24th April 2020 No Bailouts for Tax Avoiders Paul Monaghan Chief Executive of Fair Tax Mark Any Government bailouts provided to companies due to the coronavirus should have three simple Fair Tax conditions, so tax avoiders cannot benefit from a public purse that they haven’t paid into.
23rd April 2020 Credit unions are the blueprint for a responsible finance sector – and their actions during this crisis prove it Anna Birley Coronavirus has shone a spotlight on the difference a responsible finance sector can make. While the big banks are accused of profiteering from this crisis, credit unions have been stepping up across the country to support their communities.
22nd April 2020 Solidarity and reform are the only way that football will survive coronavirus Tom Greatrex Vice-Chair of the Football Supporters' Association and a former Labour & Co-operative MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West. The Co-operative Party has long campaigned for better governance in sport, and that fans should have a greater role in owning and running their clubs. Covid-19 has been a shock for many clubs - especially those smaller and lower league clubs who play a vital community role. For the game to survive, fundamental reform will be needed.
21st April 2020 Polesworth & Birchmoor Covid-19 Support Group Adam Farrell Labour & Co-operative District Councillor and Leader of North Warwickshire Labour Group
21st April 2020 Co-operative Parliamentarians are continuing to play an active role – with or without Parliament Jim McMahon MP Chair of the Co-operative Party, Labour & Co-operative MP for Oldham West and Royton, and Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Parliament may have been on an enforced break, but that doesn't mean Co-operative parliamentarians haven't still working hard to represent the co-operative movement.
17th April 2020 Welsh Government launches additional COVID-19 support for co-ops Lee Waters MS for Llanelli Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport writes for us on the launch of the Welsh Government's Economic Resilience Fund
14th April 2020 As Scottish Labour’s Deputy Leader, let’s work together Jackie Baillie Member of the Scottish Parliament
11th April 2020 The Coronavirus crisis has exposed the inadequacies of our response to food poverty Jane Middleton Food poverty campaigner Food insecurity is not a new experience for many, as Jane Middleton writes. The Labour Hunger Campaign sets out why they believe the government cannot continue to abandon people to an overburdened patchwork system of voluntary food aid during this crisis.