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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We embody the spirit of resistance and the gleam of an alternative
The challenge before us is clear — to deliver on the hopes we have sparked, the expectations we have aroused, says LEN McCLUSKEY
Len McCluskey serves ice cream during the Labour Live event at White Hart Lane Recreation Ground last month
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
UNITE’S policy conference is the most important single week in our union’s calendar. It’s the moment when we come together from all parts of our union to shape policy and chart our course for the future.
We come to Brighton in good heart. Yes, we’re vilified in the mass media, particularly me as general secretary, but that’s because the elite in this country are worried. They have good cause to be.
Whether in the workplace, in the wider community and the world, in the political setting Unite embodies the spirit of resistance to the status quo and the gleam of an alternative.
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