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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The EU is an obstacle to building a people-centred economy for the working people of Ireland
Ruling class figures are using the British border in Ireland as their lever to ensure that Britain leaves the single market and EU customs union, warns EUGENE McCARTAN
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
DIFFICULTIES for the EU continue to intensify. As the time for a final deal between the British state and the European Union draws near, the British government is attempting to push through its minimalist Brexit strategy so as to secure its “special relationship.”
We need to recall that Brexit is the result of a political division within the Conservative Party, the political party of the British ruling class.
This reflects the split within the capitalist class — by no means confined to Britain — generated by the persisting economic crisis.
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