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 Labour & Co-op MP for Rutherglen & Hamilton West. 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 Labour and Co-operative MSP for Glasgow 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.
18th January 2019 Credit unions: a serious, mainstream alternative to banks Richard McCready Political Officer This week the Scottish Parliament has debated credit unions and their contribution to Scottish society
17th January 2019 Scotland – the co-operative well spring of democratic ownership Richard McCready Political Officer The Scottish Parliament has called on the Scottish Government to increase support for co-operatives and employee-owned businesses in a motion moved by the Scottish Labour Leader and supported by Scottish Co-operative Party MSPs
21st December 2018 The Right to Food – Time for Scottish Government legislation Rhoda Grant Labour & Co-operative MSP for Highlands and Islands
12th December 2018 We need a Budget that promotes a fairer, more co‑operative Scotland Johann Lamont Chair, Co-operative Party Scottish Parliament Group The Scottish Budget takes place today and I am clear that we need a Budget that promotes a fairer, more co-operative Scotland. We need an end to austerity.
14th November 2018 It’s time for a People’s ScotRail Neil Bibby Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland
27th September 2018 “Why on earth shouldn’t the people who create the wealth own the wealth that they create?”, asks Richard Leonard Richard McCready Political Officer
27th September 2018 Richard Leonard backs plan to give first-year school pupils a £20 credit union ‘starter for 20’. Richard McCready Political Officer Scottish Labour Leader Richard Leonard MSP has demonstrated his commitment to co-operative principles by putting forward a policy which will implement our ideas about credit unions right across Scotland.
27th September 2018 Dundee City Council Signs up to Charter Against Modern Slavery Cllr Georgia Cruickshank Councillor for Maryfield ward on Dundee City Council
11th September 2018 Promoting local, co-operatively-owned campaigning journalism Richard McCready Political Officer How do we ensure that technological, cultural and economic changes empower people rather than oppress them? This was the task which Jeremy Corbyn set himself at a recent lecture on the media in Edinburgh.
21st June 2018 Scots want to see governments intervene more robustly to encourage responsible tax palnning by business Richard McCready Political Officer
20th June 2018 Sprinklers to be made compulsory in new build social housing in Scotland after Co‑operative MSP campaign win David Stewart Labour & Co-operative MSP for Highlands and Islands Scottish Co-operative Party MSP David Stewart has achieved a major victory in his campaign to secure that sprinklers are included in all new build social housing.
13th June 2018 It’s time for The People’s Bus Neil Bibby Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland
12th June 2018 Holyrood should #ThinkSprinklers David Stewart Labour & Co-operative MSP for Highlands and Islands David Stewart MSP's Proposed Social Housing (Automatic Fire Suppression Systems) (Scotland) Bill needs your support
30th May 2018 1000 businesses, workers and organisations call for law change to protect shop-workers Richard McCready Political Officer A consultation carried out by Daniel Johnson MSP has found overwhelming support for a change in the law to protect staff selling age-restricted products from violence, threats and abusive behaviour.
25th May 2018 Credit unions demonstate why ownership matters Kezia Dugdale Labour & Co-operative MSP for Lothian It's up to all of us to ensure the Scottish Government works to provide more ethical and affordable alternatives in our communities.
17th May 2018 The Scottish National Investment Bank must promote all forms of business ownership Claudia Beamish Member of the Scottish Parliament on the South of Scotland list and Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change The Scottish National Investment Bank should be inclusive of a variety of ownership models: municipal, public, community and co-operative.
2nd May 2018 Why we we need a law change to protect free access to cash Ben West Communications & Digital Officer Scottish Co-operative MP Ged Killen says that free-to-use ATMs are a “cornerstone” of essential services, and is working to change the law to protect free access to cash.
4th April 2018 Scottish Transport Bill Due – Time for the People’s Bus Richard McCready Political Officer
20th March 2018 Why I’m Making the Move to a Fairtrade Workplace Claudia Beamish Member of the Scottish Parliament on the South of Scotland list and Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change
15th March 2018 Ownership Matters – Scottish Labour Conference Report Richard McCready Political Officer It is clear from last week's Scottish Labour Conference in Dundee that the wider labour movement in Scotland is aware that ownership matters.
13th March 2018 Why ownership matters Dave Watson Head of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON Scotland and Co-operative party member New ideas on economic policy are being applied in a practical way in Scotland, with a Labour Leadership which understands that ownership matters.
8th March 2018 Mary Barbour – Honoured on International Women’s Day Maggie McTernan Labour and Co-operative Councillor for the Victoria Park ward in Glasgow City Council On 8 March 2018, International Women’s Day, a statue will be unveiled to honour Mary Barbour, who led the Govan Rent Strike in 1915 and campaigned throughout her life to improve living standards for the working classes in Glasgow.
26th February 2018 Not Part of the Job Richard McCready Political Officer Violence, threats and abuse are not part of anyone’s job and that is why the Scottish Co-operative Party is supporting the proposed Member’s Bill put forward by Daniel Johnson MSP in the Scottish Parliament.
30th November 2017 A public future for Scotland’s railways Neil Bibby Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland A new report by the TTSA and Common Weal is a timely and persuasive renewal of the case for public ownership.
29th November 2017 Centenary Banner at New Lanark Richard McCready Political Officer New Lanark’s pivotal role in the history of the co-operative movement is marked by its inclusion on the Co-operative Party’s new banner created to mark its centenary.
20th November 2017 Scottish Co-operative Party Nominee Elected Leader of Scottish labour Richard McCready Political Officer The Scottish Co-operative Party is looking forward to working with Richard Leonard to deliver a more co-operative and a more democratic economy for Scotland.
A Co-operative Agenda for ScotlandThe Scottish Co-operative Party's agenda for the 2016 Holyrood elections. Introduction by Kezia Dugdale MSP