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Danh ngôn của Jo Swinson (Sứ mệnh: 3)

We champion freedom - but Brexit will mean the next generation is less free to live, work and love across Europe.
In Westminster, I make sure I maximise my ability to represent my constituents. I can do that in a variety of ways: by asking written questions or questions in the House of Commons, through the scrutiny of bills and by sitting on the environmental audit select committee every week, as well as other committees.
With parenting, like any other skill in life, practice makes perfect.
We will never achieve equality in the workplace until we have more equality in the home. Our plans for an extra four weeks of parental leave specifically for fathers will help tackle the assumption that parenting is one of the 'girl jobs'.
For so many in the UK, the social contract is broken - the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll reap the rewards. Advances in robotics, artificial intelligence and other technologies are just as capable of fixing the social contract as they are to weaken it further.
I rage when Boris Johnson is more interested in sucking up to Donald Trump than standing up for British values of decency, equality and respect.
Over the course of history, the answer to nationalism has been liberalism, and I believe it can be the answer again.
As minister for business and minister for women and equalities, it is clear to me that promoting equality of opportunity simply makes good business sense.
Since signing up to Think Act Report, the majority of members are taking more action and publishing more information on gender equality.