It’s time to enshrine a Right to Grow into law. Posted on 2nd September 2022 (2nd September 2022) by Georgia Horsfall A legal Right to Grow would create a legal duty on councils to publish a list of land held by all public authorities which is suitable for community cultivation or environmental enhancement.
More must be done to tackle fraud and money laundering in the UK. Posted on 18th August 2022 (18th August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall A second Economic Crime Bill must be brought forward as a matter of urgency to address weakness in our current system that many seek to exploit.
Labour Party Conference Fringe Events 2022 – Dirty money: why we need a more transparent and fair tax system Posted on 17th August 2022 (17th August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall Join us at Labour Party Conference as we discuss how to end the industrial scale money laundering, tax avoidance and prevalence of dirty money within the UK economy.
Embracing our values this South Asian Heritage Month Posted on 15th August 2022 (15th August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall Labour and Co-operative Councillor and BAME Co-operators Committee Member Rizwan Jalil reflects on what South Asian Heritage Month means to him and millions more marking the occasion.
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. Posted on 5th August 2022 (5th August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall 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.
Labour Party Conference Fringe Events 2022 – Food Justice: Can the Government’s National Food Strategy Deliver? Posted on 4th August 2022 (19th January 2023) by Georgia Horsfall 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.
The Government must go further to tackle financial corruption. Posted on 4th August 2022 (4th August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall 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.
Demutualisation and How To Stop It: New Publication from Mutuo Posted on 2nd August 2022 (2nd August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall 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.
As a CLP Delegate, I’ve been promoting co-op values and principles whilst reinforcing our enduring relationship with Labour. Posted on 1st August 2022 (1st August 2022) by Georgia Horsfall 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.