If you are looking to support the wider co-operative movement, you could join the ranks of…
Hitler’s hit list: co-operatives and co-operators during wartime
Adolf Hitler’s hatred and intolerance of sections of society is well documented, but less known is the…
Member economic participation: turning co-operative supporters into co-operative investors
The path to member economic participation, one of the core co-operative principles, never did run smooth.…
The Marcora Law: an effective tool of active employment policy
Camillo De Berardinis, managing director of CFI, (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa – Cooperation Finance Enterprise), looks at how the Marcora…
The co-operative disadvantage: Why the movement needs a level playing field
Who would voluntarily choose to be a co-operative or a community benefit society? Or – to…
The lesson behind the Austrian co-op banking disaster
Many European countries have co-operative banks. Germany’s Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken are perhaps the best-known, but France,…
What lessons can the UK learn from Germany’s co-operative banking sector?
Co-operative banks make up about two thirds of all German retail banks, and have a broad…
China’s farm co-ops sow for growth
Co-operatives in China are on the rise, especially in the agricultural sector. As Chinese new year…
Could co-ops be the solution for a first class post office?
In 1660, Charles II established the Post Office as the official means of communication between the…
Brass bands: Building communities through music and co-operatives
Brass bands have a rich history worldwide – and in the UK they have a strong…
Let’s talk: inspiring young people to play an active role in communities
Too often, young people aren’t shaping the decisions which affect their lives, but they still inherit…
