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How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
Books

How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty

Scotland’s promise to care experienced children shows how politics can give us hope
Susan Loughlin

Scotland’s promise to care experienced children shows how politics can give us hope

Poor pay makes care workers feel like second class citizens – the next government must fix this
Katherine Chapman

Poor pay makes care workers feel like second class citizens – the next government must fix this

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees
Lord Prem Sikka

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees

Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football
Poppy Jaman

Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
Joanna Elson

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
Music

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
Tom Kerridge

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense

I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an ‘invisible war’. Then I saw it for myself
Photography

I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an ‘invisible war’. Then I saw it for myself

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
Theatre

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism

Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott
Books

Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
Indy Cross

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast