24th August 2022 Why we need to “Report it to sort it” Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Today is the first anniversary of Daniel Johnson MSP's Bill to protect retail workers coming into force. We are supporting USDAW's call to report retail crime to sort retail crime.
18th August 2022 More must be done to tackle fraud and money laundering in the UK. Jonathan Reynolds MP Secretary of State for Business and Trade A second Economic Crime Bill must be brought forward as a matter of urgency to address weakness in our current system that many seek to exploit.
17th August 2022 It’s time to scale up co-operative solutions to the energy crisis Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) With a renewed focus from government and sustainable funding, our co-operative movement can play a bigger role in addressing the energy crisis.
17th August 2022 Labour Party Conference Fringe Events 2022 – Dirty money: why we need a more transparent and fair tax system Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Join us at Labour Party Conference as we discuss how to end the industrial scale money laundering, tax avoidance and prevalence of dirty money within the UK economy.
15th August 2022 Embracing our values this South Asian Heritage Month Cllr Rizwan Jalil Labour and Co-operative Councillor and Member of the BAME Co-operators Committee Labour and Co-operative Councillor and BAME Co-operators Committee Member Rizwan Jalil reflects on what South Asian Heritage Month means to him and millions more marking the occasion.
13th August 2022 A co-operative solution for children in care Josh MacAlister Chair of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care in England Bold action is needed so that when children are in care, the home and relationships we put around them provides safety, stability and love so that they can find their place in the world, thrive, and realise their ambitions.
8th August 2022 The cost of living crisis demands action Tracy Brabin Metro Mayor for West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin on why we need urgent action to tackle the financial timebomb that awaits families this winter.
5th August 2022 Community-led initiatives like the Library of Things are leading the way on helping to deal with the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis. Jed Aitchison Project Manager of Buy Nowt LS6 Library of Things Why in a climate crisis and cost-of-living crisis do we all keep buying so much stuff? Well we don't have to. The Library of Things is a collection of things that people don't use very often but have to buy.
4th August 2022 Labour Party Conference Fringe Events 2022 – Food Justice: Can the Government’s National Food Strategy Deliver? Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The Co-operative Party have long campaigned for food justice in the UK, calling for action to be taken at a local and national level to end food poverty across the nation.