Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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CLAIRE HAMILTON, who dated Simon Danczuk for three months, talks to the Star about the real political views of the notorious Rochdale MP
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
Even when relaxing on the sofa at home, Simon Danczuk appeared consumed by self-promotion and politics’ dark arts.
Claire Hamilton, who dated the Rochdale MP for three months last year, remembers how the popular US version of House of Cards was his private passion.
Rather than referring to the political drama by its full name, Danczuk would ask her, in almost a childlike way, if they could “watch Frank.”
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