Featured campaign Build a future for our communities that’s bottom up, not trickle down.In uncertain times, if anything's clear, it's that trickle-down economics is dead, and that people are hungry for something new. What if the alternative was bottom up?
11th March 2020 If this is genuinely a levelling-up budget, then business rate reform must be at the top of the agenda Jim McMahon Chair Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Shadow Minister Communities and Local Government Town centres are the beating heart of communities - but they are struggling to survive, especially in our most deprived neighbourhoods. Business rate reform is critical to save the sector and support our town centres.
27th February 2020 Time to invest in our local communities Sarah Boyack MSP It is time for a fair deal for local government that will allow councils to provide the vital services that communities badly need.
6th February 2020 Scottish Co-op MSPs challenge the Scottish Government to stop the cuts to our communities Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands Sarah Boyack MSP It is high time that the SNP Government provided councils with the resources that they need and bring an end to the age of austerity in our councils.
30th January 2020 The 2020 Local Elections are a challenge and an opportunity Joe Fortune General Secretary
17th December 2019 People Powered Climate Action Tom Hayes Oxford City Councillor for St. Clement's Ward Truly, there isn’t a problem facing local government today to which there isn’t a co-operative solution. That’s as much the reality for our climate crisis, which councils are increasingly recognising, as it is for anything else we councillors are facing.
9th October 2019 People and Planet Before Profit Cllr James-J Walsh Labour & Co-operative Councillors are celebrating 25 years of commitment to Fairtrade.
18th September 2019 Not Part of the Job Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer Join us at Labour Party Conference, as we discuss the growing issue of violence in our shops and communities.
1st July 2019 By evoking the Pioneers, we can transform South Yorkshire for the better Dan Jarvis Mayor of the Sheffield City Region and MP for Barnsley Central Transforming a regional economy is not an easy task. But this is my ambition for South Yorkshire and I want co-operation and mutualism to be at the heart of this programme of regeneration.
7th June 2019 We can set a co-operative agenda on climate change Cllr Sam CorcoranLabour & Co-operative Leader of Cheshire East We can set the agenda. We can change behaviours. We can change minds and hearts. Or we can carry on as we are and change the climate for the worse.
30th April 2019 Local election roundup: co-operative ideas in local manifestos Anna Birley Policy Officer Caitlin Prowle Youth Organiser This Thursday is election day for over 500 co-operative candidates across England from Swale to Sunderland. We took a look at some of their manifestos to see the difference that co-operative councillors could make…
11th April 2019 Labour & Co-operative Gain Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer The local elections are still a few weeks away for many Labour & Co-op Candidates, but Christopher Foxon has already been elected.
10th April 2019 Bedford campaigns for a Labour & Co-operative Mayor Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer The Labour and Co-operative Parties, as two of the most powerful and successful social movements in the country, have a fantastic and exciting opportunity in the weeks ahead to make the case for our shared values, principles and politics.
8th April 2019 Evelyn’s response to food poverty Cllr Caroline Kalu Councillor Caroline Kalu, a Co-operative Party member and Board member of Lewisham Homes, writes about her own community’s response to tackling food poverty in Evelyn ward in Lewisham.
29th March 2019 Transforming Rochdale by building community wealth the co-operative way Edward Carpenter In Rochdale, anchor institutions are coming together to build community wealth and grow their local co-operative economy. This case study explores how their initiative, Rochdale Stronger Together, is creating the jobs that people want, the services that they need, communities where people want to live and opportunities for young people to aspire and achieve.
21st March 2019 Hackney’s approach to tackling food poverty Philip Glanville Mayor of Hackney This is a campaign we wish we weren’t having to fight.
12th March 2019 Help us deliver food justice James Butler Campaigns Officer We need to work to restore common decency for all and that starts with the fight for food justice. Help us to make it happen.
1st March 2019 A new era of co-operation in Greater Manchester Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer Greater Manchester has a proud tradition of co-operation and an already thriving co-operative sector. The launching of the Co-operative Commission is another important step towards building a better, stronger and more co-operative society.
26th February 2019 Islington Council takes concerted action to combat modern slavery Cllr Andy Hull Publishing an annual report on progress is one of the ten requirements of the Charter and an important way to ensure that its signatories are publicly accountable for honouring the commitments they have made.
12th February 2019 It’s time for a social care system that puts people at the heart of a service Caitlin Prowle Youth Organiser Social care co-operatives are providing a more empowering, responsive and caring service. The Welsh Government have introduced legislation to promote co-operative delivery models, and it's time for Westminster to follow suit to fix our broken care system.
31st January 2019 We need a Budget which protects Scotland’s communities James Kelly As a Scottish Co-operative Party MSP I will be looking for a Budget today which is bold and which transforms the way in which out economy is run.
25th January 2019 Oxford race ahead in cutting emissions Tom Hayes Oxford City Councillor for St. Clement's Ward Time is running out to prevent a climate catastrophe. Global emissions show few signs of slowing down, hitting unprecedented levels in 2018. It is a timely that the Co-op Party has launched its policy consultation on climate change, energy and environment. Take a look at what Oxford are doing and share your thoughts.
23rd January 2019 Community wealth building is coming to London Emma Hoddinott Local Government Officer
18th January 2019 Credit unions: a serious, mainstream alternative to banks Richard McCready Political Officer This week the Scottish Parliament has debated credit unions and their contribution to Scottish society
10th January 2019 Government failure is leaving people vulnerable to food poverty – but the co-operative movement offers hope Caitlin Prowle Youth Organiser Yesterday’s Environmental Audit Committee report on food insecurity shows that this Government’s failed policies are leaving people hungry. But where the Government is failing to take action, the co-operative movement is already working to help.
27th December 2018 Caroline Walsh – my journey in 2018 Caroline Walsh Caroline Walsh, former Labour & Co-operative election candidate, shares her experience of standing in the May 2018 local elections.
17th December 2018 Supporting the UK’s fishing co-operatives Archived: Ben West Communications & Digital Officer It is one thing to declare the UK an 'independent coastal state'. But it is UK policymakers who will shape what that means in practice
22nd November 2018 The UN’s goals for eliminating poverty are as relevant at home as they are abroad Preet Gill Labour & Co-operative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston and Shadow Minister for International Development The UN's sustinable development goals show that development is not just something done to people and countries 'over there', but that we must work to address people’s needs in the UK as well as across the world.
2nd November 2018 When people look at their town, it is a test for what the future holds for their place and their community Jim McMahon Chair Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Shadow Minister Communities and Local Government Speech by Jim McMahon MP, Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group in this week's Budget debate
10th October 2018 Nowhere to hide from Modern Slavery Mayor of Salford Mayor of Salford Paul Dennett on why his council has signed up to the Modern Slavery Charter.
12 ideas for your local election manifestoA list of co-operative ideas for local election manifestos.
Local Elections Briefing – 2020A guide to candidates who are interested in standing as a Labour & Co-operative candidate at the local elections in 2020. It includes details of what it means, the criteria and how to apply.