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    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 the co-operative movement'

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    Obituary: IFFCO chair Balvinder Singh Nakai

    Tributes from fellow co-operators and local politicians poured in on social media following news of his death

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    Obituary: Credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda (1948 – 2021)

    Chris Smith pays credit to credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda

    9 months ago
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    Obituary: Dr Eudes de Freitas Aquino

    The global co-operative movement paid tribute to one of its most ardent champions, a leading light of Brazil's healthcare sector

    1 year ago
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    Obituary: Lifelong co-operator Winifred Knowles

    Elaine Dean remembers loyal and creative Central England colleague

    1 year ago
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    Obituary: Madge Eccles

    A stalwart of the Co-op Women's Guild, the retail movement and the Labour Party

    1 year ago
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    Obituary: Philippe Frémeaux, former editor of Alternatives économiques

    A well-known figure in France, he led the magazine between 1999 and 2012

    2 years ago
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    Balu Iyer pays tribute to 'a mentor, friend, and guide'

    2 years ago
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    Obituary: Stefan Szymczak

    Stefan was an employee of the Co-op Group for over 30 years and was a key union official

    2 years ago
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    Denis Goldberg: A man of hope

    The veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa would go on to serve as honorary president of the Woodcraft Folk

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