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Minister announces major government review of co-op legislation

Finance minister Andrew Griffith told Co-op Congress it would be 'the most comprehensive modernisation of the…

Playground for the New Economy 2023 looks for ways to rebuild democracy

Stir to Action brought the event north for talks, workshops, music and networking opportunities, with contributors…

UK government opens third round of Community Ownership Fund

'From far-flung pubs to prized community centres, the Community Ownership Fund is putting vital assets back…

Looking back on the first year of the UK’s worker co-op body

'We wanted to provide extra opportunities and have a much more decentralised network of individual workers,'…

Co-op Bank invests £400k with Co-operatives UK to nurture ethical business

'By acting collectively, we can create fairer and more ethical ways to trade, consume and live'

Preparations under way for Co-operatives Fortnight

'This year, we'll show how co‑operatives offer an altogether different way to do business; to support…

Retail Conference 2023: Co-op Group CEO asserts movement’s values in the face of crisis

Shirine Khoury-Haq shared her thoughts on the route to successful co-operative enterprise

Sceptical response from co-op movement to Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget

A welcome for the £100m support fund for community business came alongside a call for more…

Supporting co-operation: Claire Dalton on her new role as secretary of Co-operatives UK

'We are led by our values and ethics and I want to do everything I can…

£2.2m fund launched to support community businesses across the UK

Co-operatives UK will deliver the investment, aimed at spreading the community shares model into neglected areas

Annual Q&A: Rose Marley, chief executive of Co-operatives UK

'Our values and principles are not simply a badge to be worn. They must be at…

Young people and the future of cooperation in Europe

Alice Toomer-McAlpine speaks with two delegates at the Cooperatives Europe youth event held in Cardiff late…