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This page shows a collection of blogs from members of this on-line community. This is a great place to find out about what is happening throughout the co-operative movement. For more information, just click the 'read more' link provided.
Consumer owned co-operatives – strategies for growthPosted by Isabel on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 Ahead of speaking at Co-operatives UK’s annual retail conference at the end of February, Rodrigo Gouveia, Secretary General of Euro Coop, the European trade body for consumer owned co-operatives, provides a guest blog on strategies for growing consumer owned co-operatives in difficult economic times. Read More » |
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Size of worker co-op sectorPosted by john.atherton on Friday, 3 February 2012 I collated some info for the last worker co-operative council meeting (Co-operatives UK's representative body for worker co-ops). I thought you might be interested in some of the figures. Read More » |
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MyCSP style over substance?Posted by john.atherton on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 I have just read an article in the Financial Times about the new "employee owned" privatisation of the civil servants pension fund. Read More » |
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Home grown banks around the worldPosted by Linzi Nedoszytko on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 Home grown banks around the world Read More » |
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Move, move, move your moneyPosted by Ed Mayo on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 Hurrah! The UK campaign to call for us all to ‘move your money’ to co-op and mutual banks launches today. Read More » |
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The international year in numbersPosted by Ed Mayo on Monday, 30 January 2012 The International Year of Cooperatives so far in numbers: Pope praises co-ops 0 hours Launch in a dozen nations 274 hours UK signs up to Coops Act 442 hours Bill Gates says coops a solution for inequality 609 hours Read More » |
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@edmayo1Posted by Ed Mayo on Sunday, 29 January 2012 I have started to tweet – facts, thoughts and dreams from the mayo zone Find me, follow me here Read More » |
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Fairtrade PlanetPosted by Ed Mayo on Friday, 27 January 2012 I have contributed a blog on fair trade and co-ops for the Fairtrade Foundation – ‘Can we build a co-operative economy?’ Read More » |
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Co-operatives Bill - The week after the week beforePosted by CoopBill on Thursday, 26 January 2012 It has been a week since Prime Minister, David Cameron made the historic announcement that the legislation relating to co-operatives will be consolidated into one Act. As Read More » |
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History is not a disposable productPosted by Ed Mayo on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 In Ipswich on Saturday, after the heady days of Government announcements in the week, I was asked a question at the East of England Society which I hadn’t predicted. Read More » |
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