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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PADDY McGUFFIN takes a break from from the bingo halls to give his take on the Budget
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
"Well I think that went jolly well! Fifth time lucky what? A few more strokes of genius like that and we'll be out of this recession in a jiffy!"
"And how exactly do you calculate that, Gideon? Actually, don't calculate anything. That's what got us into all this trouble in the first place."
"(Smirk) I think you'll find that was Labour, Dave."
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