@rbmccready

Co-operator. Historian.

 Dundee
Joined August 2009
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Richard McCready retweeted
Douglas Alexander@D_G_AlexanderOct 16
Devolution should not stop at Holyrood. Andy Burnham’s speech here in Motherwell today set out how we can empower Scotland’s regions and create good jobs in every part of our nation.
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Scottish Co-op Party@ScotCoopPartyOct 16
Sharing power is at the heart of co-operative politics. Our Labour & Co-operative Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander are calling for more decisions to be made in Scotland’s regions and cities.
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Richard McCready retweeted
Michael Marra MSP
@michaeljmarraOct 14
Let’s give local people the tools to shape their own future.
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Scottish Co-op Party@ScotCoopPartyOct 13
👏 Thanks to @kath14sangster for lodging a motion in @ScotParl recognising @Scotmid's record £474,474 fundraising achievement! 💜 Huge congratulations to Scotmid’s members, staff & customers for supporting Alzheimer's Scotland making a real difference in communities.
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It was really good to hear @michaeljmarra show his support for community ownership of renewable energy.
Scottish Co-op Party@ScotCoopPartyOct 12
The energy is generated locally – the power, money and control should stay local too. Leader of Scottish Labour @michaeljmarra explains how a £100m Community Energy Fund would help communities own a share of Scotland’s renewable future.
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Scottish Co-op Party@ScotCoopPartyOct 9
Scotland’s energy should build wealth for the communities that generate it. Scottish Labour Leader @MichaelJMarra is backing a £100m Community Energy Fund to help local people own projects and keep more of the returns locally. That’s why we champion community ownership.
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To mark #FairtradeFortnight I was really pleased to join other Fairtrade supporters in Montrose for an excellent @Scotmid supported Fairtrade Wine Tasting. It is really important to consider the way workers are treated producing goods which we use.
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Kirsty McNeill MP@kirstyjmcneillSep 30
We need each other - in our neighbourhoods and in our world. So I also spent a lot of time encouraging people to join things. Join a co-op, a social club, your workplace union, a community group. And of course if you share our politics please do join @UKLabour and @CoopParty.
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Richard McCready retweeted
LCER@Labour4PRSep 29
“Today I am announcing a new National Commission on Electoral Reform. I invite all the political parties to be part of its work. We will contest the next election with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system” 💬 @andyburnham 🌹 #Labour4PR
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Co-operative Party
@CoopPartySep 29
“A union of nations that gave trade unions and the co-operative movement to the world.” Our first Labour and Co-operative Prime Minister @andyburnham on the Britain he loves: a country of solidarity, not separation.
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Michael Marra MSP
@michaeljmarraSep 27
Scotland knows what we are against. Now we must show people what we are for: social justice, good work, good housing, and good public services.
Speaking to UK Labour Conference.

ALT Speaking to UK Labour Conference.

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Richard McCready retweeted
Co-operative Party
@CoopPartySep 27
From everyone at the Co-operative Party: thank you, Joe. 🐝 In his address as Labour General Secretary, Joe Fortune shared a message with the co-operative movement he’s been such a big part of. Once a co-operator, always a co-operator.
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Richard McCready retweeted
Record Politics@Record_PoliticsSep 24
Scotland's drug deaths crisis would have been resolved if those dying were from middle class backgrounds and not the poorest communities, Michael Marra has said. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/polit…

Drug deaths crisis would have been resolved if it was a 'middle class epidemic'

Michael Marra said it was "indefensible" that Scots from the poorest backgrounds were 15 times more likely to die from taking drugs.

dailyrecord.co.uk
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Petition: Reinstate the Minister for Women’s Health petitions.parliament.scot/pe…

Petition: Reinstate the Minister for Women’s Health

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to restore a dedicated Minister for Women’s Health and make improving women’s health outcomes a national priority.

petitions.parliament.scot
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Michael Marra MSP
@michaeljmarraSep 22
3 years. That’s how long the Scottish government has to meet legal child poverty targets. Today, I’m asking the whole of Holyrood to recommit to these legal targets and keep our promise to Scotland’s children.
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Richard McCready retweeted
Michael Marra MSP
@michaeljmarraSep 20
My first action as @ScottishLabour leader was writing to John Swinney offering to work together to get Scotland back on track to hit child targets that are written into law. We’ve got 3 years left. Let’s get to work.
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Well done Michael!
Michael Marra MSP
@michaeljmarraSep 19
It’s the honour of my life to be elected @ScottishLabour leader. Together we will rebuild our party by reconnecting with the country and rediscovering our moral purpose. Join us scottishlabour.org.uk/join
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Co-operative Party
@CoopPartySep 17
Our General Secretary @FortuneJF has given nearly two decades of service to our party and our movement. We are immensely proud he will now serve as General Secretary of our sister party, and we look forward to working closely with him in his new role. See our full statement on Joe Fortune's appointment as the new General Secretary of the Labour Party.
Joe has given nearly two decades of service to the Co-operative Party and the wider co-operative movement. We are immensely proud that he will now serve alongside our first Co-operative Prime Minister as General Secretary of our sister party. Under Joe’s leadership, the Co-operative Party has reached new highs in membership, influence and electoral representation. Throughout, he has brought the very best of our movement’s values and principles to everything he has done. He will be immensely missed by our team, but we are delighted that his next chapter will keep him at the heart of our shared movement. As we approach the centenary of our two parties' historic partnership, we look forward to continuing to work closely together in his new role.

ALT Joe has given nearly two decades of service to the Co-operative Party and the wider co-operative movement. We are immensely proud that he will now serve alongside our first Co-operative Prime Minister as General Secretary of our sister party. Under Joe’s leadership, the Co-operative Party has reached new highs in membership, influence and electoral representation. Throughout, he has brought the very best of our movement’s values and principles to everything he has done. He will be immensely missed by our team, but we are delighted that his next chapter will keep him at the heart of our shared movement. As we approach the centenary of our two parties' historic partnership, we look forward to continuing to work closely together in his new role.

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Richard McCready retweeted
Kirsty McNeill MP@kirstyjmcneillSep 14
This wasn’t a speech about development. It was a speech about solidarity. Thanks to @NEF for the platform to give it.
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Promoting community and co-operative ownership of energy is important.
Scottish Co-op Party@ScotCoopPartySep 14
The transition to clean generation isn't just about energy, it's about power. Scotland has the resources, workers, and opportunities – what we need now is the political will to put control in the hands of the Scottish people.
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