Archive for Carl Rowlands
Why do worker co-operatives matter?
Carl Rowlands asks why do worker co-operatives matter, and what can a future Labour government do to support them. Why do worker co-operatives matter? After all, there are relatively few members of worker co-operatives in the UK right now. Whilst other co-operative forms of organisation have seen an uptick in the last few years, there’s little [...]
Real London – an Economy based on Co-operation
As we continue to consult on ideas for the Co-operative Party manifesto for the 2012 London elections, Carl Rowlands writes on the opportunity for co-operative economic development in London. As long as I remember, there have always been at least two Londons. True, it’s a city composed of numerous towns and villages, yet huge economic [...]
Arguments for guild socialism in the care sector
Co-operative Party member Carl Rowlands gives his thoughts on challenging the commercialised care sector. For more on the Co-operative Party’s ideas for social care, read here. A conflagration of factors appears set to render Ed Miliband’s concept of the ’squeezed middle’ far more appropriate than perhaps even he would realise. As those people lucky enough [...]
