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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United against Britain’s education inequality
If the government is serious about improving social mobility, then it must properly invest in our education, writes SALLY HUNT
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
TODAY thousands of college and university staff, students and members of the public will descend on London to demonstrate against a raft of government policies that risk doing serious harm to education in this country.
The University and College Union has joined forces with the National Union of Students (NUS) to put on what promises to be the largest protest in years.
Our relationship with the NUS is incredibly important and we have stood shoulder to shoulder in opposition to higher fees and we will be out together fighting against rising fees, spiralling debt and the privatisation of education.
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