Award winning filmmaker Ken Loach, who directed 2016’s I, Daniel Blake, has called on co-operators to…
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Show filtersCo-operative models can ‘help shape post-Brexit UK economy’
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, the Co-operative Party has published a collection of essays…
Donald Trump government urged to back co-ops in overseas development
The US Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC) has written to US president Donald Trump highlighting why co-ops should…
Co-op supporter elected president of the European Parliament
Antonio Tajani, a keen supporter of co-operative enterprise, has been elected president of the European Parliament.…
Mutual Guarantee Societies Bill passes first reading in Parliament
A ten-minute rule bill to make provisions for the creation of mutual guarantee societies has passed…
How can capital work for the common good?
Cliff Mills, from Anthony Collins solicitors, will be speaking on capital and the common good at…
Co-op leaders hit out at government over “unfair” pension fees
Some of the UK’s largest co-operatives will continue to suffer “arbitrary and unfair” Pension Protection Fund (PPF) charges…
£2,000 prize announced for platform co-op start-ups
A £2,000 start-up grant is on offer to budding digital co-operatives, who have been invited to…
Preview of the Ways Forward 5 Conference: January 2017
Next month’s Ways Forward 5 Conference will be the fifth version of the event, exploring issues…
Co-operative lawyers meet for Latin American summit in Montevideo
More than 100 lawyers from Latin America, and 20 from Europe, Canada and Israel, gathered for…
The role of elected representatives in member engagement
As member-owned businesses, co-operatives place a strong emphasis on engaging with their members. But what is…
