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.
Love this... we are a part of nature, not apart from it. youtu.be/w7VpbqktqEw #nature
WE ARE NATURE
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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.
NEW DATE: The nature of our economy » Green Alliance
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment
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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.
Transparency International UK@transparencyuk.bsky.social · 2y agoThis 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 ⤵️
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
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/...
Power to the people
6.30pm Mon 27 Jan | Power to the people | Danny Sriskandarajah, Jo Swinson | Free public event at LSE
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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...
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.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y agoElon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer
Posted this at the old place, but thought folks on @bsky.app might like to know I finally met my "mother".
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
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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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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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
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
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Hooray for civil society in South Korea and Georgia. When our time, comes may enough of us have their valor.
Giorgi Revishvili@revishvili.bsky.social · 2y agoA large number of riot police are deployed to disperse protesters on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi 🇬🇪. Pro-EU protests continue across Georgia for the 6th consecutive day.
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).
Sarah O'Connor@sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 2y agoThis 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
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
"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.
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...
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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
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’
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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?
David Hewson@davidhewson.com · 2y agoI raise you one at Morrisons...
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:
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
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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.
Thanks for doing this @iandunt.bsky.social - as I hoped and expected, sounds like we have the House of Commons at its best today, whatever the result.
Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 2y agoI'm going to do some coverage on here of the assisted dying debate. If you're not interested please mute this thread now. It'll probably go on a while.
Excited to see this video of Partners for a New Economy's gathering in Brussels. We met the day after the Trump victory and German government collapse. In bleak times it felt nourishing to discuss fears, hopes & plans with those who share our mission of an economy that serves people and nature.
New Economies - P4NE in Brussels 2024
This is "New Economies - P4NE in Brussels 2024" by Partners for a New Economy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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🚙 How can we make sense of the Vauxhall/Stellantis factory closure? First must avoid mixing up cause and effect, just because this is happening at the same time as the ZEV mandate doesn't mean it's the cause It's clear IMO that this has nothing to do with net zero regulations
Important research here on the link between people affected by rising rents & support for far right. Germany is an intriguing case study given relatively lower home ownership levels. More evidence that people (rightly) feeling the economic system is stacked against them has worrying consequences.
Tarik Abou-Chadi@tabouchadi.bsky.social · 2y agoNew article accepted at CPS. @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I analyze how rental market risk affects radical right support. Combining data on local rent increases with the SOEP, we find that individuals facing increasing local rents become more likely to support the AfD. 🧵
