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Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?
Strikes

Schools, hospitals and trains: Is the end of the strikes in sight?

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Disability benefits

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
Summer holidays

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham: ‘Housing is a human right’
Interview

Andy Burnham: ‘Housing is a human right’

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill
Housing

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50
Retrain

How to retrain for a new job when you’re over 50

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?
UBI

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?
Right to disconnect

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis
School holidays

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis

Campaigners ‘forced Home Office to change plans to deport rough sleepers’
Immigration

Campaigners ‘forced Home Office to change plans to deport rough sleepers’

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead
Government spending

Michael Gove couldn’t spend £1.9bn to tackle the housing crisis. So here’s 10 things the money could be spent on instead

As Amazon Prime Day pushes the latest deals, these striking workers want a share of the profits
Amazon

As Amazon Prime Day pushes the latest deals, these striking workers want a share of the profits

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Disability benefits

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’

Government housing plans could make half a million homeless
Homelessness

Government housing plans could make half a million homeless

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‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers
Our vendors

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers

Acclaimed street artist My Dog Sighs designs exclusive cover and guest edits Big Issue art special
Collector's edition

Acclaimed street artist My Dog Sighs designs exclusive cover and guest edits Big Issue art special

Wealth shared: How would you use £100,000 to make the world a better place?
Philanthropy

Wealth shared: How would you use £100,000 to make the world a better place?