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Putting fans, viewers and listeners in control

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A People’s BBC: Governed and run by the British public
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13th November 2020

A radical plan to secure football’s future

Chris Evans Labour and Co-operative MP for Islwyn

A football levy could secure the future of football clubs around the country which are at the heart of their local economy and community.

September 2020
person playing soccer
7th September 2020

To #SustainTheGame we need clear ownership and transparency in football

gobrien

Football clubs are community assets, emotionally owned by everyone and financially owned by the few.

July 2020
23rd July 2020

Covid-19 has proved that fan ownership should be the future of football – even in the Premier League

Georgia O’Brien Digital and Communications Officer

Fan ownership shouldn’t just be seen as a last-ditch option to save small clubs: the Bundesliga has long shown that you can have world-beating teams that are majority owned by their fans.

September 2018
11th September 2018

Promoting local, co-operatively-owned campaigning journalism

Richard McCready Political Officer

How do we ensure that technological, cultural and economic changes empower people rather than oppress them? This was the task which Jeremy Corbyn set himself at a recent lecture on the media in Edinburgh.

December 2017
12th December 2017

Clubs, not cash machines: 157 years on from the first Boxing Day match, football must be returned to the communities who created it.

Anna Heard

Since Sheffield and Hallam played the first Boxing Day match in 1863, the Game has changed beyond recognition. The latest scandal, at Blackpool, illustrates why that's not always a good thing.

July 2016
28th July 2016

The FA receives £30m of our money. Isn’t it time we had some say in English football’s governing body?

James Scott

With the Government demanding long-overdue reform of the FA, it's clear that the Game can only thrive with fans at its heart

May 2016
19th May 2016

Governance by petition won’t work – we need a real democratic voice at the BBC

Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary

What happened this week over BBC plans to remove recipes from its website is a salutary lesson in why the BBC needs governance reform, and why Government proposals announced last week will not do the trick. 

12th May 2016

Response to Government White Paper on BBC Charter Renewal

Co-operative Party

The Co-operative Party responds to the government's announcement on the renewal of the BBC Charter

February 2016
19th February 2016

Football clubs owned by fans deserve Treasury support

Co-operative Party

Promises to address sky-high ticket prices miss the wider point: Clubs ought to answer to fans and communities. It's time for tax incentives for those that do.

January 2016
12th January 2016

Football is nothing without fans

Bill Butler

The Scottish Co-operative Party calls for support for fan ownership of football clubs

November 2015
23rd November 2015

Licence fee payers deserve a voice as well as a vote.

Co-operative Party

Claire McCarthy responds to the BBC Director General's proposals for online polling of licence fee payers

October 2015
8th October 2015

Submission to DCMS BBC Charter Review Consultation

Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary

The Party's submission to the government consultation on the future of the BBC

May 2014
2nd May 2014

Making fan ownership a reality in Scotland

Patricia Ferguson

By putting fans in charge, football clubs can make a real difference to the communities they serve

14th May 2013

When is a Co-op not a Co-op? When it’s Cleveland Fire Service

Anna Turley Parliamentary Vice Chair

Lacking employee engagement or community support, the plans make a mockery of the term mutual

March 2012
28th March 2012

A co-operative vision for South London’s libraries

Cllr Timothy Godfrey

Community-owned libraries show that there's an alternative to the cuts and closures seen in Croydon

August 2011
31st August 2011

Championing Fairtrade in 2012 and beyond

Malcolm Clark

July 2011
13th July 2011

Co-operative and low-carbon initiatives could help Labour win in rural constituencies

Melanie Smallman

August 2010
12th August 2010

ConDem slashing support for Fairtrade & foreign aid

Sean Kippin

5th August 2010

David Miliband suggests the British Broadcasting Co-op

Sean Kippin

July 2010
13th July 2010

‘Greenwich’ co-op model may prove to be the solution to Leeds leisure

Wendy Dickey

September 2009
12th September 2009

Time for Fairtrade to get even fairer

Jennette Arnold

We must enable Fairtrade farmers to access our markets and generate even fairer profits, writes Jennette Arnold AM

11th September 2009

Alun Michael: The co-operative model offers governance for the internet age

Alun Michael Police & Crime Commissioner for South Wales

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Building A Fairer Future – The Co-operative Plan for Britain 2019
A co-operative plan for a Britain where power and wealth are shared
The Co-operative Party's policy platform in advance of the 2017 General Election
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Creating a more equal society
Policy summary document for 2016 policy process
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