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Looming dangers in the wake of Brexit
The left needs to get its act together to prevent Ukip-style politics becoming a dominant fixture in our political landscape, says DAVID MORGAN
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
THE groundswell of support for leaving the EU has created a formidable political block that could be mobilised in future for a right-wing agenda.
The fear must be that if the expectations raised are not fulfilled then the Leave voters, many who have never been politically active before, could be activated for quite nasty politics.
Ukip has clearly gone mainstream or, more accurately, Ukip sentiments have. Not all these voters identify with Ukip, but a large proportion certainly does.
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