Opinion

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
John Bird

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive
Cass Francis

Next government must increase universal credit so people have enough money to survive

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
Lucy Sweet

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Kate Pickett

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote
Paul McNamee

Forget national service – work out what young people actually need. Regardless of how they vote

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is
Alison Watson

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is

The Gathering creator: ‘It’s class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV’
Helen Walsh

The Gathering creator: ‘It’s class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV’

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
Sam Delaney

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians

We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers
MAYA ESSLEMONT

We took the Home Office to task for lying on modern slavery. We still don’t have answers

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
John Bird

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward

We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here’s how
Andrew Fennell

We can make the four-day working week a reality – and make it work for everyone. Here’s how

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
Elizabeth Anderson

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change

From neurodivergent meltdown to lucid thinking: Understanding the mind of someone with ADHD
Robin Ince

From neurodivergent meltdown to lucid thinking: Understanding the mind of someone with ADHD

How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss
Catherine Swire

How the life-affirming power of the chicken helped me understand grief and loss

I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort
Habib

I fled the Taliban and crossed the Channel in a small boat. People come to England as a last resort

My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?
Cathy Reay

My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?

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There’s so many questions needing answers this general election it’s hard to zone in on just one
Paul McNamee

There’s so many questions needing answers this general election it’s hard to zone in on just one

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they’re trying to police it out of existence
Tom Kerridge

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they’re trying to police it out of existence

So little has changed since the Manchester Arena bombing. I worry terrorists have the upper hand
Cath Hill

So little has changed since the Manchester Arena bombing. I worry terrorists have the upper hand

Homelessness has exploded since I slept on the streets. Here’s how to end it once and for all
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness has exploded since I slept on the streets. Here’s how to end it once and for all