No to banking bail-outs Posted on 21st May 2012 (21st May 2012) by Michael Stephenson Now is the time to re-mutualise our interests and adopt a collective approach, says former General Secretary Michael Stephenson in the latest edition of Fabiana, the journal of the Fabian […]
Michael Stephenson to step down as General Secretary Posted on 5th March 2012 by Michael Stephenson Michael Stephenson announced today he is stepping down as General Secretary. Here is his letter to members. Colleagues, comrades, co-operators, I have told the NEC today that I will be […]
Annual Conference decision on Party membership fees for 2012 and 2013 Posted on 5th October 2011 by Michael Stephenson At the recent Co-operative Party Annual Conference delegates considered and agreed the following; The standard annual membership fee be £20 in 2012 and £25 in 2013. Under this proposal the […]
Sewn Up: a Co-operative Party international campaign Posted on 23rd September 2011 (23rd September 2011) by Michael Stephenson General Secretary Michael Stephenson announces our new campaign to support a women’s co-operative in South Africa – Sewn Up. During my trip to South Africa last summer, I visited a […]
Mutual suspicion Posted on 18th March 2011 (10th March 2016) by Michael Stephenson Labour must not repeat the past mistake of letting the Tories introduce perverse versions of its own policies. Instead, ‘power to the people’ must become its guiding mantra
Public sector mutuals are a good idea but the coalition just don’t get it Posted on 18th November 2010 (29th June 2011) by Michael Stephenson The announcement by Francis Maude yesterday that the coalition government wants to set up mutuals to run our public services is typical of what’s wrong with Cameron and Clegg’s ramshackle regime. […]
A real version of mutualism for the left Posted on 12th October 2010 (29th June 2011) by Michael Stephenson Forged in the values of the left, and with a long and considerable track record of success, mutualism is an idea whose time has come back In recent years mutualism […]
The challenge for the Co-operative Party – reclaiming our rightful place at the heart of the labour movement Posted on 10th September 2010 (5th July 2011) by Michael Stephenson I have been inundated with messages in recent days from people telling me how pleased they were to see a Co-operative Party membership application form included in their Labour leadership […]
Golden opportunity for Labour Posted on 29th July 2010 (6th July 2011) by Michael Stephenson Who remembers back in February when George Osborne laughingly tried to explain how a Conservative government would set up worker cooperatives to run public services? His excruciatingly awful attempt on […]