Credit Unions: meeting the financial needs of all our communities
By Sarah McCarthy-Fry / @smccarthyfry Against the backdrop of the credit crunch, I think that we can all…
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Co-ops: the next generation
By Kiran Mahil and Alex Baker / @artystar Sitting here in Co-operative Party Conference, it’s humbling to remember…
West Yorkshire Labour says Save General Election Night
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Labour voices in West Yorkshire have also added their voices to the Save…
We must enable Fairtrade farmers to access our markets and generate even fairer profits
By Jennette Arnold AM Poverty is political. That is why our movement is committed to fair trade, which…
There’s no sector more in need of co-operative values than the banks – it’s time for a Financial Inclusion Act
By Robbie Erbmann / @robbierb I won’t be the first blogger during this particular guest editorship to remind…
Primarily missing the point: the debate on primaries distracts us from real efforts to include the public in our democracy
By Martin Tiedemann / @mtiedemann Much has been made in recent weeks of the benefits or otherwise of…
Why we must unite behind Gordon Brown at conference and beyond
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 George Howarth, who this time last year called for a challenge to Gordon…
We can all get together to help save General Election night
By Jonathan Isaby / @isaby It was only on Monday – along with Labour MP Tom Harris and…
In pursuit of egalitarianism
By Rebecca Hickman Self or other? This dilemma is at the heart of so much political decision-making and…
Employee ownership: happier workers, more productive businesses
By Jim Knight MP / @JimKnightMP As Britain came out of the 80’s recession I was leaving university.…
