Archive for The Co-operative Party
Event: 17 May, Co-operatives and Fairtrade in Plymouth
Plymouth and South West Co-operative Party invite you to a special celebration of Co-operatives and Fair Trade Thursday 17th May, 7.30pm – Plymouth Council Chamber Civic Centre, Plymouth Chaired by Peter Chave with Councillor Tudor Evans the new Labour and Co-operative Leader of Plymouth City Council speaking on plans for Plymouth as a Co-operative Council Alex Baker of the [...]
Event: International Year of Co-operatives in Stevenage
The Eastern Region Co-operative Party is hosting an event in Stevenage on the theme of the International Year of Co-operatives on Saturday, 16 June 2012. Full details of the event are below. Following the event there will be a reception with Fairtrade wine. The event is £5. To book, please email Robin Cherney on Rcher24@aol.com before the [...]
A co-operative agenda for Welsh Local Government
This weekend, the Co-operative Party is launching its vision for local government in Wales at an event at the Welsh Labour Conference. Four council candidates in the coming elections in Wales explain why co-operative ideas are so critical this May. As Labour Co-operative candidates in the Welsh council elections, we believe in an economy that [...]
Summerfest Youth, 14-17 August
This year, Summerfest Youth will be held 14 – 17 August at the University of St. Andrews. Summerfest has built a reputation both for being great fun and for being an educational experience. We have several high profile speakers confirmed for the event and full programme details will be released in due course. If you’d like [...]
Scottish Co-operative manifesto launched
The Co-operative party is proud to announce the publication of the new Scottish Manifesto. The new Scottish Co-operative Party manifesto provides innovative and community-oriented solutions to the most pressing issues facing Scotland and the UK. From climate change to social care, the manifesto is an affirmation of the Co-operative Party’s commitment to improving quality of [...]
Promoting co-operation in Parliament
Taylor King, interning with the Co-operative Party from Wheelock College, Boston MA, writes for the Party on the work of the Co-operative Parliamentary Group. The Co-operative Party seeks to ensure that Labour & Co-operative members can advance the Co-operative Party policies and that the Party’s positions are communicated to the Labour Party. We also work [...]
Ed Miliband pledges to put the co-operative ideal at the heart of public services
In the final of our series of Q&A with the Labour Leadership candidates, Ed Miliband describes his role in making the last election manifesto the most co-operative ever, and outlines how co-operative ideas can deliver his vision of a fairer, more equal, more just society 1. The Co-operative Party is the sister party of the [...]
Ed Balls hails co-op principles and proposes formal Minister for Mutuals
Ed Balls, answering our questions on the Labour Leadership, highlights the fact he is the first ever Co-operative Party MP to stand for Leader and his record on co-operative schools and in the Treasury, and proposes co-operative ideas for enterprise, banking and public services. 1. The Co-operative Party is the sister party of the Labour [...]
Diane Abbott pledges more mutualism in the financial sector
Third in our series of Labour Leadership contenders, Diane Abbott describes her past in a journalists’ co-op and supports the movement’s record in fair trade and sustainability. 1. The Co-operative Party is the sister party of the Labour Party with more than 7,000 members. What has been your formal involvement in the Co-operative Party and [...]
David Miliband hails the ‘Moment for Mutualism’
In the second of our series of interviews with the Labour Leadership contenders, David Miliband supports the mutualisation of British Waterways and the BBC. 1. The Co-operative Party is the sister party of the Labour Party with more than 7,000 members. What has been your formal involvement in the Co-operative Party and the broader co-operative [...]
