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Show filtersWhat do Quaker and co-operative businesses have in common?
'The Rochdale Principles bear more than a passing resemblance to the Quaker testimonies, which are equality,…
Distribution of white poppies in schools causes controversy
White poppies, first worn by the Women’s Co-operative Guild in 1933, are a symbol of peace…
Call goes out for records of UK worker co-ops for new archive of the movement
The Co-operative Heritage Trust wants to create an archive of upsurge in the movement that took…
Book recalls the co-op wartime chapter in the career of cartoonist Giles
The much-loved cartoonist honed his style with his wartime work for Reynold’s News, the Sunday paper…
Manchester mayor pledges to ‘put co-op ideas into practice’ at Party exhibition
'People are ready for something different', Manchester’s Labour/Co-op mayor Andy Burnham told a gathering at the…
How co-operative architecture has shaped Britain’s skylines
On World Architecture Day, we take a look at some of the brick-and-mortar icons of the…
Here are some of the leading lights from the Co-op Party’s first 100 years
Including the blacksmith's son who served in Churchill's war cabinet and the first woman to serve…
Review: George Jacob Holyoake: Co-operation as ‘This New Order of Life’
Andrew Bibby looks at Stephen Yeo’s exploration of the life and lessons of George Jacob Holyoake,…
East of England’s support for refugees, from the Spanish Civil War to the present day
80 years after it took in 100 children fleeing the brutal conflict, the co-op has donated…
150 years of Chelmsford Star: Book celebrates a truly local co-op
A fascinating account of the society’s history and the innovations it has seen, from motorised transport…
Sale of an icon: Why the Co-operative Insurance Tower is so significant
With its striking architecture and interior artworks, the 387ft building symbolised a confident movement
