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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Labour must come clean on Brexit
Most of Labour’s common-sense and broadly supported policies can only be implemented if there is a clean break with the EU, argues Fawzi Ibrahim
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 media and all pundits will have us believe that the general election on June 8 is all over bar the shouting, that Corbyn will receive a hammering and that the Tories will win a massive parliamentary majority. But that’s not necessary the scenario working people have in mind.
May’s decision to call a snap general election stems not from her strength but from her weakness. Her only claim to popular support is her explicit acceptance of the result of the EU referendum — although she actually sided with Remain during the referendum campaign — her success in invoking Article 50 to start the process of leaving the EU and her understanding that leaving the EU means leaving the single market and the customs union.
Although Labour did not vote against invoking Article 50, several Labour MPs and many Labour peers attempted to frustrate the process of leaving the EU which provided the Tory Party the opportunity to present themselves as the only Westminster party that truly respects the verdict of the referendum. As far as the public is concerned, May is firmly associated with beginning the process of leaving the EU.
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