5th August 2022 Community-led initiatives like the Library of Things are leading the way on helping to deal with the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis. Jed Aitchison Project Manager of Buy Nowt LS6 Library of Things Why in a climate crisis and cost-of-living crisis do we all keep buying so much stuff? Well we don't have to. The Library of Things is a collection of things that people don't use very often but have to buy.
4th August 2022 Labour Party Conference Fringe Events 2022 – Food Justice: Can the Government’s National Food Strategy Deliver? Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The Co-operative Party have long campaigned for food justice in the UK, calling for action to be taken at a local and national level to end food poverty across the nation.
4th August 2022 The Government must go further to tackle financial corruption. Rob Bates Political and Parliamentary Officer The recently introduced Register of Overseas Entities is a vital tool to crack down on money laundering in the UK. However the Government should go further, with the introduction of a second Economic Crime Bill in the next Parliament and arm Companies House with the proper support, resources and powers to deal with the scale of the problem.
3rd August 2022 Energy prices could double this winter, so why hasn’t the Household Support Fund been doubled too? Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) Despite the incredible price and bill rises we’ve seen since last winter and with worse yet to come, the Government has only allocated £500 million to the Fund for this winter.
2nd August 2022 Demutualisation and How To Stop It: New Publication from Mutuo Mark Willetts Partner at Mutuo Last year’s attempt to demutualise the UK’s second largest mutual insurer, LV=, brought the debate around mutual ownership, and indeed the process of ending that mutual status in to sharp relief.
1st August 2022 As a CLP Delegate, I’ve been promoting co-op values and principles whilst reinforcing our enduring relationship with Labour. Graham Wheatley Co-operative Party Delegate to Leicester West CLP We need to recruit more members and encourage more people to stand as Labour & Co-operative candidates. Engaging with Labour Party meetings is essential to highlighting our values and principles locally.
1st August 2022 We’re taking practical steps to tackle food insecurity right here in Cherwell. Cllr Perran Moon Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Banbury Grimsbury & Hightown on Cherwell Council As a direct result of the Co-operative Party's Right to Food motion, at least in our part of the world, fewer people will go hungry.