News from The Co-operative Bank

An update from our Chief Executive Officer, Nick Slape

Following on from the announcement in May that Coventry Building Society and six of The Co-operative Bank Holdings’ major owners had signed a share purchase agreement under which Coventry Building Society will acquire the entire issued share capital of the Bank, we have today announced that Regulatory approval has been granted.

This winter, The Co-operative Bank and Shelter are standing with families facing the worst of the housing emergency.

This year has seen record numbers of children living in unfit temporary accommodation. In fact, over 150,000* children in England could spend Christmas homeless in temporary accommodation, which can harm their physical and mental health, their education and, in some cases, it can even be deadly. 

There are just two apparent differences between a pink and a blue razor: the first is of course the colour, and the second? The price. The reason for this cost difference is simply because pink razors are marketed towards women — a phenomenon more formally known as the ‘pink tax’.