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Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour
Politics

Green Party leader Carla Denyer on climate crisis, fighting for trans rights and beating Labour

Can Keir Starmer really stop the boats? Labour warned immigration plan doesn’t go far enough
Immigration

Can Keir Starmer really stop the boats? Labour warned immigration plan doesn’t go far enough

More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
Social housing

More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords

Is ‘edgy upstart’ BrewDog now ‘boring and ubiquitous’ after years of scandal? Experts weigh in
Business

Is ‘edgy upstart’ BrewDog now ‘boring and ubiquitous’ after years of scandal? Experts weigh in

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
Benefits

‘I’m terrified’: Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system

Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?
Department for Work and Pensions

Would devolution of the DWP be a better way of delivering benefits and welfare?

Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way
Poverty

Stigma of poverty is a ‘wicked social problem’, report warns – but it doesn’t have to be this way

Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’
train strikes

Train strikes: Rail passengers weigh in as Aslef drivers ‘grind services to a halt’

How London’s history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital: ‘They have a right to exist’
Environment

How London’s history-making beavers are adapting to life in the capital: ‘They have a right to exist’

Madness legend Suggs: ‘I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn’t be prouder of the fact’
Music

Madness legend Suggs: ‘I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn’t be prouder of the fact’

Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?
Disability rights

Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?

Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss
Workers' rights

Labour’s workers’ rights plan slammed as ‘unrecognisable’ and a ‘betrayal’ by Unite union boss

Are we headed for a low-turnout general election? Why poverty and mistrust mean voters staying home
Politics

Are we headed for a low-turnout general election? Why poverty and mistrust mean voters staying home

‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good
Big Issue

‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good

There’s a chronic shortage of social housing. Here’s how the government can begin to fix it
Social housing

There’s a chronic shortage of social housing. Here’s how the government can begin to fix it

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
Benefits

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds

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May 2024 train strikes: Disruption as Aslef drivers walk out – here’s everything you need to know
Train strikes

May 2024 train strikes: Disruption as Aslef drivers walk out – here’s everything you need to know

Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks
Homelessness

Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks

Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around
Business

Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around

Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’
Train strikes

Aslef boss Mick Whelan on train strikes, hope with Labour and why Brits must reject ‘politics of envy’