30th September 2021 Community Wealth and the Emergence of ‘Green Lairds’ Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands Faceless landowners are exploiting environmental grants and buying up land in the Highlands & Islands and extracting wealth from the community. Rhoda Grant MSP makes the case for genuine community ownership.
29th September 2021 Land Ownership Should Create Community Wealth Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Scottish Co-operative Party MSP Rhoda Grant is leading a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday on the need for reform of the ownership of land in Scotland.
28th September 2021 Social or Co-operative Care? Miriam Ibberson Co-operative Party (dis)Ability Network Steering Committee The cost of social care currently is around £23.3 billion, although this may seem a lot, the Government has been cutting the social care budget over many years, leaving local authorities underfunded and unable to provide anything other than very basic essential care.
27th September 2021 Talking about violence against women and girls at Labour Party Conference Emily Spurrell Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside As a co-operator, I know that problems can’t be solved without co-operation, and partnership working underpins all of my work on tackling violence against women and girls.
27th September 2021 Co-operation at Labour Party Conference – Stronger Together Fringe Anna Birley The Co-operative Party co-hosted yesterday’s fringe event as part of Anneliese Dodds’ policy review, Stronger Together - showcasing the brilliant examples of co-operation across the UK.
24th September 2021 Labour’s ‘Stronger Together’ report showcases co-operation in practice Jim McMahon MP Chair of the Co-operative Party and Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government Co-operation sits at the very heart of the report, with examples of co-operative organisations, ideas and initiatives highlighting the incredible work being done by those in our movement.
23rd September 2021 Ferries won’t be made in Scotland despite Scottish Government owning the shipyard Neil Bibby MSP for West Scotland This announcement means more jobs and more money going overseas at a time of economic crisis.
22nd September 2021 First Meeting of the Diverse Council Working Group Chantal Lee Equalities Officer Expertly chaired by Cllr Anntoinette Bramble and Baroness Debbie Wilcox, this group of councillors will be meeting regularly over the next few months to develop a strategy for increasing diversity in council chambers across England.
22nd September 2021 Time is running out to tell the Government about Access to Cash in your community Meg Hillier Labour & Co-operative MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch and Chair, Public Accounts Committee It’s critical that you have your say and let the Government know just what an impact a move to a cashless society is having on you and your community.