“Co-opolitics” is a new journal to begin in 2026. As the name suggests, it’s about co-operation and politics: discussion, research, essays, investigations and comment on strengthening co-operatives, with a focus on government policy for this country’s Co-operative Movement. It is the latest publication launch from Principle 5 and publication is intended for later this year. To finance the printed journal,…

  A commemoration of International Workers Memorial Day, which is on 28th April every year, a day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured, or made unwell by their work. Meet at 12.30pm by the Memorial Tree outside Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, where Sheffield TUC (Trade Union Council) will hold a wreath laying ceremony with speeches. Branches…

The annual Festival of Debate this year kicks off with author and researcher Kate Pickett, from the University of York. She was part of the pioneering team that produced “The Spirit Level” (2009), which shifted scientific understanding of inequality. How to make a good society prioritising health, care, education and rehabilitation is her current focus. The conversation will be hosted by…