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08/03/10 Female celebs in Westminster for body image debate (ePolitix)

08/03/10 Campaign For Body Confidence: Jo Swinson MP interview (Total Politics)

07/03/10 Boots give zits the brush-off (News of the World)

04/03/10 High level of baby birth defects in Iraqi city of Fallujah blamed on US forces' use of controversial weapons (Daily Record)

03/03/10 89 year old pleads - don't axe mobile library service (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

03/03/10 Milngavie Tesco opponents hold demonstration (Milngavie Herald)

25/02/10 Speaker launches new schools award (epolitix.com)

23/02/10 Cutbacks will hit schoolkids and community halls (Kirkintilloch Herald)

23/02/10 Media is fuelling eating disorders, say psychiatrists (BBC News)

22/02/10 Britain angers Kremlin over Chechnya visit (Telegraph)

18/02/10 British MPs ask Chechnya to solve rights murder (Reuters UK)

16/02/10 Population will shrink in East Dunbartonshire (Kirkintilloch Herald)

15/02/10 Cut and thrust of bra warsn (The Herald)

12/02/10 Former Bearsden MP demands apology in expenses row (Milngavie Herald)

11/02/10 Councillors accused of sell-out as Kilmardinny deal gets the go ahead (Bearsden Herald)

09/02/10 Say sorry over expenses slur, insists ex-MP (Kirkintilloch Herald)

06/02/10 Anger at £10m land swap deal

04/02/10 Silence on British Army link to Colombian mass grave

21/01/10 Milngavie meeting mauls monster Tesco move (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

12/01/10 Council denies festive 'shut down' (Kirkintilloch Herald)

06/01/10 Vulnerable left trapped in their homes during big freeze (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

06/01/10 Government pushes for Kilmardinny decision (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

06/01/10 Politicians unite against bid to scrap adverts (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

24/12/09 Kilmardinny controversy reaches Westminster (Bearsden Herald)

23/12/09 Lib Dems call for action on Christmas packaging (Packaging News)

17/12/09 Airbrushing imperfections simply peddles an ugly lie (The Herald)

17/12/09 Olay rapped over Twiggy's lying eyes: Advert banned for retouching 60-year-old model (Daily Mail)

17/12/09 Martine Backs Twiggy Over 'Airbrush' Ad (Sky News)

17/12/09 Young allergy suffer outlines his concerns to MPs (Wiltshire Times)

17/12/09 LibDems take Bearsden council seat (Bearsden Herald)

17/12/09 Jo Swinson: Beauty and the economic beast (The Independent)

17/12/09 Pass notes No 2,702: Jo Swinson (The Guardian)

16/12/09 Olay rapped for airbrushing out Twiggy's wrinkles in advert (Daily Record)

16/12/09 Ad Watchdog Slams 'Misleading' Twiggy Photo (Sky News)

16/12/09 Twiggy's Olay ad banned over airbrushing (The Guardian)

16/12/09 Airbrushed Twiggy photo 'misleading' (BBC News)

16/12/09 Airbrushed Twiggy advert ruled misleading by watchdog (Independent)

15/12/09 Twiggy advert which airbrushed wrinkles out to sell eye cream was 'misleading' (Daily Telegraph)

29/11/09 Revealed: how UK's nuclear bombs are built by America (The Herald)

10/11/09 Keep on growing!(Kirkintilloch Herald)

09/11/09 Airbrushed images harming girls and boys, experts say (Daily Telegraph)

09/11/09 Airbrushed adverts of "thin-ideal" models pose a "significant risk" to the health of young women (The Mirror)

09/11/09 End this fake perfection: Experts want a ban on airbrushing ads that leave girls loathing their own bodies (Daily Mail)

09/11/09 Faked model photo danger for girls (The Sun)

03/11/09 DIETING STARTS AGED 10 (The Mirror)

03/11/09 Girls want to be thin at 10: survey (Press Association)

03/11/09 42% of girls aged 11 to 16 are dieting (The Sun)

03/11/09 Girls are dieting at aged ten and half of teens would consider surgery to change their looks, study reveals (Daily Mail)

