We must end the leasehold scandal. Posted on 28th June 2023 (28th June 2023) by Georgia Horsfall With Select Committee pressure, pressure from an APPG, and the Law Commission recommendations, and a cross-party consensus that radical reform is needed it should not be beyond a government to deliver.
If the Scottish Government is serious about its commitment on employee ownership, we cannot keep waiting for action. Posted on 28th June 2023 (28th June 2023) by Georgia Horsfall As a Co-operative Party MSP, I am clear that the benefits of employee-ownership and co-operative models of businesses for employees, organisations and their communities are worth pursuing – including better resilience, improved productivity, inclusion and innovation, alongside wellbeing and fair work improvements.
It is our favourite time of year again, Co-operatives Fortnight! Posted on 23rd June 2023 (23rd June 2023) by Georgia Horsfall It is a chance to show people what co-operation is and why it is an altogether better way of doing business. As Convenor of the Cross Party Group on Co-operatives in the Scottish Parliament I submitted a motion to celebrate the co-ops across the UK that are doing just this; changing lives, changing communities and creating a better, more equal future.
An Older People’s Commissioner could be the independent voice defending the rights, services and care of older people. Posted on 21st June 2023 (21st June 2023) by Georgia Horsfall As a Co-operative Party MSP, concern for the community is a key principle and that includes all sections of the community including older people in Scotland.
Building safer, stronger communities with co-operative solutions Posted on 16th June 2023 (17th June 2023) by Georgia Horsfall I am delighted to welcome the Co-operative Party’s new report, Rebuilding Policing & Criminal Justice, which seeks to develop co-operative approaches to policing which rebuild trust in our communities and create safer places to live and work.
In Wales, supported by the Welsh Government the co-operative movement is going from strength to strength. Posted on 30th May 2023 (31st May 2023) by Georgia Horsfall Together, the Labour and Co-operative Parties share the ambition of doubling the size of the co-operative sector, and steps like those announced at the recent Wales Co-operative Party Conference are helping to provide the blueprint for realising the aim
The Government must deliver on reform for leaseholders Posted on 17th May 2023 (17th May 2023) by Georgia Horsfall The Co-operative Party has long campaigned for a better way to manage land and property, co-operative housing tenure, a strengthening of commonhold tenure and to protect leaseholder and renters from unreasonable costs. It’s time for Government to deliver.
Here in Camden, we’re taking crucial action to improve the lives of children and families in our borough. Posted on 2nd May 2023 (2nd May 2023) by Georgia Horsfall From free school meals to offering eligible 2, 3 and 4 year old children free early education and childcare, we’re making sure children growing up in Camden are getting the best start in life.
Warm Welcome: How our movement has stepped up to provide support to those who needed it most this Winter. Posted on 2nd May 2023 (2nd May 2023) by Georgia Horsfall The co-operative movement has stepped up and has sought to fill many of the gaps. The retail societies have backed their commitment to co-operative principles with action and financial support, running campaigns to tackle loneliness, provide support for community groups, run member events, and backed the warm spaces campaign over the winter with hard cash.