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Co-operation: Addressing the challenges of our time

Hazel Johnson, trustee of the Co-operative College, looks at how the movement can bring structural change…

Co-operative funeral home to host cake-off comp in aid of Wessex Cancer Trust

The winners will receive special prizes sponsored by local businesses

Rochdale to Rwanda: Co-operation beyond borders

A look at the work of the Co-operative College as it helps transform communities at home…

Ways Forward Conference will look for co-op solutions in chaotic world

Discussion in Manchester will range from union-co-op hybrids and the new municpalism of the Preston model…

Meet… Linda Shaw, former vice principal of the Co-operative College

'It was a privilege to work in the co-operative movement'

Southern Co-op donation helps adults who struggle with reading

Colleagues at the Co-operative Funeralcare, in Shaftesbury, have been regularly supporting Read Easy Gillingham and Shaftesbury

Researchers uncover the role of co-ops in peace-building and conflict resolution

The research was produced under the framework of the ICA-EU Partnership

Why credit unions are different from traditional banks

In 2017 eight million people were struggling to keep up with bills and commitments

Scotmid Co-operative recognised at Scottish Grocer Awards

The awards highlight the best of Scottish convenience retailing

Book review: How co-operation can help the masses against a rigged market

Edgar Parnell says individuals, communities, and nations need self-help enterprises if they are to prosper

Film review: The green grassroots revolution in clean energy

Human Energy, a documentary from Adam Dzienis, shares stores from a dozen European countries

Andy Burnham’s Co-operative Commission calls for a new Manchester economy

'As the home of the co-operative movement, it’s vital we harness those values and put them…