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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‘We need to unite behind Corbyn'
After years of MPs mouthing the platitudes offered by their spin doctors while living standards have been hit, people have become disillusioned. Jeremy’s straight-talking, honest politics can relate more to these people, argues KEN LIVINGSTONE
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
FOLLOWING Thursday’s referendum, David Cameron resigned, paying a heavy political price for the Tories’ failures and divisions.
Meanwhile, the ongoing attempts to blame Jeremy Corbyn for the result of the referendum are part of an attempt to deflect some of the anger and blame from the Tory government.
Sadly, some have seen it as an opportunity to try to open up another front against Jeremy’s leadership of the Labour Party.
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