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Banking and InsuranceRussia has been kicked out of SWIFT. But did you know SWIFT is a co-op?
SWIFT is a second level co-operative set up in Belgium under Belgium’s co-operative law
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HistoryMussolini could not kill the co-ops
David Thompson looks at how the co-op movement was able to survive the fascist regime...
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HistoryCo-op Paths to Peace and the Peace Sign
CND celebrated its 60th anniversary last month – and here is a look at the...
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CommunityAlbany, Piccadilly: The oldest continuing co-owned housing complex in the world?
Albany in London is the longest continuously co-owned apartment building in the world. David Thompson...
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MutualsWith a little help from my friends: The Beatles, the Liver Building and the co-op spirit
Fifty years on from the release of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, we look...
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HousingMobile park residents have a home to call their own after co-op buyout
Residents of a mobile home park in New Hampshire are celebrating after forming a co-operative and taking...
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CommunityCo-op housing honoured in UNESCO award for Le Corbusier buildings
As Unesco adds 17 buildings by Le Corbusier to its list of World Heritage sites,...
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CommunityCo-operative innovator receives Oscar for social action
With over 40 million people watching this year’s Oscars ceremony, few will know that a...
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Borrowing member capital ideas from US food co-ops
The 1854 Almanac of the Rochdale Pioneers asks: “How many stores have languished for years,...
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Housing case study 4: US unions help build housing co-operatives
In the Bronx borough of New York City stands a proud pioneering housing co-operative affectionately...
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