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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

Football supporters are the biggest group of people in most countries on earth. We are organised in numbers political parties, trade unions and religions would kill for

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

Sharon Hodgson, parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Department for Health and Social Care, writes about why the government is giving free flu vaccines to people facing homelessness

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 St George’s Cross and England kit can no longer be separated from the political movements that weaponise them

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

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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

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty
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To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty

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

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

Thousands of people face modern slavery in the UK. Why do we hear so few of their stories?
Dr Lewis Njabulo Sibanda

Thousands of people face modern slavery in the UK. Why do we hear so few of their stories?

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

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‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’
Robin Ince

‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
Jamie Masraff

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty
Shelley Hopkinson

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty

Renters will keep falling into debt until there’s proper action to tackle affordability of homes
Vikki Brownridge

Renters will keep falling into debt until there’s proper action to tackle affordability of homes