Opinion

I’m a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Ayman Eckford

I’m a transgender Ukrainian refugee. This Pride we must fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

Ayman Eckford writes about how prolonged asylum processes, poverty, and anti-immigration and homophobic rhetoric are contributing to a mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ refugees

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

Vikki Brownridge, CEO of StepChange, warns that the million young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) must be protected from debt in the future

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
Stephanie Peacock

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

After consulting more than 14,000 young people as part of the government’s national youth strategy, the government is acting on what young people told us, writes youth minister Stephanie Peacock

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
Steven MacKenzie

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free ‘Palestine’s Mandela’ is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle
Alice Horrell

Marwan Barghouti: How campaign to free ‘Palestine’s Mandela’ is inspired by anti-apartheid struggle

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Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise
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Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here’s why it could save lives
Sharon Hodgson

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here’s why it could save lives

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
World Cup

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Ross Barrett

Four ways the government could change PIP for the better

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
John Bird

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?

‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
Thea Jaffe

‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’

Why HIV as it’s shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today
Fraser Wilson

Why HIV as it’s shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 
Becca Stacey

The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 

I’m fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause
John Bird

I’m fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
Adam Pickering

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Steven MacKenzie

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated
Sam Delaney

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn’t complicated

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
Opinion

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn
Steven MacKenzie

The British seaside spirit lives on – but it is where political tides can turn

Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Jackie Gray

Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system

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My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people
Mark Prince

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle
John Bird

Poverty is a growth industry. Starmer has not seemed to grasp this nettle

Who can afford to work in television?
Professor Beth Johnson

Who can afford to work in television?

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it
Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi

Tackling violence against women and girls means dismantling the systems that enable it