GM Cooperative CommissionMaking Greater Manchester the most cooperative place in the UK
“The profit motive does not sit well with care of any kind”
These are the words of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, at a recent event discussing care and co-operatives. The context was...
By Jo Platt and Cliff Mills
A different world
Nobody foresaw a pandemic when we published our Co-operative Commission report in January.
...By Cliff Mills
Talk about disruption!
Unless you are a hermit, it is difficult to imagine anybody whose life has not been impacted – if not turned upside down – by coronavirus.
Nobody wants this. Nobody wants the anxiety...
by Kellie Bubble
Last year GM Mayor Andy Burnham announced the creation of a 'Co-operative Commission' to explore how to best support co-op development in...
By Cliff Mills
“Our ambition is to make GM one of the best places in the world to grow up, get on and grow old.”
Greater Manchester Strategy: Our People Our Place
There can...
By Jo Platt MP
Since February the Greater Manchester Commission has been looking at a number of opportunities to build on our proud co-operative history in areas such as transport, housing and digital. Starting from our belief that...
By Cliff Mills
In his recent blog Why the cooperative model works well for digital-tech businesses Shaun Fensom argues that cooperatives have something to offer in the digital-tech...
by Shaun Fensom
The Internet is built on cooperation. That’s a widely understood notion that is not lost on many in the cooperative movement. That cooperatives can - even should - use digital tools like social media better to engage...
by James Wright, policy officer, Cooperatives UK
Last year Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, announced the creation of a Co-operative Commission to develop policy for co-ops in the city region. This is a golden...
by Cliff Mills
Why does Greater Manchester and its Mayor Andy Burnham want there to be more co-operatives?
First, because co-ops strive to be fair.
It is a type of business which is different from the mainstream. ...
The GM Cooperative Commissioners are working to promote cooperative enterprise in Greater Manchester
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