Interview with Clare Sudbery

Interview covers 1987-2018

[02:02] Clare Sudbery discusses getting involved in Billie's (restaurant in Manchester). [00:15:43] Talks about experience working in Billie's. [00:22:38] Talks about leaving Billie's and moving to Basta Pasta (Italian restaurant in Manchester). [00:24:06] Discusses Basta Pasta. [00:27:00] Talks about the worker co-op scene and political scene in Manchester in the late 80s/early 90s, includes discussion of: Clause 28, Abdullah Ibrahim and the Criminal Justice Bill. [37:49] Discusses work after Basta Pasta in particular working in the tech industry (Thoughtworks). [41:45] Talks about how co-operative working is mirrored in the tech industry in particular in Agile working.

Clare Sudbery worked for Billie's restaurant and Basta Pasta, both workers' co-operatives in Manchester. Following this she worked as a teacher and in the tech industry.

(Interviewer) Philippa Lewis worked as the Project Archivist for the Working Together project (2017-2018) based at the National Co-operative Archive.

Some parts of interview redacted due to personal data.

In October 2017 the National Co-operative Archive sent out a request for interview participants from the wider workers' co-operative community to take part in Working Together, a Heritage Lottery Funded project seeking to record and preserve the heritage of the workers' co-operative movement. This interview was recorded in response to this request. The interview was conducted at the National Co-operative Archive, Manchester.

Length of Interview: 00:43:48

Recording Equipment: Zoom H2 Handy recorder

Recording Note: Original audio file WAV 48kHz/16 bit - Copy of audio file Mp3

This interview is licensed under a Creative Commons license (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives)

Transcript and summary of interview.

Original recording and transcript held at the National Co-operative Archive.