Archive for jo swinson
We had to wait for the 21st century for this?
Good news via Jo Swinson: .@britishvogue signs @equityuk #codeofconduct to protect #models at work bit.ly/XqblZX — Jo Swinson(@joswinson) April 15, 2013 Take a look at what it covers: The agreement stipulates that models hired by Vogue will not work longer than ten hours a day, will have adequate food provided and will not do any [...]
The business case for equality and diversity
As the headline says: Studies appear to have found evidence that firms have reaped business benefits from equality & diversity, but not all firms in all contexts at all times. The firm’s economic and organisational context is crucial in determining how equality and diversity brings about business benefits. The business case is likely to depend [...]
A longer watch for the weekend: Mothers of Liberty
I blogged last month about the new pamphlet from the Liberal Democrat History Group, Mothers of Liberty: Women who built British Liberalism, a series of biographies of famous women liberals, which details the contribution of women to Liberal politics from the eighteenth century to the present day. That was launched at a conference fringe meeting, [...]
Lib Dems step up plans for more employee ownership
A press release from BIS brings the news: Responding to recommendations made by Graeme Nuttall in his independent review of the sector, the Government has approved plans for a range of activity that will help to grow the number of businesses that become or convert to the employee ownership model. The plans include assessing whether [...]
Mulholland, Swinson and Cable on that apology
Today’s Independent has a good round-up of what various Liberal Democrats are saying in response to that apology, including: Crucially for Mr Clegg, the MP Greg Mulholland, one of the most fierce Liberal Democrat critics of the fees about-turn, welcomed his apology. He said: “This took courage and I hope people give him credit for [...]
Extra post for Jo Swinson, new post for Lorely Burt as final pieces of reshuffle put into place
Alongside the sorting out of new PPS appointments following the ministerial changes, there’s been one surprise addition – the inclusion of a new Liberal Democrat Equalities Minister to take over from Lynne Featherstone because the new Lib Dem Home Office minister, Jeremy Browne, did not take over Lynne’s equalities brief when she moved over to [...]
Rehsuffles, reasonable Liberal Democrats and Jo Swinson’s rising star: Guardian podcast
This week’s Politics Weekly podcast from The Guardian features, ahem, myself alongside Dan Sabbagh, Juliette Jowit and Tom Clark. Amazingly, we talked reshuffle, then reshuffle and a bit more reshuffle, including how Jo Swinson is now one of the party’s main rising stars. All three of the Guardianistas are their own people with their own [...]
Reshuffle thoughts: how does it score against my four criteria?
Ahead of the reshuffle, I posted four criteria against which the Liberal Democrat part of the shuffling should be judged. Now nearly all the details are in, how does it look? Most importantly, have people been put in jobs they’ve got a decent chance of doing well? It’s hard enough being a minister in [...]
New guide published to help children understand how advertisers touch-up photos
When first Lynne Featherstone, and then ably assisted by Jo Swinson, started pushing issues of body confidence and low self-esteem, it was rare for politicians to talk much about such issues. That is slowly changing, and alongside that there is an increasing number of steps being taken to help make people more aware of how [...]
Liberal Democrats look for extra jobs and growth policies
Interesting and welcome email from Jo Swinson today, in her role as chair of the Liberal Democrat Federal (i.e. UK) Policy Committee, asking for views on how to encourage job creation and growth. My response unsurprisingly features capping the ISA tax breaks at £15,000 and using those funds to invest in labour-intensive infrastructure projects. A [...]
