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Ed Balls: We can expand the number of co-op trust schools to more than 200 over the coming year

By Ed Balls MP | 11th September 2009
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Education has always been a central part of the co-operative and mutual movement – right back to the days of the Rochdale pioneers. And today co-operative values are as important and relevant to education as ever. As the first Labour and Co-op MP to be a Cabinet Minister responsible for schools, I’ve seen how co-op

The People’s Rail

By Louise Ellman MP | 11th September 2009
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The governance of Network Rail must change, writes Transport Select Committee Chair Louise Ellman MP Network Rail is a vast improvement on its failed predecessor, the privatised Railtrack, which managed to distribute profits for its shareholders while it failed in its basic duty of maintaining the railways. It was finally taken into administration. Under Network

Want to see a sustainable future for British banking? The Feeling’s Mutual

By Michael Stephenson | 11th September 2009
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The image of hundreds of people queuing to withdraw their money from Northern Rock is still one of the most dramatic to have emerged from the financial crisis. The Rock symbolises and embodies for many the failures of the old system, of regulation, of unrestricted greed – and the failures of the last Tory government.

Party news

Statement on the Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

By Karen Wilkie | 10th July 2020
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Co-operative Party statement on the report of the inquiry into allegations of child sexual abuse in Westminster.

Co-operative Party: the publication of the IICSA report

By gobrien | 25th February 2020
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In relation to today’s publication of the IICSA report: the Co-operative Party has a clear safeguarding policy available within our Rule Book, which is linked to on every page of our website. You can read the full safeguarding policy here. Our updated safeguarding policy was published in October 2018 and has since been available online

Scottish Co-operative Party Nominates Jackie Baillie MSP for Scottish Labour Deputy Leader

By Richard McCready | 13th February 2020
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After balloting our members, the Scottish Co-operative Party has nominated Jackie Baillie MSP for the post of Scottish Labour Party Deputy Leader. Jackie Baillie has been a strong supporter of the co-operative ideal in the Scottish Parliament.

Welsh news

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The devastating effect of rural crime on farmers

By gobrien | 11th July 2023
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The more that police, farming unions, the agricultural community, and residents of rural areas work together to stop rural and wildlife crime, the more effective we will be – and the sooner we can help put an end to these types of offences.

Food and co-operation – at the very heart of Fairtrade

By Georgia Horsfall | 7th March 2023
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Supporting Fairtrade makes a real difference. It means extra income, power and support for those communities and producers, and it helps protect the future of some of our most-loved food and the planet.

Making a Difference with Welsh Government on Employee Ownership

By Georgia Horsfall | 8th February 2023
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How refreshing it always is when we have a Government committed to co-operation in values and in action. It means that when we as co-operators push the case for co-operation, we have Ministers who open the door to do more.