Distress Fire Sale of Co-op Farms or a Co-op Farm Trust Buy Out? Tracy McVeigh wrote an article in the 4th May Observer entitled, ‘Co-ops £140mn farms sale aimed at Chinese buyers.’ As critics of the sale are saying, ‘this firesale will barely make a dent in the Co-op Group’s losses.’ Here is the blog…Continue reading Distress Fire Sale of Co-op Farms or a Co-op Farm Trust Buy Out? Proposal
Co-op Farms Community Buy Out Proposal
We propose Co-operative Community Buy Outs of the Co-operative Group’s Farms and putting the farm land into co-operative trusteeship beyond the market, rather than a fire distress sale of our mutual national asset to hedge funds and predatory banks for asset stripping, tax avoidance, loss of jobs and land speculation. …Continue reading Co-op Farms Community Buy Out Proposal