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Co-operatives UK is owned by organisations from across the UK, working together to put co-operative enterprise at the very heart of modern society and the...
It has been widely acknowledged by government and the sector that Industrial and Provident Society legislation, the traditional legal form for co-operatives, and its regulatory framework is in need...
A guide to commissioning, policy and practice
Public interest research report, July 2010
The Office for Public Management (OPM) is an independent centre for the development of public services.
Bottom-up and community-led activities which so often bubble along under the radar are receiving new public recognition.
In Regeneration through co-operation, three ippr researchers – Carey Oppenheim...
The way to improve football in the UK, now the World Cup is over, is to follow the approach of leading Spanish clubs and hand them over to their fans. This report - written by Dave Boyle and launched...
Co-operatives provide a trusted alternative based on self-help and working together. The co-operative call to action sets out proposals from Co-operatives UK, in consultation with the wider co-...
This guide is aimed at business advisers and other professionals who provide support to community groups and organisations that are exploring the option of community investment.
It provides the...
Have you been invited to buy shares in a community enterprise? Then you are not alone. You are one of thousands taking the opportunity to invest in your local shop, rescue a pub, finance alternative...
As we find the economy searching for an alternative, co-operative values and principles are increasingly viewed as the modern solution to our economic problems.
This report, launched at Co-operatives...
Listen to Professor John Arnold present the state of the UK co-operative economy and the results of the Co-operative Business Confidence Survey at Co-operatives 2010.
Research conducted online by YouGov, in May, on behalf of Co-operatives UK also reveals that in 2010, the majority of us speak to our neighbours once a week or less often (66%), one in four of us (27...
To mark the beginning of Co-operatives Fortnight, the UK’s first ’formula for co-operation’ reveals the attributes and qualities needed by those organisations, businesses and governments who seek to...
The Community Shares Programme is a two-year action-research project funded by the Office of the Third Sector and the Department for Communities and Local Government working in partnership with the...
From the outside, a co-operative may look like any other business. It’s what goes on inside that makes them different.
This leaflet - produced as part of the first Co-operatives Fortnight -...
The Conservatives have recently announced policies allowing local people to form community co-operatives to take over council services, and enabling public sector workers to form co-operatives to...
A new edited publication from the Cooperative College exploring the complex issues in the global food chains.
Compiled and edited by Ruth Bergan for the Co-operative College.
This manifesto is the first of its kind. It is a challenge to the UK’s political parties to show how they plan to support and nurture the mutual sector, for the good of our country.
This manifesto...
This booklet describes co-operative approaches to the personalisation agenda that are an innovative and practical response. These approaches provide the potential to meet many of the aspirations of...
The Great British Pub is a unique institution.
The local pub is the focal point of communities across the country - in both rural and urban areas - and it is a national treasure we need to protect....
A clear, simple and understandable guide to the legal and governance processes required to support the third sector - from co-operatives to social enterprises. Second edition.
These are the rules that govern what Co-operatives UK does, how it does it and the relationship it has with its members . . . and that its members have with it.
Co-operatives UK Limited, Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS. Registered in England as an Industrial and Provident Society under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965. Registered no. 2783R.
