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Ed Mayo: 'The time is right for co-operation'
Ed Mayo’s appointment last year as Secretary General of Co-operatives UK marked an important change of direction for the Movement. Ed is a very different type of person from his predecessor, Pauline Green. Pauline had been a serious political player, with influence across the Labour Party and Labour government, who had been leader of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.
June 03 2010
Enterprise Hub helps co-ops flourish
The benefits of a £5 million UK-wide investment in the co-operative sector are being felt across the UK as the nationwide roll-out of The Co-operative Enterprise Hub gathers pace.
May 13 2010
Financial mutuals feel the pain
Skipton Building Society’s decision to raise its mortgage lending rate is a sign of how badly hit some financial mutuals are in the current, continuing, crisis. Skipton has just increased its Standard Variable Rate (SVR) from 3.5 to 4.95 per cent.
February 05 2010
Ireland’s building societies are teetering on the brink
Something is rotten in the state of Ireland. Specifically, something is very rotten in the Republic’s banks. And, just for once (for good reason), I include the country’s last two building societies within the definition of ‘banks’.
February 04 2009
Archbishop backs sector
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for the expansion of credit unions as a means to help eradicate bad debt and poverty across the UK.
June 23 2008
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