Opinion
Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will

There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press

Working-class women like Angela Rayner can’t win in politics when they’re demonised in the press
As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises

As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Wildfire, cheese, tap dancing and buses: Robin Ince’s Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?

Turns out Nigel Farage isn’t prime minister. So why does he get so much airtime?
Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid

Don’t believe what people are saying about London – it’s much safer than when I was a kid
In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning

In a post-truth world, science needs storytelling to give evidence meaning
I’m a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me

I’m a survivor of domestic violence. Asylum hotel protests do not speak for me – or protect me
Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?

Can employers really ban the burka in the workplace?
From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence

From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence
My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention

My hiatus from work led to some new ideas around poverty prevention
The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve

The Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling is a planning problem that the government can solve
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

