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Show filtersCo-op model as a vehicle of transformation in local government
The Co-op Party has set out six steps to building community wealth, based on the Cleveland…
Re-imagining housing – how are co-op models helping to tackle the housing crisis?
Co-operative Congress held a session on housing, which looked at schemes such as new student housing…
The country’s 50th co-op pub opens its doors as the movement gathers strength
The Craufurd Arms in Maidenhead was saved from closure by locals who raised £310,000 from a…
How community pubs and shops are helping villages thrive
Two reports from Plunkett Foundation, the support organisation for community-owned shops and pubs, show how such…
Steve Murrells joins Coldplay, Ellie Goulding and Pharrell Williams to fight water poverty
The music stars and Co-op Group chief executive helped to kickstart the Global Investment Fund for…
Co-operative Congress 2017: Reimagining community by turning assets into co-ops
‘We need to persuade people to see social value as an economic outcome’
Actor Michael Sheen on co-ops and building a fairer economy
The award-winning stage and screen star has branched out into social activism and attended Co-operative Congress,…
Co-operative Congress: Reimagining the economy
A panel looked at ways to reshape the economy to avert the crises facing the UK…
The Big Debate: How are co-ops caring for communities at a time of crisis?
As austerity cuts take hold in the UK's social services, and demographic changes bring a new…
How are co-operatives ensuring no one is left behind?
As this year’s International Day of Co-operatives takes the theme of inclusion, we look at the…
‘We need to build a better economy – and we need to do it ourselves’
Dame Pauline Green explains more about the new national development strategy for co-ops, led by Co-operatives…
