Opinion
The climate crisis is on our doorstep. How can we keep eco-anxiety in check?
The climate crisis is on our doorstep. How can we keep eco-anxiety in check?
Rosie Downes, head of campaigns at Friends of the Earth, writes about how difficult it is not to become overwhelmed by anxiety about the climate crisis – but why it’s vital to maintain hope
‘I have nothing they can take’: Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people
‘I have nothing they can take’: Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people
It is time to shift from punitive debt collection practices to a system that supports those in financial difficulty
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
Don’t suppose the Singapore-based SEO company that came up with this bullshit thought about the levels of deprivation in the area
‘It had to be a medical miracle’: Behind the scenes of Casualty’s emotional Christmas special
‘It had to be a medical miracle’: Behind the scenes of Casualty’s emotional Christmas special
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change
Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives
DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
