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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Interview: A plan for growth
Richard Bagley speaks to CHRIS GUITON the Morning Star’s new business manager about a new strategy for long-term growth
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
RB: Tell us a bit about yourself.
CQ: I spent many years working in the Civil Service. My background is in policy development and project management, and I have done a lot of work with trade unions, which opened my eyes in a way they hadn’t been before to their work and the proud role of our labour movement. I am interested in helping organisations change the way they do things and realise their potential. The Morning Star has masses of the latter and I took the business manager job to make a difference to this fantastic paper.
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