Opinion

Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that
Emma Revie and Nick Merriman

Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that

Rachel Reeves wants first-time buyers in London to pay £6,000 more. It’s a punishment for the young
Angus Hanton

Rachel Reeves wants first-time buyers in London to pay £6,000 more. It’s a punishment for the young

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean
Eleanor Shearer

Slavery reparations: A rose-tinted view of empire stops us seeing what we really owe the Caribbean

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget
Amanda Light

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget

Labour can stop more vulnerable people dying from drugs like nitazenes – if it wants. Here’s how
Luke O'Neil

Labour can stop more vulnerable people dying from drugs like nitazenes – if it wants. Here’s how

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street
Robin Ince

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street

Poverty is the UK’s biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
John Bird

Poverty is the UK’s biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage

So-called ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the UK. Labour must act on this silent epidemic
James Rose

So-called ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the UK. Labour must act on this silent epidemic

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here’s how to change this grossly unfair situation
Harriet Edwards

Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here’s how to change this grossly unfair situation

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with
Paul McNamee

Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
John Bird

Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why

Why Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teenage boys
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Why Netflix romcom Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teenage boys

‘I lost everything imaginable’: Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives
Shurooq, Asmaa and Raja

‘I lost everything imaginable’: Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong
Lucy Robinson

The UK needed Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years on, their pop and politics remind us to be strong

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: ‘No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously’
Daisy Buchanan

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: ‘No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously’

DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’
Stephen Timms

DWP minister: ‘Disability pay gap marks a decade of lost potential for disabled people’

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Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK’s poorest
Stephen Frost

Fuel duty has been frozen since 2011. Labour must end this tax cut to help the UK’s poorest

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Emily Whitford

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

Yes, live music can change your life
Sam Delaney

Yes, live music can change your life