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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For a workers’ Europe
JOANNE KAYE explains why Unison has decided to support the campaign to stay in the EU
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
UNISON’S announcement that we are to campaign to Remain in the EU referendum may have come as a surprise to some on the left.
As a union we have a proud track record of opposing EU treaties from Maastricht to Lisbon, and warned repeatedly of the relentless drift to free-market dogma and permanent austerity politics.
We have also been at the forefront of the campaign against TTIP, the trade deal that could decimate public services and give power to multinational corporations to sue nation states for daring to protect workers or for imposing regulations which make product safety more important than profit.
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