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The next General Election can be a landmark moment for growing employee ownership across our economy

By bethanycheshire | 15th May 2024
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The Employee Ownership Association (EOA), the trade body for the UK’s employee owned sector, has launched their new policy proposals for the upcoming 2024 General Election. Unlocking the Potential of Employee Ownership: The Why and How for People Powered Growth provides ambitious plans for how the next Government can continue to support the sector and

262,400 reasons to enshrine the Right to Food in Scots Law

By Richard McCready | 15th May 2024
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The Trussell Trust have released the figures for the help they have given in the past year.

Leading the way on diversity in Local Government

By gobrien | 2nd May 2024
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The Co-op Party has the highest representation of women standing in May 2024 elections of any major party – but there’s more to do to ensure our councils are representative of the communities they serve.

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

Is co-operative housing the silver bullet to housing need in Welsh communities?

By gobrien | 23rd October 2019
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Supporting and developing a mutual and co-operative approach can be an important part of the solution.

Why we need to build on the success of co-operative housing in Wales

By gobrien | 18th October 2019
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To put Britain’s lack of co-operative housing in perspective, there are more co-operative housing homes in Vancouver than the whole of Great Britain. With the shortage of affordable housing in Wales, we cannot afford to not take every possible opportunity to increase the number of properties available.

Worker-owned taxi co-op set to ‘Drive’ change in Cardiff

By Karen Wilkie | 20th August 2019
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A new Cardiff taxi company with a difference – “Drive – Cardiff Taxis Co-operative” – is making headlines across the UK. This is not just another taxi company. The nine drivers who have come together to set up Drive as a worker-owned cooperative are shaking up the way taxi companies operate.