03/11/09 19 out of 20 young women 'would change bodies' (Independent)

28/10/09 Buy-out offers job hopes (Kirkintilloch Herald)

20/10/09 Should Photos Come With Warning Labels? (New York Times)

14/10/09 School survey 'chaos' as thousands are missed out (Kirkintilloch Herald)

13/10/09 Guardian gagging order sparks Twitter frenzy (The Guardian)

07/10/09 Fears grow for East Dunbartonshire schools (Milngavie Herald)

07/10/09 Jo Swinson calls Tories' bluff on engaging the public online (politics.co.uk)

06/10/09 Can the Tories answer their own questions? (The Guardian)

30/09/09 Will parents boycott school survey? (Kirkintilloch Herald)

27/09/09 Lifting the Veil of Mere Pixel Perfection (New York Times)

24/09/09 Lib Dems adopt women-friendly policy (The F Word)

21/09/09 Conservative rule at Westminster 'would be risk to UK unity' (The Guardian)

20/09/09 My big idea to fix politics (The Guardian, Comment is Free)

19/09/09 Lib Dems call for ban on airbrushed photos (The Guardian)

19/09/09 Scottish MPs lead call to ban airbrushing (The Herald)

12/09/09 Bridging the Gender Gap (The Guardian, Comment is Free)

10/09/09 Girl Guides and Lib Dems join forces to ban airbrushed ads (Children and Young People Now)

07/09/09 Scottish MP rebukes promotion of packaging waste regulations (Packaging News)

05/09/09 Now you see it, now you don't (The Guardian)

02/09/09 New teachers left jobless in East Dunbartonshire (Kirkintilloch Herald)

30/08/09 Commuters spend as much time travelling as holidaying (Daily Telegraph)

30/08/09 MP's expenses: 'Angels' who support curbs (Daily Telegraph)

26/08/09 Blogging public affairs (The Guardian)

26/08/09 Sports hall facing oblivion? (Kirkintilloch Herald)

22/08/09 We need sport, not beer bellies and pruning (Daily Mail)

18/08/09 Has Keira Knightley gone under the airbrush again as the face of the Coco Chanel campaign? (Daily Mail)

17/08/09 Jo Swinson: You Ask The Questions (The Independent)

16/08/09 Charities condemn child beauty parlour (The Times)

13/08/09 The altered world of celebrity (Boston Globe)

09/08/09 Fiona McCade: The land of make-up believe (The Times)

05/08/09 Less airbrushing, more reality (The Guardian, Comment is free)

04/08/09 Eat, drink and be merry - for tomorrow we retouch (The Times)

05/08/09 Victoria Beckham unveils her latest Armani advert... as MP says adverts with airbrushed bodies should carry a health warning (Daily Mail)

04/08/09 Ban airbrushing in magazines and posters that ruins teen self-esteem, say Liberal Democrats (Daily Mail)

04/08/09 MP demands airbrushing in children's advertising is banned (The Scotsman)

04/08/09 Lib Dems Call For Airbrush Ban In Kids' Ads (Sky News)

03/08/09 Ban airbrushed ads, say Lib Dems (BBC News)

03/08/09 Men cannot be left to run the country, says Harriet Harman (The Times)

03/08/09 Ban airbrushing of models in children's ads, says MP (The Guardian)

03/08/09 Don't airbrush advertisements aimed at teens, say Lib Dems (The Times)

03/08/09 Airbrushing of photos should be banned, Liberal Democrats say (The Telegraph)

03/08/09 Don't beef up Keira's bust! Lib Dems take aim at advertisers (The Independent)

03/08/09 New campaign to ban airbrushed pics in girls' mags (The Mirror)

31/07/09 Scam warning over charity-style leaflets - MP and church minister hit out (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

24/07/09 MP Jo Swinson urges Alex Salmond to axe reporter's powers (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

23/07/09 The politics of young people (New Generation Society)

06/07/09 Fed up with politics? Don't just sit there (The Guardian)

02/07/09 UK swine flu numbers rise three-fold in past week (The Scotsman)

