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Co-op Party bolsters Labour’s general election success

The Co-operative Party has seen 38 candidates elected - the most in its 100-year history

Co-operative Party announces general election candidates and policy platform

Ideas include plans to rebalance the economy towards the regions and to give more power to…

Our view: Show our general election candidates the co-op way

Despite a short election cycle, this month is the chance to get prospective MPs to commit…

Obituary: Paul Bull, devoted servant of the Co-op Party

Paul Bull, a long-standing activist for the Co-operative Party, has died aged 60. He served the Party…

How can governments help build the platform co-op movement, asks Open:2017

Government at all levels should help platforms co-ops to flourish, Claire McCarthy, general secretary of the Co-operative…

Can responsible businesses create a fairer economy?

One hundred years from the creation of the Co-operative Party, the movement has the opportunity to…

Community-owned bus service replaces axed routes in David Cameron’s constituency

A people’s bus service has taken its maiden voyage after a year of work by Labour & Co-operative…

Looking at the future of work in the age of the robot

Changing technology has brought sweeping changes to the world of work, sparking alarm in some quarters…

Are robots taking our jobs – and how can the co-operative movement save us?

Does technology pose a threat to co-operatives? Or is it opening new opportunities for the sector?…

Co-operative models can ‘help shape post-Brexit UK economy’

As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, the Co-operative Party has published a collection of essays…

Mutual Guarantee Societies Bill passes first reading in Parliament

A ten-minute rule bill to make provisions for the creation of mutual guarantee societies has passed…

End of year review 2016 – Conferences

January: Ways Forward 4 Conference Ways Forward 4: Building an Economy to Serve People Not Profit, held…