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Mary Queen of Shops urges stronger Co-op values

Mary Queen of Shops — TV personality and retail guru Mary Portas — has urged the UK Co-operative Movement to shout louder and longer about its ethical trading credentials.
June 27 2011

Co-operatives eclipse UK economy

Figures reveal that the co-operative sector outperformed the wider UK economy last year.
June 27 2011

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• Report offers blueprint for a mutual Post Office
• Lincolnshire celebrates 150 years with big giveaway
• Nominate a co-operative for 'excellence'
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Features:

Co-op banks can weather banking crisis

Co-operative and mutual banks and not-for-profit savings banks have played an important role in the European financial system over the last century. Indeed, there remain several European co-operative banks that have a very strong presence in their domestic markets.
August 04 2011

 

Mergers can strengthen credit union sector

Where to now for credit unions? The global financial crash has been both a plus and a minus for the organisations often referred to as finance co-operatives.
May 24 2011

 

More Features:

• Government needs answers to help public servants set up co-ops
• Private corporations set to cash in on financial mutuals
• A swift exit from independent advisers is the right move for CFS
• Ed Balls: A manifesto for a Co-operative Britain
• Ed Mayo: 'The time is right for co-operation'

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