After a brief history of the Co-op movement mainly in Leeds, there's this comment: "I hope Labour is serious about introducing support and encouragement for the co-operative movement. It could unleash a power for social change which I hope would be irreversible."
I too hope Labour would be serious about this: I fear it's a 'nothing-to-lose-so-what-the-heck?' partial rediscovery of its radicalism on the part of the Labour movement. Unfortunately probably, too little too late and probably looking too cynical.
The importance of co-operatives | Peter Lazenby | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk:
10 February 2010
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