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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General secretary of the Communist Party ROBERT GRIFFITHS argues that Johnson’s downfall will not stop the Tories’ impoverishment of the nation – a distinct and disciplined socialist pressure must be applied to the whole movement
Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves after reading a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, formally resigning as Conservative Party leader, in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022
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
THE French have a famous saying for it: plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose — the more it changes, the more it stays the same.
Boris Johnson’s staggered resignation as prime minister will not change the thrust of any Conservative government’s policies.
The crumbs thrown to millions of people facing the severe cost-of-surviving crisis will continue, although they may increase a little in size.
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