This article was first published in the January 2023 edition of Co-op News Sadly, I wasn’t able to get to Co-operative Ways Forward, but I was impressed by the report of Chris Saltmarsh (co-founder of Labour for a Green New … Continue reading
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On June 21st I was invited to give a keynote address to the AGM of Smart, the Belgium based co-operative that provides services to the self employed. Smart now operates across 8 EU countries, and the AGM had representatives from all … Continue reading
As part of my residency at Made in Roath, I’m working with Cat Lewis who is producing a new edition of the Cardiff People’s Paper the old fashioned way, pasting it up with Cow Gum, Letraset and tying it out on an electric … Continue reading
From now until March 5th, I’ve a residency at Made in Roath, at 1a Inverness Place, Roath, Cardiff https://madeinroath.com It’s a joint residency with Cat Lewis https://catlewis.com whose contribution will focus on the Northern Meadows campaign My contribution will feature … Continue reading
As Swansea Bay tries to put itself back into the frame by starting work on an access road to stop its planning consent expiring, its time to think again about whether this is the best way to develop our green … Continue reading
I spent the day (9th Oct) at the Access to Cash roundtable run by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), chaired by Chris Hemsley, their MD Fascinating stuff:- The PSR has a Joint Authorities Access to Cash Group (JAACS Group) which … Continue reading
The Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee met today, October 3rd and interviewed the Chair and officers from the Development Bank of Wales. See what they said about Banc Cambria … Continue reading
In the small working class market town of Questembert in southern Britanny, the local school is getting a 4,000 sq ft extension containing new laboratories and a covered courtyard. In most parts of the UK, a contract like this would … Continue reading
As part of the policy review being undertaken jointly by the Co-op Party and the Labour Party to look at how to double the number of co-ops in the first term of an incoming Labour Government I’ve put together some … Continue reading
The Global Labour University (GLU) is a network of trade unions, universities, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the ILO (International Labour Organisation) to deliver high-level qualification programmes. It offers Masters Courses in five different countries on trade unions, sustainable development, social justice, international … Continue reading