Monthly Archives: April 2013

Co-operative Commission Website Hacked and Destroyed

On trying to research the 2000 Co-operative Commission today, I discovered that its website has been wrecked. I have put its report up on my website (click coop-advantage) and it is also on the Co-operatives UK Website. It would be good if … Continue reading

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Full 1995 Proposal for UK Co-operatives Act Now Available

UKCC Legal Working Group 1995 Proposal for a Co-operatives Act for the UK: Part I: UKCC Co-op Law Proposal pp1-25 & Part II: UKCC Co-op Law Proposal pp26-53 After the Thatcher Government abolished the UK’s national Co-operative Development Agency in … Continue reading

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Co-op Bank Thinks Better of Project Verde

In what is probably a very wise decision the Co-op Group board decided yesterday to pull out of the plan to buy 632 Branches from Lloyds TSB. Maybe organic growth, while unexciting, is healthier and the demand for capital, while still … Continue reading

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A New Social EntrepreneurshipTeaching Tool……

For those involved in higher education or otherwise interested, this US project on teaching social entrepreneurship may be useful. Here’s the email about it: Do Good Well 04.13 and here’s an overview of the project: Overview of Do Good Well . This looks interesting … Continue reading

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