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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Labour is the only party focused on the issues beyond Brexit
Our policies have people at their heart, and it’s these policies that will give people hope in a general election, says DANIELLE ROWLEY 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
I CAME through the Scottish Indyref wars and have the battle scars to prove it, like many a Scottish activist.
I was relieved and excited in 2016/17 to finally be getting back to the issues that affect people’s lives and our communities, talking about what we do with powers to help people, rather than arguing about where those powers sit.
Then bam! Brexit.
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