Press and opinion
We are a voice for the social economy in Wales. We champion inclusive and co-operative solutions. We shout about your success. Our blogs and opinion pieces feature expert voices from across the sector, whilst our news stories keep you up to date with our work and the progress of co-operation and social entrepreneurship in Wales.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Scott Tandy – Community Regeneration Officer, Newydd Housing Association
Scott Tandy talks about his time with Newydd Housing Association, supporting tenants to get online, the ‘digital bench’ youth design project for charging devices in public while providing emergency shelter for the homeless, getfit.wales and utilising the ‘Loan IT’ scheme to reduce barriers for access to digital equipment.
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Meet the Digital Leader: Karen Lewis – Director of Engagement and Innovation, Wales Co-operative Centre
Wales Co-operative Centre stalwart Karen Lewis talks about her tenure as Director of Communities and Inclusion and her hopes for promoting digital inclusion in Wales as the newly-appointed Director of Engagement and Innovation and Chair of the Digital Leaders Network in Wales in 2019, focusing on collaborative working among digital leaders.
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Access to banking: Why do we need a community bank?
In the face of bank branch closures across Wales, how could a community bank help to ensure that communities and small businesses have access to banking services?
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Building a Vision Together – what can social enterprise do for Wales?
Wales needs a strong social enterprise sector to tackle the challenges of the next decade and to seize new opportunities. Wales already has a vibrant and diverse social enterprise sector, but it could do more. We think that Wales should be one of the best places to start and grow a social enterprise and be part of and help build a movement for change.
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Jake’s positive VIBE helps young people to overcome challenges
Jake Henry and his partner, Karen Carswell, run VIBE Youth, a social business based in Swansea which helps young people who are facing challenging life issues. In this interview, Jake tells us how VIBE came about following difficulties in his own life.
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Why multi-stakeholder co-ops have so much to offer for the good governance of public services
A guest blog from Adrian Roper about the benefits of multi-stakeholder co-operatives, and why the model would suit public services so well.
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The Leading Wales Awards – from inception to conclusion
In this article, Barbara Chidgey, Executive Chair, Leading Wales Awards, reflects on 15 years of the inspirational awards scheme as it comes to a close.
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Allan to shepherd cohousing in Powys
Our new recruit, Allan Shepherd, talks about his new role and the difference he's hoping to make
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Itec Training Solutions Ltd. put theory into practice to become Wales’ biggest employee-owned training provider
Itec Training Solutions co-owner, Steve Doyle, answers questions about the ethos behind and the process of becoming Wales’ largest employee-owned training provider.
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‘The whoosh effect’: a letter to Lee Waters
Derek Walker, of the Wales Co-Operative Centre, writes an open letter to the Welsh Government’s new Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport
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New Community Bank of Wales gaining interest
Many banks across Wales are closing, leaving people and businesses without essential financial services. A new co-operative bank could be the answer.
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Why are you interested in digital technologies and mental health? Special interview
Interview with Bob Gann, author of Digital Inclusion in Health and Care in Wales
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