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What do London taxi drivers, farmers in Perthshire and bouncers in Newcastle have in common? Co-ops

What do London taxi drivers, farmers in Perthshire and bouncers in Newcastle have in common? Co-ops

Tom Lawson
20 June, 2017

Pay inequality, zero-hour contracts and a sense of disempowerment are driving people to form co-operatives, finds a new report. The sector is strengthening despite an uncertain economy

A people’s pier

A people’s pier

Kelsi Farrington
14 September, 2016

Hastings Pier has survived war and 144 years of change. After a devastating fire, grassroots action has helped it to re-emerge from the ashes (twice)

Community energy in uncertain times

Community energy in uncertain times

Jon Halle
2 August, 2016

Green energy could flourish in post-Brexit Britain, says long-time community energy campaigner and co-founder of Sharenergy, Jon Halle

City contracts to favour co-operatives in Berkeley

City contracts to favour co-operatives in Berkeley

Claudia Cahalane
6 May, 2016

Berkeley in California is believed to be the first US city to give preference to co-operatives after passing a new resolution that favours worker-owned organisations in contracting and procurement

Positive News blazes a trail for media business models

Positive News blazes a trail for media business models

Positive News
30 June, 2015

With over 800 new co-owners of Positive News and more than £155,000 raised so far, it seems that crowdfunded and crowd-owned media appeals to many. Dave Boyle asks whether this model could revive [...]

‘I want a network of young people creating a different economy’

‘I want a network of young people creating a different economy’

Tom Lawson
30 October, 2014

With young people trapped between unemployment and underemployment, the political response is too paternalistic, says new organisation AltGen. Launching an award for new co-operative enterprises, [...]

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