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23 May '12

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Global NewsThe Big Society, mutually employee owned, John Lewis style, social enterprise public service delivery vehicle!

  It has been rather a strange month or so for the co-ops, mutuals and employee owned sector.  And education.  First we had the news that Central Surrey Health (CHS) , held up ...

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Co-op business adviser Brian Millington with co-op members Kate Smith, Tereza Belai, Gerhard Bissels and Andrea Chandler

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United KingdomCo-op rewrites the book on library services

A group of leading librarians, frustrated by NHS bureaucracy and funding cuts, have found a new co-op. And, a few months into the new venture, founder member Gerhard ...

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Global NewsLincolnshire celebrates 150 years with big giveaway

Lincolnshire Co-operative is giving away £500,000 to 150 projects to celebrate its 150th birthday.

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Global NewsHealth Secretary bids to give power to NHS staff

The Government used the recent national social enterprise conference, Voice ’11, to announce its latest NHS reforms, which it claims will give staff and patients more control of their services.

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Global NewsSadly, David Davis got it about right on Cameron's 'Big Society' proposal

There is an old saying, ‘be careful what you wish for — it might come true’. The co-operative and mutual movement and social enterprise sector may well mull over those thoughts in the months and years to come.

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United KingdomNHS staff must not be forced to create health co-ops

Major changes for the NHS in England have been proposed by the Coalition Government.

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Global NewsMidcounties' chief Reid receives OBE

Midcounties Co-operative Chief Executive Ben Reid has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

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Global NewsLib Dems and Conservative coalition agreement

Here is the full coalition document between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party, which was agreed on May 11th.

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ItalySocial Cooperatives - Cameron's Cooperatives?

> Suddenly we find ourselves with a government intent on externalising NHS services into worker cooperatives. I share other worker coop people's unease at the thought of ...

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Global NewsPharmacy acquisition boosts Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Co-operative has recorded a 14.8 per cent sales increase during the half-year to March 6th, partly due to a major expansion after the purchase of a local pharmacy ...

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