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Co-op movement calls for local empowerment in response to Rishi Sunak’s budget

Sector bodies welcomed some spending commitments but branded the statement a missed opportunity in terms of…

‘Politics is about choices’: Co-op Party MPs at Labour conference

'While we are proud of our different traditions, we are clear about our shared ambitions'

‘We are the doers and the makers’: Co-op Party celebrates community power

Devolution, decarbonisation and community wealth building were under discussion at the Party's interactive online conference

Co-operative Party Conference: policy debates and campaign workshops

Saving the high streets, alternative models of social care, community-level climate action and the mutualisation of…

Impact conference explores the co-operative identity

The co-op movement can help deliver the positive change the world is calling for – but how…

Obituary: Labour/Co-op Party veteran Barbara Hawkins (1944-2021)

'Barbara’s profound motivation to create a more equal world was manifested by her lifelong involvement with…

Cooperatives Europe welcomes new board and president

Cooperatives Europe represents 84 member organisations from 33 European countries across all business sectors

UN secretary general report looks at the role of co-ops in social development

The report will act as a point of reference for UN member states

‘Politics is about choices’: Co-op Party’s Preet Kaur Gill MP addresses Labour Conference

'The Co-op Party has stood shoulder to shoulder with the Labour Party in the fight for…

European Parliament resolution highlights power of co-ops to fix the platform economy

The European confederation of industrial and service co-operatives (CECOP) welcomed the resolution

Worker co-ops and social economy sector respond to EU State of the Union speech

The speech did not make any references to the upcoming Social Economy Action Plan, due to…

US Congress Committee passes legislation to enable co-ops to access SBA loan guarantees

The legislation would provide US$500m to pilot a co-op lending programme