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19th December 2013 Consumers need a single consumer champion Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary The Government's announcement on 'super complaints' is welcome, but consumers need it to go much further
19th December 2013 Kezia Dugdale highlights dangers of debt this Christmas benwest Co-operative Party MSP joined by Santa and the Citizens Advice Bureau at debate on regulation of payday lenders
17th October 2013 Your victory on Payday Lenders Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary Ed Miliband's announcement of plans for a levy on payday lenders is a victory for Co-operative Party activists across the country.
6th October 2013 Fair credit where it’s due – Jim Murphy backs military credit union Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary
5th December 2012 Gareth Thomas MP joins with sector to support development of community finance Gareth Thomas Shadow Minister for International Trade
29th November 2012 Co-operative solutions to problem debt Cllr Andy Hull Andy Hull takes a look at ways that local councils can tackle payday lenders
21st November 2012 Jennette Arnold AM urges Boris to put his money where his mouth is, and only use responsible banks Jennette Arnold
24th September 2012 Supporting Liverpool’s credit unions Cllr Nick Small Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Central Ward, Liverpool
19th July 2012 Cllr Claire Hickson: Stopping the spread of payday loan shops on Southwark’s high streets Cllr Claire Hickson
18th April 2012 #SaveBianca! Ask your MP to vote for the End Legal Loan Sharking Amendment Stella Creasy Labour and Co-operative MP for Walthamstow & Co-op Party NEC Member for London
22nd March 2012 Chris Evans MP: How the banks can tackle financial exclusion Chris Evans Shadow Minister for Procurement
2nd March 2012 Chris Leslie MP: Improving the regulation of financial services – from a co-operative perspective Chris Leslie MP
31st October 2011 Europe has a wealth of Co-operative expertise – it’s time we made full use of it Glenis Willmott MEP
20th October 2011 Campaigning with Stella Creasy MP against legal loan sharks, for credit unions Stella Creasy Labour and Co-operative MP for Walthamstow & Co-op Party NEC Member for London
23rd July 2011 End Legal Loan Sharking Campaign Wins Government U Turn Stella Creasy Labour and Co-operative MP for Walthamstow & Co-op Party NEC Member for London
17th February 2011 There is an alternative to our failed banking system, it’s just we’d rather bitch about bankers Ben Furber
13th September 2009 Credit Unions: meeting the financial needs of all our communities Sarah McCarthy-Fry
12th September 2009 There’s no sector more in need of co-operative values than the banks – it’s time for a Financial Inclusion Act Robbie Erbmann
Co-operatives Unleashed: Doubling the size of the UK’s Co-operative SectorAn independent report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) commissioned by the Co-operative Party
6 Steps to Build Community WealthUsing what we already have to generate local economic growth co-operatively