In an interview with online women’s lifestyle magazine nuts4chic, Jo Swinson MP gives this advice to anybody thinking of a career in politics:

Do it. I think that a lot of people get put off and think it’s not for them. And the one thing I have always said is ‘If you really care passionately about your local area, about political issues, you’re half way there.

The other stuff you can learn – you can learn how to make polished speeches, you can learn how to write a press release… you can learn how to interpret legislation. I’ve been doing a fair bit of that over the past six months. But you can’t learn to care if you dont.

So, if you care about issues, and generally if someone is considering a career in politics you would imagine they do, then really the advice is to go for it, but with your eyes open in that there’s no guarantees.

Jo has further advice for potential candidates in the interview. Reflecting Britain will be launching a new campaign to encourage people to put their names forward soon.

One Response to “Jo says “do it!””

1. Leslie Lismore Says:
   February 2nd, 2006 at 9:58 am

   Hi Jo,

   It looks like your message is getting through - we’re getting loads of people reading the interview!

   All the best

   Les

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