Opinion

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?
Vikki Brownridge

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?

Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for
Banseka Kayembe

Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for

MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
Mikey Erhardt

MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Nathan Philips

Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Paul McNamee

Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of

The broken driving test system proves our public services are fraying at the edges
James Rose

The broken driving test system proves our public services are fraying at the edges

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome
Emily Potter and Sophie Potter

Life is more sparkly having a sister with Down’s syndrome

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
Cat Eccles MP

I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts

Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless

The Grenfell story is far from over
Olaide Sadiq

The Grenfell story is far from over

I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde

I’m a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Nafa

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
Mick Clarke and Eleanor Lyons

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
Paul McNamee

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Jamie Masraff

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation

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Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned
Renaud Foucart

Copying Nigel Farage gives him a credibility he hasn’t earned

Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Sabine Goodwin

Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Emma Dearnaley

The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
Robin Ince

This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul