Daniel Monaghan
@daniellmonaghan.bsky.social
Co-operative Party Policy Officer
NEW: After the unrest in Belfast last month, a GB News presenter said there was “no riot” and no burnt homes, despite reports and pictures. Despite 400+ complaints, Ofcom has opted not to investigate. Critics say its bar for accuracy now set far too low www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
GB News will not be investigated over ‘no riot in Belfast’ claim
Media regulator to take no action despite receiving 446 complaints about comments by Bev Turner
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From Rochdale in 1844 to Downing Street today. For the first time in history, a Labour and Co-operative politician leads the country. Congratulations to Andy Burnham, Britain's first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister. 🐝
And with that… We have a new Prime Minister! I wish @andyburnham.bsky.social well and I am delighted he will serve as the first Labour & @coopparty.party.coop Prime Minister as we go into our centenary year as Labour's sister party. An iconic front page of the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk today 🌹🐝
Read Dan's blog here. party.coop/2026/06/30/c...
Co-operation is the answer to a broken social care system
Our adult social care system isn’t just struggling—it’s broken. Across England, the care system struggles with chronic staff shortages, poor pay, bad working conditions, and a lack of high-quality…
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"Co-operative care can deliver a more personalised care that puts both recipients and workers in control. International evidence demonstrates the power of co-operative care to improve service quality, wages, working conditions, and staff retention." ✏️ Dan Monaghan
For the new report, I spoke to care providers and policymakers from across England. The message was clear - co-operative care can be transformative for care recipients and workers - delivering quality care and higher wages. They should be at the heart of a vision for the future care system.
Co-operative Party@coopparty.party.coop · last mo.£1.5bn is stripped out of social care every year as private profit. £1 in every £10. It doesn't have to be like this. Our new report sets out the co-operative alternative: care built on reinvestment, and recommends workers have the right to buy out their firms.
Social care shouldn't be about extracting profit for shareholders. It should be about quality care, and rewarding the people who deliver it. We’re launching a new report on social care co-operatives tomorrow. Here’s why the model matters, from those who do the work. 👇
Great to hear Andy mention the power of the co-operative movement to transform the living standards of local communities. Will greater devolution it can be a key part of getting Britain delivering good growth again across the nation.
Co-operative Party@coopparty.party.coop · last mo."Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart." Andy Burnham makes the co-operative case: an economy owned by the people who live and work in it, not run against them. From Rochdale in 1844 to now, we believe the answer is the same. Ownership.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... The Mirror feature our new report promoting the growth of co-op social care. Co-ops can create more people centric care system - empowering both workers and care recipients. They are vital in stopping the rampant profit leakage which has reduced standards & wages.
Andy Burnham urged to ban private companies making profit from social care
EXC: A new report from the Co-operative Party - Labour's sister party, argues that the co-operative model should be part of the solution to Britain's broken social care system
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Devomaxx offers a neat marrying up of place-first + control + power, to Burnham's nascent economic agenda. A strong offer on community ownership would complement this nicely, both in terms of policy and narrative.
Andy Burnham plans devolution blitz ahead of key City of London speech
Likely next prime minister has signalled he wants to draw on Manchester example and shift power away from Westminster
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It's Co-op Fortnight, and this year's theme is simple: "Co-operate and we can change the world." That's what we do, every day. This year alone, the co-operative movement helped win a Community Right to Buy, so people can take ownership of the pubs, shops and spaces that matter to them.
The government's new Farming Roadmap puts co-operatives at the heart of English agriculture. In its own words, co-ops and mutuals will play "a much larger role": lowering costs, spreading risk and giving farmers a fairer share of the value they create. 🐝
Enjoyed a pint at the brilliant Boundary Brewery Co-op in Belfast. Thank you to the NI Co-op Party, the Labour Party NI and Boundary for hosting me.
LABOUR AND CO-OPERATIVE WIN IN MAKERFIELD! 🐝🌹 Congratulations to Andy Burnham on being elected as the Labour & Co-operative MP for Makerfield!
Plus contributions from @bencooper1995.bsky.social, @abbyabhaya.bsky.social, @louisewoodruff.bsky.social, @andrewharrop.bsky.social, Samantha Clark, Gavin Edwards, @drsarahyde.bsky.social and @daniellmonaghan.bsky.social
Delighted to contribute to this new report on a National Care Service - where I make the case for social care co-ops as a key mechanism in delivering a better, more equitable care system. One which puts care recipients, their families and workers in control.
Fabian Society@thefabians.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Pamphlet out now 👇 Care To Share: Building a National Care Service, in partnership with @jrf-uk.bsky.social 🧵
Incredible - dramatic improvements in air quality in London are linked to a measurable impact on Londoners' health: 9.3% drop in heart-related emergency admissions 5.1% drop in hospital admissions of all illnesses and health conditions Cleaning up our air protects our future.
Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones
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The World Cup reminds us how much football matters to our communities. But elite talent starts on local pitches, and too many of those assets have been sold off. Now, thanks to the Community Right to Buy, your community has the first say when assets like pitches go up for sale.
We need a new economy, one rooted in co-operation, not polarisation. Watch as @andyburnham.bsky.social shares why he’s proud to be the Labour and Co-operative candidate for Makerfield and how we can move forward together. 🗳️
Join us for a Co-operative Campaign Day in Makerfield on Sunday 7 June to help elect Labour and Co-operative candidate Andy Burnham. We're asking co-operators to join us on the doorsteps and help elect a new Labour and Co-operative MP for Makerfield. 🌹🐝
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A more productive economy is being delivered under this Labour government | LSE British Politics
The Labour government set raising economic growth as its central target. The new figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the economy is doing a lot better than expected.
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Because co-operatives are owned by the people who use them, they're rooted in place. They respond to local needs and keep wealth circulating locally. Vote for your local Labour & Co-operative candidate, to see your high street owned by and working for the people who live there.
Your local area deserves local ownership – and the Community Right to Buy can make it possible. Vote Labour & Co-operative today to deliver it.
Tomorrow, voters in England will have their greatest ever opportunity to vote for co-operation in their communities. Co-operators are standing in 119 councils, almost 90% of all councils electing, including in three mayoral races in Croydon, Hackney and Lewisham. party.coop/2026/05/06/c...
Co-operation is on the ballot – more than ever before
Representative local government makes for better decision-making for everyone in society and we are delighted to be fielding our largest and one of our most diverse field of candidates the party has…
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Polls are open for this year's elections, until 10pm. Vote Labour and Co-operative for local power, local ownership, local wealth, and local pride.
We can build resilience through co-operation. Co-ops run 68% of agri-food in the Netherlands, 55% in France, but under 10% in the UK. Britain needs to control our supply chains to be able to reliably feed ourselves. Read more in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More farming co-operatives could ‘unleash growth’ in UK, finds report
Greater agricultural collaboration can improve food security and resilience to global crises, says policy paper
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Thursday 7 May is polling day. Vote Labour & Co-operative for local power, local ownership, local pride, and local wealth.
"What makes us Co-operative, as well as being Labour, is that we believe in the power of community." 🌹🐝 Our councillors are the facilitators and leaders who put power back where it belongs: in our communities. Support your local Labour & Co-operative candidates this May.
🇪🇸 NEW: Spain is showing how to unlock co-ops at scale. ✅ Make them easier to run ✅ Back them with law ✅ Recognise community energy and housing co-ops For co-ops and the wider social economy, this is how the model grows.
