Richard Leonard Receives Scottish Co-operative Party’s Supporting Nomination Posted on 11th October 2017 by Richard McCready After a ballot of its members, the Scottish Co-operative Party will be nominating Richard Leonard MSP to be the next leader of Scottish Labour
Voting opens for Scottish Co-operative Party nomination in Scottish Labour leadership Posted on 29th September 2017 (29th September 2017) by Richard McCready As Scottish Labour elects a new leader, the Scottish Co-operative Party is asking members to vote on which candidate should receive our nomination.
Pushing the Scottish Government to go further to support co-operatives Posted on 10th February 2017 (10th February 2017) by Richard McCready This week the Scottish Parliament examined the Scottish Government’s plans to support co-operative and social enterprise in Scotland. So why does the paper fail to include any mention of the development body the scottish government established to do just that?
Providing leadership means sharing power Posted on 11th October 2016 (7th October 2016) by Richard McCready Address by Scottish Political Officer Richard McCready to the annual Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) Conference
Scottish Co-operative Party Backs Credit Union Charter Posted on 17th March 2016 (17th March 2016) by Richard McCready Co-operative Party MSP candidates have backed ABCUL’s charter calling for Scotland to become a ‘Credit Union Nation’
Co-operators call for mutual ownership of land Posted on 19th January 2016 by Richard McCready This week in the Scottish Parliament, Co-operative MSPs Johann Lamont, Claudia Beamish and Sarah Boyack will call on the Scottish Government to promote the mutual ownership of land.
Report on the Scottish Labour Party Conference Posted on 11th November 2015 (11th November 2015) by Richard McCready As ever the Scottish Co-operative Party was strongly represented at the Scottish Labour Party Conference in Perth on 30th, 31st October and 1st November.
Portpatrick Harbour Posted on 5th November 2015 (11th November 2015) by Richard McCready Claudia Beamish MSP for the South of Scotland spoke recently in the Scottish Parliament in praise of the Portpatrick Harbour Trust Community Benefit Society.
Backing fairtrade footballs in Glasgow Posted on 17th March 2015 (9th November 2017) by Richard McCready People often question what difference being a ‘Co-operative Council’ makes. Glasgow City Council has a very interesting answer to that question especially in relation to promoting a fairtrade sports goods co-operative.