A Co-operative Agenda for Local Government

On Saturday I spoke at the Scottish Co-operative Party's Campaign Convention. The focus of the event was on local government. I was also pleased that the event was co-sponsored by SERA, the Labour environmental campaign.

The Co-operative Party has some great ideas for local government. I hope that in Dundee we will be able to implement some co-operative policies after the next election. CO-operative policies are about empowering local people whether they are service users or employees. It is important our local policies for next year's election include co-operative policies. Next year has been designated by the UN as the International Year of the Co-operative. So 2012 is an important year for co-ops.