Category Archives: Cooperatives

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Annual Reports Finished for Now

2009-02-02 by mjr

So now our annual reports have been submitted. Despite the problems with the tax office mentioned in that article, it all seems to have come together just in time. In general, we’re in pretty good shape at the moment. I … Continue reading →

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World Economic Forum 2009 in Davos

2009-01-28 by mjr

The World Economic Forum opens today (28 Jan) and runs until the weekend. This year most of the high-power planning sessions and feel-good corporate social responsibility whitewash has been replaced by sessions such as “What Happened to the Global Economy?” … Continue reading →

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Annual Report Crunch Time

2009-01-26 by mjr

Time to Report After a good start, I’ve hit a bump in the road getting all the various TTLLP annual reports filed with the various offices on time. Well, less a bump in the road, more of a gaping chasm. … Continue reading →

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British Residential ISP Censorship News

2008-12-15 by mjr

Last week I reported that 95% of British Residential ISPs Censor – but I think I’m OK, so I’d like to quickly update on what I’ve seen happen since then:- My question to the Phone Coop’s election candidates has gone … Continue reading →

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Global 300 and chances to invest in a fuel co-op or meet Cooperatives-SW

2008-12-12 by mjr

The new Global 300 list has been released this week:- “the 300 top co-operatives are responsible for an aggregate turnover of 1.1 trillion USD which makes it the size of the 10th economy of the world nearly the size of … Continue reading →

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Environmental Policies and Computing

2008-12-10 by mjr

I’ve not written about this for a while, but I’ve just started seeing Apple’s Greenwash adverts, so I went and found the latest Greenpeace electronics report which says: “Apple’s score increases slightly to 4.3 points, but the company drops to … Continue reading →

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95% of British Residential ISPs Censor – but I think I’m OK

2008-12-08 by mjr

The Internet Watch Foundation has objected to the cover of a 1976 Scorpions album (which is, as far as I know, still legally on sale here, with that cover) and their collaborator ISPs have blocked access to Wikipedia. They claim … Continue reading →

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Bristol Alternative Christmas Quiz

2008-12-02 by mjr

I’m working away from the office today because the office window is being replaced (an end to leaky draughty windows – yay! – but it does mean it’s about 3 degrees in there while it’s happening). For some reason, some … Continue reading →

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Bristol Cooperatives and Social Enterprise Trade Fair on Monday

2008-11-28 by mjr

Cooperatives-SW is working in partnership with the Regional Infrastructure for Social Enterprise (RISE) to hold a Trade Fair with support from CDA (BRAVE Ltd.), Social Enterprise Works, Co-opportunity and Watershed Media Centre. It will be held on Monday 1 December … Continue reading →

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Please Vote for Weston Woods Path tel:+448716268156 (10p)

2008-11-25 by mjr

I spent the second half of this morning delivering leaflets asking people to vote for the Weston Woods Path Project in today’s itv People’s Millions Big Lottery Fund competition. Just £50,000 gets a smooth, fairly flat, surfaced and edged path … Continue reading →

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