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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We need a New Deal for Workers now
For too long, the balance has been tipped in favour of the employers and against the workers, but we can’t wait about for Labour to redress the situation – we must exert pressure on our politicians immediately, writes RMT general secretary MICK LYNCH
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 cost-of-living crisis and the grotesque inequality of wealth in our society are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to deep disparities of class and power.
Big businesses, the City and the super-rich wield huge economic and political power.
And working people and small businesses who have carved out a stake in society are seeing that diminish through wage suppression and bumper profits for the super-rich.
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