, also related to the annoyance of built-in obsolescence and enshittification (which at least we may be more aware of).
It's a start...
In "news you didn't expect" - the Commons has just (accidentally?) passed a motion for a bill to introduce proportional representation...
December 3, 2024 at 4:04 PM
It's a start...
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
"This is our moment to act": reflections from participants at Partners for a New Economy's gathering, including Ashanti Kunene, ECF's Rachel Owens, Michael Weatherhead from WeAll, @juhajuha.bsky.social and @katemac.bsky.social
Thanks everyone for making it such an engaging space to think together.
Thanks everyone for making it such an engaging space to think together.
P4NE’s 2024 gathering - New Economies X Brussels: tipping points - Alliance magazine
P4NE’s 2024 Gathering – New Economies X Brussels: tipping points took place in Brussels, Belgium, on 7 November 2024. Hosted by Partners for a New Economy (P4NE), this global gathering brought togethe...
www.alliancemagazine.org
December 2, 2024 at 2:55 PM
"This is our moment to act": reflections from participants at Partners for a New Economy's gathering, including Ashanti Kunene, ECF's Rachel Owens, Michael Weatherhead from WeAll, @juhajuha.bsky.social and @katemac.bsky.social
Thanks everyone for making it such an engaging space to think together.
Thanks everyone for making it such an engaging space to think together.
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News ed’s piece of the day: why Boris Johnson and Tony Blair are cosying up to Elon Musk as he repeatedly attacks the U.K. (free read)
on.ft.com/3OAS5Ie
on.ft.com/3OAS5Ie
Elon Musk is attacking Britain. Former PMs are building ties
[FREE TO READ] A London-based VC has connected Boris Johnson and the Tesla chief, who Tony Blair has praised as ‘an extraordinary innovator’
on.ft.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:58 AM
News ed’s piece of the day: why Boris Johnson and Tony Blair are cosying up to Elon Musk as he repeatedly attacks the U.K. (free read)
on.ft.com/3OAS5Ie
on.ft.com/3OAS5Ie
Yes I know, crime against cheese.
...and yet, and yet... surely I'm not alone in my curiosity about whether this might actually be a genius combo?
...and yet, and yet... surely I'm not alone in my curiosity about whether this might actually be a genius combo?
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Yes I know, crime against cheese.
...and yet, and yet... surely I'm not alone in my curiosity about whether this might actually be a genius combo?
...and yet, and yet... surely I'm not alone in my curiosity about whether this might actually be a genius combo?
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The Observer had early sight of our report out next week on the money that funds UK election campaigns.
We found that gaps in political finance rules are failing to stop money from questionable sources being funnelled into our politics.
More here:
We found that gaps in political finance rules are failing to stop money from questionable sources being funnelled into our politics.
More here:
Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The Observer had early sight of our report out next week on the money that funds UK election campaigns.
We found that gaps in political finance rules are failing to stop money from questionable sources being funnelled into our politics.
More here:
We found that gaps in political finance rules are failing to stop money from questionable sources being funnelled into our politics.
More here:
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.