Fairtrade Fortnight 2025: Doing It Fair, Keeping It Co-op Posted on 4th October 2025 (10th October 2025) by bethanycheshire Fairtrade is more than a label on a product. It’s a movement that builds community power, funding schools, healthcare, and climate resilience in the very places where Fairtrade goods are produced. It’s proof that trade, when done fairly, can be a force for justice.
A new era of community empowerment Posted on 26th September 2025 by bethanycheshire The government has made a choice to build a Britain in which, through co-operation and community, we look for the solutions in which we can all be winners together.
What should be the future vision for credit unions? Posted on 22nd September 2025 by bethanycheshire This scale and impact demonstrate that the British credit union movement can expand significantly to deliver for members.
Protecting Shopworkers and Restoring Justice to Our High Streets Posted on 22nd September 2025 by bethanycheshire Scotland must make full use of the powers they now have and use their resources to protect retail workers.
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill moves forward Posted on 4th September 2025 (4th September 2025) by bethanycheshire What must follow is genuine empowerment: not treating communities as an afterthought, but giving them the tools and power to shape their local area.
Want affordable homes? Let communities build them Posted on 2nd September 2025 (3rd September 2025) by bethanycheshire Britain doesn’t just need more houses – it needs better ones. Beth Cheshire explains why community-led housing could be the real answer to the housing crisis.
International Youth Day Posted on 26th August 2025 (29th August 2025) by bethanycheshire Young people are at the heart of change and we must always work to have our voices heard and our achievements seen.
Protect the Future: Support My Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill Posted on 21st August 2025 (21st August 2025) by bethanycheshire Decisions made today will shape the lives of generations to come. That is why I have introduced the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill: to ensure that policy-makers place the […]
Other Business Models are available Posted on 19th August 2025 by bethanycheshire With much more expected through the life of this Parliament, it is clear to see the effects of having a Government with a world-leading stated commitment to double the size of the co-operative and mutual sector.