41. SMOOTH CO-OPERATORS: the power of co-ops to transform society

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Hello! This episode, like the companies we're talking about, is owned by everyone who works for it. Cooperative ownership allows the workers to own a stake in the businesses they're working for, allowing them more autonomy and reward for its successes and the understanding and responsibility to help when it's failing. Our guests Joe Guinan from the Democracy Collaborative and Ander Etxeberria from Mondragon Corporation share examples of where this has worked, for the workers, the community and everyone the businesses serve.

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Comedy duo Helen & Ellie from the Scummy Mummies podcast bring us maternity/paternity service, micro-chipped dog shit, relationship MOTs, public transport badges/badgers & political funding transparency

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by PodSaveTheUK,
0:02.8	the new weekly politics podcast with Nishkama and KokoKan.
0:06.4	We've been big fans of PodSaveAmerica for years.
0:10.5	And now, the people behind that podcast
0:13.3	bring you the same sharp, smart, funny perspective to UK politics.
0:17.8	Now, as I said at the start, the hosts and Nishkama,
0:20.5	love that guy, you'll know him from the Mashraport,
0:23.8	count the Southern TV shows and podcasts and radio programs.
0:27.6	But as well as being one of the funniest people I know,
0:30.1	he is also one of the cleverest.
0:32.0	And this is going to be the place where you get to hear
0:35.2	that big old brain given space to soar.
0:38.6	Honestly, Nishkama's wired directly
0:41.0	into the mainframe of political news.
0:42.7	He's such an astute thinker and absolutely fearless.
0:46.5	And I was thrilled to see that he's teamed up
0:48.0	with journalist KokoKan.
0:49.6	I have really enjoyed her writing these last few years.
0:52.6	What I love about the pairing is she is not yet
0:54.9	another of the usual Westminster suspects.
0:57.3	Honestly, this is going to be funny, that's a given.
0:59.5	But it's also going to cut through the nonsense
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