The idea behind the co‑operative movement is simple: we believe businesses and organisations should be owned by their members – not distant shareholders.
Whether that’s workers owning their workplace, customers owning their local shop, or fans owning their football club – we want to create an economy that builds community, where power and ownership are shared.
That’s why our movement founded the Co‑operative Party and for nearly a century, we’ve had an electoral pact with the Labour Party. Together, we elect joint Labour & Co‑operative representatives, giving our ideas influence where it matters – in Parliament, on councils, and in communities across the UK.
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The story of Britain doesn't need to be one of division, disillusionment, and decline. Meet the communities who are writing themselves a different future in our flagship campaign, Community Britain.
Community Britain highlights the role communities are already playing in solving our nation's most pressing challenges, from energy to housing, and reclaims the role of communities as a serious political and economic force – not just a feel-good afterthought.
We've published six reports across our Community Britain series. You can read any of them by clicking on the report below.