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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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
Ok, it’s about time (about 2,000 years too late some would say) as we enter perhaps the second most hallowed month in the Christian calendar that we sorted this out once and for all.
And seeing as no-one with a half-formed sense of rationality or reason seems prepared to do so this column will gamely pick up the gauntlet and run with it.
“One mustn’t criticise people for their beliefs” is the constant refrain, even as they do exactly that.
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