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Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?

Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly

Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly
Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them

Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
Sophie Winkleman, Peep Show’s Big Suze and royal actress, on lessons learned from Big Issue vendors

Sophie Winkleman, Peep Show’s Big Suze and royal actress, on lessons learned from Big Issue vendors
Everything you need to know about UK’s shameful Post Office scandal

Everything you need to know about UK’s shameful Post Office scandal
Anger as energy firms allowed to resume force-fitting prepayment meters: ‘Cruel and dangerous’

Anger as energy firms allowed to resume force-fitting prepayment meters: ‘Cruel and dangerous’
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities

Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
Read prison letters of Just Stop Oil activists jailed for QE2 bridge protest: ‘UK cannot imprison its way out of climate crisis’

Read prison letters of Just Stop Oil activists jailed for QE2 bridge protest: ‘UK cannot imprison its way out of climate crisis’
Tories accused of playing Big Brother with bill giving DWP powers to ‘snoop’ on bank accounts

Tories accused of playing Big Brother with bill giving DWP powers to ‘snoop’ on bank accounts
This is what ‘clearing’ UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help

This is what ‘clearing’ UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help
Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024

Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024
Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: ‘I love it’

Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: ‘I love it’
‘Irreversible harm’ done as Home Office resumes forcing refugees onto streets after Christmas pause

‘Irreversible harm’ done as Home Office resumes forcing refugees onto streets after Christmas pause
No excuse for shoplifting due to ‘generous’ UK benefits system, minister says. Here’s the reality

No excuse for shoplifting due to ‘generous’ UK benefits system, minister says. Here’s the reality
5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election

5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
DWP benefits payment dates to expect in January 2024 – with changes over the New Year

DWP benefits payment dates to expect in January 2024 – with changes over the New Year
Thousands of refugees left destitute as Rishi Sunak boasts of clearing asylum backlog

Thousands of refugees left destitute as Rishi Sunak boasts of clearing asylum backlog
Will Trump win? Are the Tories finished? The man behind Jonathan Pie predicts politics in 2024
