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These are interesting times for government social policy. The advent of Pride in Place has meant a renewed focus on intensive...

Over the last 18 months, we have seen a gathering pace around the Labour Government's manifesto commitment to doubling the size of the...

After much back and forth, the Football Governance Act 2025 (the Act) received Royal Assent and came into force on 21 July 2025.  This...

It was great to read this week of the Entertainer (incidentally, the shop where my middle son always bought his Star Wars toys) moving...

What the 2025 Spending Review means for social businesses: Five key takeaways The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review sets out long-term...

I was very struck today by the paper released by Care England and the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) on the contribution that...

The manifesto for the new Government committed Labour to work to double the size of the co-operative and mutual economy.  We are starting...

You may have missed it in the Budget, but at the same time as the speech was published, the Government also published their response to...

The slightly delayed consultation on the future of the law governing co-ops and community benefit societies has been released today.  The...

With six days to go until polling day, it was great to read the Employee Ownership Association's proposals for building on the expansion...

The first window for Round 4, the final round of the Community Ownership Fund, is now open for applications until 10 April.  The funding...

It was very welcome to hear the announcement from Andrew Griffith on Friday that the legislation which governs co-operatives will be...