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John Atherton

All articles by John Atherton.

Banking and Insurance Business Housing Politics & Legal Retail Technology Worker co-ops

What we could learn from French co-ops

January 18, 2012
John Atherton

Shame to see plans for SeaFrance to become a worker co-op have run aground.  This is…

Banking and Insurance Federations and co-op apexes Finance Politics & Legal Worker co-ops

What’s a social co-operative, can it help create a Big Society?

September 10, 2010
John Atherton

Back in May 2010 Bob Cannell and I were attending a European Conference for worker co-operatives,…

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