Co-ops unleashed? A movement critiqued

' I don’t want co-ops in the market – I want them to form something separate…

Plunkett Foundation celebrates its centenary with social media film project

The organisation will also be launching new initiatives under its current five-year strategy

Contractor co-op wants to offer stability to workers at the mercy of the gig economy

'Where it comes into play is providing a safe environment for them to contract with clients…

New year, new co-ops: Manchester

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

£2.2m funding announced for communities looking to save their pubs

This funding builds on the success of the current More Than a Pub programme

Co-ops encouraged to respond to FCA consultation on regulatory fees and levies

Changes proposed could save co-ops between £67 and £495 a year

Green Elephant Co-op at Halton Mill boosts trading through match trading grants

Match trading is a new type of grant funding that pound-for-pound matches an increase in income…

Platform 6: Helping the movement seize its moment

'If we are to double the size of the co-op movement then we need to double…

Cadwell Turnbull on social fiction and the collaborative narrative

Oliver Sylvester-Bradley talks to the SF writer about how experimental co-op visions can lead to a…

Social Enterprise UK removes membership fee for start-ups and small enterprises

'Expanding our network will enable us to help amplify the voice of the sector'

New co-op could take the place of Colman’s Mustard in Norwich

Social entrepreneur Robert Ashton and Labour councillor Steve Morphew have organised a crowdfunding campaign to set…

2017 in review: Top stories from the co-op movement

A look back on the highlights from the past year in Co-op News