8th March 2024 It’s time for a co-operative approach to revitalising our town centres. Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) It was great to speak at the Restitch conference today in Coventry about the co-operative approach to revitalising our town centres.
7th March 2024 Powering Camden: How we’re turbocharging community energy. Cllr Adam Harrison Cabinet member for a Sustainable Camden on Camden Council Decentralising energy is vital to creating greater resilience in our communities as the impacts of the climate emergency become manifest.
6th March 2024 What the Spring Budget means for the co-operative sector. Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer The Budget could have been the moment Britain began investing in its co-operative, mutual and wider social economy – seizing on the ambition of the co-operative sector to double in size over the next five years. Unfortunately, this has not been the case.
6th March 2024 Why I’m backing Rhoda Grant’s Bill to enshrine a Right to Food in Scotland. Cllr Francesca Brennan Labour and Co-operative Councillor on Inverclyde Council I will be writing, along with my Co-op colleagues and members of our Inverclyde Labour Group, to our MSPs to ask that they support Rhoda Grant’s Right to Food Bill by 20 March and would urge all MSPs to do the same.
6th March 2024 Will the Government match Labour’s ambition on financial inclusion? Daniel Monaghan Policy Officer Today provides the opportunity for the Government to match Labour’s ambition and take action on financial inclusion and rising poverty. The question is, will they take it?
22nd February 2024 Why I’m fighting again for the Right to Food in Scotland. Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands My Bill would ensure access to healthy, nutritious food is a human right, underpinned and reinforced by a commitment in law.
8th February 2024 Growing the Co-op Economy – Clansman Dynamics Shows the Way Paul Sweeney MSP MSP for Glasgow The co-operative model can anchor companies to Scotland – as Clansman Dynamics has done – guaranteeing their future and long-term organic growth.
25th January 2024 Scottish Government misses key community energy target Sarah Boyack MSP for Lothian We need to see community, council and co-operatively owned renewable energy schemes across the country. This will both empower local communities and help tackle the climate emergency.
24th January 2024 One hundred years since the first Co-op Party Minister — Let’s work to deliver more this year Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Let us learn from history the importance of being in power and resolve to work for the election of many more co-operators to the House of Commons this year.