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US representatives introduce bill to strengthen rural co-ops 

The Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act would reauthorise the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) programme

New Internationalist calls for funds to support reporting on far-right

The Oxford-based publishing co-op hopes to raise £50,000 by 21 March, and aims to expose the…

How cross-party groups in Parliament are working to support co-ops

We catch up with MPs Patrick Hurley and Andrew Pakes, who lead the APPGs on the…

Government changes to procurement rules could help community business

The national procurement policy statement says authorities should maximise spend with small businesses, start-ups and social…

Labour/Co-op MP Anneliese Dodds quits government over aid cut

'Ultimately, these cuts will remove food and healthcare from desperate people - deeply harming the UK's…

Co-op Party launches Community Britain campaign to ‘restore trust’

'Community has always been at the heart of the co-operative movement. Now, we’re on a mission…

Greenwich Council draws up its vision for future of co-operation

A co-operative commission appointed by the borough last April has produced 12 recommendations on co-op business…

Co-op Group welcomes law to protect retail workers from violent crime

Soaring offence rates have prompted the Group and other co-op retailers into an eight-year campaign for…

CCIN calls to put co-op ideas into action at annual conference

The event presented a new co-op development toolkit and the findings of the Greenwich Co-operative Commission…

Co-op movement gets ready to fight its corner in Trump’s America

A wide range of co-operative initiatives at home and abroad have been impacted by executive orders…

Co-op Group joins list of retailers calling for think on farmers’ inheritance tax

'They are facing many challenges, and we have seen first-hand the fear, anxiety and anger currently…

Co-ops want ‘balanced approach’ to EU-Ukraine trade liberalisation

European agri co-ops have joined a call by industry stakeholders calling for “a carefully balanced approach”…