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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Communists can win left’s battle of ideas
ROB GRIFFITHS argues that a strong Communist Party can help develop the policies and boost the extra-parliamentary struggle needed to strengthen the left in putting forward a powerful, coherent position in the labour movement
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
Three recent events have underlined the need for a stronger and more influential Communist Party in Britain today.
The first was the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader and his party’s subsequent conference in Liverpool.
From the outset, Communists and the Morning Star supported Corbyn and his left-wing programme in last summer’s election, when others on the left were dismissing the battle and still urging socialists and affiliated trade unions to abandon the Labour Party.
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