The co-operative week in Westminster Posted on 16th September 2011 by Joe Fortune Parliamentary Officer Joe Fortune rounds up the latest from Parliament with the work of Co-operative Parliamentarians. This regular column will briefly round up some of the important or noteworthy pieces […]
The People’s Rail Posted on 2nd September 2011 (19th September 2011) by Joe Fortune Parliamentary Officer Joe Fortune, also transport coordinator for SERA, the Labour Environment Campaign, writes for Progress on the mutual options for the railways. As the Labour party seeks to develop […]
Co-operative Party MPs help the fight to keep renewable energy co-ops growing Posted on 13th July 2011 (13th July 2011) by Joe Fortune This week the co-operative movement was relieved to see the Treasury announce that it will reverse an earlier decision that would have put community renewable energy schemes at great disadvantage, although […]
Want more say in how our railways are run? The Feeling’s Mutual Posted on 12th September 2010 (4th July 2011) by Joe Fortune By Joe Fortune Transport may not sit at the top table of election issues; however, as the UK seeks to bounce back from the worldwide recession and pressure on jobs […]
The Climate Express and the Copenhagen summit highlight what’s still to be done to reduce emissions Posted on 17th December 2009 (10th July 2011) by Joe Fortune The ‘Climate Express’ train travelled 9,000 miles and took over a month to journey between Kyoto and Copenhagen. The stunt was organised by the International Union of Railways (UIC), the […]