19th January 2022 More than a licence – the campaign to protect the BBC Andrew Pakes Deputy General Secretary at Prospect Union The BBC licence fee is back in the news again. But the debate about whether to scrap it or not misses the fundamental value of the BBC to our culture, economy and way of life.
19th January 2022 We musn’t let our rural communities feel left behind Jim McMahon MP Chair of the Co-operative Party and Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government I’m delighted that the Co-operative Party launches a consultation on rural communities which will build on the excellent work that has already been done on Labour’s Rural England Policy Review, led by my Labour and Co-operative colleague Luke Pollard MP.
18th January 2022 Fans should not face the uncertainty that administration brings and the very real possibility of liquidation Elaine Dean Vice Chair of RamsTrust and Former President at Central England Co-op Government could –if it wanted to– make fan ownership a reality. Make no bones about it, Derby FC is in administration because of the structure of ownership which encourages owners to overstretch and a failed regulatory system
12th January 2022 We must tap into that local spirit of co-operation to make a difference to our town centre Hugh Goulbourne Chair of the Huddersfield and Colne Valley Co-op Party As we rebuild from the pandemic, we must take the chance to have a more open and collaborative approach to the future of the town centre, with the council, West Yorkshire Mayor and our community all working together as architects and advocates for a better town centre at the heart of our thriving community.
5th January 2022 Taking co-operation into the future: data trusts Kanishka Narayan Leicester Branch Member The future of technology is the central political question of our age. Our co-operative movement can shape the answer for public good.
22nd December 2021 Cheers to Community Owned Whisky Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands Rhoda Grant MSP has tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament welcoming the release of the first whisky produced in Dingwall in nearly one hundred years. GlenWyvis Distillery is a Community Benefit Society.
13th December 2021 Being ambitious for the co-operative movement’s contribution to our economy Preet Kaur Gill MP Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Labour & Co-operative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston This week we will be debating the contribution of co-operatives to our economy and public life. The vast contribution our movement has made wouldn’t fit in a single article – our movement has shaped hundreds of thousands of communities and demonstrates day in, day out a better way to do business.
8th December 2021 Scottish Budget: Act now to save our high streets Daniel Johnson MSP for Edinburgh Southern Ahead of the Scottish Budget on Thursday 9 December, Daniel Johnson MSP sets out the need for a level playing field on our high streets and for all organisations to pay their fair share.
26th November 2021 It is a national scandal that food poverty remains rife in a country as rich as Scotland Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands That is why I am launching a consultation on my bill to enshrine the Right to Food in Scots Law.