As a unique media co-operative, Positive News is owned by both our readers and our journalists. Here, one of our reader shareholders, David Bird, explains why he chose to invest
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Though the co-operative model has been around for hundreds of years, it's still relevant today. Our pick of 5 co-operatives in today's digital, media and creative sectors
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Co-operatives don't just work with small, independent businesses - they supply some big household names too
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Running local energy production co-operatively is empowering communities in more ways than one
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Could the student housing co-ops popping up across the UK challenge the frequently exploitative relationship between landlords and tenants? They're already inspiring young people to set up their own co-operative businesses, finds Rhiannon J Davies who visited Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative
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From the gig economy to the unfairly shared spoils of global capitalism, inequality threatens to drive the UK apart. Could the answer be to work together, owning and controlling the things that really matter to us? Lucy Douglas meets the co-operators
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You may have heard of co-operatively run supermarkets, banks and even energy companies, but the co-op model has been taken up by all sorts of organisations. We've picked three that may take you by surprise
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At the worker-owned Leeds Bread Co-operative, all employees have a say in decisions – right down to the kind of bread that gets baked. The business model is proving a recipe for success, finds Tom Lawson
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Our pick of the UK businesses that combine food and drink with a tasty dose of co-operation
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The seemingly unstoppable rise of companies such as Google, Amazon, eBay, Uber and Airbnb has left many feeling powerless over their economic security. But could a more ethical business model challenge their dominance? The Phone Co-op founder Vivian Woodell makes the case for co-operatives
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