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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Ministers want to drive a wedge between teachers and parents – they won't succeed
NASUWT general secretary PATRICK ROACH says the bid to misrepresent teachers as disruptors of children's education won't wash
NASUWT general secretary Patrick Roach
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
AN UNPOPULAR government is a dangerous and unpredictable thing.
They will take desperate measures in a bid to cling onto power. As divisions within the parliamentary party multiply, does Rishi Sunak really believe that he can win the battle for votes by attacking workers and their unions?
History has taught us that trades unions are never far from the top of the Tory hit list.
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