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I am a freelancer researching co-operatives, especially worker co-operatives. I am based in Cardiff, UK
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Journal of co-operative studies, Oct 1, 2022
This short paper responds to Johnston Birchall's observations on the future of the cooperative mo... more This short paper responds to Johnston Birchall's observations on the future of the cooperative movement in relation to the crisis of social care in the UK. The authors put the case for a union cooperative model that offers a means for forming worker cooperatives for social care inclusive of trade unions and framed around an ethic of care, enhanced worker voice, and wider democratic participation in the sector. More on union cooperatives can be found at https://www.union-coops.uk.
Life After COVID-19, 2020
As the UK adjusts to life during COVID-19, one of the unexpected features is that it has created ... more As the UK adjusts to life during COVID-19, one of the unexpected features is that it has created a better appreciation of workers in low-skilled, poorly paid and precarious work. For example, the BBC One Panorama programme ‘Lockdown UK’ referred to hospital cleaners and supermarket workers as ‘minimum wage heroes’¹ and food delivery drivers were added to the government’s list of key workers. Yet as Jason Moyer-Lee of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain points out, although these workers are doing essential jobs, they have the least rights and little or no job security.²
The Preston Model and Community Wealth Building, 2021
This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union ... more This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union movement in Wales. The objectives of the research were to investigate the profile, operation, governance, support structures, current performance and services, and future development and sustainability of credit unions in Wales.
This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union ... more This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union movement in Wales. The objectives of the research were to investigate the profile, operation, governance, support structures, current performance and services, and future development and sustainability of credit unions in Wales.
The history of the creation and operation of the Cross Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals i... more The history of the creation and operation of the Cross Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals in the National Assembly for Wales
Journal of co-operative studies, Oct 1, 2022
This short paper responds to Johnston Birchall's observations on the future of the cooperative mo... more This short paper responds to Johnston Birchall's observations on the future of the cooperative movement in relation to the crisis of social care in the UK. The authors put the case for a union cooperative model that offers a means for forming worker cooperatives for social care inclusive of trade unions and framed around an ethic of care, enhanced worker voice, and wider democratic participation in the sector. More on union cooperatives can be found at https://www.union-coops.uk.
Life After COVID-19, 2020
As the UK adjusts to life during COVID-19, one of the unexpected features is that it has created ... more As the UK adjusts to life during COVID-19, one of the unexpected features is that it has created a better appreciation of workers in low-skilled, poorly paid and precarious work. For example, the BBC One Panorama programme ‘Lockdown UK’ referred to hospital cleaners and supermarket workers as ‘minimum wage heroes’¹ and food delivery drivers were added to the government’s list of key workers. Yet as Jason Moyer-Lee of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain points out, although these workers are doing essential jobs, they have the least rights and little or no job security.²
The Preston Model and Community Wealth Building, 2021
This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union ... more This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union movement in Wales. The objectives of the research were to investigate the profile, operation, governance, support structures, current performance and services, and future development and sustainability of credit unions in Wales.
This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union ... more This is a report of research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government into the credit union movement in Wales. The objectives of the research were to investigate the profile, operation, governance, support structures, current performance and services, and future development and sustainability of credit unions in Wales.
The history of the creation and operation of the Cross Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals i... more The history of the creation and operation of the Cross Party Group on Co-operatives and Mutuals in the National Assembly for Wales