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Gareth Thomas: Labour should drop water and energy nationalisation

The Labour/Co-op MP says voters were put off by the potential cost of nationalisation and favours…

MP tables bill to help co-ops raise private investment for green projects

The private members bill, from Labour MP Anna McMorrin, is similar to a law introduced last…

BCCM chief says co-ops can solve problems for care and farming sectors

Melina Morrison also repeated her praise for the sector’s response to the bushfires devastating the country

Midcounties Co-op: Making a difference in regional communities

'How can we create opportunities and legacies? How can we work with your communities to help…

Researchers build online index for the Co-op News

The resource, being developed by Principle 5 in Sheffield, will be invaluable to students of the…

Co-operatives UK joins campaign to fight inequality

Projects in Cornwall, Wigan, Grimsby, Leicester and Bradford are using the movement’s values and principles to…

Meet Chris Matthews, director at East of England Co-op

Chris also serves as a store manager at the society and discusses the challenges of juggling…

Central England Co-op backs scheme to help ex-offenders rehabilitate

The scheme is supporting ex-offenders to tackle their addictions

Agriculture award for former SAOS chief James Graham

'His intellect, drive, resilience and humility have been of colossal and probably irreplaceable value to Scotland’s…

Reinventing retailing: case studies from Coop Sweden and Coop Italia

We looked at how some European retailers are innovating by teaming up with tech start-ups

Ethical challenges for co-ops in the modern retail world

From the need to build industry partnerships to new entrants to the ethical market and the…

Co-op movement plots the way forward at two key events

This month sees the Co-operative Futures and Co-operative Retail conferences