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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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
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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
The famous battle took place in October 1936 but the British Union of Fascists’ war on the Jews had already moved into a menacing new phase in February that year when Mosley added three words to his movement’s name: “and National Socialists.”
This small addition signalled a shift from a more “disciplined” fascism modelled on Mussolini’s authoritarian regime, to one incorporating the wild, unrestrained anti-semitism of the nazis.
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