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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Diversity is no substitute for actual equality
Looking at the high number of top Tories now from black and Asian backgrounds some people seem to think it's time to stop talking about racism and inequality — they could not be more wrong, writes ROGER McKENZIE
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
ONE of the latest fashionable traits seems to be telling black people when they can or can’t call out racism.
This is quickly followed by being told whether or not it is appropriate for us to question if another black person has our best interests at heart.
The thing about fashion is that it comes and it goes and then it returns.
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