Leaders from the global Co-operative Movement came together for the Closing Event of Co-operatives United in the Big Debate.

British co-operatives have outperformed the UK economy for the fourth consecutive year. Annual figures released by Co-operatives UK, show the British movement has grown 1.5% in 2011, which is twice the rate of 0.7% in the UK economy. The sector has coped well with the financial crisis and while the real level of GDP in the UK in 2011 is 1.7%, the turnover of the co-operative sector has grown by 19.5% over the same period. Following the publication of the report Ed Mayo, Secretary General of ...