23rd November 2015 Licence fee payers deserve a voice as well as a vote. benwest Claire McCarthy responds to the BBC Director General's proposals for online polling of licence fee payers
20th November 2015 George Osborne is trying to destroy community energy Clive Lewis MPClive Lewis is a Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change The public, business and politicians agree Government should be doing all it can to support community energy.
11th November 2015 Report on the Scottish Labour Party Conference Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) 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.
5th November 2015 Portpatrick Harbour Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Claudia Beamish MSP for the South of Scotland spoke recently in the Scottish Parliament in praise of the Portpatrick Harbour Trust Community Benefit Society.
3rd November 2015 Chancellor: End the attack on community energy benwest Letter from Gavin Shuker MP to Chancellor George Osborne on recent cuts in support for community energy
22nd October 2015 Claire McCarthy appointed General Secretary Gareth Thomas MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade Today the Co-operative Party NEC announced Karin Christiansen's successor as General Secretary
15th October 2015 Armed forces credit union launched to give services alternative to payday lenders benwest From today, service personnel and their families will be able to borrow and save money via a dedicated armed forces credit union.
13th October 2015 Co-operative solutions for the Precariat Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary Co-operatives are enabling the growing numbers of self-employed workers to share costs, demand fairness and increase job security.
8th October 2015 Submission to DCMS BBC Charter Review Consultation Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary The Party's submission to the government consultation on the future of the BBC