Politics & Legal

All Politics & Legal news articles

Show filters

Opinion: Co-operatives have a key role to play in the SSE revolution

Co-operating together at the first CTRL Shift Summit

Lessons from women co-operators

The third Co-operative Women’s Voices event looked at how to deal with challenges in the movement

How a credit union took the civil rights path to become a national lender

Self-Help was established with $77 raised from a bake sale and battled its way to become…

Co-op Party responds to Green Party comments about Labour relationship

General secretary Claire McCarthy has spoken out against claims the Party lacks influence with Labour

New pilot ‘accelerator’ launched for UK platform co-operatives

Co-operatives UK and Stir to Action team up to launch UnFound, which will support emerging democratic…

Outdoor leisure co-ops suspend goods from company linked to gun maker

US retailer REI and Canada’s Mountain Equipment Co-op have stopped selling products from Vista Outdoor, which…

Competition Market Authority opens inquiry into Co-op Group takeover of Nisa

Nisa members approved the Group's offer to buy the business for £137.5m last November but the…

Can public service mutuals keep the co-op ethos in a competitive market?

A workshop at the Ways Forward conference in Manchester looked at the issues faced by co-ops…

Co-op Party wants post-Brexit trade deals to protect developing economies

'As the UK’s place in the world changes, it’s vital that we safeguard and build on…

Co-op Party MSP urges Scottish employers to help modern slavery victims

Kezia Dugdale lodged a parliamentary motion praising the Co-op Group’s Bright Future Programme

Rebecca Long-Bailey: Labour would work with co-ops to change the economy

The shadow business secretary and MP for Salford and Eccles looks to collaboration for a co-operative…

Ugandan Parliament asks government for funding to revive co-operatives

Legislators also backed calls to revive the country’s co-operative bank