25th March 2018 Tackling Modern Slavery shows how the Co-op can work with the Co-operative Party to be a powerful force for change Hazel Blears Member Nominated Director, The Co-op The Co-op was founded out of a burning desire to banish social injustice 150 years ago. It is these same values that are at the heart of our work to put an end to the scourge of modern day slavery.
20th March 2018 Why I’m Making the Move to a Fairtrade Workplace Claudia Beamish MSP for South Scotland and Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change
15th March 2018 Ownership Matters – Scottish Labour Conference Report Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) It is clear from last week's Scottish Labour Conference in Dundee that the wider labour movement in Scotland is aware that ownership matters.
13th March 2018 Why ownership matters Dave Watson Head of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON Scotland and Co-operative party member New ideas on economic policy are being applied in a practical way in Scotland, with a Labour Leadership which understands that ownership matters.
12th March 2018 Co-operative MPs call for release of lending blackspot data Archived: Ben West Communications & Digital Officer This evening Co-operative MPs will call in Parliament for the release of data revealing which parts of the country are being targeted by high-cost lenders, and which have been abandoned by big banks as a result of branch closures.
8th March 2018 The Vote At Last! A Victory for Co-operation Karen Wilkie Company Board Secretary 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave (some) women the right to vote. Co‑operative women played a central role in achieving – and building on – these gains.
8th March 2018 Mary Barbour – Honoured on International Women’s Day Maggie McTernan On 8 March 2018, International Women’s Day, a statue will be unveiled to honour Mary Barbour, who led the Govan Rent Strike in 1915 and campaigned throughout her life to improve living standards for the working classes in Glasgow.
7th March 2018 Campaign success: Sainsbury’s told to stop advertising ‘Fairly Traded’ non-Fairtrade tea Archived: Ben West Communications & Digital Officer Sainsbury's supermarket has been ordered to stop using the misleading 'Fairly Traded' label in adverts for its own-brand tea, in a campaign victory for Co-operative Party MPs, activists and campaigners this Fairtrade Fortnight.
5th March 2018 Apprenticeships must deliver a future for young people and our economy, not just headlines for the Government Tom Hayes Oxford City Councillor for St. Clement's Ward and Cabinet Member for Green Transport and Zero Carbon Oxford At the very time when it has never been more important for Britain to invest in the skills of young people and businesses, the Government have introduced a scheme which sets back both the quality and quantity of apprenticeships on offer.