18th July 2023 Merseyside is showing that co-operative approaches really work. Emily Spurrell Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside I am so pleased to welcome the Co-operative Party’s Rebuilding Policing and Criminal Justice report, which sets out a clear commitment to reversing this trend, putting policing and community safety at the top of the agenda once again.
18th July 2023 South Asian Heritage Month 2023: Stories to Tell Dr Evelyne Godfrey BAME Co-operators Council Committee Secretary The theme of South Asian Heritage Month 2023 is ‘Stories to Tell’. I’d like to share a personal story of what South Asian Heritage means to me, as an activist and co-operator.
12th July 2023 Community energy is at the heart of Labour’s plan to power our communities Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Community energy provides the opportunity to empower people as renewable energy owners – with the ability to generate, store and control their own clean energy.
12th July 2023 How can Labour Level Up? Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The co-operative model provides the ideal tool for creating more resilient local economies, with higher firm productivity and survival rates.
11th July 2023 The devastating effect of rural crime on farmers Andy Dunbobbin Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales The more that police, farming unions, the agricultural community, and residents of rural areas work together to stop rural and wildlife crime, the more effective we will be – and the sooner we can help put an end to these types of offences.
10th July 2023 Co-operative Party Chair’s Update Jim McMahon Chair of the Co-operative Party These are all significant commitments that will have a profound impact on the size and influence of our sector, which the Party and I have worked hard to support.
7th July 2023 The co-operative movement is key to unlocking opportunity in education Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Labour’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity represents an exciting and ambitious break from the last decade of stagnation and under investment. The Co-operative Party know the co-operative movement has a vital role to play in delivering future focused reform at every level of education – creating a system which delivers the best for children, parents and workers.
28th June 2023 We must end the leasehold scandal. Lord Kennedy of Southwark Vice Chair (Lords) of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Opposition Chief Whip in the House Lords With Select Committee pressure, pressure from an APPG, and the Law Commission recommendations, and a cross-party consensus that radical reform is needed it should not be beyond a government to deliver.
28th June 2023 If the Scottish Government is serious about its commitment on employee ownership, we cannot keep waiting for action. Claire Baker MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife As a Co-operative Party MSP, I am clear that the benefits of employee-ownership and co-operative models of businesses for employees, organisations and their communities are worth pursuing – including better resilience, improved productivity, inclusion and innovation, alongside wellbeing and fair work improvements.