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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Tories on the border: migrants out, but Covid-tourists in?
SOLOMON HUGHES writes that although the government has talked tough on controlling who comes in and out of the nation, when it comes to making money from tourism and travel the gates have remained open — despite the pandemic
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
YESTERDAY the government announced that its planned programme of demanding inbound travellers have a “clear” Covid-19 test will be delayed until next week.
A year into a global pandemic and a government which supposedly has “control of our borders” as one of its highest principles still has minimal virus control at the border.
This failure is not new: the main form of “virus prevention” at the border, the supposed “quarantine” rules have been privatised and are even more half-hearted and ineffective than the “contact tracing” system.
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