--- title: "Best Jo Swinson Sayings" description: "British politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1980)... | Joanne Kate Swinson is a British former politician who was Leader of the Liberal..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-jo-swinson-5642.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-jo-swinson-5642.jpg) # Jo Swinson (1980) Politician **100** quotes in **328** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jo Swinson is a politician. ## Quick Facts About Jo Swinson Born February 5, 1980 Profession Politician ## About Jo Swinson British politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1980)... \| Joanne Kate Swinson is a British former politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from July to December 2019. Swinson was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire from 2005 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. In September 2020, Swinson became Director of Partners for a New Economy (P4NE). ## Quotes by Jo Swinson · Page 3 > [Having a child is difficult enough already, bringing with it a whole range of wonderful challenges, and we shouldn't be trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/having-a-child-is-difficult-enough-already-bringing-with-it-a-whole/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Challenges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/jo-swinson-5642_challenges_having-a-child-is-difficult-enough-alrea_2231015.jpg) > [No-deal Brexit can and must be stopped. To do that, MPs across Parliament who oppose it need to stand up and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/no-deal-brexit-can-and-must-be-stopped-to-do-that-mps-across/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Brexit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brexit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/jo-swinson-5642_brexit_no-deal-brexit-can-and-must-be-stopped-t_2425783.jpg) > [I'm the leader that can be the rallying point for the liberal movement that we need to create to take on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/i-m-the-leader-that-can-be-the-rallying-point-for-the-liberal/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Create](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/jo-swinson-5642_create_i-m-the-leader-that-can-be-the-rallying_1629753.jpg) > [We champion freedom - but Brexit will mean the next generation is less free to live, work and love across Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/we-champion-freedom-but-brexit-will-mean-the-next-generation-is-less/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Champion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/champion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/jo-swinson-5642_champion_we-champion-freedom-but-brexit-will-mean_152458.jpg) > [My experience in government is there is a whole host of unintended consequences you have to think through. I can't un-know that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/my-experience-in-government-is-there-is-a-whole-host-of-unintended/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Consequences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consequences/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/jo-swinson-5642_consequences_my-experience-in-government-is-there-is_1283335.jpg) > [When I was pregnant during my time in Parliament, I was frequently asked by the media how I would manage being an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/when-i-was-pregnant-during-my-time-in-parliament-i-was-frequently/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/jo-swinson-5642_being_when-i-was-pregnant-during-my-time-in-pa_8238.jpg) > [We need to achieve a change in the media and in the way women are pressured to conform to a narrow image…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/we-need-to-achieve-a-change-in-the-media-and-in-the-way-women-are/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/jo-swinson-5642_ambition_we-need-to-achieve-a-change-in-the-media_2258586.jpg) > [Over the course of history, the answer to nationalism has been liberalism, and I believe it can be the answer again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/over-the-course-of-history-the-answer-to-nationalism-has-been/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/jo-swinson-5642_believe_over-the-course-of-history-the-answer-to_2932076.jpg) > [As Minister for Women and Equalities, I introduced shared parental leave, extended flexible working rights and won government support to bring in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/as-minister-for-women-and-equalities-i-introduced-shared-parental/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/jo-swinson-5642_battle_as-minister-for-women-and-equalities-i-i_1051664.jpg) > [When I was a little girl, about eight, I remember going into the Body Shop - that was my first introduction to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/when-i-was-a-little-girl-about-eight-i-remember-going-into-the-body/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Animals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/jo-swinson-5642_animals_when-i-was-a-little-girl-about-eight-i-r_1397968.jpg) > [My mum used to send me cuttings from the local paper about people who'd got married as a kind of 'hint hint'.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/my-mum-used-to-send-me-cuttings-from-the-local-paper-about-people-who/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/jo-swinson-5642_good_my-mum-used-to-send-me-cuttings-from-the_1662852.jpg) > [There is nothing that compares to the bonding between parent and child in that first year of life. Study after study shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/there-is-nothing-that-compares-to-the-bonding-between-parent-and/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Bonding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bonding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/jo-swinson-5642_children_there-is-nothing-that-compares-to-the-bo_1449414.jpg) > [We will never achieve equality in the workplace until we have more equality in the home. Our plans for an extra four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/we-will-never-achieve-equality-in-the-workplace-until-we-have-more/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Equality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/equality/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/jo-swinson-5642_equality_we-will-never-achieve-equality-in-the-wo_1975224.jpg) > [One of the initiatives I have pursued in Parliament has been to make it easier for the public to see what their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/one-of-the-initiatives-i-have-pursued-in-parliament-has-been-to-make/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [House](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/house/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/jo-swinson-5642_house_one-of-the-initiatives-i-have-pursued-in_387445.jpg) > [Two weeks into looking after a newborn, you don't necessarily feel as if you've got it all under control. It's just turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/two-weeks-into-looking-after-a-newborn-you-don-t-necessarily-feel-as/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/jo-swinson-5642_control_two-weeks-into-looking-after-a-newborn-y_1020881.jpg) > [I'm perhaps not the most tribal of politicians. Working in a mature and adult way where you recognise what your shared goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/i-m-perhaps-not-the-most-tribal-of-politicians-working-in-a-mature/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Conservatives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/jo-swinson-5642_conservatives_i-m-perhaps-not-the-most-tribal-of-polit_3031263.jpg) > [If you look at the role models that are out there, the women that tend to be photographed tend to be actresses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/if-you-look-at-the-role-models-that-are-out-there-the-women-that-tend/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/jo-swinson-5642_business_if-you-look-at-the-role-models-that-are_3217468.jpg) > [In Westminster, I make sure I maximise my ability to represent my constituents. I can do that in a variety of ways:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/in-westminster-i-make-sure-i-maximise-my-ability-to-represent-my/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/jo-swinson-5642_ability_in-westminster-i-make-sure-i-maximise-my_2501501.jpg) > [We need more men to talk about their experiences of being a dad with colleagues, friends and family. It shouldn't be surprising…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/we-need-more-men-to-talk-about-their-experiences-of-being-a-dad-with/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Dad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/jo-swinson-5642_dad_we-need-more-men-to-talk-about-their-exp_3200074.jpg) > [Much of the responsibility to get more women elected is down to political parties. I am proud that a third of Lib…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/much-of-the-responsibility-to-get-more-women-elected-is-down-to/) [Jo Swinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/) [Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/jo-swinson-5642_i-am_much-of-the-responsibility-to-get-more-w_1799823.jpg) ## Jo Swinson by topic [Europe (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe/jo-swinson/) [Women (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/jo-swinson/) [Politics (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/jo-swinson/) [Liberal (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/liberal/jo-swinson/) [Feminism (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/jo-swinson/) [People (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/jo-swinson/) [Good (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/jo-swinson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-swinson/#itemlist", "name": "Jo Swinson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Having a child is difficult enough already, bringing with it a whole range of wonderful challenges, and we shouldn't be trying to guilt parents into 'there is just one way to do it'.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jo Swinson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-swinson/having-a-child-is-difficult-enough-already-bringing-with-it-a-whole/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/jo-swinson-5642_challenges_having-a-child-is-difficult-enough-alrea_2231015.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/jo-swinson-5642_challenges_having-a-child-is-difficult-enough-alrea_2231015.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/jo-swinson-5642_challenges_having-a-child-is-difficult-enough-alrea_2231015.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Having a child is difficult enough already, bringing with it a whole range of wonderful challenges, and we…” — Jo Swinson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No-deal Brexit can and must be stopped. 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