Georgia Horsfall – Page 12 – Co-operative Party

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement was a missed opportunity to provide certainty to communities, businesses and co-operatives.

With bills increasing, prices soaring and inflation rising, today’s Autumn Statement could have been an opportunity to address the inequalities we face in our economy. However, for communities, businesses and co-operatives across the country, the Chancellor’s promise of growth is still unclear and uncertain.

In South Yorkshire, we’re exploring how employee ownership has the potential to transform our economy.

Last week in Doncaster, I hosted a session to explore the benefits of employee ownership and worker co-operatives.  These different approaches to business ownership have the potential to transform South Yorkshire’s economy, a central pillar of our move to a co-operative model where more wealth is created here, and more wealth stays here.