Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Full 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. 1295
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Love this... we are a part of nature, not apart from it. youtu.be/w7VpbqktqEw #natureyoutu.beWE ARE NATUREYouTube video by We Are Nature 040
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Prof 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.green-alliance.org.ukNEW DATE: The nature of our economy » Green AllianceGreen Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment 197
Reposted by Jo SwinsonDuncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social · 04/02/2025“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. 13221
Reposted by Jo SwinsonUNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 27/01/2025How 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: buff.ly/3CcFNTP 013
Reposted by Jo SwinsonLSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 08/01/2025The 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/...lse.ac.ukPower to the people6.30pm Mon 27 Jan | Power to the people | Danny Sriskandarajah, Jo Swinson | Free public event at LSE 064
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Terrific, 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... 050
Reposted by Jo SwinsonDuncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social · 23/12/2024As 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. 14716
Reposted by Jo SwinsonDr Christine Cheng @christinecheng.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Historic.aje.ioICJ weighs legal responsibility for climate change, ‘future of our planet’The World Court’s 15 judges will consider arguments made by over 100 countries in a case led by Vanuatu, island nations. 011
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Forget John Lewis, this is the Christmas advert you need to see 👇🏼 041
Reposted by Jo SwinsonMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Posted this at the old place, but thought folks on @bsky.app might like to know I finally met my "mother". 29091464759116
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Really excited to commission this exciting project, mapping and making sense of the new economy ecosystem in Europe - please share! p4ne.org/landscape-re... #economy #neweconomyp4ne.orgLandscape Review, Funder Mapping & Taxonomy of New Economy in Europe - P4NEREQUEST 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... 131
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Compelling essay by Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe in the @financialtimes.com on her life in prison in Iran, books and the choice of freedom.on.ft.com‘The feeling of freedom’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on her liberation from IranHeld in the country for six years, the former prisoner shares her insights into how repressive states work — and finding escape through books 010
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Why 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 #systemschangealliancemagazine.orgLead Article: Curing evils at their source - Alliance magazineIn a complex and interconnected world, the economic system is a key lever for philanthropy’s response 021
Reposted by Jo SwinsonRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Hooray for civil society in South Korea and Georgia. When our time, comes may enough of us have their valor. 12795140
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Liking 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). 010
Reposted by Jo SwinsonAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Earnest 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 688017288921468
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024"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.alliancemagazine.orgP4NE’s 2024 gathering - New Economies X Brussels: tipping points - Alliance magazineP4NE’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... 020
Reposted by Jo SwinsonKate Allen @kateallen.ft.com · 01/12/2024News 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/3OAS5Ieon.ft.comElon 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’ 053
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Yes 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? 440
Reposted by Jo SwinsonDuncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The 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:theguardian.comRevealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sourcesCash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes 713572
Reposted by Jo SwinsonGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 29/11/2024A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history. 11039161127
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Thanks 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. 0112
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Excited 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.vimeo.comNew Economies - P4NE in Brussels 2024This 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. 020
Reposted by Jo SwinsonPolitics UK @politicsuk.com · 27/11/2024🚨 NEW: Ed Davey teases a Christmas song 2569
Reposted by Jo SwinsonGeorge Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 28/11/2024🚙 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 63621
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Important 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. 031
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024"Sometimes you have to sacrifice a pawn, sometimes you have to sacrifice the Great Barrier Reef. You understand, right? Ah well, happy Black Friday shopping!" 120
Reposted by Jo SwinsonSophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social · 27/11/2024💥 Former MI6 boss Sir Richard Dearlove tells me: “We have to face up to the fact that the Russians think they're in a state of war with us. Donald Tusk has referred to it as a pre-war situation. I think he's wrong. I think it's an actual war.” 32432144
Reposted by Jo SwinsonDuncan Hames @duncanhames.bsky.social · 27/11/2024After 3 months here, I finally got around to creating a starter pack. It features a broad range of opinion, and perhaps a little less of the party lines. Please share and do let me know if you spot potential additions. go.bsky.app/PpUYufL 1125
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Really interesting data here on drivers away from political mainstream - highlights importance of paying attention to life satisfaction / wellbeing data (GDP is never the full story) and need to reset the 'deal' or social contract. 130
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Important article from @uniofexeter.bsky.social academics about the limitations of offsetting - better to focus on actual carbon reductions. 030
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Cheered to see this excellent appointment - Philippe Lamberts to advise EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. His combination of visionary thinking and political pragmatism was clear at the Beyond Growth event he organised at the EU Parliament last year. www.beyond-growth-2023.eueuropeaninterest.euPhilippe Lamberts takes up a role advising the President of the European CommissionPhilippe Lamberts, former co-leader of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and a business executive, will take on an advisory role to assist in achieving the 2030 climate targets, aiming f... 000
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Delighted to chair the official book launch for 'Caring Is Sharing' by Katherine Twamley tonight. Some key findings from the research: 1. There is a massive difference for parents' quality of life between dads taking 2 weeks v 4 weeks of leave just after baby is born 194
Reposted by Jo SwinsonNancy Hey @worklifeyou.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Who is worried climate change will be a threat to their country over the next 20 years? 042
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Absolutely this. 👇🏼 Massive insulation schemes to make homes cosy & cheaper to heat. Look at policies like Germany's unlimited local public transport for €9/ month. 161
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024True words from @garyseconomics.bsky.social : "the problem with the crisis of inequality is it looks pretty good from the top" (thanks Friends Provident Foundation for a fascinating event) 000
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024What do climate deniers and democracy underminers have in common? Great piece explaining what's going on in the background by @jksteinberger.bsky.social for philanthropy magazine Alliance www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/und... (No paywall longer version: jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-...)alliancemagazine.orgFrom undermining democracy to destabilising the climate: a brief history of the neo-liberal Atlas Network - Alliance magazineThe mythical Atlas carries the world on his shoulders. This one tries to put it under its thumb. The most impressive aspect of the Atlas Network is probably its combination of effectiveness and obscur... 010
Jo Swinson @joswinson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Given all the talk of Mars, I highly recommend this brilliant drama www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukMissionsA dedicated, fractured group of astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars. Their goal: discover a new world. But someone, or something, got there first. Intense French sci-fi. 130
Reposted by Jo SwinsonSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Stephen King, master of the horror novel, just quit Twitter because it'd become too "dark." That's how horrifying Twitter is right now. There may never be a more perfect expression of this fact. 925479617759
Reposted by Jo SwinsonSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others. 672298615186
Reposted by Jo SwinsonAnnette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 13/11/2024As usually a sharp and timely dissection of where we are now. rafaelbehr.bsky.socialarafaelbehr.bsky.socialBluesky 110136
Reposted by Jo SwinsonNew Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 13/11/2024💻Are you an economist? 🤔Interested in social policy issues? 🚀Like social security, work and incomes? We want you! Apply by 25 November 📆 neweconomics.org/about/work-w... 043