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Energy

Co-op Congress: How community energy can give power to the people

June 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community business

Co-op Congress: Creativity, ownership and a sense of place

June 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Report on the opening session of the UK’s national co-op sector conference
Federations and co-op apexes

Co-op Congress: Looking to a mutual future for AI and digital

June 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The session heard from the Co-operative Network Infrastructure, Transkribus and Agile Collective
Federations and co-op apexes

UK Co-op Fortnight opens with poetic plea to change the world

June 22, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Woodcraft Folk members call for stronger social media protections

June 22, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Politics & Legal

Andy Burnham’s Makerfield win paves way for Labour/Co-op leadership contest

June 19, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Consumer co-op

Retail sector squeeze sparks business transformation at Lincolnshire

June 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Community business

Plunkett UK says it helped launch 35 community businesses last year

June 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Housing

Co-op Group partners with YMCA and LandAid on empty homes plan

June 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Co-op Congress: How can we fix social care?

June 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

UN Federal Credit Union balances climate neutrality with rapid growth

June 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Brazil’s oldest farm co-op battles debt crisis with restructure plan

June 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Co-op Congress: A regional perspective on creative co-ops

June 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-op learning around the world

Education

What next for co-op education? Lessons from Icbec

May 13, 2026
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Education

Lessons in education from the Cooperative University of Kenya

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Education

Argentina’s co-operativas escolares: A case study in co-op education

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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Federations and co-op apexes

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May 7, 2026
Miles Hadfield
‘Whether it’s housing, food security, affordability or economic sovereignty, co-ops provide a better alternative’
Community business

How do you give away power? The tricky question for Pride in Place

May 7, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The £5bn government programme aims to revive ‘left-behind’ areas through grass-roots initiatives – but are communities genuinely in charge?

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