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23 May '12

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AustraliaCo-operatives feature in ABS Year Book Australia

04 May 2012 The 2012 edition of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Year Book Australia reflects on the National Year of Reading, the Australian Year of the Farmer and the International Year of Co-operatives. This is an important moment for Australian co-operatives to take centre stage as a business model of scale deserving of statisical mapping. The 2012 edition of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Year Book Australia reflects on the National Year of ...

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Global NewsFollow the web's co-operative.connections '” November

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ItalyWhat's a social co-operative, can it help create a Big Society?

Back in May 2010 Bob Cannell and I were attending a European Conference for worker co-operatives, when we heard the news that David Cameron had not just be talking about the Big ...

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Global NewsFollow the web's co-operative.connections '” September

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Global NewsSalute Co-op's local heroes

The extraordinary dedication, professionalism and commitment of Co-op staff around the country during the worst winter weather in 30 years has been praised by Co-operative Group ...

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Global NewsMark's mission to change the world

Backbench power is making all kinds of waves in the House of Commons. One man definitely making his mark is Labour/Co-op MP Mark Lazarowicz. Just 48 hours after the historic ...

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Global NewsCo-op MPs condemn pro-hunt extremists

FEARS that pro-hunting extremists will join with the far-right British National Party in a campaign of violence and civil disobedience to try to block a total ban on hunting with dogs has been aired by five Labour/Co-op MPs. The five - Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West), Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West), Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith), Andy Reed (Loughborough) and David Lepper (Brighton Pavilion) - are among a group of over 50 backbench MPs who are supporting an Early Day ...

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Global NewsWest Midlands helps boost children's literacy

CHILDREN'S literacy levels have been given a boost thanks to a learning programme backed by West Midlands Co-op. Around 30 seven-year-old pupils at Clothier Street Primary ...

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