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Co-operative support needed for nomadic communities

'As a movement, we should be prepared to get our hands dirty, learn more about each…

UK co-ops urge political parties to support movement at next election

The campaign calls for regulatory and capital reform, and more room for co-op options in 'broken…

Co-operatives UK holds second National Youth Summit in Birmingham

Organisations at the event, which drew more than 100 young people, included Co-op Foundation. New Internationalist,…

How are co-ops driving gender equality?

Co-ops and Mutuals Wales held an online event with contributors including Central Co-op, Cwmpas, Co-op News…

Co-op Congress: ‘When we work together the co-op movement moves’

'179 years since 1844, we are still embracing the values and principles of the Rochdale Pioneers,…

Co-operatives UK announces winners of the £10k UnFound business accelerator

The funding will be shared between platform co-ops Deep Time, the Flower Grower Collective, Grassroots City…

Green energy report for North West calls for more citizen ownership

Co-operatives UK joined a taskforce for the Manchester and Liverpool city regions which found the north…

Building societies bring mutual values to bear on economic crisis

'The culture, behaviour and decisions made by building societies, credit unions and co-ops are different because…

Minister announces major government review of co-op legislation

Finance minister Andrew Griffith told Co-op Congress it would be 'the most comprehensive modernisation of the…

Playground for the New Economy 2023 looks for ways to rebuild democracy

Stir to Action brought the event north for talks, workshops, music and networking opportunities, with contributors…

UK government opens third round of Community Ownership Fund

'From far-flung pubs to prized community centres, the Community Ownership Fund is putting vital assets back…

Looking back on the first year of the UK’s worker co-op body

'We wanted to provide extra opportunities and have a much more decentralised network of individual workers,'…