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Big Society is not a 'public service cuts' smokescreen

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:45:00 +0100

Self-dubbed as a Red Tory, Mr Blond (pictured) told delegates at Congress: “We need to think big. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The government is listening and wants a new e . . .

Key role for Co-op MPs

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100

Adrian Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West, is the new Chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee; Liverpool Riverside MP Louise Ellman has been re-elected Chair of the Transpo . . .

Labour propose co-op ideas across a new government

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:45:00 +0100

Proposals from Labour cover all sections of its manifesto including housing, public services, the financial sector, health and community involvement. As previously reported, Labour is b . . .

Conservatives pledge a big co-op society

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:30:00 +0100

The election document said Britain needs a new approach; "social responsibility, not state control; the Big Society, not big government". If the Tories were to come to power, . . .

Liberal Democrats call for a co-op bill

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:15:00 +0100

Co-operatives, mutuals and social enterprises would all help to create a more balanced and mixed economy and bring innovative and imaginative business ideas, said the election document. . . .

Co-op Party ready for election battle

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:30:00 +0100

The May 6 general election will be contested by 42 Labour/Co-op candidates — the highest total ever — and Party officials are optimistic that with most Prospective Parliament . . .

MPs back mutuality as solution to banking crisis

Sat, 23 May 2009 02:00:00 +0100

McFall’s and Love’s outlook is apparently shared by the rest of the committee, because its latest report — Banking Crisis: Dealing with the Failure of the UK Banks &mdas . . .