Rebuilding Common Decency Posted on 4th March 2019 (5th March 2019) by Claire McCarthy Whether in policy or how we do politics, common decency seems further away than ever. That’s why we must all recommit ourselves to building a politics we can all be proud of.
Making our vision of a co-operative economy into reality Posted on 10th February 2018 (10th February 2018) by Claire McCarthy As co-operators, we understand that practical actions, not just rhetoric, change our world. That’s why today we take two important steps towards making plans to double the co-operative sector a reality
Marking Holocaust Memorial Day Posted on 27th January 2018 (26th January 2018) by Claire McCarthy A message from Co-operative Party General Secretary Claire McCarthy marking Holocaust Memorial Day
Looking back on our Centenary year – and forward in 2018 Posted on 8th January 2018 (8th January 2018) by Claire McCarthy General Secretary Claire McCarthy looks back on 2017 – the Party’s Centenary year, and outlines some priorities for the year ahead.
‘You have an army of advocates for co-operation in parliaments, assemblies and town halls across Britain.’ Posted on 30th June 2017 (3rd July 2017) by Claire McCarthy On Saturday, Co-operative Party General Secretary addressed Co-operative Congress, commemorating the centenary of its decision to establish the Co-operative Party in 1917
Ownership matters, because who owns a business dictates in whose interests it is run. Posted on 29th March 2017 (13th March 2018) by Claire McCarthy For a long time, progressives have rightly been concerned about ownership in the public sector and with who owns our public services. But delivering our vision of a fairer, more equal society means paying attention to who owns the private sector too.
Claire McCarthy: The future is ours to build Posted on 28th January 2017 (27th January 2017) by Claire McCarthy Co-operative Party General Secretary Claire MCarthy introduces In our ‘Interests’, our latest pamphlet outlining a co-operative vision for Britain’s post-Brexit economy
Governance by petition won’t work – we need a real democratic voice at the BBC Posted on 19th May 2016 (19th May 2016) by Claire McCarthy What happened this week over BBC plans to remove recipes from its website is a salutary lesson in why the BBC needs governance reform, and why Government proposals announced last week will not do the trick.
Co-operative Party first political party to be awarded Fair Tax Mark Posted on 14th April 2016 (26th June 2019) by Claire McCarthy The Co-operative Party has received a clean bill of health in its tax affairs, becoming the first political party in the UK to be awarded the Fair Tax mark for tax transparency.