Category: UK
CCIN Action Learning: Cooperation through Covid-19
The unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on communities throughout the UK has meant that councils have had to respond in swift and innovative ways. The government’s initial centralised, Whitehall driven response was insufficient in getting support to those people who needed it quickly and effectively. Local government mobilised quickly to fill that gap. For Co-operative Councils Read More …
CCIN Review of the Year 2019-2020
By the end of July 2020, we had 33 Full Council Members, 16 Associate Members (which included six Town and Parish Councils), 26 Affiliate Members and nine Supporters. An increase from 19 councils in 2017 to 57 councils and organisations in 2019 and 75 councils and organisations in 2020. Fourteen new members joined in the Read More …
Co-operatives Unleashed: from the grassroots
Around the country, local councils are now preparing detailed plans for recovering from the impact of COVID-19. One of the important areas that they are considering is how to restart the local economy and minimise the effect of the recession on their local communities. This report sets out practical ways for councils to encourage and Read More …