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Report calls for expansion of credit unions

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Pay day loans are cash advances against the recipient’s next salary payment — a post-dated cheque or authorisation to take payment from the recipient’s bank account is . . .

It’s just a ‘Big Con’, says Co-op Party chief

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:00:00 +0100

Mr Stephenson said: “This is less a ‘Big Society’ as a ‘Big Con’. The Co-operative Party has spent the past 90 years campaigning for more ‘people powe . . .

Social bank will fund Big Society

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:00:00 +0100

The bank will provide funds in the region of £60–100 million for projects with the monies coming from dormant accounts. The Co-operative Bank will establish the back-office c . . .

Surprise twist in Butterfill Act allows part-demutualisation

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Kent Reliance Building Society is in negotiation with the JC Flowers private equity house for the creation of a new industrial and provident society, into which the existing building soc . . .

Big Society is not a 'public service cuts' smokescreen

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:45:00 +0100

Self-dubbed as a Red Tory, Mr Blond (pictured) told delegates at Congress: “We need to think big. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The government is listening and wants a new e . . .

Government's Big Society looks for mutual ideas

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:45:00 +0100

At the re-launch of David Cameron's Big Society in Liverpool today, Mr Maude said the Government will support public sector workers who wish to form co-operatives or mutuals to bid for c . . .

Co-operatives can be the model to run the UK

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:15:00 +0100

During his keynote speech to Congress, Mr Hutton, appointed by Chancellor George Osborne to conduct a review of fair pay in the public sector, invited co-operatives to make a representat . . .

Co-operative economy grows to GBP33.5 billion

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:15:00 +0100

This impressive figure — up by 15.8 per cent from the previous year’s £28.9 billion — is the key statistic in the report on the state of the Movement released dur . . .

In pictures: Co-operatives Fortnight 2010 [update]

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:45:00 +0100

Over the Fortnight, Co-operative News will be documenting the event with a series of pictures from the many meetings, exhibitions and conferences happening in celebration of co-operative . . .

FOS report boosts credit unions

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Only one in every 66,000 complaints and inquiries received was related to a credit union and only one in 11,700 complaints taken forward by the Ombudsman related to credit unions. . . .