19/06/09 Tony Benn vs Jo Swinson on the EU (Sideways News)

16/06/09 Depression costs economy £8.6bn a year (The Independent)

12/06/09 Support grows for CALA's Kilmardinny plan objectors (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

10/06/09 Demo for Democracy (The Guardian)

26/05/09 David Cameron urged to extend online strategy with additional new media plans (PR Week)

25/05/09 Yobs spoil Milngavie beauty spot (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

19/05/09 Town's joy at jail bosses' U-turn on prison name (Evening Times)

18/05/09 The nation's hardest working MP (Scottish Sun)

17/05/09 Speaker Michael Martin 'to quit' before next general election (Sunday Mail)

17/05/09 A constitutional ambush: Is it all over for the Speaker? (The Independent)

17/05/09 Laughter is the best medicine, so carry on voting (Scotland on Sunday)

17/05/09 Speaker Martin 'planning to retire' (Daily Mirror)

16/05/09 Pressure mounts on Speaker to quit (The Herald Scotland)

16/05/09 Jail name row ends with old title (BBC News)

16/05/09 Is the public justified to lose confidence in our politicians? (The Herald)

14/05/09 CALA plans could close famous swimming club (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

13/05/09 Bishopbriggs is set for £32m makeover (Evening Times)

29/04/09 Give us a name ... Low Moss, Low Moss, Low Moss (Bishopbriggs Herald)

29/04/09 Strip Sir Fred of title say councillors (Kirkintilloch Herald)

23/04/09 Uproar at CALA homes go-ahead for Milngavie and Bearsden (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

23/04/09 'Name and shame' tax havens under fire (ePolitix)

17/04/09 Residents angry as 'rejected' development approved (The Herald)

15/04/09 Keep nose out of Facebook demands MP Jo Swinson (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

11/04/09 Chocolate bosses egged on by green campaigners to make Easter more eco-friendly (Daily Mail)

11/04/09 MP shames chocolate makers who over-egg Easter packaging (The Herald)

11/04/09 Eggs-cellent progress made on cutting down packaging (The Scotsman)

10/04/09 A simple case of over-egging (BBC News)

09/04/09 Easter eggs: more packaging than chocolate (The Independent)

07/04/09 Clothing donation scams threaten charity shop income and trust (Professional Fundraising)

03/04/09 Don't be conned by Helpmates warns MP (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

01/04/09 Way paved for Red Crystal symbol (BBC News)

25/03/09 Eco-labels 'must be standardised', government report warns (Packaging News)

08/03/09 A whole generation if women is lost to politics (The Independent)

05/03/09 Campaigners launch bid to save £1m sports hall (Evening Times)

04/03/09 Fury at plans to bulldoze sports centre (Bishopbriggs Herald)

02/03/09 Parliament on YouTube (New Statesman)

18/02/09 Sweet makers cut down on the packaging as Easter eggs go green (Daily Mail)

02/02/09 Bishopbriggs residents concern over name of new prison (STV)

22/01/09 Details of MPs' expenses could still be exempted from FoI Act (The Guardian)

22/01/09 Yes, democracy works (The Guardian, Comment is Free)

20/01/09 Bid to shame MPs over expenses cover-up (Daily Mail)

19/01/09 MPs face internet backlash as they fight to keep expenses secret (The Guardian)

16/01/09 Unwholesome prison blues at Low Moss? (Bishopbriggs Herald)

15/01/09 Fight is on to boost town centre (Kirkintilloch Herald)

12/01/09 Residents object to prison's name (BBC News)

08/01/09 Bid chaos over plan to build prison (Evening Times)

06/01/09 Lib Dems' chief joins fight over £100m prison name (Evening Times)

02/01/09 Being the UK's youngest MP (BBC News)

31/12/08 Bishopbriggs residents up in arms over new prison name (Bishopbriggs Herald)

13/12/08 Women in politics (Politics.co.uk)

12/12/08 Government compensation delay 'betrays' thousands of Equitable Life savers, opposition says (Daily Mail)

11/12/08 Further Government commitments needed on Post Office - Swinson (Community Soup)

05/12/08 Petition over new prison name row (BBC News)

