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23 May '12

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Global NewsCo-op MPs to vote against voting reform

UPDATE: Some Co-op MPs named below have told the News they are not supporting the No Campaign, or they are currently undecided. For more details read here.

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Global NewsMiliband proposes turning BBC into a mutual

The call by Labour leadership candidate David Miliband for the BBC to be turned into a co-operative has been welcomed by Co-operatives UK Secretary General Ed Mayo.

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Global NewsCo-operatives Fortnight in full swing

Co-operatives Fortnight kicked off on Saturday (June 19th) with the Co-operative Group’s `52 Ways to Change the World Co-operatively` event at Westmister Central Hall.

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Global NewsCo-op Party ready for election battle

The Co-operative Party is confident of securing a significant presence in the next Parliament and could even return a record number of MPs.

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Global NewsLambeth aims to be first 'Co-op Council'

A local authority is making plans to brand itself as the country’s first “Co-operative Council” later this year.

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Global NewsOwnership is crucial to public services ''“ Minister

Co-operative Group Chief Executive Peter Marks has agreed to serve on an independent advisory commission on mutuality and ownership announced in the House of Commons by Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell.


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Global NewsMP's Olympic bid plea

CO-OP MP Andy Love has called on the Government and London Mayor Ken Livingstone to 'mutualise' the Olympic Games by offering membership of its governing organisation to all Londoners. Mr Love, Labour/Co-op MP for Edmonton, is proposing that London's bid to host the games in 2012 should be controlled by a community business that will give a voice to ordinary people in addition to the Government, the Greater London Authority and the British Olympic Association.

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Global NewsFootball trust expansion boost

Supporters Direct has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Gordon Brown and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell that the Government is to expand the role for the organisation. The commitment comes as part of news that a new National Sports Foundation (NSF) is to be set up to deliver £ 40 million investment into grass roots sport to provide community based programmes, encouraging inclusion and participation through Sport direct from Treasury funding. As part of this new funding the Government ...

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