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DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Ministry of Poverty Prevention

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election

Stop service charge ‘scam’ costing people thousands, Tories told: ‘It’s dishonest’
Housing

Stop service charge ‘scam’ costing people thousands, Tories told: ‘It’s dishonest’

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?
Cost of living crisis

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’
Social housing

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
Housing

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
Mother's Day

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis

‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
Social care

‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide
Gender divide

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide

‘Women have to step up’: Gina Miller on Brexit, misogyny and Britain’s ‘broken’ politics
Politics

‘Women have to step up’: Gina Miller on Brexit, misogyny and Britain’s ‘broken’ politics

‘It’s not just wonky veg’: Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
Food poverty

‘It’s not just wonky veg’: Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty

Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker Lorna Tucker named Big Issue ambassador
Big Issue ambassador

Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker Lorna Tucker named Big Issue ambassador

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men
Homelessness

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men

‘Sport saved me’: Paralympic legend Lauren Rowles on queer joy, Paris 2024 and becoming a mum
Sport

‘Sport saved me’: Paralympic legend Lauren Rowles on queer joy, Paris 2024 and becoming a mum

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‘I thought I was going to die’: The reality of life on controversial asylum barge Bibby Stockholm
Bibby Stockholm

‘I thought I was going to die’: The reality of life on controversial asylum barge Bibby Stockholm

George Galloway: Rochdale MP’s win has opened the door for every anti-establishment chancer
Adam Barnett

George Galloway: Rochdale MP’s win has opened the door for every anti-establishment chancer

France just made abortion a constitutional right – so why is UK’s abortion law so backward?
Abortion

France just made abortion a constitutional right – so why is UK’s abortion law so backward?

‘All my earnings go on rent:’ Millions of women in UK struggling to make ends meet in low-paid jobs
employment

‘All my earnings go on rent:’ Millions of women in UK struggling to make ends meet in low-paid jobs