28/11/08 Pressure grows for Equitable payouts (Daily Telegraph)

22/11/08 Anger as snouts-in-trough MPs still refuse to publish expenses (Daily Mail)

22/11/08 Blind date (The Guardian)

15/11/08 No medals for guessing who's missing out (The Scotsman)

12/11/08 Scots firms missing out on work for London 2012 Olympics (Daily record)

23/10/08 I haven't gagged Woolas - Smith (BBC News)

20/10/08 Get your flu jab urges MP Jo Swinson (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

09/10/08 Crunch time for happy talk (BBC News)

15/09/08 Economist to superhero? (New Statesman)

03/09/08 East Dunbartonshire MP backs Scott (Kirkintilloch Herald)

25/08/08 MP Jo Swinson in bid to get fair deals from Glasgow Airport (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

21/08/08 Moans over tax credits line soaring (Daily Mirror)

16/08/08 Holiday rip-off (Daily Record)

16/08/08 Families face airport ripoff with holiday costs soaring (Daily Record)

09/08/08 Be happy, Olympians. Aim low (The Guardian, Comment is Free)

06/08/08 MP Jo Swinson slams fuel hike (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

04/08/08 Britannia accused of failing to rule waves by not spending energy cash (The Scotsman)

04/08/08 Marine technology budget 'unspent' (Channel 4 News)

04/08/08 Backdating road tax is retrograde (The Guardian, Comment is Free)

04/08/08 Drivers face higher parking charges under controversial new car tax band linked to engine emissions (Daily Mail)

04/08/08 Treasury plan to pay drivers of gas-guzzling cars to go green (Daily Mirror)

04/08/08 Govt 'squandering wave technology' (Politics.co.uk)

04/08/08 Car tax divides MPs (Politics.co.uk)

09/07/08 Antonine Wall status thrills MP (Evening Times)

12/05/08 Pet charity pays thousands to compensate staff it is accused of mismanaging (The Times)

12/05/08 Speaker blocks moves to put parliament on YouTube (Computing.co.uk)

08/05/08 MPs say male succession law is offensive (Daily Mail)

07/05/08 How we saved our local post office (The Guardian)

24/04/08 Get-one-free deals 'boost waste' (BBC News)

11/04/08 Milngavie bids to host Olympics (BBC News)

04/04/08 Support grows to keep Bearsden on the map (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

20/03/08 How your Easter treats come in 8,000 TONS of waste packaging (Daily Mail)

20/03/08 Parliament 'should be on YouTube' (BBC News)

20/03/08 Easter egg makers fail to cut packaging (The Independent)

13/03/08 Bearsden no more! (Milngavie and Bearsden Herald)

12/03/08 Pet charity pays thousands to compensate staff it is accused of mismanaging (The Times)

28/02/08 Let's talk a load of old rubbish (The Scotsman)

12/02/08 Bishopbriggs needs new shops and parking (Bishopbriggs Herald)

09/01/08 MP Jo joins Clegg's team (Kirkintilloch Herald)

07/01/08 Clegg completes frontbench reshuffle (The Guardian)

06/01/08 Clegg finalises Lib Dem reshuffle (Press Association)

01/01/08 'My customers are very concerned about the impact' (The Herald)

30/12/07 Are we doing enough to reduce waste? (This is Grimsby)

30/12/07 New Year resolution: Party on, Edinburgh (The Scotsman)

29/12/07 Hogmanay popularity 'hit by washouts' (The Scotsman)

28/12/07 Government accused over festival (Press Association)

20/12/07 Clegg rewards Huhne with home affairs brief (The Guardian)

18/12/07 This is where the hard work really begins... (The Guardian, Comment is Free)

13/12/07 Davies's missed opportunities (Daily Telegraph)

05/12/07 Government tackles bogus charity collections (Letsrecycle.com)

01/12/07 East Dunbartonshire Council launches bins survey (Kirkintilloch Herald)

22/11/07 Protesters litter stores with excess packaging (Scotland on Sunday)

18/11/07 How charity clothes line Lithuanian pockets (Daily Telegraph)

