☀️Nudge have brought pride to an area that felt abandoned and unsupported, and transformed it into a street full of creativity and hope. Watch the full video to find out more about their work: locality.org.uk/case-studies/n…

Back to party conference season – this time at the #cpc24 for a joint session with Building Societies Association ABCUL and AFM UK. John Glenn MP talked about what the Conservative government did for the #coops and #mutual sector when in power, including exploring ways to support our

Great to talk to Rt Hon John Glen MP about pragmatic co-operative and mutual solutions at #Conservatives Conference today.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer writes exclusively for the Pioneer, the Co-operative Party’s member magazine. party.coop/2024/10/11/a-g…

🧡 🎷 The fight to save a much‑loved creative space! 🎸 💜 🎶 After facing an uncertain future, Lancaster Music Co-op is turning its fortunes around and looking forward to taking back its place at the heart of a community – with help from our Business Support for Co‑ops, delivered in

The DEC has launched the Middle East Humanitarian Appeal for people affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region. We are calling on co-operatives to back the DEC #MiddleEastAppeal: 💳 Donate via bit.ly/3lhw7P3 📱 Text COOP to 70676 to

💼 🌹 Ahead of the first Labour budget in 14 years, we’re repeating our call for Employee Ownership Tax relief to be extended to worker co‑ops to help facilitate new conversions to worker ownership.👷‍♀️🧑‍🔧 👓 Read this blog from our policy officer Tom Laing, written ahead of the

Excellent AGM for the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on co-operatives last night. Thanks to everyone who came along & congratulations to Paul Sweeney on being re-elected as convenor important work ahead of us to ensure the Housing Bill supports housing co-ops

Welcome the budget’s explicit mention co-operative growth as part of the small business strategy. 📈 The support for small businesses including sheltering them from NI rise is important. As well as cuts in duty on draught products, helping community pubs. #Budget2024

Brilliant that co-operative growth will be in scope of the Small Business Strategy, as announced by HM Treasury in #Budget24. Can't wait to help the sector feed in!

So Labour's first budget since 2010 has been delivered... but what does it men for #coops? Here's our quick #Budget24 thread. 1/5

It’s brilliant government has announced co-operative growth will be in scope for the Small Business Strategy in 2025. We'll ensure all parts of the sector can feed in. In preparation, we'll publish a Co-operative Growth Strategy in Jan 2025. 2/5

🏫 Let’s get co‑operatives on the curriculum! 📚 🍂 This Autumn, as the government reviews the #NationalCurriculum for England, the Co-operative Party is calling for more information about co‑operatives to be taught in schools – educating children to help create the successful

⚠️ Help keep social clubs alive! 💓 They make a big difference in communities all over Britain, but many are struggling. 💡 The Centre for Democratic Business from Stir to Action is building evidence about them to attract more financial support and inform progressive policy for

Our member Greenwich Leisure speaking at APPG on Social, Co-ops and community businesses. Is highlighting how their business model can successfully scale delivery across the country. Delivering successful leisure businesses can drive well being and take pressure off NHS

Now up @PeteWestall from Your Co-op highlighting large impact Midcounties already having, delivering more for members & communities through reinvestment of surplus. Midcounties is delivering childcare to meet members needs! Want to do more for members

@PeteWestall Your Co-op Midcounties and other co-ops need access to new finance. Business rates need reform - to support small convenience stores, to save high streets. Co-op businesses build community led high streets

💬 In our response to the Department for Business consultation on access to finance for small businesses, we shared insights from the co-operative sector. Co-operatives want to grow - but finance is holding us back. 🧵(1/5)

A policy 🧵... Today's #SpendingReview was light on detail. We know how much departments will have to spend & some idea of where the money will go. But no policy statements on things like #coops growth, community energy or community ownership. 1/5

Government is consulting on whether the Post Office should be run as a mutual - putting power into the hands of the people who run and rely on it. We believe this could be transformative. 🧵👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…