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By Tessa Jowell MP Listening to some people talk about the current state of the Party you almost get the feeling that we achieved nothing during our time in government. We should not let the post-election post mortem, or indeed the…
By Alex Baker / @artystar When the Labour leadership hustings timetable was announced a few weeks ago, I was absolutely delighted to see that there was going to be a co-operative hustings jointly hosted by the Labour Party & the…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A small group of influential members of the Co-operative Party have today sent an open letter expressing their support for Ed Balls in the Labour leadership contest. The letter, signed by one of Balls'…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Co-operative Party has launched a new campaigning manifesto, alongside profiles of the 42 Labour and Co-operative candidates who are standing for parliament in the election - the highest ever number of…
In the wake of the financial crisis, and as we face what is likely to be the toughest public spending round for councils in recent memory, we believe that there has never been a time in which co-operative values and principles have been…
By Tessa Jowell MP In the wake of the global financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal, it is clear that people are no longer prepared to trust large organisations over which they have no control. This is particularly…
By Vincenzo Rampulla / @VMRampulla The big beasts were on the prowl yesterday, both Lord Mandelson and Ken Clarke were taking part in a debate at the British Chamber of Commerce's annual conference, which was being spun as the precursor to…
By Cllr Steve Reed The Labour Government and Conservative and Lib Dem parties nationally have signalled significant cuts in public spending after the general election. The cuts facing local councils could be greater than 20% overall…
By Tessa Jowell MP Just over two years ago, amid much fanfare, David Cameron launched the Conservative Co-operative Movement. Today, he and George Osborne are once again proclaiming their attachment to mutual values and saying they'll let…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On Monday morning, Gordon Brown will convene a special Downing Street seminar in which he is due to say: "I have asked Ed Miliband to work with the Co-operative party as we draft the Labour manifesto for the…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Following Tessa Jowell's interview with LabourList last month, in which she said "mutualism is the next stage of New Labour", the Cabinet Office minister will be in Manchester today to give a speech outlinging…
Tessa Jowell is the Minister for the Cabinet Office and MP for Dulwich and West Norwood. She met Alex Smith on Wednesday 16th December. On Tuesday you announced a new commission to look into the relationship between ownership and social…
