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23 May '12

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Global NewsEd Miliband backs Co-operative Councils

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband officially launched the Co-op Party’s Co-operative Councils initiative during a recent visit to Rochdale.

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Global NewsKuapa farmers celebrate Fairtrade in Ireland

While Harriet and Fatima have set off North to Liverpool – their Kuapa colleagues Stephen and Isaac have arrived in Dublin (after a rather unexpectedly long journey from ...

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Global NewsBig Society or Big Con?

Two leading Labour/Co-op MPs have led the attacks on the Coalition Government’s plans to reform public service provision via its Big Society agenda.

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United KingdomIan's Co-op instincts and analysis will be missed

Just a few months after his retirement from the University of Ulster, Ian Pyper, Chair of the UK Society for Co-operative Studies, has died.

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Global NewsGovernment's Big Society looks for mutual ideas

The Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has called for co-operative and mutual ideas to help sustain public services in the Government's Big Society proposals.

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Global NewsMembers to spread the message over summer

The Co-operative Membership teams have begun to make the most of summer by showcasing our co-operative difference and highlighting what our businesses have to offer at a host of ...

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Global NewsKey role for Co-op MPs

Three long-serving Labour/Co-op MPs have been elected to chair House of Commons committees.

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Global NewsFormer Co-op staff axed as Vergo closes

Hundreds of former Co-op shop staff are being made redundant after Liverpool-based retail chain, Vergo, was forced to call in the administrators earlier last month.

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Global NewsElection joy for 28 Co-op MPs

Despite a difficult election for Labour, Co-operative Party officials had the satisfaction of seeing a near-record number of 28 Labour/Co-op MPs elected to the new Parliament.

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Global NewsCo-op nominee to fight Barrow

Political ‘high-flyer’ John Woodcock is the latest Co-op Party nominee to be selected for a winnable seat at the next general election, writes Dave Bowman.


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