Remembering Dr Jim Arnold – Preserver of New Lanark Posted on 28th March 2019 (8th May 2019) by Richard McCready Claudia Beamish MSP and Ged Killen MP have tabled motions to the Scottish Parliament and Westminster Parliament respectively to mark the passing of Dr Jim Arnold, former director of the New Lanark Trust and responsible for preserving the hugely important New Lanark site. Iain Macdonald, trustee of the New Lanark Heritage Trust and former Secretary General of the International Co-operative Alliance, has contributed the following obituary.
The People’s Money – Financial Institutions that serve people and their communities Posted on 14th March 2019 (18th March 2019) by Richard McCready At the Scottish Labour Conference last weekend in Dundee we held a very successful fringe meeting titled, ‘The People’s Money’.
The Scottish Co-operative Party launches Food Justice campaign. Posted on 14th March 2019 (15th March 2019) by Richard McCready Last weekend in Dundee the Scottish Co-operative Party launched its Food Justice campaign.
Credit unions: a serious, mainstream alternative to banks Posted on 18th January 2019 (29th January 2019) by Richard McCready This week the Scottish Parliament has debated credit unions and their contribution to Scottish society
Scotland – the co-operative well spring of democratic ownership Posted on 17th January 2019 (21st January 2019) by Richard McCready The Scottish Parliament has called on the Scottish Government to increase support for co-operatives and employee-owned businesses in a motion moved by the Scottish Labour Leader and supported by Scottish Co-operative Party MSPs
The Right to Food – Time for Scottish Government legislation Posted on 21st December 2018 (19th January 2023) by Richard McCready I am calling on the Scottish Government to bring forward a Good Food Nation Bill to the Scottish Parliament which has tackling food poverty and the right to food at […]
50th Council Signs up to Charter Against Modern Slavery Posted on 8th November 2018 (8th November 2018) by Richard McCready North Ayrshire Council became the 50th Council across Britain to sign up to the Charter Against Modern Slavery and I was proud to move the motion at the full council […]
“Why on earth shouldn’t the people who create the wealth own the wealth that they create?”, asks Richard Leonard Posted on 27th September 2018 (27th September 2018) by Richard McCready During the Scottish Labour leadership campaign, last year the Scottish Co-operative Party asked the candidates what they would do to promote the co-operative sector. At that time Richard Leonard’s response […]
Richard Leonard backs plan to give first-year school pupils a £20 credit union ‘starter for 20’. Posted on 27th September 2018 (27th September 2018) by Richard McCready Scottish Labour Leader Richard Leonard MSP has demonstrated his commitment to co-operative principles by putting forward a policy which will implement our ideas about credit unions right across Scotland.