20th April 2021 We are and always will be the Party of fan-owned football Joe Fortune General Secretary The backlash against the European Super League has seen a renewed interest in fan ownership in football. But we can’t trust this Government or the FA to deliver for fans – supporters need to organise ourselves to take back control of football.
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.
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.
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 Manager 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.
11th September 2018 Promoting local, co-operatively-owned campaigning journalism Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) 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 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
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 Former 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
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
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
13th July 2011 Co-operative and low-carbon initiatives could help Labour win in rural constituencies Melanie Smallman
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 and Crime Commissioner for South Wales
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