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New year, new co-ops: Liverpool

Growth is bringing challenges to Britain’s cities: here is a co-op response from new ventures Kitty’s…

New year, new co-ops: Manchester

Growth is bringing challenges to Britain’s cities: here is a co-op response from new ventures Friends…

Will the new Welsh First Minister be good for co-operatives?

Derek Walker, chief executive of Wales Co-operative Centre, on what Mark Drakeford can do for the…

A real living wage for real people’s lives

'If people haven’t got enough money to pay the rent, they’re just a few days away…

Housing co-op top of the affordable table over 10,000 rentals

The California development is a leading example of the limited equity co-op model

Co-ops can help to secure a future for youth at risk of exclusion

A conference hosted by Cecop-Cicopa Europe looked at how co-ops can help young people take control…

Hazel Blears on serving as a member nominated director at the Co-op Group

The Co-op Group has two member-nominated director seats up for election next year. We talk to…

Mutualising public services: How do we engage with workers and the public?

'I think people feel they have a better influence and they feel a bit closer to…

Co-op engagement: Reaching out to baby boomers to leave a co-op legacy

As business owners from the baby-boom generation near retirement, co-operators in Cleveland and working to transition…

Co-op engagement: Lessons from Outlandish

'We don't want to grow, we just want to work with nice people and deliver things…

Christmas gifts: Festive goodies from the Ethical Shop

A selection of ethical gifts for the festive season

The Bristol Bike Project celebrates 10 years of empowering communities

The co-op has helped 2,000 people from marginalised communities become independently mobile and gain new skills