Is it time for the Green Party to affiliate to Labour?
Since the Green Party’s vote halved last month, debate has been growing as to what the party should do next. Now that talk has turned to potentially affiliating to the Labour Party. The main group for...
View ArticleCo-operatives can help us fix our broken economy. Labour is right to embrace...
Photo credit: Co-operative Party / Krzysztof Kseba The value of co-operation lies at the heart of the Labour movement. That was the message from Jeremy Corbyn at last weekend’s Co-operative party...
View ArticleThe Greens are wrong about the Co-operative Party: we have real influence...
Image courtesy of the Co-operative Party. Owen Jones’ call for a Red/Green alliance between Labour and the Green Party has stimulated quite a debate – not least on the pros and cons of the electoral...
View ArticleLegal loan sharks are licking their lips as the social fund is scrapped
By Pete Jefferys, policy and campaigns officer at the Co-operative Party Amongst the more pernicious elements of the government’s welfare reform bill is the effective scrapping of the social fund, an...
View ArticleHer Majesty’s uncooperative Queen’s Speech
. By Joe Fortune, parliamentary officer for The Co-operative Party The previous session of parliament was indeed a marathon one. However, it was not one that offered much improvement to the lives of...
View ArticleOne year on, the UK can take the lead in supporting Nepal’s reconstruction...
Image: DFID At midday on Saturday 25 April last year, an earthquake registering a 7.6 magnitude struck Barpak in the historic district of Gorkha, about 76 kilometres north-west of Kathmandu. More than...
View ArticleAmid the despair of Trump’s America, a new economy is being built
Cleveland, where progressive city leaders are fighting for change Challenging right wing populism requires building an economy that shares wealth more widely. Rather than waiting for Westminster or...
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