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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Mass militant opposition plus divisions within the ruling class over Brexit strategy could yet destabilise Johnson’s regime before the end of its five-year term, argues ROB GRIFFITHS
UNIFY STRUGGLES: NHS nurses and doctors London, during a ‘Hands off our NHS’ protest against Donald Trump, who was in town for a Nato summit
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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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
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IF THE recent declarations of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price are anything to go by, it is tempting to exclaim: “We’re all Lexiteers now!”
Before and during his meeting with EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on January 8, Johnson insisted that a post-Brexit trade deal must allow Britain’s rights to rescue failing industries with state aid; favour British business with public-sector procurement contracts; control UK fishing grounds; conduct an independent immigration policy, and exclude Britain from EU Court of Justice jurisdiction.
Chancellor Sajid Javid and the Prime Minister have also made clear their opposition to any substantial alignment with EU Single Market rules after this year’s transition period.
Von der Leyen and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have both claimed that all this will make the conclusion of a deal on future UK-EU relations all but impossible by Johnson’s end-of-year deadline.
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