A historical survey looks how the switch from central planning to grassroots development has changed ideas…
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Show filtersResearchers build online index for the Co-op News
The resource, being developed by Principle 5 in Sheffield, will be invaluable to students of the…
Interview: Erskine Holmes, a born co-operator
Co-op News talks to a stalwart of the co-op movement to mark his 80th birthday
Scotmid breaks record for the world’s largest Burns’ Night supper
926 people helped to break the record, at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange
The Co-op Party: A political manifestation of radical roots
This month’s dip into the co-op archives looks at the foundation of the Co-operative Party
‘Three Ships’ co-op landmark earmarked for demolition
Hull City Council said asbestos embedded in the concrete structure means preservation work would be too…
How the CWS went into the farming business
Marking the Co-operative College centenary, archivist Sophie McCulloch recalls the network of farms owned by UK…
Co-ops and Ireland: The shaping of a nation
Patrick Doyle looks the role of co-ops in the history of Ireland as it pushed for…
Obituary: Philip Jones, secretary of United Norwest and United Co-operatives
'Not only did Phil hold a remarkable number of senior roles; he carried them out with…
Co-op culture as a dangerous idea in Victorian Britain
Manchester University is running an English literature module which looks at 19th century co-operation
Mussolini could not kill the co-ops
David Thompson looks at how the co-op movement was able to survive the fascist regime in…
Hebden Bridge pays tribute to its co-operative history
Co-operators celebrated the legacy of the Hebden Bridge Fustian Manufacturing Co-operative Society.