The People’s Railway
Early one cold winter morning back in 2008, Alex Lawrie of Somerset Co-op Services was shivering on the Yeovil railway platform when he had an idea.
June 30, 2016
Generating and nurturing a strong co-operative culture
"Co-operative culture eats co-operative governance for breakfast"…
August 5, 2014
The potential of the cooperative business model
In a co-operative, Labour hires Capital – capital becomes merely another resource that the business requires to produce its services or products. The aims of the business are to produce excellent goods and services, to provide good terms and conditions for employees, to be fair to suppliers, to provide limited* returns on investment for investors, to support local communities and to respect the environment.
April 8, 2013
Less Dreaming, More Digging
How many people could we employ if we radically change the way we farm?
July 31, 2012
Report on Rebellious media conference 8th/9th October London
Peace News wanted to celebrate its 75th anniversary by holding a radical media conference. However, unbelievably Radical Media, a corporate advertising company, have trademarked the expression “radical media” and threatened to sue if their name was used. After considering the potential costs the organisers decided on Rebellious Media instead. Says it all, really …
October 28, 2011
Book review: For All the People
For all the People is a magnificent, comprehensive and detailed history of co-operatives and collectives of all kinds in the USA.
June 7, 2011