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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Croydon People's Assembly: We need to ask some fundamental questions about our democracy
Labour’s failure means we have to start asking how society can be made to represent the many not the few, says TED KNIGHT
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
JOHN McDONNELL MP has called for the widest possible debate about the future direction of our movement following Labour’s catastrophic election defeat.
Like many he is dismayed at the way the leadership contest is shaping up. All the Tory-lite talk about “aspirations” and “business-friendly” policies is closing the door on a needed discussion around policies that will challenge the Tory government and provide for an economic and social transformation of society.
McDonnell is one of the key speakers at the recalled Croydon Assembly on Saturday June 6. It’s one of the first public events where working people can assess what happened on May 7 and work out how we can meet the challenges that lie ahead, both organisationally and politically.
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