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		<title>Creative Co-operatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Mark Bishop of Big State Theatre
With the number of freelancers in UK creative industries continuing to rise and creative graduates facing a difficult job market, Co-operatives UK, the national trade body that campaigns for co-operation, has launched Creative Co-operatives, a new guide and website. 
Aimed at freelancers, the self-employed, creative students and recent creative graduates, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Plunkett to the credit crunch</title>
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The Co-operative Forum (Northern Ireland) held an international conference, &#8220;From Plunkett to the credit crunch&#8221; at Trinity College, Dublin over the weekend of July 31st/August 1st 2010.
The conference welcomed over 50 delegates from across the British Isles and as far away as the ICA in Geneva to a wide ranging and well received series of presentations and discussions.
Subjects covered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barca</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-operatives UK and Supporters Direct launch new Report
The way to improve football in the UK, now the World Cup is over, is to follow the approach of leading Spanish clubs and hand them over to their fans. This report &#8211; written by Dave Boyle and launched by Co-operatives UK and Supporters Direct &#8211; details how.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence to Welsh Assembly Enterprise and Learning Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 15th, Alex Bird, Chair of Co-operatives and Mutuals Wales was asked to give evidence to the Welsh Assembly&#8217;s Enterprise and Learning Committee, together with John Bennett, CEO of the Welsh Social Enterpise Coalition.
Watch the full presentation below:-
(To start the video - click on the Hi  Med or Lo buttons)

The written evidence is available at:-
http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-committees/bus-committees-scrutiny-committees/bus-committees-third-els-home/bus-committees-third-els-agendas.htm?act=dis&#38;id=190977&#38;ds=7/2010
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		<title>Winners of the Co-operative Awards are announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Six dynamic and successful businesses have been honoured with national Co-operative Awards at Co-operatives 2010 in Plymouth, to recognise their innovation and contribution to the co-operative sector.
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society, Delta-T Devices, Shared Interest Society, The Handmade Bakery, whomadeyourpants? and Winyates Co-operative Housing received the Co-operative Award in recognition of their excellent work in diverse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wales Co-ops top £900m turnover</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Figures released today at the launch of the Co-operative Enterprise Hub in Wales today, show that the number of co-operatives in Wales is now 199. Between them they employ 5,400 people and have a turnover in excess of £900m. Across the UK, the co-operative sector grew by 15.8% to £34bn last year, whilst Britain&#8217;s GDP  only grew by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Co-operatives nudge £34bn</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latest figures from Co-operatives UK reveal that co-operative businesses in the UK have pushed up their combined turnover by some 15.8% to almost £34 billion – during the same period UK GDP decreased by 4.9%.
 As the UK coalition government debates the provision of public services via a co-operative model, and trust in PLCs and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of Change AGEnts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Change AGEnts, the new older people&#8217;s participation co-operative held its UK launch on June 21st at the Welsh Assembly, as part of Co-operatives Fortnight .
The event was attended by delegates from across the UK and was sponsored by &#124;Janice Gregory AM, and chaired by Mervyn Eastman and Howard Lewis.
 
Howard Lewis speaking earlier
Change Agents exists to challenge age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Co-operative Fortnight film</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wales Co-operative Centre have produced a new film about co-operatives in Wales especially for Co-operatives fortnight
  

For more about Co-operatives Fortnight, visit www.thereisanalternative.coop, or for the work of The Assembly Cross-party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals, visit www.cooperatives-wales.coop/?page_id=23
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		<title>The Future for Co-operation in Wales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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As a new Westminster government talks about putting co-operative ideas at the heart of British society, Assembly Members from the four main political parties  outlined what they believe the future holds for Wales at an event sponsored by the Cross Party Group on Cooperatives and Mutuals on Wednesday 16th June in the Pierhead building, Cardiff [...]]]></description>
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