21st December 2019 It’s time for a People’s ScotRail Neil Bibby MSP for West Scotland An ownership model which puts maximising shareholder benefit first has been shown to be a poor deal for the travelling public in Scotland.
19th December 2019 A co-operative alternative to the Queen’s Speech Rob Bates Former Political and Parliamentary Officer Today's Queen's Speech was a missed opportunity to adopt co-operative solutions. Here are some of the priorities we would have liked to have seen included.
19th December 2019 Co-operative Party Disciplinary Committee elections open Karen Wilkie Company Board Secretary The current term of the Co-operative Party’s Disciplinary Committee (CPDC) finishes in May and we are now seeking new members for 2020-23.
19th December 2019 Nominations to the NEC now open Karen Wilkie Company Board Secretary Could you help steer our Party though the next three years to 2023? Nominations are now open for elections to the Co-operative Party’s NEC, to take office for from June 2020.
17th December 2019 People Powered Climate Action Tom Hayes MP MP for Bournemouth East Truly, there isn’t a problem facing local government today to which there isn’t a co-operative solution. That’s as much the reality for our climate crisis, which councils are increasingly recognising, as it is for anything else we councillors are facing.
26th November 2019 A vote for Scottish Labour & Co-op candidates is a vote to Build a Fairer Scotland Paul Sweeney MSP MSP for Glasgow I am a co-operator and I want Scotland to be a place where wealth and power are shared.
21st November 2019 Our top ten wins for the co-operative movement in Labour’s manifesto Anna Birley Labour's manifesto includes many of the ideas put forward in our ‘Building a fairer future’ policy platform. Here's a list of some of our favourites - proposals that will ensure co-operative values and principles are at the heart of the next Parliament.
11th November 2019 The Co-operative Party’s message is clear – young people cannot be forgotten. Olivia Fletcher For too long, the needs of young people have been pushed to the bottom of the political agenda. The Co-operative Party is changing that.
9th November 2019 Traditional banking is failing – but the credit union movement is stepping up Marian Craig This election gives us the opportunity to fix our services and fight for change.