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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Only Corbyn has the authority to unite the nation
Labour must be united to help heal a divided country and fight the rise of the far right, writes CHARLEY ALLAN
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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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 Bitterite coup-plotters weren’t bluffing. On Friday morning, just hours after Britain’s decision to leave the EU saw the pound plunge by over 10 per cent and our prime minister resign, Labour bigwig Margaret Hodge made her move.
In a letter to Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer, the Barking MP blamed Jeremy Corbyn for the referendum result and demanded a no-confidence vote in their leader.
The 62 per cent Out vote in Hodge’s own constituency — 10 points above the national share — clearly wasn’t her fault in the slightest.
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