Co-op News. May 2021
The December edition of Co-op News: connecting, challenging and championing the global co-operative movement. This issue we look at the issue of democracy and member control – from the UK retail sector to US electric co-ops; it's a burning concern right now as questions are asked about the planned sale of insurance mutual LV= and the plan for a football Super League prompts talk of fan control. Plus coverage of the CFCFE Conference, the Global Youth Forum and continued campaigns by the movement on issues such as colleague safety and food justice.
The December edition of Co-op News: connecting, challenging and championing the global co-operative movement. This issue we look at the issue of democracy and member control – from the UK retail sector to US electric co-ops; it's a burning concern right now as questions are asked about the planned sale of insurance mutual LV= and the plan for a football Super League prompts talk of fan control. Plus coverage of the CFCFE Conference, the Global Youth Forum and continued campaigns by the movement on issues such as colleague safety and food justice.
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THIS ISSUE<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:<br />
Interview with the <strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong> Party's Joe Fortune<br />
(p22-23); the Global Youth Forum looks to<br />
the next generation of co-<strong>op</strong>erators (p27);<br />
Members for <strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>eration looks for ways to<br />
boost the co-<strong>op</strong> spirit (p38-39); the <strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong><br />
Party limbers up for the <strong>May</strong> elections (p32-<br />
33);and MPs have tough questions on the<br />
demutualisation of LV= (p34-35)<br />
COVER:<br />
<strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong>eratives pride themselves on<br />
democracy and member control. How<br />
does this work in practice? (Credit:<br />
International <strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>erative Alliance)<br />
Read more: p30-41<br />
22-23 MEET ... JOE FORTUNE<br />
We catch up with the general secretary of<br />
the <strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong> Party<br />
27 NEXT GENERATION<br />
Report from the latest Global Youth Forum<br />
of the International <strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>erative Alliance<br />
28 TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE?<br />
The CFCFE conference looks at the hows<br />
and whys of credit union consolidation<br />
29 FOOD JUSTICE<br />
<strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong>erators in the East Midlands look at<br />
ways to tackle food poverty<br />
30-41 DEMOCRACY<br />
30-31 ELECTRIC CO-OPS<br />
Members of a US co-<strong>op</strong> on how they<br />
challenged their board for control<br />
32-33 UK ELECTIONS<br />
What's in the manifestos as the UK<br />
heads to the polls?<br />
34-35 DEMUTUALISATION OF LV<br />
MPs have tough questions over the sale<br />
of the member-owned insurance icon<br />
36 CO-OP GROUP<br />
How well is its democracy working?<br />
37 FOOTBALL FRACAS<br />
The Super League has put issues of fan<br />
control high on the sporting agenda<br />
38-39 NEW MEMBER GROUP Members<br />
for <strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>eration share their plans to<br />
increase collaboration across the<br />
movement<br />
40-41 MEET.COOP<br />
All Zoomed out? Here's a co-<strong>op</strong><br />
alternative you can try<br />
42-43 COLLEAGUE WELFARE<br />
A new initiative at Iceland's retail<br />
co-<strong>op</strong> Samkaup to improve the lives<br />
of its workers<br />
44-45 150 YEARS OF CO-OP NEWS<br />
Gillian Lonergan looks at the role of the<br />
<strong>News</strong> in co-<strong>op</strong>erative democracy<br />
47-48 ROBERT OWEN<br />
A co-<strong>op</strong> icon at 250<br />
REGULARS<br />
5-13<br />
14-21<br />
24-25<br />
26<br />
50<br />
UK updates<br />
Global updates<br />
Obituaries<br />
Letters<br />
Events<br />
4 I MAY <strong>2021</strong>
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