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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Racist Rwanda plan and Sunak’s shock detention raids operation breach human rights and must be opposed
Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in Downing Street, London, January 18, 2024
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
WE THE undersigned wholeheartedly oppose the so-called Safety of Rwanda Act and the inhumane way it is currently being implemented.
We object to people who are exercising their internationally recognised human right to seek asylum being detained for deportation to Rwanda without prior warning.
Simply declaring Rwanda safe does not make it safe. Britain is still currently granting refugee status to asylum-seekers from Rwanda.
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