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Private corporations set to cash in on financial mutuals
The relationship between cause and effect is usually a fascinating one — and often also a cruel one. Severe distress and economic hardship being felt in the villages of Andhra Pradesh in Southern India is a case in point.
November 19 2010
Locals help grow grocer to success
The shelves at the Green Valley Grocer are crammed with seasonal fruit and vegetables, local honeys and home made preserves. There is proper bread, still warm from the oven, dairy products from Longley Farm, less than nine miles down the road, dry goods from the Suma workers’ co-op 12 miles away, and fresh British fish. It’s amazing how much this tiny retailer fits into a shop the size of a shed.
November 19 2010
Inner-city dwellers find a taste of the countryside
A community initiative to bring a taste of the countryside to inner city Birmingham is becoming a co-operative with the help of Co-operative Futures.
October 14 2010
Social project left in limbo by Coalition’s funding freeze
Plans to create seven new social enterprises, providing jobs for around 70 people, are currently on hold while a review of government funding is carried out.
September 17 2010
Ed Balls: A manifesto for a Co-operative Britain
For the Labour leadership campaign, Ed Balls, Labour/Co-op MP for Morley & Outwood and the Education Secretary in the previous Government, put together his Co-operative Manifesto. Co-operative News publishes this as a contribution towards the debate on how the Labour and Co-op Movements go forward in the wake of this year’s general election defeat . . .
September 14 2010
Children make a beeline for Anglia
Children and bees might seem an unusual combination — but young minds have been really made to buzz by an initiative launched by Anglia Co-operative at its headquarters in Peterborough.
September 08 2010
Social firms help more workers
A comprehensive mapping report by Social Firms UK has identified a 32 per cent growth in the sector over the past four years.
September 04 2010
Farmers sow seeds of change for Malawi’s co-ops
Imagine if the government just closed down the co-operative movement and took over all the assets of the consumer societies, farmer co-operatives — the lot?
August 26 2010
Can co-operatives help cut costs for Lambeth Council?
About 25 years ago I attended a meeting of Labour councillors from various local authorities across the country. We started talking about problems with policing and a very serious councillor from the London Borough of Lambeth explained the answer: the solution, she said, was residents’ militias who would take over responsibility for law and order from the police.
June 25 2010
Village co-operative a hit on the radio
After months of anticipation, the villagers of Ambridge in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers have celebrated the opening of their community-owned shop.
June 23 2010
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