29th September 2022 Our Equalities Conference is going to be a fantastic showcase of the very best of our movement and Party. Jennifer Hemingway Equalities Officer I am looking forward to listening to debates and discussing what we as the Co-operative Party can do to support our members in terms of equalities.
23rd September 2022 Why I’m proud to be standing as a Labour and Co-operative Candidate Neil Looker Labour and Co-operative Candidate for Helmshore Ward by-election I look forward to, if elected, continuing to promote my position as being Labour and Co-operative and taking up the ideas and resources they provide me.
23rd September 2022 The Government’s new ‘Growth Plan’ does very little for those struggling to make ends meet. Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer It is clear the Government’s Growth Plan has missed a major opportunity to support our communities and businesses whilst unlocking real growth for the future. The Co-operative Party will continue to campaign for action which delivers a fairer, greener and more prosperous Britain for all.
6th September 2022 Healthy Start vouchers help give families the best start in life – so I’m calling on the Government for better access to the scheme. Kate Green MP Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston Giving children the very best start in life means getting the right support to expectant and new mothers and their children, and Healthy Start has an important role to play. I look forward to campaigning with Co-op friends to ensure the scheme reaches every family who needs and should benefit from it, and helps young children to thrive.
6th September 2022 Co-operative priorities for the Scottish Programme for Government Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) The Scottish Government sets out its priorities for the next year, we are calling on them to offer co-operative solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.
5th September 2022 Our co-operative priorities for the new Prime Minister Joe Fortune General Secretary As Liz Truss becomes the new Conservative leader and the next Prime Minister, she will be entering 10 Downing Street during one of the most challenging periods of our recent history. That's why we’re calling on her to deliver on these co-operative priorities.
2nd September 2022 It’s time to enshrine a Right to Grow into law. Pam Warhurst Chair of Incredible Edible Hugh Ellis A legal Right to Grow would create a legal duty on councils to publish a list of land held by all public authorities which is suitable for community cultivation or environmental enhancement.
26th August 2022 Why energy ownership matters Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Without reform at every level of the energy market – generation, transmission, distribution and supply – we will be powerless to create a better energy system
25th August 2022 Midlothian Council becomes the 30th Council to sign up to Councils for Fair Tax Declaration Councillor Bryan Pottinger Labour and Co-operative Councillor on Midlothian Council Midlothian Council has become the 30th Council in the UK to sign up to Councils for Fair Tax declaration thanks to a motion put forward by my Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party colleague Councillor Russell Imrie and myself.