Featured campaign Stand up for a BBC owned by its viewers, staff and listenersAn alien doctor who jets around time and space in a police box. David Attenborough taking us to places we’d never imagined existed. Kate Adie bearing witness from Bosnia and Rwanda. Michael Fish telling us not to worry the night before the Great Storm, and Fearne Cotton getting us through the morning.
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.
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.
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
19th May 2016 Governance by petition won’t work – we need a real democratic voice at the BBC Claire McCarthy 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
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.
12th January 2016 Football is nothing without fans Bill Butler The Scottish Co-operative Party calls for support for fan ownership of football clubs
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
8th October 2015 Submission to DCMS BBC Charter Review Consultation Claire McCarthy General Secretary The Party's submission to the government consultation on the future of the BBC
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
2nd September 2013 Co-operatives and Community The Co-operative Party Allowing ‘Right to Bid’ protection for clubs as well as their stadia can put community back at the heart of football
13th June 2013 One Nation Football – owning and belonging Martin Tiedemann Part of the Labour Party Policy Review, considering supporter and community ownership in football
14th May 2013 When is a Co-op not a Co-op? When it’s Cleveland Fire Service Anna Turley Labour & Co-operative MP for Redcar and Vice-Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group Lacking employee engagement or community support, the plans make a mockery of the term mutual
22nd January 2013 No community-led projects on London Green Fund list, London Assembly hears The Co-operative Party
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
1st March 2012 MPs support Fairtrade Fortnight (and sample a little Fairtrade chocolate) Martin Tiedemann
13th July 2011 Co-operative and low-carbon initiatives could help Labour win in rural constituencies Melanie Smallman
16th June 2011 Government needs to support Supporters Direct for the sake of the fans Martin Tiedemann
6th February 2011 Lessons from the NFL: There is a better way of running our football clubs Martin Tiedemann
A co-operative plan for a Britain where power and wealth are sharedThe Co-operative Party's policy platform in advance of the 2017 General Election