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Say 'Yes' to AV — Alun Michael

Events in Egypt this year have demonstrated the power of human belief in democracy and in the right to vote. So did the endless queues outside polling stations when the people of South African voted in their first democratic elections in 1994.
April 26 2011
Category: Politics

Say 'No' to AV — Adrian Bailey

I’m voting no for the same reason as millions of others. It adds nothing of value to the electoral system we have and potentially complicates and confuses our existing system.
April 26 2011
Category: Politics

Bill Butler wonders where co-operatives are in the Tories’ Scottish manifesto

Tories ignore co-ops and PM’s 'Big Society'

You can say what you like about the Tories, but they can always surprise you. You would think a party that speaks so much about the so-called Big Society would have something to say about the Co-operative Movement too.
April 21 2011
Category: Politics

Ed Mayo is advising the Government on how co-operatives can fit into the coalition’s ‘right to provide’ initiative

Government needs answers to help public servants set up co-ops

One in six of today’s public servants could be engaged in mutual organisations that run their services on contract to government within four years, according to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude — architect of the ‘right to provide’ initiative.
March 16 2011
Category: Politics

IN IT TOGETHER? ... Jesse Norman presents David Cameron with a book on food co-ops, for which he wrote the introduction

Let’s co-operate!

THE end of January sees a keynote conference on the opportunities offered to the Co-operative Movement by the Government’s Big Society proposals.
January 22 2011
Category: Politics

George Foulkes addresses Co-operative Party conference delegates in the Scottish Parliament

‘I was never meant to win, but I did’ — George Foulkes

When George Foulkes agreed to stand as an MSP for the Lothian region in 2006, political fate had a surprise in store for him.
September 20 2010
Category: Politics

Ed Balls: A manifesto for a Co-operative Britain

For the Labour leadership campaign, Ed Balls, Labour/Co-op MP for Morley & Outwood and the Education Secretary in the previous Government, put together his Co-operative Manifesto. Co-operative News publishes this as a contribution towards the debate on how the Labour and Co-op Movements go forward in the wake of this year’s general election defeat . . .
September 14 2010
Category: Politics

Willie Coffey, Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Quick Questions with Willie Coffey

Under the spotlight: Willie Coffey Co-op Connection: Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun and founder of the cross-party group on co-ops Area based: Kilmarnock Age: 52
September 10 2010
Category: Politics

Gareth Thomas visits India in 2007 with the then Chancellor Gordon Brown to track the progress of a UK-supported co-operative development programme

'Party is in great shape despite poll defeat'

Just over 100 days since the Con/Lib Dem Coalition came to power, Gareth Thomas remains in optimistic mood.
September 09 2010
Category: Politics

Sadly, David Davis got it about right on Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ proposal

There is an old saying, ‘be careful what you wish for — it might come true’. The co-operative and mutual movement and social enterprise sector may well mull over those thoughts in the months and years to come.
August 31 2010
Category: Politics

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