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.
19th March 2025 Clubs are the answer to our connection crisis Kirsty McNeill MP Scottish Labour & Co-operative MP for Midlothian and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Scotland Office Clubs matter because they aren’t simply places we can go: clubs are places we can belong.
8th March 2025 For women around the world, co-operatives are more than just businesses. Caitlin Prowle Head of Political Affairs This International Women’s Day, we’re reflecting on the power of the co-operative model to change the lives of women and girls around the globe, and calling on the government to promote co-operation and its potential on the world stage.
8th March 2025 Celebrating International Women’s Day: Accelerate Action Rachel Burgin Co-operative Party Women's Network Secretary The co-operative movement has a long and noble history of gender equality from its earliest days. Together, we can create a world where every woman and girl can thrive.
4th March 2025 Rebuilding neighbourhoods, rebuilding community Baroness Hilary Armstrong Chair of Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods In our Stories from Community Britain series, Baroness Hilary Armstrong, Chair of Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods, writes about why investment and control at a neighbourhood level is essential for rebuilding communities.
7th February 2025 Regional Care Co-operatives: Transforming Children’s Social Care Tom Hayes MP MP for Bournemouth East Keeping children safe and protected is at the heart of this bill. That means big fixes to a system at breaking point. How we find, match, build, and run foster homes and residential care for children in care radically needs to change.
20th January 2025 Co-op Community Right to Buy Councillor Claire Vibert Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Heatons South I’d urge all Co-operative councillors to bring this motion to their council, put Community Right to Buy firmly on their council’s agenda, and for all co-operators to join our campaign and make 2025 the year that communities feel the benefit of these new powers.