The Real Co-op

The Co-op is "owned by our members"

The Co-op group (which includes the supermarket, insurance, banking and many other businesses) funds The Co-operative Party. It is a party which many people won't have heard about because it does not stand candidates in its own right in elections. Instead, the Co-operative Party works in an exclusive partnership with the Labour Party. Most customers of the Co-op won't be aware that their spending is funding Labour Party candidates.

The list of Labour Co-operative members includes some well known MPs such as Ed Balls, Cathy Jamieson, Tom Greatrex and Mark Lazarowicz.

A new campaign group, The Real Co-op, have been set up with this aim:

Co-operative members want an economy based on democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. So it makes sense for The Co-operative to support political parties that share those values.

If you are a member of the Co-op and have a card similar to the one shown on the right you can help get a motion on the agenda for the Co-op AGM in May. For more details about the motion please visit the campaign website.

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Posted by: Editor in Labour March 11, 2015, 5:49 p.m.

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