07/11/07 Working women losing out on £330,000 in gender pay gap (Daily Mail)

01/11/07 Bid to cut waste (Kirkintilloch Herald)

30/10/07 Supermarker giant is backing campaign to cut back on packaging (This Is Exeter)

27/10/07 Ugly side to advice on booze (Daily Mirror)

27/10/07 Liberal Democrat bill tackles excess packaging (Liberal Democrats)

26/10/07 Used packaging sent back to shops (BBC News)

26/10/07 The Last Post (Evening Times)

25/10/07 End of an era (Kirkintilloch Herald)

25/10/07 MP uses Bill to lobby government on packaging reduction (Packaging News)

24/10/07 Call for packaging clamp-down as Bill introduced (Letsrecycle.com)

24/10/07 Swinson aims to cut wasteful packaging (The Herald)

24/10/07 School scoops national IT award (BBC News)

23/10/07 Lib Dems: Govt attempts to reduce waste 'too timid' (Politics.co.uk)

23/10/07 Customers could dump wrappers before leaving shop under new law (The Independent)

23/10/07 Despite supermarket's green pledges, 40 per cent of packaging is not recyclable (Daily Mail)

23/10/07 Axe falls on 44 post offices in Scotland (The Herald Scotland)

23/10/07 Post Office reveals first Scots closures (The Scotsman)

22/10/07 The way we treat the old is both disgraceful and stupid (The Guardian)

19/10/07 MPs under fire for 18 weeks holiday (Daily Record)

25/09/07 Benn the younger heads for the house (The Guardian)

19/09/07 Plans to cut packaging win Lib Dem support (The Guardian)

19/09/07 Crackdown call on waste packaging (BBC News)

19/09/07 MPs call for national body to reduce packaging (The Independent)

18/09/07 Lib Dems and Stonewall discuss gay issues (Pink News)

18/09/06 Lib Dems launch equality fund for candidates (The Guardian)

18/09/07 Lib Dems run the extra mile (Daily Telegraph)

17/09/07 Lib Dems demand pack reduction targets (Packaging News)

14/09/07 Gay equality on the agenda at Lib Dem conference (Pink News)

06/09/07 Charities Commision to investigate staff management at pet charity (The Times)

06/09/07 Inquiry demanded into bullying allegations at PDSA (The Times)

22/08/07 Tasty result for town centre (Kirkintilloch Herald)

12/07/07 BYC gives disengaged youth a voice in Parliament (Politics.co.uk)

12/07/07 Legislation on forced marriage is long overdue, says Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrats)

04/07/07 Lib Dems appoint new equality spokesperson (Pink News)

27/06/07 City music guru praised by MP (Evening Times)

23/06/07 From backbenches to the bedroom, the BlackBerry is taking over (The Guardian)

20/06/07 On-message: MP's can take Blackberrys into Chamber (The Times)

17/05/07 Reid still fails to give details over foreign prisoners (The Scotsman)

24/05/07 MPs debate Scottish voting fiasco in Commons (The Herald)

17/05/06 Nikes back on the agenda with a bang (Daily Record)

16/05/07 Asylum centre holds too many children (BBC News)

12/05/07 Pressure grows for election inquiry (The Herald)

12/05/07 Government targets bogus charity collections (Letsrecycle.com)

08/05/07 Parties backed single ballot plan (BBC News)

04/05/07 Parties demand answers after ballot fiasco (The Guardian)

30/04/07 Interview: Jo Swinson - Lib Dem Scotland spokesman (ePolitix.com)

26/04/07 One in six MPs ignore constituents' email (IT PRO)

25/10/07 Job fears at major employer (Kirkintilloch Herald)

27/04/07 Most dangerous beats in Britain (Daily Record)

27/04/07 MPs sign up to the campaign against excess packaging (The Independent)

05/04/07 What a load of rubbish, says Lib Dem MP (The Guardian)

31/03/07 The great Easter packaging eggstravaganza (The Independent)

29/03/07 MPs grab extra 10K (Daily Mirror)

28/03/07 MPs award themselves an extra 10k each in expenses (Evening Standard)

