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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The only position of conscience is to oppose war
To withdraw into cold geopolitical analysis is unforgivable — there is nothing inevitable about the massacre being carried out against the Palestinians and our calls for peace matter, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Palestinians stand and others search for survivors and bodies following Israeli airstrikes at the Jabaliya refugee camp on Gaza City’s outskirts
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
WHEN I was a kid I had ambitions to play for Aston Villa. In Gaza, the ambition of most children is likely just to stay alive.
There is a genocide taking place in plain view — but those of us who call this indisputable fact out and demand a ceasefire are attacked.
I was raised in a Roman Catholic family where the only books in the house other than school or library books were ones with Bible stories.
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The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
ROGER McKENZIE argues that Western powers can see the beginning of the end in the rise of the global South — and racist reactions are kicking in
Labour MSP CAROL MOCHAN calls for Britain to follow France’s lead and recognise the Palestinian state as part of efforts to end this war
Israel’s genocide in Palestine and wars against its neighbours would be impossible without constant Western support — so we must amplify the brave voices demanding a halt, argues DR RAMZY BAROUD