14th May 2013 When is a Co-op not a Co-op? When it’s Cleveland Fire Service Anna Turley Parliamentary Vice Chair Lacking employee engagement or community support, the plans make a mockery of the term mutual
4th December 2012 Ian Murray MP: a dishonest attempt to dress up Beecroft’s proposals as a measure that will increase employee involvement Ian Murray Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and former chair of the Foundation of Hearts
29th October 2012 Consultation on weakening employees’ rights a “mockery” Joe Fortune General Secretary Conservative Ministers already introducing Beecroft measures into legislation
21st May 2012 Gareth Thomas MP: An alternative Queen’s speech — for co-operatives Gareth Thomas MP Labour & Co-operative MP for Harrow West and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade
18th March 2011 Mutual suspicion Michael Stephenson Labour must not repeat the past mistake of letting the Tories introduce perverse versions of its own policies. Instead, ‘power to the people' must become its guiding mantra
10th September 2010 Stephen Twigg: The big con of the Big Society – and Labour’s co-operative alternative Stephen Twigg Chair, International Development Committee