12th June 2020 Avoiding an economic cliff edge means narrowing inequality. To do this, more people need a stake in our economy. Anneliese Dodds Chair of the Labour Party and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities History has taught us that caring for communities, tackling climate change, protecting workers and consumers, and sharing wealth more fairly cannot be left to the market alone.
11th June 2020 By working together we can build new strength and new solidarity into our communities Mark Drakeford First Minister of Wales We must again draw on the Co-operative Party's ideas and values if we are to re-think and re-cast the Wales of tomorrow in the face of this current moment of disruption and change.
10th June 2020 I say loudly and clearly: Black Lives Matter Vaughan Gething Labour & Co-operative MS and Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Care This movement and the giants upon whose shoulders it stands paved the way for me and others like me not just to be here, but to hold positions like the one I do as Wales’ Health Minister.
9th June 2020 Relaxing Sunday trading: unnecessary, unwelcome, and unlikely to provide the boost our economy needs Lucy Powell Shadow Leader of the House of Commons For those retail workers who have done so much to support us all during the crisis, these changes would put greater pressure on them.
9th June 2020 New polling shows that people want an economy that shares wealth more fairly Anna Birley A huge 90% did not feel that sharing wealth fairly was given priority in the pre-coronavirus economy, and 82% did not feel that protecting workers and consumers took priority either.
4th June 2020 Inequality is killing our black communities – and it is time for change Florence Eshalomi Shadow Minister for Democracy Public Health England’s latest report makes for grim reading. If you are black, Asian or minority ethnic, you are more likely to die from coronavirus. It is the most tragic proof of the deeply entrenched inequality and discrimination in our society.
3rd June 2020 The extraordinary kindness of volunteers shows the power we can unlock in communities Rachael Maskell This Volunteers Week 2020 should form the basis of a new relationship, as we start to determine the future, and should provide clear vision to the path ahead.
2nd June 2020 We must tackle the hidden grief crisis with a roadmap to dignity in bereavement Seema Malhotra Labour & Co-op MP for Feltham & Heston, and Shadow Minister for Skills. As talk begins of a ‘return to normal’, it’s important that we recognise that for those who have lost loved ones, there is no going back. The Government needs to provide a way forward for those left behind – and to do this, a roadmap to dignity in bereavement is essential.
1st June 2020 We need to close the digital divide that Coronavirus has exposed Dan Jarvis Former Metro Mayor for South Yorkshire and MP for Barnsley Central A million children across the UK are having their future chances hurt because they lack access to technology: to build a fairer future post-Coronavirus, we need to end digital deprivation.