Opinion

Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain
Phoebe Clay

Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain

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

Starmer’s first 100 days sees the UK in Bizarro World. Is this really the change people voted for?
Adam Barnett

Starmer’s first 100 days sees the UK in Bizarro World. Is this really the change people voted for?

Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
Alice Martin

Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?

Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked
Julie Bentley

Mental health impact of debt and cost of living must stop being overlooked

DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people
Mikey Erhardt

DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people

It’s never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us
Salma Altaweel

It’s never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us

I spy a new John Le Carré novel – well, almost
Paul McNamee

I spy a new John Le Carré novel – well, almost

Starmer and Streeting have talked the talk on mental health support – now they must walk the walk
Oliver Chantler

Starmer and Streeting have talked the talk on mental health support – now they must walk the walk

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
Nick Beales

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
Vikki Brownridge

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Robin Ince

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
Andrew Page and John Hird

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises

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Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is
Sam Diss

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is

Saddling poorer students with a lifelong debt makes absolutely no sense
Paul McNamee

Saddling poorer students with a lifelong debt makes absolutely no sense

How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
Caroline Moraes

How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger

Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away
Lucy Sweet

Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away