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Read more Party news The Long Read: Why we’ll need to go above and beyond the National Food Strategy to tackle hunger in the UK 22nd July 2021 The recommendations which address food insecurity are welcome, but the report otherwise fails to address many of the root causes and lacks the radicalism that other parts of the document have. To “level up” we need co-operation between communities – not competition 15th July 2021 Approaches to local economic growth have for too long centred around a model of inward investment – reliant on investment from Whitehall and big business that is just as easily taken away as it was given. Co-operative Party Chair’s Update 13th July 2021 From our campaigns on high streets, protection of retail workers and fighting the privatisation of Channel 4 to the launch of our Chris Herries Mentoring Scheme, we have been working to put our co-operative principles into practice. Community Fridges offer a co-operative solution to the challenges of delivering food justice. 8th July 2021 Last week I visited a recently opened Community Fridge in Plymouth, the result of a new partnership between environmental charity Hubbub and the Co-op, being run by the Kintsungi Project in Stonehouse. Owning the Future Conference Our Conference brought together speakers from across the co-operative and labour movements to discuss how we own the future. Don't worry if you missed it, you can catch-up all the main sessions online. Watch Support our campaigns Nutritious and healthy food is a right. Millions of people in the UK are struggling to feed themselves and their families. The food poverty crisis in the UK is not getting the attention it sorely needs. That’s why the Co-operative Party is campaigning for food justice, tackling food poverty locally, and campaigning for a more strategic approach to the issue nationally. Join the Campaign Protect the spaces that bring us together. Love it? List it! is our campaign to help communities take the first step to protect the loved local places like parks, pubs and post offices from being sold-off. We're aiming to list over 1,000 local spots as "assets of community value" and fighting to give communities more powers to protect and eventually own the local places that bind them together. Join the Campaign Violence, Abuse, Threats: It's not part of the job. Nobody should face violence at work. Yet every day, more than 400 retail workers are attacked – just for doing their jobs. That's why we're working co-op societies and Usdaw to back a change to the law to secure stronger protections for shopworkers and tougher penalties against those who assault or threaten them. Join the Campaign Nowhere to hide for modern slavery in our supply chains. Modern Slavery is one of the great evils of our time and it’s happening under our noses. 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Visit the Shop ContentsJoin the WhatsApp Campaign HiveCandidate Development Programme Party news The Long Read: Why we’ll need to go above and beyond the National Food Strategy to tackle hunger in the UK To “level up” we need co-operation between communities – not competition Co-operative Party Chair’s Update Community Fridges offer a co-operative solution to the challenges of delivering food justice. Owning the Future Conference Support our campaigns Nutritious and healthy food is a right.Protect the spaces that bring us together.Violence, Abuse, Threats: It's not part of the job.Nowhere to hide for modern slavery in our supply chains. Party Campaign Essentials Co-operative Party Ceramic MugCo-operative Party Lapel PinCo-operative Party NotebookCo-operative Party Travel MugGet branded with our online shop