5th April 2022 We need to do more to safeguard producers in our food chain. Preet Kaur Gill MP Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health. The recent claims of the use of dangerous child labour on cocoa farms in Cadbury’s chocolate production are appalling to see. I’m proud of the co-operative movement’s longstanding support of fairtrade, which does so much to benefit workers in developing countries.
5th April 2022 We must have candidates and councillors who reflect the community they represent in town halls across the country. Georgia Horsfall That's why this year we’re proud to be standing our most diverse cohort of local government candidates to date.
4th April 2022 The Biannual Meeting of The Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Erewash Co-operative Party James Butler Regional Organiser (East Midlands, West Midlands and South West) Having invested in technology, officers of the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Erewash Co-operative Party plumped for a hybrid get together for their half yearly meeting in Labour’s offices in Lincoln
4th April 2022 Why I’m standing as Labour and Co-operative this May. Sebastian Salek Labour and Co-operative Candidate in Waltham Forest I’m really proud to tell people that I’m standing on a joint Labour and Co-operative ticket. They’ve been curious to learn about the relationship between the two parties, as well as our belief in shared wealth and power.
1st April 2022 We need co-operative solutions to the cost of living crisis. Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The Co-operative Party believes action is needed now to alleviate the rising costs of living. We know co-operative policies can provide solutions. Through targeted action on food justice and community energy, we could begin to make the costs of living more bearable for people across the country.
31st March 2022 This May’s Local Elections sees a record number of candidates standing for the Co-operative Party. Joe Fortune General Secretary It’s official: the Co-operative Party will be standing over 1,000 candidates in the upcoming Local Elections. This is a record number for the Party, which has been increasing the numbers of candidates fielded and councillors elected over the last six years.
29th March 2022 Power to Change’s new report provides a strong argument on why community-led initiatives are a key way to unlocking our high streets. Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Last week saw the charitable trust, Power to Change, publish a new report on ‘Why now is the time for a High Street Buyout Fund’, focusing on the need to help revive our struggling high streets using community-led initiatives.
23rd March 2022 Did the Spring Statement really deliver “security” for struggling families? Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Today, Rishi Sunak's promise to families struggling with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation was “security”. Yet his Spring Statement did not go far enough to provide the security of a warm home, food on the table and a fair wage to millions across the country.
18th March 2022 We’ve got a plan to change who produces and owns our energy. Will you back it? Georgia O’Brien Head of Digital and Communications To free ourselves from dependency on expensive and dangerous fossil fuels, we need to rapidly expand a cleaner, cheaper renewable energy system right here at home – owned and run by the people who depend on it.