Opinion

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it’s never been needed more
Laura Cooke

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it’s never been needed more

Closing Samaritans branches will lead to issues with confidentiality, privacy and volunteer safeguarding

Public service means putting people first. Landlords like Rushanara Ali shouldn’t be government ministers
Kwajo Tweneboa

Public service means putting people first. Landlords like Rushanara Ali shouldn’t be government ministers

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigned last week over allegations she hiked the rent on her property after tenants left. It shows that a property portfolio and government job doesn’t mix, writes Kwajo Tweneboa

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know
Kim Johnson MP

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know

Labour MP Kim Johnson writes about why more must be done to tackle the impact of systemic racism in social housing policy and practice

The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
Robin Ince

The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy

Right to Buy sold us down the river
Paul McNamee

Right to Buy sold us down the river

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Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza
Pippa Murray

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza

Welfare is not a competition – both young and old need protecting from poverty
Joanna Elson

Welfare is not a competition – both young and old need protecting from poverty

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest
Sam Delaney

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough
Vikki Brownridge

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here’s how
Minesh Parekh

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here’s how

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we’re setting people up to fail

I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world
Neil Morrison

I’m the HR director of a water company. We’ve got to make some changes in the world

How cancer patients could suffer after Labour’s cuts to universal credit
Millie Light

How cancer patients could suffer after Labour’s cuts to universal credit

Who needs meditation when you have a garden to potter in?
Paul McNamee

Who needs meditation when you have a garden to potter in?

Can we really trust AI to tell the truth?
Lou Gilmond

Can we really trust AI to tell the truth?

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives
Griff Ferris and Sadaf Ahmed

Asylum hotel protests aren’t ‘legitimate concerns’. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: ‘We need to talk about white privilege’
Hasan Al-Abib

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: ‘We need to talk about white privilege’

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
Carenza Arnold

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics

Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?
Mikey Erhardt

Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?

Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either
Emilie De Bruijn

Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either

Here’s why it could be time to embrace the four-day week
Paul McNamee

Here’s why it could be time to embrace the four-day week

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Is Lena Dunham’s Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?
Lucy Sweet

Is Lena Dunham’s Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?

Why criminalising protest won’t stop people from rising up for causes that matter
Cathy Rogers, Markus Ostarek

Why criminalising protest won’t stop people from rising up for causes that matter

I’m a social worker – don’t judge me for it
Clair Graham

I’m a social worker – don’t judge me for it

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn’t think I’d have
Oscar Sharples

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn’t think I’d have