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Trouble at John Lewis casts new urgency on question of mutuals reform

'The challenges facing John Lewis only underline the limited capital-raising options for successful, sustainable co-op and…

Co-op Group to offer Barnardo’s donations to encourage member votes

The retailer will give £1 to the charity for every member who votes as part of…

Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada responds to federal budget

Chrystia Freeland's budget includes measures which could benefit community co-ops or those in the agriculture, green…

Obituary: Ted Perfect, 1934-2023

Remembering a co-operator and a friend to many who was never afraid to speak his mind

Interview: Co-op Group Secretary, Dominic Kendal-Ward

And the search for a new Group chair

Summer school to explore the relationship between co-operative law, the co-operative identity and sustainable development

The course is aimed at individuals with a strong interest in co-operative law

Book review: Visions of a co-operative democracy to reshape society

Cooperation: A political, economic and social theory, Bernard E Harcourt, Columbia £28

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…

Co-operators in modern slavery campaign criticise Illegal Migration Bill

It is feared the bill could stop modern slavery victims forced into the UK by traffickers…

Irish co-ops share views on Co-operative Societies Bill

ICOS leaders warn that new rules around mergers, audits and setting up co-ops could have a…

More Singaporean co-ops adopt the Tripartite Standards

Each standard – developed by the government with unions and employers – includes a set of…

BCCM chief gives evidence to Australian Senate on value of co-op sector

Melina Morrison wants legislation on the National Reconstruction Fund to put co-ops on equal footing when…