How the co-operative movement are helping people with the cost of living crisis. Posted on 19th April 2023 (19th April 2023) by Georgia Horsfall Co-operators across the UK are putting in place practical measures to help people deal with the cost of living crisis.
I’m honoured to be elected as one of the first Labour and Co-operative councillors this election cycle. Posted on 18th April 2023 (18th April 2023) by Georgia Horsfall Co-operative values have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I will be a champion for co-operative solutions to the issues that we’ll face over the next few years. Working locally with initiatives to ensure food security and working alongside residents to help co-operatives thrive.
Retrofit co-ops backed by the appropriate advice and training is the answer to avoiding retrofit disaster. Posted on 14th April 2023 by Georgia Horsfall Designing a nationally supported retrofit scheme which is delivered by trusted, skilled, and technically advised co-operatives locally is not an easy task, but one with a bit of will could be achieved.
Why working co-operatively is the way forward. Posted on 6th April 2023 (6th April 2023) by Georgia Horsfall Labour groups up and down the country like ours in Derby, are embedding co-operative values and principles into their manifestos.
Winning the Co-operative Way in Swindon Posted on 30th March 2023 by Georgia Horsfall Today saw the Labour Party launch its local election campaign here in Swindon. As a local party we have been working closely with our local Co-operative Party to develop our campaigning on a number of local issues such as improving the local economy and tackling the cost-of-living crisis.
A new blueprint for Scotland’s energy system Posted on 29th March 2023 (29th March 2023) by Georgia Horsfall Today the Scottish Co-operative Party launch our new paper on Scotland’s Green Energy Future. The new paper aims to provide a blueprint on how a Scottish Labour & Co-operative Government can work towards net zero while transforming the energy system.
Doncaster becomes another council to sign up for the Fair Tax Declaration. Posted on 27th March 2023 (27th March 2023) by Georgia Horsfall We were delighted to propose and second a motion calling for Doncaster on behalf of residents to be a Fair Tax Council.
London is at the sharp end of modern slavery — and its victims deserve an independent watchdog. Posted on 27th March 2023 by Georgia Horsfall I am delighted that the members of the London Assembly have backed my call to write to the Home Secretary to demand she fills the role of an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner – echoing the calls of councillors where they’ve embraced the Modern Slavery Charter and Labour & Co-operative Police and Crime Commissioners.
Turning West Yorkshire into a thriving heartland of a growing co-operative economy Posted on 24th March 2023 (24th March 2023) by Georgia Horsfall If we’re to truly succeed and double the size of the co-operative sector, we need a coordinated approach between the centre and the nations and regions to eliminate the barriers to co-operative development at every level.