In 2017 eight million people were struggling to keep up with bills and commitments
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Obituary: Malcolm Hornsby, adult educator at the Co-operative College
Mervyn Wilson, former principal of the Co-operative College, recalls a 'passionate and inspirational' educator
Meet … Ali Kurji, chief executive of Heart of England Co-op
Ali Kurji has spent over four decades working in the UK co-op movement – and the…
Obituary: James Arnold, former director of the New Lanark Trust
Iain Macdonald looks back on the life of a key figure in the resurrection of a…
Protecting vulnerable customers: key tips for credit unions
Support for the most vulnerable means working with the government and charities in local area
Going digital: Clockwise Credit Union flies solo on new IT project to extend online reach
The team has developed a real time member portal, migrated to the cloud and launched a…
Can co-ops help to address period poverty?
According to research by Plan International, one in 10 girls is unable to afford sanitary wear
International Women’s Day: Women co-operators share their journeys
'Co-operation is not a noun it is a verb, a process of being, putting principle six…
Whatever happened to the International Summit of Cooperatives?
Tony Patterson, from Co-op Canada Accelerator, investigates the fate of the high-profile Quebec event
The Co-op Credit Union – an alternative to high cost lenders
Operations manager Andy Davey looks at the main challenges for the sector as well as the…
New Channel 5 documentary shows credit union providing life-changing loans
They Lend it You Spend it: The Loan Shop shows a number of members seeking loans…
What does Brexit mean for Northern Ireland co-ops?
'Clearly we are staring at a huge crisis if we crash out without a deal'
