Gareth Wright
garethcoops.bsky.social
Gareth Wright
@garethcoops.bsky.social
Former Membership bod at the UK National / Apex body. Dissolutioned by greed and the cult of personality.

It's easier to cooperate, than it is to compete.

Blackpool, Lancashire.
NB. Not a Scottish golfer.
Pinned
It’s been a month since I left Co-operatives UK after 13 years in the membership team. Not by choice. I was treated unfairly and left with no real option but to go.
Let's be straight with each other. Following the IYC in 2012, many of us sought to applify #coops via the hastag. Like the Coop marque, it wasn't widely adopted and fell short of achieving what it should have.

If we don't wear the badge and speak with one voice we miss the opportunity. #cooperativa
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Now is the time. A dictator should be pushed back against. #coops
October 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I've withdrawn all but a pound and refuse to save with a society that acts in this manner. #buildingsociety
#coops #mutual #CreditUnion
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Pro-Palestine activist couple have UK bank account closed without explanation
John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Faith restored by an AGM. Great to hear of the progress and amazing work being done by the team and the board. Pubs are struggling, but cooperation has added benefits #coops #iyc2025
May 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s been a month since I left Co-operatives UK after 13 years in the membership team. Not by choice. I was treated unfairly and left with no real option but to go.
May 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Passive cooperation is one option, but it doesn't help the movement. #coops
April 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Oh the irony. I left Cooperatives UK last week as I feel its leadership are not currently living up to the values the organisation asks of members and the movement. #coops
March 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
2012 was a big year for Co-ops, and for me, joining @CooperativesUK. 13 years on, with another International Year of Co-ops ahead in 2025, I’m still as passionate as ever about the power of membership. #Coops thrive when members drive. More thoughts to come… #iyc2025"
March 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM