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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Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and STUC general secretary Grahame Smith have attacked Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Leonard for accepting the EU referendum result
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
RICHARD LEONARD had to put back his interview with the Star. But who could blame him?
The new Holyrood Labour leader’s Central Scotland constituency is at the heart of the unprecedented Red Alert zone prescribed by the Met Office this week.
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