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.
4th August 2022 The Government must go further to tackle financial corruption. Rob Bates Former Political and Parliamentary Officer The recently introduced Register of Overseas Entities is a vital tool to crack down on money laundering in the UK. However the Government should go further, with the introduction of a second Economic Crime Bill in the next Parliament and arm Companies House with the proper support, resources and powers to deal with the scale of the problem.
3rd August 2022 Energy prices could double this winter, so why hasn’t the Household Support Fund been doubled too? Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) Despite the incredible price and bill rises we’ve seen since last winter and with worse yet to come, the Government has only allocated £500 million to the Fund for this winter.
2nd August 2022 Demutualisation and How To Stop It: New Publication from Mutuo Mark Willetts Partner at Mutuo Last year’s attempt to demutualise the UK’s second largest mutual insurer, LV=, brought the debate around mutual ownership, and indeed the process of ending that mutual status in to sharp relief.