Opinion

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out
Paul McNamee

New Troubles drama Trespasses reminded me that the past can turn you inside out

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won’t end homelessness
Lisa Doyle

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won’t end homelessness

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style
Sam Delaney

My father-in-law Peter Pallai left me with a cast-iron template for growing older with style

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Attiya Waris

Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Lisa Harker

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea
Victoria Canning

UK wants to model its asylum system on Denmark’s. This is why it’s a bad idea

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
Peter Babudu

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
John Bird

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind
Ayla Holdom

There’s ‘awareness’ of trans people – but too often it’s the wrong kind

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down
Moazzam Malik

Families have hope for the first time this budget. Anything other than bold moves will let them down

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap
Ruth Talbot

Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

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I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe

I’m a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…
James Rose

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…

What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change
Lucy Bannister

What we have learned after 15 years of universal credit – and what must change

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness
Nick Hardwick

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness