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Scottish government accused of failing tenants by voting down rent freeze
Renting

Scottish government accused of failing tenants by voting down rent freeze

Has vegan culture cancelled the cow?
Veganism

Has vegan culture cancelled the cow?

Vigil to honour life of Zara Aleena to be held this weekend
Violence against women

Vigil to honour life of Zara Aleena to be held this weekend

BetterPod: Darren McGarvey on how remote politics has wrecked Britain
inequality

BetterPod: Darren McGarvey on how remote politics has wrecked Britain

The poorest are being failed by climate policy, government warned
Climate crisis

The poorest are being failed by climate policy, government warned

The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it being scrapped?
Rough sleeping

The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it being scrapped?

What are the real reasons for the cost-of-living crisis? (It’s not Ukraine)
Cost of Living Crisis

What are the real reasons for the cost-of-living crisis? (It’s not Ukraine)

Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Universal basic income

Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force
Politics

Remember all those controversial laws that were passed? Many of them just came into force

People are eating less healthy food because of the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

People are eating less healthy food because of the cost of living crisis

Brits are donating more to charity despite the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Brits are donating more to charity despite the cost of living crisis

Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year

Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
Levelling up

Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997

The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
Building Safety Crisis

The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis

Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
Renting

Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis

Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’
Housing crisis

Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’

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The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
Employment crisis

The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents
Social mobility

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents

Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
Abortion rights

Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world

‘He was the most intelligent, unassuming man I ever met’: Big Issue mourns vendor John Byrne
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‘He was the most intelligent, unassuming man I ever met’: Big Issue mourns vendor John Byrne