8th March 2025 Celebrating International Women’s Day: Accelerate Action Rachel Burgin Co-operative Party Women's Network Secretary The co-operative movement has a long and noble history of gender equality from its earliest days. Together, we can create a world where every woman and girl can thrive.
4th March 2025 Rebuilding neighbourhoods, rebuilding community Baroness Hilary Armstrong Chair of Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods In our Stories from Community Britain series, Baroness Hilary Armstrong, Chair of Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods, writes about why investment and control at a neighbourhood level is essential for rebuilding communities.
7th February 2025 Regional Care Co-operatives: Transforming Children’s Social Care Tom Hayes MP MP for Bournemouth East Keeping children safe and protected is at the heart of this bill. That means big fixes to a system at breaking point. How we find, match, build, and run foster homes and residential care for children in care radically needs to change.
20th January 2025 Co-op Community Right to Buy Councillor Claire Vibert Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Heatons South I’d urge all Co-operative councillors to bring this motion to their council, put Community Right to Buy firmly on their council’s agenda, and for all co-operators to join our campaign and make 2025 the year that communities feel the benefit of these new powers.
9th January 2025 Why you should apply for the Chris Herries Programme Councillor Pam Randhawa If any other women are thinking that they want to begin a journey as a co-operative leader, I strongly encourage you to take the leap and be a part of this Programme. You don’t know how far you can go until you take that first step.
13th December 2024 Empowered local communities taking control of their futures – that’s the change we want to see Councillor Vivienne Windle Labour and Co-operative Councillor, Vivienne Windle outlines the difference new powers coming to communities will make
29th November 2024 CDFI’s can play an important role in doubling the size of the co-operative sector Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The Co-operative Party believe the role of CDFIs should continue to expand in the delivery of doubling the size of the co-operative sector – along with enabling community energy and community ownership growth.
20th November 2024 Bringing Co-operation back into the National Curriculum Councillor Paula Hamilton Labour & Co-operative Councillor, Medway Council Labour & Co-operative Medway Councillor, Paula Hamilton outlines why co-operative values could make a difference as part of the National Curriculum
15th November 2024 I experienced first-hand the truth of violence against shopworkers William Sorenson Digital Officer (Content) We must ensure that respect for shopworkers is part of our everyday lives, not just a once-a-year commitment.