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Where does the working class fit into the modern UK co-op movement?

A Revolting Class (Arc) supports co-ops and other social change groups looking to better understand class…

Co-op Retail Conference to plot a course through challenging times

Rose Marley from Co-operatives UK talks to Co-op News ahead of next week's flagship event

Community power in the UK: Reviving the social club

Born from mutual traditions, the clubs were essential community hubs - and they can rise again,…

Life after USAID: Negotiating tactics and a funding coup for co-ops

Paul Hazen from the US Overseas Cooperative Development Council talks to Co-op News about what happens…

Can worker control guide the world past a neoliberal crisis?

Dario Azzellini talks to Co-op News about his new book, which goes back to 'the idea…

How Nepal’s co-ops are minimising caste-based discrimination

Sharmila Thakurii, founder and president of Nepal’s Female Economic Journalist Association (FEJA), reports on efforts to…

Co-operatives and the International Year of the Woman Farmer

Women make up nearly half of the world's agricultural workforce but face limited access to land,…

‘No home’ for housing co-ops in Scottish government, FOI reveals

Jasmine Owens investigates the policy environment for housing co-ops under the Scottish government - and finds…

You are a co-operative – and here’s the scientific reason why

Colin Talbot looks at a work by evolutionary biologist Martin Nowak, Supercooperators

Worker co-ops rising in the USA

Worker co-ops and democratic workplaces have grown 34% since 2020 while more than doubling their workforce

Bruno Roelants on co-operativism at work

The former director general of the ICA talks to Co-op News about his new collection of…

How a London energy co-op is trying to bring power to the people

We speak to Giovanna Speciale, CEO of South East London Community Energy, about its work towards…