IT’S fair to say that any feedback on John Bird’s speech to Voice10 would have been either along the lines of “brilliantly passionate, forthright and challenging” or “intimidating, aggressive and rude”. 


THE Co-operative Group has signed up to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's High Street Charter to allow blind or partially-sighted people greater independence when they are shopping. At the same time, the Group has expanded the number of Co-op-brand products which carry Braille on the packaging to over 300. There are over one million blind or partially-sighted people in the UK and the Guide Dogs' Charter advises businesses on how to assist them, such as explaining the layout of ...