Opinion

There’s no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth
John Bird

There’s no debate – the fate of the UK will not be decided by big mouth over small mouth

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees
Lord Prem Sikka

UK’s state pension is one of the lowest in Europe. It’s the main reason for misery among retirees

Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football
Poppy Jaman

Dear Sunak and Starmer: Workplace mental health is too serious to be used as a political football

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts
Joanna Elson

Number of pensioners in poverty will double by 2040 unless next government acts

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense
Tom Kerridge

We need social housing so young people can grow up without homelessness – it just makes sense

What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
Paul McNamee

What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast
Indy Cross

Women and girls across Britain are in crisis. The next government must act – and fast

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Mikey Erhardt

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency

Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? 
Adam Barnett

Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda? 

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’

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Tories want to paint disabled people as ‘benefit cheats’. Is Labour really any better?
Mikey Erhardt

Tories want to paint disabled people as ‘benefit cheats’. Is Labour really any better?

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