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I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
John Bird

I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope

I believe that rough sleeping is an unacceptable human rights abuse. We should not allow people to fall apart and die young on our streets

Andy Burnham won’t end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms
Bethan Lant

Andy Burnham won’t end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms

The home secretary’s controversial earned settlement proposals risk driving up homelessness and poverty among migrant communities, argues Praxis’s Bethan Lant

‘I went to A&E with a migraine. It was a rare brain tumour. Sometimes I feel it’s not fair’
Brain tumour research

‘I went to A&E with a migraine. It was a rare brain tumour. Sometimes I feel it’s not fair’

The government has promised action to support people living with brain tumours. It was good news for people like Cal Petrie who was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive and fast-growing form of brain cancer, called pineoblastoma

‘For years politicians have bought votes by promising tax cuts. It’s time to face reality’
Letters

‘For years politicians have bought votes by promising tax cuts. It’s time to face reality’

Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care? 
private ownership

Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care? 

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Mr Motivator faced homelessness as a single dad. It’s now driving his crusade to give children beds
Furniture poverty

Mr Motivator faced homelessness as a single dad. It’s now driving his crusade to give children beds

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
Housing

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’

No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt
Polly Neate and Katherine Brickell

No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt

The budget promised breathing space. But is it enough to get us out of the pickle we’re in?
Liam Geraghty

The budget promised breathing space. But is it enough to get us out of the pickle we’re in?

Women’s pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty
Rebecca Horne

Women’s pensions are the latest casualty of the motherhood penalty

Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show ‘urgent action’ is needed from Andy Burnham
Housing

Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show ‘urgent action’ is needed from Andy Burnham

‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’
Letter To My Younger Self

‘What’s done to animals is so incredibly cruel, all I did was invade Anna Wintour’s office’

Young people urgently need a stake in the future. Does the autumn budget deliver it?
Autumn budget

Young people urgently need a stake in the future. Does the autumn budget deliver it?

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change
Nick Bryer

Credit is cheap for the rich and expensive for the poor. That must change

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 
Housing

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can’t afford to die?
Cost of living

Funeral poverty: What happens when you can’t afford to die?

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze ‘puts rough sleeping promise at risk’
Housing

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze ‘puts rough sleeping promise at risk’

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?
Autumn budget

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 
Housing crisis

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
Housing

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
Housing

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?

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What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Steven MacKenzie

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis

Andy Burnham: ‘I’m not naive. You can’t say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas’
Interview

Andy Burnham: ‘I’m not naive. You can’t say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas’

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
Homelessness

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?

Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
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Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?