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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Disenfranchising those who voted ‘wrong’
Those who argue that the people who voted for Brexit are ignorant echo the age-old patrician views which held back
universal suffrage from the working class, writes KEITH FLETT
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
THE left and the labour movement were split on last year’s EU referendum.
Some saw it as a chance to leave behind the neoliberal policies of the EU while others worried that the level playing field that the EU had created in some areas for employment would tilt even further towards the employer.
Whatever your view, key sections of the ruling class and media were extremely unhappy about the Brexit vote.
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Labour movement history in Britain shows workers secured reforms through collective pressure and political representation, rather than being gifted from above, writes KEITH FLETT
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the difficulties surrounding freedom of expression
The government cracking down on something it can’t comprehend and doesn’t want to engage with is a repeating pattern of history, says KEITH FLETT
ROS SITWELL reports from the Morning Star conference on ‘Race, Sex and Class Liberation’ last weekend