18th September 2020 Success for Retail Workers Campaign as Scottish Government support Daniel Johnson’s Bill Richard McCready Political Officer
1st September 2020 Owning the Future – A Co-operative Programme for Government in Scotland Richard McCready Political Officer
25th August 2020 Our journey to make West Lothian a hunger-free county Cllr Kirsteen Sullivan Councillor for the Blackburn & Whitburn Ward, West Lothian We have lived through what may perhaps be the biggest health crisis many of us will see in our lifetime. However despite the challenges, we have renewed our commitment to eliminate hunger in our communities.
5th July 2020 It’s time for a more democratic Scottish economy – It’s time for a Scottish Marcora Law James Kelly
3rd July 2020 Protect our Retail Heroes – Make time for bill to protect shop workers Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands
2nd July 2020 We must guarantee support for young people with a disability in the transition to adulthood Johann Lamont Chair, Co-operative Party Scottish Parliament Group
18th June 2020 Four out of five Scots agree: no bailouts for tax avoiders Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands
8th May 2020 Consumer Scotland needs to deliver for Scottish consumers Jackie Baillie Member of the Scottish Parliament
24th April 2020 The Scottish Government must support Fair Tax in public procurement Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands
14th April 2020 As Scottish Labour’s Deputy Leader, let’s work together Jackie Baillie Member of the Scottish Parliament
27th March 2020 Lowest Earners and the Self-Employed will bear the Finanical Brunt of Covid-19 Rhoda Grant MSP MSP for Highlands and Islands It is clear that it will be these households that will bear the financial brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and that there exists the clear and present danger that these households may slip into poverty.
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.
27th February 2020 Not another quango – Consumer Scotland must empower consumers Jackie Baillie Member of the Scottish Parliament For a body dealing with consumer issues, it is important that consumers are represented.
13th February 2020 Scottish Co-operative Party Nominates Jackie Baillie MSP for Scottish Labour Deputy Leader Richard McCready Political Officer 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.
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.
5th February 2020 How will new Scottish National Investment Bank support co-ops? Claudia Beamish MSP for South Scotland and Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change It is important that co-operatives and mutually owned businesses are recognised and encouraged through the Scottish National Investment Bank.
21st December 2019 It’s time for a People’s ScotRail Neil Bibby An ownership model which puts maximising shareholder benefit first has been shown to be a poor deal for the travelling public in Scotland.
26th November 2019 A vote for Scottish Labour & Co-op candidates is a vote to Build a Fairer Scotland Paul Sweeney Former MP for Glasgow North East I am a co-operator and I want Scotland to be a place where wealth and power are shared.
28th October 2019 Time for a Right to Food in Scotland Stephanie Mander On behalf of the Scottish Food Coalition Putting the right to food into law will not end food banks overnight, but it will set Scotland on a path of joined-up, coherent policy to make sure that everyone has reliable access to healthy, sustainable food for themselves and their families.
20th June 2019 Student food poverty: the UK’s unseen crisis Daniel Deery Chair of Stirling University Labour Society, LGBT+ officer for Scottish Labour Students and Secretary of the Stirling Student Co-operative Society Over a third of students reported going without food in 2016.
7th June 2019 Local Government is the lightning rod raising hunger up the political agenda Cllr Joe Cullinane Leader of North Ayrshire Council People having access to enough food strikes at the heart of what kind of society we want to be.
28th March 2019 Remembering Dr Jim Arnold – Preserver of New Lanark Iain McDonald Trustee of the New Lanark Trust Claudia Beamish MSP and Ged Killen MP have tabled motions to the Scottish Parliament and Westminster Parliament respectively to mark the passing of Dr Jim Arnold, former director of the New Lanark Trust and responsible for preserving the hugely important New Lanark site. Iain Macdonald, trustee of the New Lanark Heritage Trust and former Secretary General of the International Co-operative Alliance, has contributed the following obituary.
14th March 2019 The People’s Money – Financial Institutions that serve people and their communities Richard McCready Political Officer At the Scottish Labour Conference last weekend in Dundee we held a very successful fringe meeting titled, 'The People’s Money'.
6th February 2019 We must look at a new way of providing free access to cash so that local communities are not left behind Ged Killen New funding cuts announced recently mean free ATMs are closing at a rate of 250 every month. Fresh new thinking is needed to ensure communities and local businesses aren't left behind.
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.