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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The solution is resistance
Now is the time to be joining demonstrations, occupations and the picket lines writes JOHN MCDONNELL MP
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 situation we are facing is not only a deep economic crisis, but also deepening political, environmental and social crises — and these crises are not going away.
In recent weeks, the new Prime Minister and Chancellor have especially wanted the markets to know that the Bank of England and the government are “marching in lockstep” — they are, but with a common agenda combining austerity and increases in interest rates that is pushing us into a deepening recession, which will exacerbate many of the problems the country faces.
Already, after 12 years of austerity, many people simply do not have the financial resilience left to avoid the hardship that this will inflict upon them, and more austerity will increase levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality.
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