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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What Britain needs is a people’s Brexit
The Tories are a zombie government deluded with notions of a bygone, imperial age. It falls to Labour to show the young that another Britain is possible, says MANUEL CORTES
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
JEREMY CORBYN’s appearance on the main stage at Glastonbury on Saturday was inspiring. Tens of thousands cheered as he called out the anti-Donald Trump slogan: “Build bridges, not walls.” Jeremy should consider further adapting that hugely popular slogan to make it a guiding principle at the heart of Labour’s Brexit strategy.
The last general election changed everything. Another world does now indeed look possible and will be ushered in when Labour is elected when — not if — the next election is called. A Tory Brexit is no longer inevitable.
How different the political landscape looks from eight short weeks ago. Corbyn’s Labour government at the helm of the Brexit negotiations is now a very likely prospect.
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