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Anna Turley selected for Redcar, Stephen Doughty in Cardiff
The Co-operative Party is pleased to announce the selection of two new Labour & Co-operative Parliamentary candidates. Anna Turley, currently the co-ordinator of the Co-operative Councils Network, has been selected to fight the North East seat of Redcar, previously held by Mo Mowlam. Anna is the first Co-operative candidate at parliamentary level in the North [...]
Kezia Dugdale MSP: Proud of my city leading the way on co-operative solutions
Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament Kezia Dugdale looks at what Ed Miliband’s visit to an Edinburgh childcare co-op last week means for the co-operative agenda. Ed Miliband’s visit to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Childcare Co-operative (REHCC) last week was more than symbolic. I could not be more proud that my own city is leading [...]
Ed Miliband pledges a new politics with co-operatives at its heart
Ed Miliband today visited a childcare co-operative in Edinburgh, a City with a Co-operative Council. In a speech during his visit and in a piece written for the Daily Record, Ed pledged Labour would take the lead in reaching out to communities and individuals not involved in the traditional party system. Ed came to the Royal [...]
Co-operative MPs debate a better banking system
Earlier this month, a Parliamentary debate gave Labour & Co-operative MPs the chance to raise their concerns with the current banking culture and structure. Sharon Hou reviews their ideas for a better banking system based on co-operative values. As our Parliamentary Group Chair, Cathy Jamieson MP declared during the debate, ‘the culture of banking must [...]
Jonathan Reynolds MP: Create co-operative housing tenure
Most Labour activists, councillors and MPs will be familiar with the housing crisis in Britain. First time buyers are now confronted with an average house price of more than £160,000 (£280,000 in London) to get their first step on the housing ladder, and the average deposit required has now hit £52,000. Many people simply cannot [...]
Cllr Claire Hickson: Stopping the spread of payday loan shops on Southwark’s high streets
London councillor and Co-Chair of the Southwark Co-operative Party Claire Hickson describes the work she has been doing to halt the spread of payday loan shops in her community and promote credit unions as an affordable co-operative alternative. Last week, I went to Southwark’s planning committee for a second time to ask my fellow councillors [...]
Power to the People: co-op energy event in Parliament
On 10 July SERA and the Co-operative Party held a joint event to explore co-operative and community energy. Here Ash McGregor of the Socialist Societies Executive reports on the meeting. Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Caroline Flint spoke of the strong analogies between the energy and banking industries, with companies that [...]
The Co-operative Party at Labour Party Conference
The Co-operative Party has a varied programme at Labour Party Conference in Manchester this year, part of our celebration of the UN International Year of Co-operatives. Please check for updates. 7.30-9pm Monday 1 October Manchester Central Exchange 1 The Co-operative Party and Movement for Change Campaign to end legal loansharking A training event in how [...]
Jonathan Reynolds MP: Co-operative Housing Tenure needs to be recognised
Co-operative housing models play an important role in the UK’s current housing crisis and have proven to be affordable alternatives. Housing co-operatives have helped many families that were struggling to get a foot on the housing ladder and we must be committed to providing them with the full backing of the law, says Jonathan Reynolds [...]
Karin Christiansen to be next General Secretary of the Party
The National Executive Committee has appointed a new General Secretary of the Co-operative Party, following the departure of Michael Stephenson in April. Karin Christiansen is taking over the role after over a decade working in international development. She has a long history in the Labour Party, including as founder of Labour Values and a contributor [...]
