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Covid-19 – time to rethink free market capitalism?

With global recession looming in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, where next for efforts to…

How are community businesses meeting the challenges of lockdown?

'Trust is the new currency/shares now, and it is communities, and community organisations ... whose stock…

Central England Co-op joins scheme to help vulnerable Lichfield residents

The scheme could be replicated by Central England Co-op across its 16 trading counties

Covid19: Updates, 30 March

Updates from the UK and around the world on the co-op response to the coronavirus pandemic

Two credit unions secure government funding to drive digitisation

Capital Credit Union and the Police Credit Union were awarded funding through the Affordable Credit Challenge

Covid-19: Food co-ops look to ways to keep supply chains going

'Our members are committed to doing everything in their power to ensure the continued availability of…

Co-operatives UK says sector needs more government support through lockdown

'At least 30% of co-operative social enterprises are currently experiencing a significant loss of income and…

US Congress adopts new Covid-19 relief package

All co-operative businesses should be eligible to participate in federal disaster assistance, argue the apex bodies

Covid-19 updates: 27 March

From emergency store recruitment to new safety measures, more updates from the co-op movement

Covid-19 updates: 26 March

Here's some of today's news from co-ops and their response to the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Recovery Fund will help US co-ops affected by Covid-19

Declining sales and higher costs related to Covid-19 are impacting some co-ops

Wales Co-op Centre launches Covid-19 helpline for social business

'We’ve seen positive stories of communities and community based business coming together collectively to face the…