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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
Unite Here members in the US are taking action against Trump’s vicious Ice agents during football’s biggest tournament, reports MARK GRUENBERG
CAYENNA PONCHIONE-BAILEY celebrates a new recording of all the surviving works of a great female composer and equal of Mozart
HUGE marches took place in cities across England this weekend to protest against the proroguing of Parliament.
Labour Party chair Ian Lavery MP addressed thousands of people at Grey’s Monument in Newcastle alongside North of Tyne Labour Mayor Jamie Driscoll and Labour frontbencher Laura Pidcock.
Mr Lavery received loud cheers for urging the crowd to “fight for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a socialist government,” saying: “This is not about Leave, it’s not about Remain.
DENNIS BROE gives an update on the last week of anti-austerity protests against the Macron regime, which has seen the supposedly more right-leaning Gilets Jaunes join with the unions and the left
ANYA COOK reports from a Majority conference in Newcastle last weekend featuring Jamie Driscoll and Zarah Sultana
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JAMIE DRISCOLL explains how his group, Majority, plans to empower working people to empower themselves
The government cracking down on something it can’t comprehend and doesn’t want to engage with is a repeating pattern of history, says KEITH FLETT