10th May 2018 Co-op MP warns Government policy could be “death knell” for Community Transport James Butler Co-operative Party Campaigns Officer Luke Pollard MP highlights damage to this vital service in Westminster Hall debate.
8th May 2018 Record Number of Co-operative Councillors Elected Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer The local elections last week saw a record number of Labour & Co-operative Councillors elected, 396 across England including four mayoral candidates.
8th May 2018 Winning the Co-operative Way Merilyn Davies Councillor - Hanborough and Freeland, West Oxfordshire Merilyn Davies turned a Tory safe seat into a Labour & Co-operative majority of over 100 votes. Merilyn explains how she campaigned on co-operative values to win on 3rd May.
2nd May 2018 Why we we need a law change to protect free access to cash Ben West Communications & Digital Officer Scottish Co-operative MP Ged Killen says that free-to-use ATMs are a “cornerstone” of essential services, and is working to change the law to protect free access to cash.
2nd May 2018 MPs slam Government’s slack approach to tackling modern day slavery James Butler Co-operative Party Campaigns Officer The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), a group of MPs charged with scrutinising Government efficiency, has slammed the Government over the implementation of its 2014 strategy to tackle modern day slavery.
27th April 2018 ‘Too young to be a candidate’? On the campaign trail with Co-operative Party Youth in Reading Caitlin Prowle Youth Organiser With less than a week to go until local elections in England, the Party's Youth Development Officer Caitlin Prowle caught up with one of the Party's younger 545 candidates, to find out more about his aspirations for the area, and the role of co-operative ideas in his politics.
26th April 2018 Reimagining Swindon’s Economy: a Community Wealth Building promise Sarah Church Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for South Swindon Earlier this week, we caught up Sarah Church, our Labour & Co-operative candidate for South Swindon, who updated us on their plans for a 'Swindon Model', that implements the community wealth building approach that the Co-operative Party is championing.
20th April 2018 Dan Jarvis publishes plans for a ‘Co‑operative Community’ in South Yorkshire Anna Birley Policy Officer Labour & Co-operative candidate for the Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis MP has launched his election manifesto—with co-operative ideas championed by the Co-operative Party playing a central role.
17th April 2018 Co-operative Party publishes ‘Ownership Matters’ report, making the case for democratic public ownership Co-operative Party The Co-operative Party, Labour’s sister Party, has today published detailed proposals for new models of democratic public ownership for key industries including water, energy and rail.
11th April 2018 In these local government elections, co‑operative ideas are coming to the fore Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer Across England, the Co-operative Party's 543 local council and mayoral candidates are 'Being The Difference' by championing co-operative solutions to the issues their communities face.
5th April 2018 Britain won’t solve its productivity crisis unless employees get a real stake in their workplace Daniel Eggert The Chancellor isn’t wrong to talk about productivity in the UK – but he is missing a key part of the jigsaw by failing to promote employee ownership and co-operative models.
4th April 2018 Scottish Transport Bill Due – Time for the People’s Bus Richard McCready Political Officer
25th March 2018 Tackling Modern Slavery shows how the Co-op can work with the Co-operative Party to be a powerful force for change Hazel Blears Member Nominated Director, The Co-op The Co-op was founded out of a burning desire to banish social injustice 150 years ago. It is these same values that are at the heart of our work to put an end to the scourge of modern day slavery.
20th March 2018 Why I’m Making the Move to a Fairtrade Workplace Claudia Beamish Member of the Scottish Parliament on the South of Scotland list and Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change
15th March 2018 Ownership Matters – Scottish Labour Conference Report Richard McCready Political Officer It is clear from last week's Scottish Labour Conference in Dundee that the wider labour movement in Scotland is aware that ownership matters.
13th March 2018 Why ownership matters Dave Watson Head of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON Scotland and Co-operative party member New ideas on economic policy are being applied in a practical way in Scotland, with a Labour Leadership which understands that ownership matters.
12th March 2018 Co-operative MPs call for release of lending blackspot data Ben West Communications & Digital Officer This evening Co-operative MPs will call in Parliament for the release of data revealing which parts of the country are being targeted by high-cost lenders, and which have been abandoned by big banks as a result of branch closures.
8th March 2018 The Vote At Last! A Victory for Co-operation Karen Wilkie Deputy General Secretary & Company Board Secretary 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave (some) women the right to vote. Co‑operative women played a central role in achieving – and building on – these gains.
8th March 2018 Mary Barbour – Honoured on International Women’s Day Maggie McTernan Labour and Co-operative Councillor for the Victoria Park ward in Glasgow City Council On 8 March 2018, International Women’s Day, a statue will be unveiled to honour Mary Barbour, who led the Govan Rent Strike in 1915 and campaigned throughout her life to improve living standards for the working classes in Glasgow.
7th March 2018 Campaign success: Sainsbury’s told to stop advertising ‘Fairly Traded’ non-Fairtrade tea Ben West Communications & Digital Officer Sainsbury's supermarket has been ordered to stop using the misleading 'Fairly Traded' label in adverts for its own-brand tea, in a campaign victory for Co-operative Party MPs, activists and campaigners this Fairtrade Fortnight.
5th March 2018 Apprenticeships must deliver a future for young people and our economy, not just headlines for the Government Tom Hayes Oxford City Councillor for St. Clement's Ward At the very time when it has never been more important for Britain to invest in the skills of young people and businesses, the Government have introduced a scheme which sets back both the quality and quantity of apprenticeships on offer.
1st March 2018 Let’s mark 3 years of privatisation failure on East Coast by bringing our railways back into public ownership Anna Birley Policy Officer Three years ago today, the Conservative Government privatised the publicly-owned East Coast Trains. The years since are a reminder of why only democratic public ownership is fit to deliver the railway the travelling public deserve
28th February 2018 ‘Has the Government sided with the bus barons?’, ask Co-operative MPs Ben West Communications & Digital Officer In a debate on Tuesday, Co-operative Party MPs called on the government to give not-for-profit community transport the recognition it deserves, and to do more to safeguard such routes from disastrous regulatory changes being promoted by commercial firms.
28th February 2018 The co-operative alternative to chlorinated chickens Wayne Simmons Without a proper food strategy, Brexit could spell disaster for animal welfare. It's up to co-operators to champion a better way of delivering Britain's agri-food supply chain
26th February 2018 Not Part of the Job Richard McCready Political Officer Violence, threats and abuse are not part of anyone’s job and that is why the Scottish Co-operative Party is supporting the proposed Member’s Bill put forward by Daniel Johnson MSP in the Scottish Parliament.
16th February 2018 Chance to legislate for a windfall tax on PFI companies Stella Creasy Labour and Co-operative MP for Walthamstow
10th February 2018 Co-operative Party commissions independent report on expansion of co-operative sector Co-operative Party Co-operative Party General Secretary Claire McCarthy responds to the Shadow Chancellor's announcements today
10th February 2018 Making our vision of a co-operative economy into reality Claire McCarthy General Secretary As co-operators, we understand that practical actions, not just rhetoric, change our world. That's why today we take two important steps towards making plans to double the co-operative sector a reality
8th February 2018 Co-operative Party to work with Labour to rebuild local economies across the UK Co-operative Party In a speech in Preston today, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has announced the formation of a Community Wealth Building Unit which will promote co-operatives and mutuals as a means of driving local economic growth across the country.
6th February 2018 Yesterday was the day rail privatisation finally descended from scandal into farce Ben West Communications & Digital Officer Chris Grayling's revelations of franchising chaos on both of the UK's major InterCity rail routes reveal a system no longer fit for purpose.