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Members of MEC meet to plan next steps in their fight for co-op ideals

Campaign leaders thanked supporters for their passion and commitment and set out three possible course of…

Would co-operatives make tea taste better?

Pay and conditions in the industry are in a race to the bottom says Stirling Smith…

Can radical new visions restore an old sense of community?

A look at some of the sessions at the recent Stir to Action festival

Martha and Richard Anker: five decades of campaigning for decent incomes

A new benchmark which will make it easier to estimate a living wage for small farmers…

Cooperatives Europe adopts Gender Equality Charter

Cooperatives Europe encourages its members to adopt the charter's commitments

Does the ICA Statement on the Co-operative Identity need revisiting?

'The identity statement is an attempt to create global inclusion but at the same time we…

Study of co-op architecture shows how the movement changed England

Dr Natalie Bradbury reviews Lynn Pearson's impressive survey of the landmarks build by co-operation

Co-op Party names new chair and vice chair

Jim McMahon MP has been appointed NEC chair and Ruth Hall takes the role of vice…

Judge quashes attempt to halt sale of Mountain Equipment Co-op

The Canadian retailer had been struggling financially and announced its sale to a US private investment…

Principle 5 plots the revival of the Sheffield Co-operator

The Yorkshire Co-operative Resource Centre is planning a new edition of the historic title for next…

Co-op News: informing and educating about co-operation

'The frequency, design and layout of the News may have changed over the years, but the…

Land co-op launches share offer for eco-housing project

Somerset Co-op Community Land Trust is looking for £534,000 to develop sites in Taunton and Wiveliscombe