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Students launch national co-op housing body to tackle broken market

Student Co-op Homes, a national body, aims to address problems within the student housing sector

Report highlights trade unions and co-ops partnering to protect precarious workers

The umbrella co-operative model, similar to SMart and IndyCube, could help those struggling in the gig…

Energy co-op sets up buyers’ club for household solar panels

'The more solar energy we can generate as a community, the less we depend on climate-changing…

Lessons from women co-operators

The third Co-operative Women’s Voices event looked at how to deal with challenges in the movement

Ministers announce £10m fund to help farmers develop co-ops

The move was welcomed by Co-operatives UK which says collaborative working will help farmers adapt after…

New pilot ‘accelerator’ launched for UK platform co-operatives

Co-operatives UK and Stir to Action team up to launch UnFound, which will support emerging democratic…

How Georgia’s forgotten revolution pointed the way to a co-operative economy

'A Marxist party carrying out a democratic socialist revolution in an entire country? I know of…

Burns Night sees the spirit start flowing at community-owned GlenWyvis Distillery

The site will produce whisky and gin, with profits passed on to community projects at home…

After the Carillion collapse, can worker-owned contractors offer a better alternative?

'The work is so much project-based that there would be a natural team for many service…

Expansion of employee ownership trusts could create three million employee owners

'Expanding ownership is a durable, meaningful way to give people and communities a powerful stake and…

Looking ahead to 2018: It’s time for co-ops to do it ourselves

Ed Mayo, secretary general at Co-operatives UK, reflects on the last 12 months and looks ahead…

2017 in focus: Some of the key topics in the co-operative year

From austerity and the future of farming to youth engagement and sustainability, the movement has placed…