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DWP recruiting ‘covert surveillance officers’ to snoop on benefit claimants: ‘I fear for the future’

DWP recruiting ‘covert surveillance officers’ to snoop on benefit claimants: ‘I fear for the future’
Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?
Tube and train strikes: Disruption for rail passengers as London Underground strike called off

Tube and train strikes: Disruption for rail passengers as London Underground strike called off
‘Time for a new deal’: UK’s new minimum wage still not enough to cover ‘a decent standard of life’

‘Time for a new deal’: UK’s new minimum wage still not enough to cover ‘a decent standard of life’
‘People should not be arrested if they smell’: Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness

‘People should not be arrested if they smell’: Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution

The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
Millions face paying more in energy bills than height of cost of living crisis. Here’s why

Millions face paying more in energy bills than height of cost of living crisis. Here’s why
Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
I started doing crime by age 6. I didn’t know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison

I started doing crime by age 6. I didn’t know any other life – all my birthdays were in prison
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’

Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’

Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
‘Job apocalypse’: Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned

‘Job apocalypse’: Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned
Most tenants have never heard of the beleaguered Renters Reform Bill

Most tenants have never heard of the beleaguered Renters Reform Bill
Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns

Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns
Kate Garraway’s ‘huge debts’ from husband’s care shows reality of a social care system in crisis
