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ISSN 0009-9821<br />
9 770009 982010<br />
01<br />
THIS ISSUE<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:<br />
Co-ops pay tribute to the Queen (p6-7);<br />
European co-ops respond to Ursula von<br />
der Leyen’s State of the Union speech<br />
(p14); the co-op connections of architect<br />
Antoni Gaudi (p46-48); community pub<br />
the Bevy continues its efforts through<br />
the cost-of-living crisis (p38-39);<br />
Lambeth GP Food Co-op garden (p22-23)<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2022</strong><br />
FROM WATER TO<br />
ENERGY: CO-OPS<br />
RESPOND TO A CRISIS<br />
Plus … Co-ops pay tribute to<br />
the Queen ... a report from the<br />
international Co-op Housing<br />
Symposium ... More changes<br />
at the top for the Co-op Group<br />
www.thenews.coop<br />
£4.20<br />
COVER: Co-operation Jackson<br />
The US worker co-op network takes<br />
action on the water crisis in its home city<br />
Read more: p28-29<br />
22-23 MEET ...EDWARD ROSEN<br />
Project director, Lambeth GP Food Co-op<br />
25 WAYS FORWARD CONFERENCE Preview<br />
of this month’s event<br />
26-27 CO-OP HOUSING SYMPOSIUM<br />
Report from the conference of the world’s<br />
housing co-ops in Zurich<br />
28-29 JACKSON’S FIGHT FOR WATER<br />
Co-operation Jackson takes a stand<br />
against infrastructure neglect in the US city<br />
30-43 ENERGY CRISIS<br />
With soaring fuel prices threatening<br />
economies and living standards around<br />
the world, how are co-ops responding?<br />
30-31 ENERGY CO-OPS<br />
Reaction from some key players in the<br />
sector as energy bills soar<br />
32-33 SAVE HEAT, SAVE THE WORLD<br />
Co-ops take the lead in retrofitting the<br />
UK’s draughty housing stock<br />
34-37 CREDIT UNION FRONTLINE<br />
Anca Voinea takes a look at the sector’s<br />
response to the crisis, followed by<br />
analysis from Paul Gosling<br />
38-39 LOCAL SERVES UP SUPPORT<br />
Brighton community pub The Bevy is<br />
stepping up its local support work<br />
40-41 HARD TIMES FOR GROCERIES<br />
Worker co-ops in the independent food<br />
retail sector face a perfect storm of rising<br />
costs and falling trade<br />
42-43 BENEFITS OF CO-OPERATION<br />
A look at what co-ops are doing to help<br />
workers and members through the crisis<br />
44-45 CO-OP GROUP REACHES OUT<br />
A preview of the Join In Live events – in<br />
London, Glasgow and online – where the<br />
retailer will discuss the way forward with<br />
its members<br />
46-48 GAUDI’S CO-OP VISION<br />
The architect, famed for his church<br />
buildings, also designed a community<br />
building for co-op workers in Catalonia<br />
REGULARS<br />
5-13 UK news<br />
14-21 Global news<br />
24 Letters<br />
50 Events<br />
4 | OCTOBER <strong>2022</strong>