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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A Leave vote today would force David Cameron to resign, it would spark civil war in the Tory Party, remove the excuse for Ukip’s existence and open the way for a new kind of democratic politics, argues MICK CASH
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RMT is calling for a vote to leave the EU because its institutions are promoting rail privatisation for all 28 member states and social dumping on an industrial scale which is driving down wages and losing our members jobs.
The European Parliament recently backed the opening up of all rail routes across the EU to competition for private operators as part of the EU’s so-called Fourth Railway Package.
The European Council had already agreed that mandatory competitive tendering should be the main way of awarding franchise contracts.
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Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY