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For decades, Labour’s link with trade unions has been under attack from the Tories and the political right. Yet, whilst this link has undergone various reforms, it has survived this constant onslaught. It is not clear the Co-operative Party…
Many of us remember the creation of Foundation Trust hospitals back in 2003 for the political tussle that they created. At the time, the reforms crystallised long-running debates within the Party and wider labour movement about public…
Tory MP Nick Boles is one of the more interesting Conservative characters in the 2010 intake. As the founder and former director of Policy Exchange, he was one of the key architects behind Cameron's modernisation project and was an early…
It is a core tenet of our politics that we are stronger as a country and as a society when we work together. It is the simplest and most powerful of principles. One that goes back to the very beginning of the Labour movement and that is…
In both David Cameron’s speech on Thursday and Ed Miliband’s last week, both party leaders set out their vision for how Britain can compete in the ‘global race’ amid growing competition from the rising economies of the Asia Pacific region…
The current education system is more fragmented than at any point in the past 25 years. There are dramatic variations in schools’ success, and in the accountability they have to the communities they serve. Many of Labour’s new academies…
The next government will face a unique set of challenges, tasked with reversing a decline in living standards, promoting economic growth, and ensuring that the proceeds of that growth are used to build a fairer and stronger society. The…
Yesterday, the South East Co-operative Group AGM were asked to consider the following motion: The Co-operative Group funds the Co-operative Party with about £800,000 (about 80%) per year. The Co-operative Party is a partnership party and…
Public services are at a turning point. The money’s run out just as our ageing population and rising unemployment mean there is more demand for social support than ever before. We need to find ways to do different for less, because, if we…
After Michael Stephenson moved on a few months ago, the Co-op Party have been searching for a new General Secretary - interviewing a new of quality candidates. Today they announced that they have appointed Karin Christiansen - the party's…
In an email to Co-op Party members today, General Secretary Michael Stephenson has announced that he plans to step down in the coming months. Stephenson said: "After nearly four years in the job I believe it is the right time to move on and…
For almost 100 years Labour has worked in partnership with the Co-operative Party to achieve a more responsible form of capitalism, promoting democratic ownership as an alternative to shareholder ownership. Today, David Cameron announced…
