Archive for the ‘National Issues’ Category

Jo rallies for democratic change

Jo joined the Q&A panel at the star-studded ‘Rally for Change’ event last night calling for electoral reform.
The event was organised to launch a new campaign, ‘Vote for a Change‘, which is calling for a referendum on electoral reform before the next General Election. The evening saw performances from KT Tunstall and Billy Bragg, and [...]

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Jo backs local farmers against unnecessary legislation

Jo Swinson MP has called on Scottish ministers to stand up for local farmers’ interests in EU discussions on sheep-tagging.

On Wednesday Jo visited Tower Farm near Torrance where she spoke to local farmer David Imrie about his views on new European plans that will require all sheep to be electronically tagged.
The proposals have been criticised [...]

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People and Parliament: Jo Swinson MP’s YouTube response

Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson’s YouTube evidence to the House of Lords Information Committee’s People and Parliament Inquiry. Jo in particular talks about how Parliament can use online tools like TheyWorkForYou.com and Twitter to engage with the public.

The inquiry is looking at how the House of Lords can improve public understanding of its work and [...]

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