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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'Red' Tory posturing glosses a neo-Thatcherite programme
Rattled by Corbyn's success, the Conservatives have begun to 'pivot to the left' on public spending – a stance well beyond their capabilities, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Esther McVey is the figurehead of 'blue-collar Conservatism,' a group aiming to attract working-class voters
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
UNDER Boris Johnson the Tories have taken a sharp rightward turn on housing, junking Theresa May’s tentative step towards policies for renters and social housing.
A lot of Morning Star readers’ first reaction might well be “Of course they have, they’re Tories.” Or perhaps “So what? Theresa May never meant what she said and never did anything on housing anyway.”
They wouldn’t be wrong. But I still think their return to a kind of headbanger Thatcherism says something about where the Tories are and how they will try and fight the next election.
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