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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Spiking – a quiet epidemic
ALI MORRIS, whose granddaughter was recently drugged on a night out, explains why the culture of victim-blaming – in society and in the police – has to end now
According to a freedom of information request there has been a 108 per cent increase in the number of reports to police since 2015. According to the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), almost 200 drink-spiking incidents were reported to police forces across the UK over a two-month period.
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
YOUNG women today learn how to be experts in safety prevention in ways which were never heard of, or never needed, 10 years ago.
It appears the further rights and ground in equality we gain, the further kickbacks and punishment we face.
The word “spiking” is a misnomer, reducing the reality to a perky, snazzy-sounding name with little consequence or thought for the victim.
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