6th September 2022 Co-operative priorities for the Scottish Programme for Government Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) The Scottish Government sets out its priorities for the next year, we are calling on them to offer co-operative solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.
25th August 2022 Midlothian Council becomes the 30th Council to sign up to Councils for Fair Tax Declaration Councillor Bryan Pottinger Labour and Co-operative Councillor on Midlothian Council Midlothian Council has become the 30th Council in the UK to sign up to Councils for Fair Tax declaration thanks to a motion put forward by my Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party colleague Councillor Russell Imrie and myself.
24th August 2022 Why we need to “Report it to sort it” Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Today is the first anniversary of Daniel Johnson MSP's Bill to protect retail workers coming into force. We are supporting USDAW's call to report retail crime to sort retail crime.
8th July 2022 Scotmid Co-operative Hosts Menopause Cafe Monica Lennon MSP for Central Scotland As part of Co-operatives Fortnight celebrations Scotmid Co-operative hosted their first Menopause Cafe, showing a concern for the welfare of their employees. Monica Lennon MSP has submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament highlighting this event.
1st July 2022 Co-operatives offer the opportunity to build a better world. Paul Sweeney MSP MSP for Glasgow As a Co-operative Party MSP and the Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Co-operatives in the Scottish Parliament, I was pleased to submit a motion to the Scottish Parliament highlighting these events and the wider benefits co-operatives can bring to our society.
24th June 2022 On Employee Ownership Day, we need action by the Scottish Government. Paul Sweeney MSP MSP for Glasgow On Employee Ownership Day, Paul Sweeney MSP calls for real action from the Scottish Government to deliver their own target of 500 Employee-Owned Businesses in Scotland by 2030.
29th April 2022 Call for a food champion in Renfrewshire Alison Ann-Dowling Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party Council Candidate for Houston, Crosslee & Linwood Food Justice campaigner and Co-operative Party candidate, Alison Ann-Dowling, highlights the work that she will do with her fellow Scottish Co-operative candidates if re-elected.
26th April 2022 MSPs Praise Co-operative Movement Support for Ukraine Foysol Choudhury MSP Labour MSP for the Lothian region Lothian MSP, Foysol Choudhury, calls Scottish Parliament's attention to donation from Scotmid Co-operative and highlights the international vision of the co-operative movement
8th April 2022 Scottish Co-operative Ideas Tackle the Cost of Living Crisis Richard McCready Political Officer (Scotland) Scottish Labour launched its Local Election Manifesto at New Lanark. Appropriately for a launch at a mill with such a strong co-operative history there is a Co-operative thread running all the way through the Scottish Labour manifesto.