Dear John On the morning of Saturday 23rd January, the Co-operative Party is hosting a virtual regional conference with Party memb…Read more…
“Why we need you to stand as a Labour Councillor”
Why I would hope that candidates to be Councillors will also be “Labour and Co-operative” I am pleased that the Party is organising this training next week for members interested in standing in the local elections due to held in May 2021. &n…Read more…
Newham Full Council Meeting 17 September 2018 (my twitter feed)
A busy evening. Confirmed new Chief Executive. Passed motions, submitted petitions, deputation that schools should have ballots before deciding to become academies, Councillor questions, public questions, Mayor and CEO report.
At @NewhamLondon Full Co…Read more…
Be a Labour and Co-op Councillor (Need to Join Co-op Party by Tuesday 31 October)
This is a little complicated but if you are a Labour Party member, who believes in the Co-operative movement and have been selected to stand for Labour at next year’s May 2018 local elections….
bear with me…
and if you also want to stand as a Lab…Read more…
The Co-op and the Co-operative Party: 100 years of pioneering the future
Dear Friend,Starting from next week, eligible members of the Co-operative Group (‘the Co-op’) will begin receiving their ballots for this year’s AGM, by post or email.
Once again, Co-op members will vote on continuing the partnership between the Co-op and the Co-operative Party – can you help us…Read more…
A Voice for the Co-operative Movement – Vote to keep the Co-op political voice
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Co-op Votes to Keep Political Link with Labour Movement
As a Co-op shopper and Party member this is great news. I was out canvassing in Tower Hamlets yesterday afternoon for John Biggs as Labour mayor.
When I got a text from one of the “Keep It Co-op” organisers that the Co-operative Group had just voted t…Read more…
UNISON urges its members to “Keep It Co-op”
Last week UNISON in its national efocus newsletter urged its members to
“Help defend the Co-op’s Political Voice.
UNISON is urging members who belong to the Co-op to defend its link with the Co-operative Party.
The new management at the Co-op…Read more…
Got a vote? Here’s how to “Keep it Co-op”
If you are a voting member of the Co-operative Group you should have received a ballot paper for this year’s crucial AGM. If you believe it needs to retain its political voice and link with the Co-operative Party then vote “For” on motions 9 and …Read more…
West Ham Labour in Forest Gate & “Keeping it Co-op”
This collage is from today’s West Ham Labour Party stall in Forest Gate. Lyn Brown MP and local Party members and supporters handed out leaflets on Labour plans to save the NHS and rent controls. We also leafleted shoppers at our local Co-operative sto…Read more…
Keep It Co-op (and Save our Political Voice)
I have been a member of the Co-operative Party (which shares values and seeks to advance the co-operative agenda by standing joint Parliamentary candidates with the Labour Party) for a number of years but have been a member of the Co-operative Group fo…Read more…
A cooperative approach to public services
Hat tip Co-operative Councillors newsletter. “This short animation outlines a vision for a new approach to engaging with communities and delivering services to meet their needs and aspirations. It calls attention to the limitations of top-down, Whit…Read more…