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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WHO would have believed Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell could carry off such an astonishing charm offensive at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton?
Corbyn’s speech in particular was not so much a tour de force as a tour d’affection. There were days when you could have been severely rebuked for such things within the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs.
How times change. Delegates in Brighton found themselves in a party rediscovering that it was actually quite fond of itself.
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