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Politics
Politics
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PoliticsObituary: Labour/Co-op Party veteran Barbara Hawkins (1944-2021)
'Barbara’s profound motivation to create a more equal world was manifested by her lifelong involvement with the co-operative movement'
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DevelopmentUN secretary general report looks at the role of co-ops in social development
The report will act as a point of reference for UN member states
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Politics‘Politics is about choices’: Co-op Party’s Preet Kaur Gill MP addresses Labour Conference
'The Co-op Party has stood shoulder to shoulder with the Labour Party in the fight for fairness and equality'
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PoliticsEuropean Parliament resolution highlights power of co-ops to fix the platform economy
The European confederation of industrial and service co-operatives (CECOP) welcomed the resolution
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PoliticsWorker co-ops and social economy sector respond to EU State of the Union speech
The speech did not make any references to the upcoming Social Economy Action Plan, due to be unveiled in December
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LegalUS Congress Committee passes legislation to enable co-ops to access SBA loan guarantees
The legislation would provide US$500m to pilot a co-op lending programme
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Banking and InsuranceMore questions from MPs over demutualisation plan for LV=
Gareth Thomas MP asked a number of questions, including an inquiry about future pension arrangements for the mutual's staff
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HealthCo-op Party condemns government plan for National Insurance hike
'As co-operators, we know that increasing funds into a market dominated by private interests won’t fix the whole problem'
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USA: Co-ops mentioned in bipartisan bill to create regional innovation hubs
An amendment to the bill would strengthen support for co-operatives
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DevelopmentFunding boost for Malaysian co-op sector
The initiative forms part of the federal government’s RM 150 billion People’s Wellbeing and Economic Recovery Package
