12th June 2025 Celebrating 250 Years of Building Societies Martin Whitfield MSP Scottish Labour MSP for South Scotland In the run up to the 2026 Scottish Parliament election I am sure that the Scottish Co-operative Party will work hard to find policy solutions which support mutual financial institutions such as building societies and credit unions. Solutions which support financial institutions which they people own as members.
10th June 2025 How community ownership can transform Sheffield Cllr Minesh Parekh Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Sheffield City Council Community Right to Buy, High Street Rental Auctions, and the wider reforms offered by the Devolution White Paper, will allow councils like ours to build on this thread further, by giving communities control over their surroundings.
30th May 2025 Manchester embraces co-operation and community empowerment Cllr Marcus Johns Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Manchester City Council Cllr Chris Wills Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Manchester City Council Cllr Angeliki Stogia Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Manchester City Council
22nd May 2025 How Co-operation is Shaping Falmouth Cllr Jude Robinson Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Falmouth Trescobeas ward Our connection with local people means we are in touch with what they want and expect from the council and is the reason we have stepped up to take on services threatened with closure.
21st May 2025 Tackling Health Inequalities: Exploring the Coventry Marmot City approach Linda Boys Equalities Officer, Walsall, Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire branch
9th April 2025 How mutual financial services could support SMEs to grow across all UK regions Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The decentralised, relationship-based model of these mutual financial institutions allows them to stay more connected to the communities they serve.
7th April 2025 Land reform must empower communities Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands The purpose of land reform is to empower communities, build economies and retain populations. Those things impact service provision, national and community wealth and the sustainability of the Gaelic language.
4th April 2025 GB Energy First Projects Announcement Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer GB Energy will be pivotal in the delivery of the Local Power Plan (LPP) – a key part of Labour’s climate mission. The LPP represents the largest Government commitment to community energy expansion in British history – with the ambition of generating 8GW of new energy – equivalent to 3 new nuclear power stations.
27th March 2025 Social Clubs: Old ideas, new solutions Michael Bell National Executive Committee Member for North East & North Cumbria. Clubs are as important as public libraries and parks, if they're managed well and understand what they are and what they have.