Day: 20 March 2014

The Co-op is dying, long live the co-op

“Every private equity company in the country has been in touch to try and buy its funerals operation.” Lord Myners   In recent times the Co-op’s reputation has been kept afloat by sentiment fostered by its of-the-people-for-the-people origins, fortified by ‘ethical values’ and holier-than-thou policies on fair trade. Fondness has blinded people who should know […]