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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Paddy McGuffin: Blair’s pants on fire yet again
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
With the blanket coverage afforded to the ongoing hokey-cokey shenanigans by every media outlet in the country, it was going to take something special to penetrate the fog of disinformation, ambiguity and downright falsehood that have become a daily fact of life in recent months.
As ever, cometh the hour cometh the man. Step forward Anthony Lynton Blair Esq who, if this week is anything to go by, appears to be running out of rocks to hide under.
Maybe he thought that with his erstwhile chum Murdoch rehitched it was safe to show his face again after his ill-advised alleged dalliance with Wendy Deng.
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