1st April 2014 Local elections Karen Wilkie Company Board Secretary Alongside the European elections, hundreds of co-operators will be standing in local council elections across England. Here's how you can get involved.
19th March 2014 Scottish Procurement Bill Co-operative Party The Bill provides a golden opportunity to support co-op enterprises across Scotland. But Nicola Sturgeon is standing in the way.
18th March 2014 Kezia Dugdale MSP welcomes commitment to co-op councils Claire McCarthy Former General Secretary Scottish Labour Devolution Commission backs co-operative councils and co-operatively run services
11th March 2014 Co-ops need more support from LEPs Jim Dobbin Co-ops and social enterprises are key to community-driven economic growth – but they need better support.
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
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
2nd October 2012 Life as a Campaigning Co-operative Councillor Nick Crofts President, Co-op National Members' Council
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
5th July 2012 A vision of Local Participation – A new Co-operative Councillor’s Perspective Alex Sobel Shadow Minister for Tourism and Heritage
7th June 2012 Rural Themes David Drew What do Labour and Co-operative Parties need to do to connect with rural voters?
30th April 2012 Cllr Tudor Evans: Co-operative vision can be achieved through hard work Cllr Tudor Evans
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
16th February 2012 The Co-operative Party at Welsh Labour Conference Karen Wilkie Company Board Secretary
17th November 2011 Moving Edinburgh forward, building a co-operative Capital Cllr Paul Godzik Ahead of this weekend's Scottish Co-operative Party Campaign Convention with its emphasis on local government, Edinburgh Councillor Paul Godzik outlines the manifesto to make Scotland's first city a 'Co-operative Capital'
9th September 2011 LabourList takeover: Why are Co-op councils important? Anna Turley Parliamentary Vice Chair
15th July 2011 Ed Miliband hails a co-operative future for Labour councils Anna Turley Parliamentary Vice Chair
7th July 2011 Local government: The future’s bright, the future’s co-operative Anna Turley Parliamentary Vice Chair
15th September 2010 Co-operative Principles – Transforming the way Lambeth Council is run Steve Reed Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
10th November 2009 Why open source software is important to the co-operative movement Joe Anderson Open source software reflects traditional co-op values
Beyond Food Banks – Campaigning on Food JusticeThere are simple steps that we can do individually and at a local government level to make a difference, and campaign for food justice. This document details what those steps are.
12 ideas for your local election manifestoA list of co-operative ideas for local election manifestos.