18th April 2019 Co-operative Group of AMs ramp-up Campaign for Food Justice in Wales James Butler Regional Organiser (East Midlands, West Midlands and South West) Let’s start from the basics: healthy, nutritious, and affordable food should be a right for everyone.
11th April 2019 Labour & Co-operative Gain Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) The local elections are still a few weeks away for many Labour & Co-op Candidates, but Christopher Foxon has already been elected.
10th April 2019 Bedford campaigns for a Labour & Co-operative Mayor Emma Hoddinott Assistant General Secretary (Representation & Political Affairs) The Labour and Co-operative Parties, as two of the most powerful and successful social movements in the country, have a fantastic and exciting opportunity in the weeks ahead to make the case for our shared values, principles and politics.
8th April 2019 Switching the UK onto mutual credit Oliver Sylvester-Bradley Co-Founder of The Open Co-op The Open Credit Network is changing the way businesses trade, launching a mutual credit trading scheme to support co-ops and SMEs. Guest contributor Oliver Sylvester-Bradley explains.
8th April 2019 Evelyn’s response to food poverty Cllr Caroline Kalu Councillor Caroline Kalu, a Co-operative Party member and Board member of Lewisham Homes, writes about her own community’s response to tackling food poverty in Evelyn ward in Lewisham.
3rd April 2019 Long read: proposals for a new public banking ecosystem Anna Birley A new report came out this week with detailed proposals for a transition to a banking ecosystem that puts the public interest first. Our Policy Officer, Anna Birley, shares some highlights from the report.
3rd April 2019 Food poverty in UK schools is unacceptable Caitlin Prowle The United Kingdom is one of the richest countries on earth. Our economy consistently ranks in the top 10 for size and development, and our richest populations increased their wealth by £66 billion in the last year alone. Take a look inside our country’s classrooms however and you will find a very different story.
29th March 2019 Transforming Rochdale by building community wealth the co-operative way Edward Carpenter In Rochdale, anchor institutions are coming together to build community wealth and grow their local co-operative economy. This case study explores how their initiative, Rochdale Stronger Together, is creating the jobs that people want, the services that they need, communities where people want to live and opportunities for young people to aspire and achieve.
28th March 2019 Remembering Dr Jim Arnold – Preserver of New Lanark Iain McDonald Trustee of the New Lanark Trust Claudia Beamish MSP and Ged Killen MP have tabled motions to the Scottish Parliament and Westminster Parliament respectively to mark the passing of Dr Jim Arnold, former director of the New Lanark Trust and responsible for preserving the hugely important New Lanark site. Iain Macdonald, trustee of the New Lanark Heritage Trust and former Secretary General of the International Co-operative Alliance, has contributed the following obituary.