29th October 2021 Celebrating Black History Month Cllr Anntoinette Bramble Deputy Mayor of Hackney and Deputy Leader of the Local Government Association It is critical that the untold stories of Black Britons are not just told but celebrated. Black History is intrinsically part of our British History and if these contributions are not known we are all robbed of our British History.
28th October 2021 Introducing mutual models within the English water industry could address the problems with our rivers and coasts Gareth Thomas Shadow Minister for Trade That not a single river in England meets an acceptable standard of environmental health isn’t just of huge concern for the ecological and natural wellbeing of our waterways, but is further symptomatic of a broken water and sewage system in our country.
27th October 2021 The Budget was a real opportunity to scrap the unfair and broken business rates system Jim McMahon MP Chair of the Co-operative Party and Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government We need fundamental reform – scrapping unfair and broken business rates system and replacing them with a new system which protects high streets, incentivises investment and rewarding businesses that reopen the shutters on empty shops.
25th October 2021 We must involve our rural communities in the fight for food justice Cllr Su Aves Councillor for St Sidwells & St James, Devon Joe Joseph Convenor of West County Labour and Co-operative Farming Policy Advisory Group (FPAG) Councillor Su Aves recently passed our Food Justice motion at Devon County Council and is now working with West County Labour and Co-operative Farming Policy Advisory Group (FPAG) to see how we can involve rural communities in the fight for food justice. Here, she writes with FPAG Convenor Joe Joseph on the challenges facing our food producers.
21st October 2021 Celebrating International Credit Union Day 2021: Building financial health for a brighter tomorrow Councillor Jim King Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Broughton (Salford) and former Chair & Board Member of Salford Credit Union Credit unions are our movement's best kept secret – on International Credit Union Day, the two million credit union members in Britain should celebrate their success.
19th October 2021 Five ways that we’ll keep Building Community Power Jim McMahon MP Chair of the Co-operative Party and Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government Although our Building Community Power conference is over, our work mustn’t stop there. Our exciting announcements will ensure that spirit of co-operation and the best ideas of our movement continue.
14th October 2021 Unlock the High Street – Breathe New Life into Communities Cllr Nick Small Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Central Ward, Liverpool High streets form the backdrop to our social life, the stage for our community action and the centrepiece of our civic pride.
13th October 2021 Things must change if we are to radically unlock the power of our high streets. Stephen Powers With the Budget coming up, we need a bold announcement from the Chancellor to give communities and bricks and mortar businesses a boost.
13th October 2021 What next? The Second Phase of Black Lives Matter – Black Women Alice Mpofu-Coles Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Whitley Ward We need to create spaces for black women to sit on the big tables in institutions, government and political parties.