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Obituary: Lord Myners, City man who drafted Co-op Group rescue plan

'Lord Myners played a crucial role in the rebuild of the Co-op back in 2014 ...…

Obituary: Alan Middleton, former director at Lincolnshire Co-op and Co-operatives UK

'His contribution to the co-operative movement, as a guardian of good co-operative corporate governance, is undisputed'

In memoriam: Obituaries from the co-op movement in 2021

The co-op movement said some sad farewells

Obituary: Bill May, activist and veteran London co-operator

Socialist campaigner with a commitment to co-op education

Obituary: Dr Carl Clowes, first chair of pioneering community co-op

Antur Aelhaearn was established in 1974 to create local opportunities and prevent depopulation in Llanaelhaearn village,…

Obituary: Charles E. Snyder, a US co-operative banking pioneer

He was president and CEO of the National Cooperative Bank

Obituary: Christian Pèes, French co-operator and agriculture innovator

He had led Euralis, one of the largest agricultural co-ops in France, and Cogeca, the European…

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…

Obituary: IFFCO chair Balvinder Singh Nakai

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

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

Chris Smith pays credit to credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda

Obituary: Derek Oldham, driving force at Penrith Co-op

He served as general manager from 1961-1991 and oversaw major store improvements

‘The most insightful co-op researcher of our day’: Ed Mayo remembers Johnston Birchall

The former secretary general of Co-operatives UK remembers one of the movement's leading thinkers