27th June 2019 Today’s debate in Parliament shows our MPs are ambitious for the co-operative movement Anna Birley Co-operatives Fortnight is an opportunity each year to showcase the contribution that co-operatives make to the UK’s economy and local communities. This year, Labour & Co-operative MPs are celebrating by making the case in Parliament in today's debate for the support that the co-operative sector needs to grow.
20th June 2019 Student food poverty: the UK’s unseen crisis Daniel Deery Chair of Stirling University Labour Society, LGBT+ officer for Scottish Labour Students and Secretary of the Stirling Student Co-operative Society Over a third of students reported going without food in 2016.
8th June 2019 Building safer, stronger communities in South Wales Alun Michael Former Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales Rt Hon Alun Michael is the Labour & Co-operative Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. At today's Unleashing Community Power conference, he explores what a co-operative approach to safer communities looks like in practice.
7th June 2019 Local Government is the lightning rod raising hunger up the political agenda Cllr Joe Cullinane Leader of North Ayrshire Council People having access to enough food strikes at the heart of what kind of society we want to be.
7th June 2019 We can set a co-operative agenda on climate change Cllr Sam CorcoranLabour & Co-operative Leader of Cheshire East We can set the agenda. We can change behaviours. We can change minds and hearts. Or we can carry on as we are and change the climate for the worse.
23rd May 2019 Trafford to have strong political and corporate focus on food poverty Cllr Andrew Western Leader of Trafford Council As Leader of a Labour Council, I am determined to pursue an agenda which addresses the needs of Trafford residents...I’ve clarified the Community and Partnership’s portfolio holder’s responsibilities to include tackling food poverty so that we have a strong political and corporate focus on addressing this growing crisis
22nd May 2019 Eating or heating? United Nations report shames government on extreme poverty James Butler Regional Organiser (East Midlands, West Midlands and South West) Glue that has held society together "deliberately removed and replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos" says Philip Aston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. Help us push the government on zero hunger.
21st May 2019 Government’s largest suppliers not compliant with Modern Slavery Act James Butler Regional Organiser (East Midlands, West Midlands and South West) 29% of the Government’s largest suppliers are not compliant with the Modern Slavery Act. Compliance is not a ‘nice to have’, it’s the law – and yet there is no penalty for noncompliance
21st May 2019 Democratising energy: our thoughts on Labour’s energy proposals Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary Labour's proposals for publicly owned energy networks were published last week. As these plans develop, our General Secretary Claire McCarthy puts forward the case for further widening ownership and democratising the sector.