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Good News: A co-operative solution to the media crisis

In this new edition to the "Fresh Ideas" series, Dave Boyle argues that the crisis in the media is a moment of opportunity to bring co-operative structures and business... Read More »

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The great sharing economy

A report into sharing across the UK, by Rachel Griffiths. The gap between rich and poor in the UK is at the highest since records began. Inequality is rife with 50% of the nation... Read More »

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Co-operative call to action

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... Read More »

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Co-operative rail: a radical solution

Trains are more widely used than ever, but, two decades after the privatisation of British Rail, the railways are in a mess. The rail industry is fragmented, heavily subsidised... Read More »

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Co-operative streets: neighbours in the UK

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%),... Read More »

The Cover of Good News: A co-operative solution to the media crisis

Dave Boyle argues that the crisis in the media is a moment of opportunity to bring co-operative structures and business models to the sector. Read More »

Cover of Practical tools for defining co-operative and mutual enterprise

This publication, which follows a draft released in 2011 for consultation, details how Co-operatives UK makes judgements on aspects of co-operative identity. Read More »

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Professor Noreena Hertz explains why the Gucci Capitalism based on self-interest and profit maximisation looks set to be replaced by an open source Co-op Capitalism. Read More »

Cover of Global Business Ownership 2012

This report analyses the number of people who have an ownership stake of co-operative enterprise. Read More »

Cover of A woman's place in the co-operative movement?

This paper is based on interviews we conducted in May 2011 with sixteen women involved in the co-operative movement, commissioned by Co-operatives UK as part of the Co-operative Women’s 2020 Challenge. Read More »

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Cover of Co-operative Capitalism

In Co-op Capitalism Professor Noreena Hertz, one of the most influential... Read More »

The Cover of Good News: A co-operative solution to the media crisis

In this new edition to the "Fresh Ideas" series, Dave Boyle argues... Read More »

Cover of the Co-operative Rail report

Trains are more widely used than ever, but, two decades after the privatisation... Read More »