Co-operatives give people control over things that matter to them. There are nearly 7,000 independent co-operatives working across the economy. They contribute £37 billion to the British economy and are owned by 15 million people across the country.
The production of medicines and vaccines is largely left to the hands a profit-seeking private sector, despite the vital importance of public health, as well as massive public investments in underlying research. Why do covid-19 vaccines belong to private pharmaceutical companies, and not the people?
Συζήτηση στο πλαίσιο του 1ου Ευρωπαϊκού Φόρουμ για την Κοινωνική και Αλληλέγγυα Οικονομία, που διοργανώθηκε στο Ευρωπαϊκο Κοινοβούλιο στις Βρυξέλλες, στις 28 Ιανουαρίου 2016.