12th March 2018 Co-operative MPs call for release of lending blackspot data Archived: Ben West Communications & Digital Officer This evening Co-operative MPs will call in Parliament for the release of data revealing which parts of the country are being targeted by high-cost lenders, and which have been abandoned by big banks as a result of branch closures.
8th March 2018 The Vote At Last! A Victory for Co-operation Karen Wilkie Company Board Secretary 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave (some) women the right to vote. Co‑operative women played a central role in achieving – and building on – these gains.
8th March 2018 Mary Barbour – Honoured on International Women’s Day Maggie McTernan On 8 March 2018, International Women’s Day, a statue will be unveiled to honour Mary Barbour, who led the Govan Rent Strike in 1915 and campaigned throughout her life to improve living standards for the working classes in Glasgow.
7th March 2018 Campaign success: Sainsbury’s told to stop advertising ‘Fairly Traded’ non-Fairtrade tea Archived: Ben West Communications & Digital Officer Sainsbury's supermarket has been ordered to stop using the misleading 'Fairly Traded' label in adverts for its own-brand tea, in a campaign victory for Co-operative Party MPs, activists and campaigners this Fairtrade Fortnight.
5th March 2018 Apprenticeships must deliver a future for young people and our economy, not just headlines for the Government Tom Hayes MP MP for Bournemouth East At the very time when it has never been more important for Britain to invest in the skills of young people and businesses, the Government have introduced a scheme which sets back both the quality and quantity of apprenticeships on offer.
1st March 2018 Let’s mark 3 years of privatisation failure on East Coast by bringing our railways back into public ownership Anna Birley Three years ago today, the Conservative Government privatised the publicly-owned East Coast Trains. The years since are a reminder of why only democratic public ownership is fit to deliver the railway the travelling public deserve
28th February 2018 ‘Has the Government sided with the bus barons?’, ask Co-operative MPs Archived: Ben West Communications & Digital Officer In a debate on Tuesday, Co-operative Party MPs called on the government to give not-for-profit community transport the recognition it deserves, and to do more to safeguard such routes from disastrous regulatory changes being promoted by commercial firms.
28th February 2018 The co-operative alternative to chlorinated chickens Dharma Simmons Without a proper food strategy, Brexit could spell disaster for animal welfare. It's up to co-operators to champion a better way of delivering Britain's agri-food supply chain
26th February 2018 Not Part of the Job Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Violence, threats and abuse are not part of anyone’s job and that is why the Scottish Co-operative Party is supporting the proposed Member’s Bill put forward by Daniel Johnson MSP in the Scottish Parliament.