12/02/07 WI to renew campaign against packaging (The Independent)

10/02/07 25m bonuses for Child Support bunglers (Daily Record)

09/02/07 Politicians sign Commons motion to back campaign against waste (The Independent)

06/02/07 Biodegradable: A solution to waste crisis? (The Independent)

05/02/07 £1 Billion let-off for errant fathers (Evening Standard)

02/02/07 MPs and retailers rally behind campaign to reduce packaging (The Independent)

31/01/07 Executive criticised as casino goes south (Scottish Courier)

24/01/07 Court rules on prison voting ban (BBC News)

19/01/07 Lotto cash concern over Olympics (BBC News)

15/11/06 Queen's speech 'to benefit Scots' (BBC News)

08/11/06 Are you old enough for politics at the age of 16? (Evening Times)

01/11/06 MPs 'to get £10,000 stamp fund' (BBC News)

31/10/06 End of Post Office card scheme 'will affect 500,000' (The Herald)

20/10/06 MP Jo goes for a spin to help kids (Evening Times)

18/10/06 MP opts for video clips (The Herald)

07/06/06 Politicians escape from Parliament (BBC News)

19/05/06 Home Office cleaners are illegal refugees; Five worked in immigration (Daily Record)

19/03/06 Ming's babe is ideal for the podcast age (The Times)

26/05/06 Pensions shake-up: work till you're 68 (Daily Record)

09/03/06 Ming picks top team (Daily Record)

09/03/06 Sir Menzies adds voice of youth to front bench (Daily Telegraph)

08/03/06 Campbell unveils more front bench roles (Daily Mail)

12/02/06 Scotland: Local government (BBC News)

24/01/06 Lib Dems demand ethnic diversity (BBC News)

19/01/06 Oaten drops out of Lib Dem leadership contest (The Times)

22/12/05 MP backs bid to keep Scots warm (Evening Times)

12/12/05 Youngest MP in bid to get more under-35s voting (Evening Times)

02/12/05 Oooh, missus! Bring on the sausages and the truncheon (The Guardian)

13/09/05 Scots are being denied consumer choice (The Times)

17/08/05 Canal festival banks on MP Jo (Evening Times)

11/07/05 MPs call on Government to research mobile risks (Electronics Weekly)

30/05/05 Three fresh faces acting their age in an older man's world (The Times)

12/05/05 She could pass for a schoolgirl, but Jo has a hint of the Iron Lady in the making... (Evening Times)

08/05/05 Scots Labour stung by the yellow peril (Sunday Times)

08/05/05 Scotland's Westminster newcomers (Sunday Times)

07/05/05 Scotland's youngest MP undaunted by Westminster (The Herald)

06/05/05 Double-whammy for Labour in Scotland (Daily Mail)

06/05/05 Election movers and shakers speak out (CBBC Newsround)

06/05/05 Third time lucky as Jo becomes youngest MP (Evening Times)

06/05/05 Young one's victory over Labour (BBC News)

External Media and Reports

External Media

Video - Jo talks about domestic violence at an Amnesty International lobby of Parliament (The Guardian)

Audio - Jo discusses what the election of a new Speaker means for women in Parliament (Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4)

Video - Jo talks about getting more young people involved in politics (BBC Learning Zone)

Video - Jo gives her reaction to Iraq war inquiry on Daily Politics (BBC)

Video - Jo speaks on The Record Review about the suffragettes' anniversary (BBC Parliament)

Audio - Jo interviews youngest member of the Afghanistan Parliament October 2008

Video - Jo speaks on The Record Review about the need for fixed term Parliaments (BBC)

Audio - Jo talks about the MPs' exercise programme (Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4)

Audio - Jo talks about Biofeuls on the Parliament.uk website's pilot podcast.

Audio - Jo on Women's Parliamentary Radio December 2007

Video - Jo Swinson on the conference experience (Guardian Unlimited)

Video - Jo talks about equalities and women (Unlock Democracy)

Video - Jo talking about the prospects of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland 2007

Video - Question Time from Manchester, October 2005

Audio - British Youth Council Question Time in Parliament

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